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G8MNY  > TECH     06.09.25 18:24l 122 Lines 5632 Bytes #3 (0) @ WW
BID : 40260_GB7CIP
Subj: Edgcume Peebles Megger & Low R
Path: JH4XSY<N3HYM<VE3CGR<PD0LPM<PI8ZTM<CX2SA<ED1ZAC<GB7CIP
Sent: 250906/0918Z @:GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO #:40260 [Caterham Surrey GBR]
From: G8MNY@GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO
To  : TECH@WW

By G8MNY                                        (New Jan 08)
(8 Bit ASCII graphics use code page 437 or 850, Terminal Font)

This is an old tester the engineers used to use for testing wiring
(e.g. telephone).
 ___________ 
Ŀ
 .'~'.   250V DC test voltage.
\        Range 20K - 25M (0.5M  scale)
  \        Low Ohms 0R02 - 50R (1R  scale)
ٳ  Often in a Leather case.
  [~~~~~]  
   ~~~~~     9V PP4 battery (or a good PP3!)
             LIVE circuit detector.
          
          
 _________

PRINCIPLES
The meter uses an inverter to provide the 250V megger supply. In the idle push
button position there is an un calibrated warning meter mode. The low ohms uses
a reverse current bridge circuit.                     _______
                                                     Current  LOW OHMS
       MEGGER                WARNING VOLTAGE         source Ŀ
                                                               
        /~~~\ +   +250V                                   +/~~~\    Battery
+ProbeĴMeterRĿ        +ProbeRĴ>Ŀ     +ProbeĴMeterĿ    
        \___/ Ŀ                                  \___/      
              InterterBatt                            R             
                          /~~~\                            
-Probe        -ProbeĴMeter     -Probe
                                    \___/

METER CIRCUIT
The circuit is made quite complex due to the switching around the 3 modes.

           Ĵ<Ŀ                Ŀ
                      OHMS              100R  __     
           Ĵ>Ĵ  \/                Cal2  \_/    __
                       |+9V               __    /_\'
             /~~~\     |>oĿ           e\ \_/      
           ĴMeterĴ   |  o)   PNP3 220RĴ
             \___/     |                   /         
                    >o)16K<+250V            
           47R100RĴ   |  o)Ĵ CONSTANT  
               Cal1    |                    CURRENT  
                     >o)Ŀ         SOURCE   
                         oĿ           22R          
+Probeo-o))3K6))Ŀ        Cal3       220R
      fuse          Ĵ   33K                 
                       MEG      __      Ĵ
                       \/)  \_/                  
                        |>o                         
                        |  o)))>INV 9V         
                        |                            
           >o)))Ĵ
                        |  o)                     
                        |)    +9V            
                         >o           __            
                           o                          
                                     
-Probe0V

                   INVERTER     __________
                           NPN/        
+250V<2M2Ĵ   3K9    
           ===               \e       
         3n3  <Ŀ   )Ĵ 1K2  +
                     )||(______      ===
                     )||)Ĵ     
                     )||(___          
                     )||)))Ĵ   
                     )||(            
             ||(            
              +2u2 Ĵ            
           6K8 ===       \          
INV 9V>2R2Ĵ        PNP2Ĵ 4K7      
                   e/__        
                     \   \_/        
                  PNP1       
                    e/                
                 
              ===47u                     
   0V >

CIRCUIT OPERATION
With the rocker switch idle the meter is connected to the probes via 33K & a
diode, so it warns of AC or +ve voltages connected, as well as providing a
discharge path to any voltage stored on the cable under test from meggering.

Pressing the M button puts 9V into the inverter, the 2 darlington connected
PNPs with the transformer form the invertor oscillator. The secondary is
rectified to provide the output DC voltage, which also turns on the NPN to
provide a voltage control feedback. The NPN turning on, takes base drive
current from PNP1 completing the control loop.

The 250V feeds an 16K to the meter to the +probe, a 3K6 in is the -probe lead.
Calibration is provided with Cal1 preset across the meter to set Zero & mid
scale ohms.

Pressing the Ohm button puts 9V into the constant current source consisting of
2 voltage limiters on the supply a zener & then 2 diodes, feeding the PNP base
giving exactly 0.6V across its emitter resistor Cal2 & hence constant current
from the collector. Cal2 sets the current which gives the full meter indication
on no load. The mid scale calibration (@10R) is done with Cal3 preset that
takes half the supply current at mid scale.

N.B. Calibration must be done in Cal1 Cal2 Cal3 order!

MODIFICATION
I have modified mine to give 550V for mains wiring MEGER testing. To do that I
added a diode & cap to make voltage doubler on the secondary, & then changed
the 16K for a 121K to keep it all calibrated.


Why don't U send an interesting bul?

73 de John G8MNY @ GB7CIP


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