ARCTIC HAYES AH113 User manual

AH113
Before using the instrument, please read this
manual carefully, and save for future reference.
HAYES
ARCTIC
COMPACT
DIGITAL MULTIMETER
User Manual
WITH TEMPERATURE FUNCTION

The instrument is designed according to the
requirements of the international electrical safety
standard IEC61010-1 for the safety requirements of
the electronic testing instruments. The design and
manufacture of instruments strictly comply with the
requirements of IEC61010-1 CAT.III 600V over voltage
safety standards.
Warning.
In order to avoid possible electric shock or personal
injury, please abide by the following specifications:
• Please read this manual carefully before using the
instrument and pay special attention to safety
warning information.
• Strictly observe the operation of this manual and
use this instrument. Otherwise, the protection
function of the instrument may be damaged or
weakened.
• Please be careful if the measurement exceeds
30V AC true RMS, 42V AC peak or 60V DC.
There may be danger of electric shock at this
kind of voltage.
• By measuring the known voltage to check whether
the meter work is normal, if it is not normal or
damaged, do not use.
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Safety Instructions

• Before using the instrument, please check whether
there is any crack or plastic damage in the
instrument case. If there is any damage, do not use.
• Before using the instrument, please check whether
the probe is cracked or damaged. If so, please
replace the same type and the same electrical
specications.
• The instrument shall be used in accordance with the
specied measurement category, voltage or current
rating.
• Please comply with local and national safety code.
Wear personal protection equipment to prevent
injury by electric shock and electric arc due to
exposed hazardous live conductor.
• When the low battery indicator shows, replace
the battery to prevent any measurement error.
• Do not use the instrument around explosive
gas, steam or in wet environment.
• When using the probe, please put your ngers
behind the nger protector of the probe.
• When measuring, please connect the ground line
rst, then connect the live wire; when disconnecting,
please disconnect the live wire rst then disconnect
the zero-ground line.
• Do not use the multimeter if it is damaged or the
battery cover is open.
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Safety Instructions Safety Instructions

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• Only use with the supplied probes. If the probe
is damaged and need contact the
manufacturer. Do not use probes with a different
specication.
Safety Instructions Physical Appearance
High Voltage
Warning
AC (Alternating
current)
DC (Direct
current)
AC or DC
Warning,
important safety
signs
Ground
Fuse
Equipment
with double
insulation/
reinforced
insulation
protection
Battery under
voltage
Product complies with all
relevant European laws
The additional product label
shows that do not discard
this electrical/electronic
product into household
garbage.
CAT.II
Class II measurements are
suitable for testing and
measuring circuits directly
connected to power points
(sockets and similarities)
of low voltage power
installations.
CAT.III
Class III measurement
is suitable for testing
and measuring circuits
connected to the distribution
part of low voltage power
supply devices in buildings.
CAT.IV
Class IV measurements
are suitable for testing
and measuring circuits
connected to the power
supply of low voltage power
installations in buildings.
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Physical Appearance
Height - 151mm
Width - 75mm
Depth - 46mm
Weight - 424g
(without batteries)
NCV probe Flashlight
Red / Green light
LCD display
Function keys
Function knob
Other measurement
input socket
COM input socket
10A input socket

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Specification
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Environment condition of using
CAT||| 600V
Pollution level 2
Altitude <2000M
Working environment
temperature & humidity
0~40°C (<80% RH, <10°C non condensing).
Storage environment
temperature & humidity
-10~60°C (<70% RH, remove the battery).
General technical specications
Temperature coefcient: 0.1 x accuracy/°C (<18°C or >28°C).
MAX. Voltage between
terminals and earth ground
600V
Fuse protection mA: F600mA /600V fuse
10A: F10A / 600V fuse
Sampling rate about 3 times/second
Display 6000 counter readout. Automatically
display the unit symbols according to the
shift of the measurement function.
Over range indication Displays “OL”.
Low battery indication when the battery voltage is lower than
the normal working voltage,” ” will be
displayed.
Input polarity indication automatically display “-”.
Power requirement: 2 x 1.5V AAA batteries

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Specification
Operation
FUNC key Where there are multiple measuring
functions on the selection switch, the
function button will change between the
measurement functions.
Data hold Press” HOLD” key, enter data hold mode/
cancel data hold mode.
Maximum measurement Press” Max” key, enter Maximum
measurement/cancel Maximum
measurement.
Backlight Press” ”key, turn on backlight/turn off
backlight. or about 10 seconds after it will
automatically shut down.
Flashlight Press” ” key and keep more than 2
seconds to turn on the ashlight / turn off
ashlight.
Auto power off •There will be no operation in 15 minutes ,
The instrument will turn off automatically
to save battery energy. After automatic
shutdown, press any key to restore the
working state of the instrument.
•If you press the “FUNC.” button and turn on
the meter power, the automatic shutdown
function will be cancelled. After turning off
the meter, the meter is reopened to restore
the automatic shutdown function.

