Extech Instruments MA140 User manual

USERGUIDE
TrueRMS300AACMiniClampMeterwithNon‐
ContactVoltageDetector
ModelMA140
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Introduction
ThankyouforselectingtheExtechMA140300AACTrueRMSMiniClampMeterwithNon‐Contact
VoltageDetector.TheMA140issmallinsizebutruggedinperformance.
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TheMA140measuresACcurrentto300AandoffersaSmartDataHoldfeature,displayBacklight,
In‐rushCurrentmode,LowPassFiltering(LPF),andanon‐contactVolt‐Detectionfeaturethat
senseselectricalsourcessafely.
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Thisdeviceisshippedfullytestedandcalibratedand,withproperuse,willprovideyearsofreliable
service.Pleasevisitourwebsite(www.extech.com)tocheckforthelatestversionofthisUser
Guide,ProductUpdates,ProductRegistration,andCustomerSupport.
SafetyInformation–PleaseReadFirst
Toensurethesafeoperationandserviceofthemeter,followtheseinstructionsclosely.Failureto
observewarningscanresultinsevereinjury.
WARNINGS
WARNINGSidentifyhazardousconditionsandactionsthatcouldcauseBODILYHARMorDEATH.
IndividualprotectiveequipmentshouldbeusedifHAZARDOUSLIVEpartsintheinstallationwhere
measurementsaretobecarriedoutcouldbeaccessible.
Iftheequipmentisusedinamannernotspecifiedbythemanufacturer,theprotectionprovidedbythe
equipmentmaybeimpaired.
Toreducetheriskoffireorelectricshock,donotexposethisproducttorainormoisture.
Verifythemeteroperationbymeasuringaknownvoltage.Ifindoubt,havethemeterserviced.
Donotapplymorethantheratedvoltageasmarkedonthemeter.
Toavoidfalsereadingsthatcanleadtoelectricshockandinjury,replacebatteryassoonasthelow
batteryindicatorappears.
Donotusethemeterinoraroundexplosivegasorvapor.
Pleasekeepfingersandhandsbehindthefingerguards.
Donotexposemetertoextremesintemperatureorhighhumidity.
De‐energizetheinstallationundertestorwearsuitableprotectiveclothingwhenplacingorremoving
thecurrentclampfromatestsetup.
Donotapply/removethecurrentclampto/fromUNINSULATEDHAZARDOUSLIVEconductorswhichmay
causeelectricshock,electricburn,orarcflash.
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CAUTIONS
CAUTIONSidentifyconditionsandactionsthatcouldcauseDAMAGEtothemeterorequipment
undertest.Donotexposethemetertoextremesintemperatureorhighhumidity.
SafetySymbolsthataretypicallymarkedonmetersandinstructions
Thissymbol,adjacenttoanothersymbol,indicatestheusermustrefertothe
manualforfurtherinformation.
Riskofelectricalshock
DonotapplyorremoveclampfromHAZARDOUSLIVEconductors
Equipmentprotectedbydoubleorreinforcedinsulation
Batterysymbol
ConformstoEUdirectives
Donotdiscardthisproductinhouseholdtrash.
ACmeasurement
DCmeasurement
Earthground
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PERIEC1010OVERVOLTAGEINSTALLATIONCATEGORY
OVERVOLTAGECATEGORYI
EquipmentofOVERVOLTAGECATEGORYIisequipmentforconnectiontocircuitsinwhichmeasuresare
takentolimitthetransientover‐voltagestoanappropriatelowlevel.
Note–Examplesincludeprotectedelectroniccircuits.
OVERVOLTAGECATEGORYII
EquipmentofOVERVOLTAGECATEGORYIIisenergy‐consumingequipmenttobesuppliedfromthefixed
installation.
Note–Examplesincludehousehold,office,andlaboratoryappliances.
OVERVOLTAGECATEGORYIII
EquipmentofOVERVOLTAGECATEGORYIIIisequipmentinfixedinstallations.
Note–Examplesincludeswitchesinthefixedinstallationandsomeequipmentforindustrialusewith
permanentconnectiontothefixedinstallation.
OVERVOLTAGECATEGORYIV
EquipmentofOVERVOLTAGECATEGORYIVisforuseattheoriginoftheinstallation.
