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6. Perform a CT Ratio/Burden Test
6.1 From the WIRE VERIFY screen, select EXIT
6.2 Select RATIO/BURDEN/MV TESTS
6.3 Enter the appropriate Kh and press SELECT
6.4 INPUT NUMBER OF PULSES PER REVOLUTION for which the meter is set
6.5 Make sure the meter sensor is detecting pulses or revolutions (all 3 phases in the circuit).
6.6 Short the CT’s that you are not testing (e.g. short B & C if testing A).
6.7 Hold down the second button for 3 seconds to select START OVER
6.8 Wait for 2 pulses to be detected to determine if the PLS OR REVS SUGGESTED is the
same as PLS OR REVS NOW SET. If the same, select PHASE A (or B or C) by pushing
momentarily (less than 2 seconds). If different, hold down the first button for 3 seconds to
select CHANGE P;R and change appropriately and then select PHASE A (or B or C).
7. Review Results of CT Ratio/Burden Test
8. Perform a Meter Verify Test
8.1 While in the CT RATIO AND BURDEN screen, press MORE OPTN
8.2 Press the MV button
8.2.1 Using the Buttons on the Front of the Bird Dog Plus—Press START/STOP
8.2.2 Using the Remote Switch— Press switch to START/STOP
8.2.3 Using the Automatic Sensors—Press the START button. Automatically stops.
9. Review Results of Meter Verify Test & Save Results
9.1 Review the METER VERIFICATION results screen
Test Time >30 Seconds
Accuracy OK?
9.2 Press the GV SAVE button (Save ONLY the GV SAVE Screen)
9.3 Press STORE if all OK: Press ABORT if a correction is needed
9.4 You have now finished Phase A (or B or C); if C, go to Step 11
10. Move Probes to Next Phase
10.1 Unshort all CTs to provide all currents to the meter
10.2 From the METER VERIFICATION screen, press the MV MENU button
10.3 Go back to Step 5.3 and repeat through Step 10.2
11. Wrap Up Procedure--After test, turn off Bird Dog Plus, leaving cables & sensors connected
to the Bird Dog Plus. Coil secondary voltage and current cables together into case. Then coil
flexible coil into case and finally coil the meter sensors and put them in the case. Close the case lid.
Move to the next site.
WIRE VERIFY--OK? (Correct/See Graph)
CT RATIO (NO BURDEN)—OK? (within
2% of Rated Ratio)
BURDEN--OK? (As Rated/Error—
(If you need to troubleshoot, go to
appropriate choice and press SELECT to
proceed.)