Live Testing: Instrumentation, Units and Range

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Oliver Balay
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Oliver Balay
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Polarity (Live) Voltage Indicator and a proving unit (or known live source) will be used to check polarity of supply (live)
Earth Fault Loop Impedance (Zs) Earth Fault Loop Impedance tester Low Ohm Note: External earth fault loop Impedance (Ze) is measured through an ELFI tester too.
Prospective Fault Current Prospective Fault Current Tester Unit: kA Note: an ELFI testeter is not the technical name of the instrument for this test.
RCD RCD Tester Unit: ms (milli-seconds) Range: 1/2, 1, 5 times the rating of the RCD Test: 0 and 180 degrees
Functional Testing Switches and isolators will need to be functionally checked to confirm it is operational. RCD Test button (T) will need to checked quarterly (3 months).
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