Note–Examplesincludeelectricitymetersandprimaryover‐currentprotectionequipment
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Description
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MeterDescription
1. Transformercurrentjaw
2. Finger‐HandGuard
3. Jawopeningtrigger
4. LCDMulti‐functiondisplay
5. Push‐buttoncontrols
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Notethatthebatterycompartmentislocatedonbackofmeter
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DisplayDescription
1. Non‐ContactVoltDetecticon
2. MainDisplaydigits
3. In‐RushCurrentmode
4. LowPassFilter
5. DataHold
6. ACMeasurement
7. Amperes(current)
8. Batterystatusicon
9. Minus(negative)sign
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ControlButtonDescription
Pressfor>2secondstoaccessIn‐rushCurrentmode
PresstoaccessLowPassFiltermode
Presstoaccesscurrentmeasurementmode
PresstoaccessVoltagedetectmode
PresstoswitchDataHoldonoroff
PresstopowerONthemeter.Pressandhold>2secondstoswitchOFF
Presstotoggledisplaybacklightonandoff
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Operation
CAUTIONS
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ReadandunderstandalloftheSafetystatementslistedinthesafetysectionofthismanual
priortouse.
PoweringtheMeter
1. PressthePower‐Backlightbuttontopowerthemeter.Checkthebatteriesiftheunitfailsto
powerON.
2. PressandholdthePowerbuttonformorethan2secondstopowerOFFthemeter.
3. ThemeterhasanAutoPowerOFFfeature(APO)wherethemeterswitchesOFFafter20
minutesofinactivity.TodisableAPO,refertothenextsection.
Note:Themeterdisplaysthebatterycapacitywhenpoweringup.
DisableAutoPowerOFF
ThemeterwillautopowerOFFafter20minutesofinactivity.Todefeatthisfeature,followthe
stepsbelow.
1. WiththemeterOFF,pressandholdthe‘V’buttonand,whilecontinuingtoholdthe‘V’
button,pressthepowerbutton.
2. ThedisplaywillshowAOFF.
3. Releaseallofthebuttons.
4. TheAutoPowerOFFfunctionwillnowbedisableduntilthenextcycleofpower.
DisplayBacklight
WiththemeterpoweredON,pressthebacklightbuttontoswitchthebacklightONorOFF.Note
thatexcessiveuseofthebacklightwillshortenthebatterylife.
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ACCurrentMeasurements
WARNING:Donothandlethemeterabovethefinger/handguardbarrier.
CAUTION:ObserveCATIII600VwithrespecttoEarthGroundfortheJaw.
1. Pressthe‘A’buttontoaccesstheACCurrentmeasurementmode.TheAsymbolwillappear
onthedisplayinthelowerrighthandsideindicatingAmperes(Amps).
2. Pressthejawtriggertoopentheclampjaw.
3. Positiontheclamparoundonlyoneconductor.Seeaccompanyingdiagramsforcorrectand
incorrectuse.
4. Readthecurrentinthedisplay.Thedisplaywillindicatetheproperdecimalpointandvalue.
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InrushCurrentMode
IntheInrushmodethemeterwaitsuntilatleast5Aisdetectedandthenstartsa100mssample
windowinwhichtocaptureaninrushcurrentRMSvalue.Refertoillustrationbelow.
1. PressandholdtheINRUSHbuttonfor>2secondstoaccesstheInrushCurrentmode.
2. ThedisplaywillshowtheINRUSHicon.
3. Whenready,takeacurrentmeasurement.Themeterwillcapturethehighestreading
detectedduringa100mswindow.Notethatthe100mswindowdoesnotopenuntilatleast
5Aisdetected.
4. ToexittheInrushCurrentmodepresstheINRUSHbuttonagainmomentarily.TheINRUSH
iconwillswitchOFF.
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100ms Sample Window
Measured Inrush
Sample time
trigger
Inrush
Button
Press
Current
Start Stop
T
hreshold
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LowPassFilter
TheLowPassFiltermodeoffershighfrequencyrejectionwhenmeasuringVariableSpeedDrives.
TheLowPassFiltermodeoffersacut‐offfrequencyof160Hz(approx.)withanattenuation
characteristicof‐24dbperoctave(approx.).
