PORTABLE APPLIANCE TESTER OPERATION MANUAL
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Operating the PAT – 5080 / 6080 Only
1: Connecting the appliance
Plug in the appliance to be tested and make sure it is switched on.
For the model 6080 plug into appropriate 230V or 110V socket as required (see below for 230V/110V selection).
2: Select the Earth bond current
Plug the earth bond lead into the appropriate earth bond current socket on the PAT for the type of appliance to
be tested. Note this should be done even for Class 2 appliances.
For example use the 100mA socket for IT , office , audio & video equipment etc typically fitted with 2A fuses,
use 10 Amps for appliances with 5A fuses, lights, Power tools etc, and use the 25Amps for appliances fitted with
13A fuses like heaters, kettles etc.
3: Connect the earth bond clip to the appliance
Clip the earth bond lead to any metal part of the appliance. For a class 2 appliances with some parts of the case
being conductive the appliance could be wrapped in tin foil with the earth bond clip to the foil. Although an earth
bond test is not performed on a class 2 appliance, the insulation & leakage test will still detect a fault if there is
any connection from live to any part of the outer casing of the appliance.
4: Set the mains lead length
Set the slider control on the PAT to the length of the appliance mains lead.
5: Press the Class 1 or Class 2 test button on the tester.
For the model 6080 press and release for 230V test or press and hold for 1 second to select 110V. Check
battery indicator (recharge if necessary).
6: Select the Appliance type. Only when enabled **
The LCD displays a list of appliance types; use the ‘NO’ (class 2) key to scroll round the list. Use the ‘YES’
(class 1) key to select when the correct type is displayed.
7: Visual Check.
The LCD display prompts for either a ‘PASS’ – select with the ‘YES’ (class1) Key
or ‘FAIL’ using the ‘NO’ (Class 2) key.
8: Fuse Test
The fuse test checks for continuity between the live and neutral lines.
If the fuse test fails check the appliance is switched on and the fuse is OK, then use the retry option.
Note : Some appliances will always fail this check, in which case select Y to the ignore fuse check.
9: Earth Bond Resistance, Insulation Resistance and Leakage Current
These tests will run automatically in sequence displaying the results on the LED indicators.
10: Appliance Label Number
On completion of the tests, the PAT displays the label number to attach to the appliance. The results for this test
will be stored against this label number.
11: Viewing Results
To see the measured values on the LCD display, choose YES when the Show Results message is displayed.
Note : this message is only displayed for 2 seconds.
** See Software section
VIEW RESULTS