DC/AC Voltage Measurement
1. Turn the knob to “ “ and Switching AC or DC
voltage function by “FUNC.” key.
2. Insert the red probe in “ “ socket, insert the black
probe in “COM” socket.
3. Contact the probe to the measured circuit (connect
to the measured power supply or circuit in parallel),
measure the voltage.
4. Read the measurement result on the screen.
DC/AC mV Voltage Measurement
1. Turn the knob to “ “ and Switching AC or DC
voltage function by “FUNC.” key
2. Insert the red probe in “ “ socket, insert the black
probe in “COM” socket.
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Measurement Operation
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Warning for all below measurements.
1. The voltage above 600V can’t be measured;
otherwise the instrument may be damaged.
2. Pay special attention to safety when measuring high
voltage to avoid electric shock or personal injury.
3. Test the known voltage with the meter before use,
confirm the instrument function is intact.
Note: when measuring AC current, press FUNC. button to
see frequency and duty cycle.

3. Contact the probe to the measured circuit (connect
to the measured power supply or circuit in parallel),
measure the voltage.
4. Read the measurement result on the screen.
Frequency / Duty Measurement
1. Turn the knob to “Hz%” and Switching Frequency
or duty function by “FUNC.” key.
2. Insert the red probe in “ “ socket, insert the
black probe in “COM” socket.
3. Contact the probe to the measured circuit (connect
to the measured power supply or circuit in parallel),
measure the frequency of duty.
4. Read the measurement result on the screen.
DC/AC Current Measurement
1. Turn the knob to or or shift and Switching AC
or DC voltage function by “FUNC.” key
2. Insert the red probe in “ “ socket or 10A Socket,
insert the black probe in “COM” socket.
3. Disconnect the power of the tested circuit; connect
the meter to the circuit under test, then turn on the
circuit power supply.
4. Read the measurement result on the screen.
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Measurement Operation

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Measurement Operation
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Measurement Operation
Warning for all below measurements.
When measuring resistance on the line, disconnect
the power supply and discharge all the high-voltage
capacitors. Otherwise, the instrument may be damaged,
and the user may suffer an electric shock.
Resistance Measurement
1. Turn the knob to “ “ shift.
2. Insert the red probe in “ “ socket, insert the
black probe in “COM” socket.
3. Contact the probe to the measured circuit or
resistance, measure the resistance.
4. Read the measurement result on the screen.
Capacitance Measurement
1. Turn the knob to ” ” shift.
2. Insert the red probe in “ “ socket, insert the
black probe in “COM” socket.
3. Contact the probe to the measured circuit or
Capacitance, measure the resistance.
4. Read the measurement result on the screen.

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Measurement Operation
Continuity Measurement
1. Turn the knob to “ “ shift and Switch to
Continuity measurement function according to
“FUNC.” key.
2. Insert the red probe in “ “ socket, insert the
black probe in “COM” socket.
3. Contact the probe to the measured circuit or
resistance.
4. If the resistance or circuit of the measured
resistance is less than 30Ω, the buzzer will on and
the green indicator lights up at the same time; when
the resistance is about between 30Ωto 60Ω, the red
indicator lights up; the screen displays the
resistance of the measured circuit.
Diode Measurement
1. Turn the knob to “ “ shift and Switch to
Diode measurement function according to
“FUNC.” key.
2. Insert the red probe in “ “ socket, insert the
black probe in “COM” socket.
3. Touch the diode anode with the red probe, the black
probe contacts the diode cathode.
4. Read the measurement result on the screen.

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Measurement Operation
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Measurement Operation
Warning for all below measurements.
In order to avoid possible accidents such as electric shock
or personal injury, please follow the safety regulations.
NCV Test
1. Turn the knob to the “ “ shift, and Switch to
NCV test function according to “FUNC.” key.
Meter will display “NCV”.
2. Then NCV probe gradually approaches the detected
point.
3. When the meter senses weak AC signals, the green
indicator lights up, while the beeps send out slow
dips.
4. When the meter senses strong AC signals, the red
indicator lights up, while the beeps send out fast
dips.
Live Test
1. Turn the knob to the “ “ shift, and Switch to
live test function according to “FUNC.” key. Meter
will display “LIVE”.
2. Insert the red probe in “ “ socket, Then the
probe contact to the test point.