1. MomentarilypresstheLPFbuttontoaccesstheLPFmode
2. TheLPFdisplayiconisshownonthedisplayintheLPFmode
3. PresstheLPFbuttonagaintoexittheLPFmode,theLPFiconwillswitchOFF
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Volt‐DetectionFeature
Themeter’saudiblebeepertriggersandthedisplayshows
dasheswhenthemetersensesanelectricalvoltagefield.The
highertheelectricalfieldstrengththegreaterthenumberof
dashesdisplayedandthefastertherateoftheaudiblebeeps.
Ifthemeterdoesnotemitatoneordisplaydashesinthis
mode,thereisstillthepossibilitythatvoltageispresent.Please
usecaution.
1. Pressthe‘V’buttontoaccesstheNon‐ContactVoltage
Detectmode.
2. Notethevoltagedetectiondisplayiconsasshowninthe
Descriptionsectionofthisguide.
3. Placethemeternearasourceofelectricalenergy.Thetip
oftheclampoffersthehighestsensitivity.
4. Notetheaudiblebeepingandthedashdisplays.
SmartDataHold
TofreezetheLCDmeterreading,presstheHOLDbutton.Whiledataholdisactive,theHOLD
displayiconappearsontheLCD.PresstheHOLDbuttontoreturntonormaloperation.The
HOLDiconwillswitchOFF.
Themeter’sbeeperwillsoundandthedisplaywillflashcontinuouslyifthedetectedsignalis50
countsgreaterthantheheldreading.
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Maintenance
WARNING:Toavoidelectricalshock,disconnectthemeterfromanycircuitandturnOFF
themeterbeforeopeningthecase.Donotoperatewithanopencase.
CleaningandStorage
Periodicallywipethecasewithadampclothandmilddetergent;donotuseabrasivesorsolvents.
Ifthemeterisnottobeusedfor60daysormore,removethebatteriesandstorethemseparately.
BatteryReplacement
1. RemovethePhillipsheadscrewatthelowerbackofthemeter.
2. Openthebatterycompartment.
3. ReplacethetwoLR44batteriesobservingcorrectpolarity.
4. Re‐assemblethemeterbeforeuse.
5. Safety:Pleasedisposeofbatteriesresponsibly;neverdisposeofbatteriesinafire,batteries
mayexplodeorleak;nevermixbatterytypes,installnewbatteriesofthesametype.
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Neverdisposeofusedbatteriesorrechargeablebatteriesinhouseholdwaste.
Asconsumers,usersarelegallyrequiredtotakeusedbatteriestoappropriate
collectionsites,theretailstorewherethebatterieswerepurchased,or
whereverbatteriesaresold.
Disposal:Donotdisposeofthisinstrumentinhouseholdwaste.Theuseris
obligatedtotakeend‐of‐lifedevicestoadesignatedcollectionpointforthe
disposalofelectricalandelectronicequipment.
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Specifications
ELECTRICALSPECIFICATIONS
FunctionRangeResolutionAccuracy(ofreading)50/60Hz
ACCurrent
60.00A0.01
±(2.0%+5digits)
300.0A0.1
Allspecificationsarevalidfrom10%to100%ofeachrange
TheLCDdisplays0countswhenthereading<10counts
LowPassFilter
(LPF)
60.00A0.01
±(3.5%+5digits)
300.0A0.1
Allspecificationsarevalidfrom10%to100%ofeachrange
TheLCDdisplays0countswhenthereading<10counts
Cut‐offfrequency(‐3dB):160Hz
Attenuationcharacteristic:‐24dbperoctave(approximately)
FunctionRangeResolutionAccuracy(ofreading)
InrushCurrent
300.0A0.1 ±(3.5%+5digits)
Integrationtime:100ms
Triggercurrent(threshold):5A
Volt‐Detection80V~600VACn/an/a
Thetipoftheclampofferstheoptimumsensitivity
Notes:
Clamppositionerror:±2%ofreading.Maximum±4%nearclampjawopening.
AdjacentConductionInfluenceofJaw:<0.08A/A
Accuracyisgivenas±(%ofreading+leastsignificantdigit)at23C±3Cwithrelative
humiditylowerthan80%.Accuracyisspecifiedforaperiodofoneyearaftercalibration.
ACAspecificationsareforACCoupled,TrueRMS.Fornon‐sinusoidalwaveforms,additional
accuracyCrestFactor(C.F.)considerationsexistasdetailedbelow:
Add3.0%forC.F.1.0~2.0
Add5.0%forC.F.2.0~2.5
Add7.0%forC.F.2.5~3.0
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