
TONEOHM 850A OPERATOR MANUAL
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CONTENTS
DECLARATIONS..........................................................................................................................................ii
European Community Directive Conformance Statement....................................................................ii
SAFETY.......................................................................................................................................................iii
WARNING ............................................................................................................................................... iii
GROUNDING........................................................................................................................................... iii
POWER SUPPLY....................................................................................................................................iv
TONEOHM 850A OPERATION............................................................................................................... iv
SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................................................................................v
ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING CONDITIONS.....................................................................................v
ACCESSORIES.......................................................................................................................................vi
Standard Accessories..........................................................................................................................vi
SYMBOLS................................................................................................................................................vi
SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................1-1
INTRODUCTION TO THE TONEOHM 850A........................................................................................1-1
1-1 Using the TONEOHM 850A to locate short circuits.....................................................................1-1
TONEOHM 850A applications ...................................................................................................1-1
TONEOHM 850A display mechanisms......................................................................................1-1
SECTION 2 – DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................................2-1
LOCATING SHORT CIRCUITS WITH THE TONEOHM 850A.............................................................2-1
2-1 TONEOHM 850A shorts locating modes.....................................................................................2-1
Milliohmmeter.............................................................................................................................2-1
Track Voltage.............................................................................................................................2-1
Current Tracer............................................................................................................................2-1
2-2 Controls, connectors and probes.................................................................................................2-1
Controls......................................................................................................................................2-1
RESISTANCE range switches...................................................................................................2-1
TRACK VOLTAGE range switches............................................................................................2-2
DRIVE SOURCE control............................................................................................................2-2
VOLUME control ........................................................................................................................2-2
Audio tone output.......................................................................................................................2-2
Connectors.................................................................................................................................2-2
Headphone socket.....................................................................................................................2-2
Current trace probe and drive source leads...............................................................................2-2
Needle probes............................................................................................................................2-3
2-3 Rear Panel controls and connectors............................................................................................2-3
2-4 Mode and range selection............................................................................................................2-3
SECTION 3 – INSTALLATION AND SET-UP...........................................................................................3-1
PREPARATION FOR USE....................................................................................................................3-1
3-1 Unpacking....................................................................................................................................3-1
3-2 Connecting the TONEOHM 850A to a power supply...................................................................3-1
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