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Measurement Operation
3. When the meter senses weak AC signals, the green
indicator lights up, while the beeps send out slow
dips.
4. When the meter senses strong AC signals, the red
indicator lights up, while the beeps send out fast
dips.
Temperature Measurement
1. Turn the knob to the “ °C / °F “.
2. Insert the black side of K Type adapter into
the negative (COM) jack and the red side of K
Type adapter into the positive input “ “ making
sure to observe the correct polarity.
3. Contact the measured object with the thermocouple
probe and read the result from the display.
WARNING:
To avoid electric shock, disconnect both test
probes from any source of voltage before making a
temperature measurement.
WARNING:
To avoid electric shock always remove the
thermocouple before changing to another
measurement function.

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Accuracy Specification
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Accuracy Specification
DC Voltage
Range Resolution Accuracy
600mV 0.1mV ±(0.5% reading +3)
6V 0.001V
60V 0.01V
600V 0.1V
AC Voltage
Range Resolution Accuracy
600mV 0.1mV ±(1.0% reading +3)
6V 0.001V
60V 0.01V
600V 0.1V
DC Current
Range Resolution Accuracy
600�A 0.1�A ±(1.2% reading +3)
6000�A 1�A
600mA 0.01mA
6A 0.001A
10A 0.01A
AC Current
Range Resolution Accuracy
600�A 0.1�A ±(1.5% reading +3)
6000�A 1�A
600mA 0.01mA
6A 0.001A
10A 0.01A

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Accuracy Specification
Resistance
Range Resolution Accuracy
600Ω0.1Ω±(1.0% reading +3)
6kΩ0.001kΩ
60kΩ0.01kΩ
600kΩ0.1kΩ
6MΩ0.001MΩ±(1.5% reading +3)
60MΩ0.01MΩ
Capacitance
Range Resolution Accuracy
10nF 0.001nF ±(4.0% reading +3)
100nF 0.01nF
1000nF 0.1nF
10�F 0.001�F
100�F 0.01�F
1000�F 0.1�F
10mF 0.001mF ±(5.0% reading +3)
100mF 0.01mF
Diode Test
It displays the
approximate
forward voltage
of the diode
Forward DC current is
about 2.5mA
Reverse DC voltage is
about 3V
Overload
protection:600V

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Accuracy Specification
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Battery & Fuse Replacement
Frequency / Duty
Range Resolution Accuracy
10Hz 0.001Hz ±(1.0% reading +3)
100Hz 0.01Hz
1000Hz 0.1Hz
10kHz 0.001kHz
100kHz 0.01kHz
1000kHz 0.1kHz
10MHz 0.001MHz ±(3.0% reading +3)
1~99% 0.1%
Continuity Test
The resistance is
<30, the buzzer
will sound and
the indicator light
is green. When
the resistance
>30 and <60, the
buzz does not
ring, the indicator
light is red.
Open circuit voltage is
about 1V
Overload
protection:600V
Temperature
Range Resolution Temperature Accuracy
°C 1°C -40°C ~1000°C ±(1.0%+3)
°F 1°F -40°F ~1832°F ±(1.0%+3)
Thermocouple rating
Range Temperature Accuracy
°C -40°C ~200°C ±1.5°C
°F -40°F ~392°F ±1.5°F

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Battery & Fuse Replacement
Battery Replacement
1. Turn off the power supply of the instrument, and
remove the probe on the instrument.
2. Use screwdriver to unscrew screws xing the
battery cover, remove the battery cover.
3. Remove old batteries, replace with new batteries of
the same specications. Please note the polarity
of the battery according to the positive and negative
polarity marks inside of the battery cover.
4. Install the battery cover to its original position, x
and lock the battery cover with screws.
Fuse Replacement
1. Turn off the power supply of the instrument, and
remove the probe on the instrument.
2. Use screwdriver to unscrew screws xing the back
cover, and remove the back cover.
3. Remove the burnt fuse, replace with new fuse of
the same specications, and ensure that the fuse is
clamped in the safety clip.
4. Install the back cover, x and lock it with screws.

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Calibration
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Calibration
To maintain the integrity of measurements, Arctic
Hayes recommends that the multimeter is calibrated
annually at an approved Calibration Laboratory.
Arctic Hayes can offer this service,
please contact [e-mail]
or call [phone] to arrange.

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Limited warranty
1 year warranty against any manufacturing
defects or faulty workmanship. This warranty
does not cover fuses, disposable batteries or
damage from accident, neglect, misuse, alteration,
contamination or abnormal conditions of
operation or handling.
WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU At the end of
the product life, dispose of the instrument &
batteries in a corresponding recycling centre.
Do not dispose of the unit with the usual
domestic refuse.
Do not burn the product.
Arctic Hayes Ltd
9 Millshaw Park Ave | Leeds
LS11 0LR | United Kingdom
[e-mail]
www.arctic-hayes.com
[phone]
Arctic Hayes Ltd
Ipco B.V, Spinel 400
3316 LG Dordrecht
The Netherlands
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