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home | newest check | boards | help index | log | ps | userlogin | send sysop | slog | status forward | bcm news | users | version | remove cookieG8MNY > 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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