Fluke 9040 User manual

PN 2438546
April 2005, Rev. 3, 11/21
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9040
Phase Rotation Indicator
Users Manual

LIMITED WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
This Fluke product will be free from defects in material and workmanship for one year
from the date of purchase. This warranty does not cover fuses, disposable batteries,
or damage from accident, neglect, misuse, alteration, contamination, or abnormal
conditions of operation or handling. Resellers are not authorized to extend any other
warranty on Fluke’s behalf. To obtain service during the warranty period, contact your
nearest Fluke authorized service center to obtain return authorization information,
then send the product to that Service Center with a description of the problem.
THIS WARRANTY IS YOUR ONLY REMEDY. NO OTHER WARRANTIES, SUCH
AS FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.
FLUKE IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSE-
QUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, ARISING FROM ANY CAUSE OR THEORY.
Since some states or countries do not allow the exclusion or limitation of an implied
warranty or of incidental or consequential damages, this limitation of liability may not
apply to you.
Fluke Corporation
P.O. Box 9090
Everett, WA 98206-9090
U.S.A.
Fluke Europe B.V.
P.O. Box 1186
5602 BD Eindhoven
The Netherlands
11/99

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Table of Contents
Title Page
Introduction..........................................................................................................1
How to Contact Fluke..........................................................................................1
Unpacking the 9040 ............................................................................................2
Safety Information ...............................................................................................3
Symbols...............................................................................................................5
Elements of the 9040 ..........................................................................................7
Determine the Rotary Field Direction..................................................................8
Maintaining the 9040...........................................................................................9
Replacing the Fuse (9040UK only) .....................................................................10
Specifications ......................................................................................................11

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Introduction
The Fluke 9040 Phase Rotation Indicator (the 9040 or the Product) is a handheld
instrument designed to detect the rotary field of three-phase systems.
How to Contact Fluke
Fluke Corporation operates worldwide. For local contact information, go to our website:
www.fluke.com
To register your product, view, print, or download the latest manual or manual supplement,
go to our website.
Fluke Corporation
P.O. Box 9090
Everett, WA 98206-9090
[phone]
[email protected]

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Unpacking the 9040
The 9040 is available in three configurations. Depending on your purchase, the 9040 ships
with these items:
•9040
o3 self-retaining test probes, 1000 V CAT II
o3 alligator clips, 1000 V CAT III/600 V CAT IV
oUsers Manual
•9040UK
o3 fused test probes, 1000 V CAT III
o3 alligator clips, 1000 V CAT III/600 V CAT IV
oUsers Manual
•9040EUR
o3 Slim-Reach™ test probes (black) 1000 V CAT III/600 V CAT IV
o3 self-retaining test probes, 1000 V CAT II
o3 alligator clips, 1000 V CAT III/600 V CAT IV
oUsers Manual XW Warning
To prevent possible electrical shock, fire, or personal injury, do not exceed
the Measurement Category (CAT) rating of the lowest rated individual
component of a product, probe, or accessory.
If an item is damaged or missing, contact the place of purchase immediately.

Phase Rotation Indicator
Safety Information
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Safety Information
Caution identifies conditions and actions that may damage the 9040.
Warning identifies conditions and actions that pose hazard(s) to the user.
XW Warning
To prevent possible electrical shock, fire, or personal injury:
•Read all safety information before you use the Product.
•Carefully read all instructions.
•Use this Product indoors only.
•Use only current probes, test leads, and adapters supplied with the
Product.
•Do not use the Product above its rated frequency.
•Do not apply more than the rated voltage, between the terminals or
between each terminal and earth ground.
•Do not keep the Product in operation and unattended at high
temperatures.

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•Comply with local and national safety codes. Use personal protective
equipment (approved rubber gloves, face protection, and flame-
resistant clothes) to prevent shock and arc blast injury where
hazardous live conductors are exposed.
•Use the product only as specified, or the protection supplied by the
product can be compromised.
•Do not work alone.
•Do not use test leads if they are damaged. Examine the test leads for
damaged insulation or exposed metal. Check test lead continuity.
•Do not touch voltages >30 V ac rms, 42 V ac peak, or 60 V dc.
•Keep fingers behind the finger guards on the probes.
•Measurements can be adversely affected by impedances of additional
operating circuits connected in parallel or by transient currents.
•Verify operation prior to measuring hazardous voltages (voltages above
30 V ac rms, 42 V ac peak and 60 V dc).
•Do not use the 9040 with any of the parts removed.
•Do not use the product around explosive gas, vapor, or in damp or wet
environments.

Phase Rotation Indicator
Symbols
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Symbols
The following symbols appear on the 9040 or in this manual.
Table 1. Symbols
WWARNING. RISK OF DANGER. JEarth ground.
XHazardous voltage. Risk of
electric shock. TDouble Insulated.
»Consult user documentation. PConforms to requirements of
European Union.
¼
Measurement Category II is
applicable to test and measuring
circuits connected directly to
utilization points (socket outlets
and similar points) of the low-
voltage MAINS installation.
½
Measurement Category III is
applicable to test and measuring
circuits connected to the distribution
part of the building’s low-voltage
MAINS installation.

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Table 1. Symbols (cont.)
¾
Measurement Category IV is
applicable to test and measuring
circuits connected at the source
of the building’s low-voltage
MAINS installation.
~
This product complies with the
WEEE Directive marking
requirements. The affixed label
indicates that you must not discard
this electrical/electronic product in
domestic household waste. Product
Category: With reference to the
equipment types in the WEEE
Directive Annex I, this product is
classed as category 9 "Monitoring
and Control Instrumentation"
product. Do not dispose of this
product as unsorted municipal
waste.