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ConTEnTS PAGE
WHAT IS Good InSUlATIon? ........................................................................ 3
WHAT MAkeS InSUlATIon Go BAd? ................................................................ 4
HoW InSUlATIon ReSISTAnCe IS MeASURed .................................................. 5
HoW To InTeRPReT ReSISTAnCe ReAdInGS .................................................... 6FACToRS AFFeCTInG InSUlATIon ReSISTAnCe ReAdInGS .............................. 8
TyPeS oF InSUlATIon ReSISTAnCe TeSTS ....................................................... 10
TeST VolTAGe VS. eqUIPMenT RATInG .......................................................... 16
AC TeSTInG VS. dC ............................................................................................ 17
USe oF dC dIeleCTRIC TeST SeT ...................................................................... 18
TeSTS dURInG dRyInG oUT oF eqUIPMenT .................................................. 18eFFeCT oF TeMPeRATURe on InSUlATIon ReSISTAnCe................................ 21
eFFeCTS oF HUMIdITy ...................................................................................... 23
PRePARATIon oF APPARATUS To TeST ........................................................... 24
SAFeTy PReCAUTIonS ......................................................................................26
ConneCTIonS FoR TeSTInG InSUlATIon ReSISTAnCe oF
eleCTRICAl eqUIPMenT ..................................................................................27
AddITIonAl noTeS ABoUT USInG A MeGGeR InSUlATIon TeSTeR ........... 33
InTeRPReTATIon-MInIMUM VAlUeS .............................................................. 36
MInIMUM VAlUeS FoR InSUlATIon ReSISTAnCe .......................................... 38
TeSTS USInG MUlTI-VolTAGe MeGGeR InSUlATIon TeSTeRS ...................... 42
STeP-VolTAGe MeTHod ..................................................................................48
USe oF A GUARd TeRMInAl ............................................................................50
BUSHInGS, PoTHeAdS And InSUlAToRS ....................................................... 54
oUTdooR oIl CIRCUIT BReAkeRS ................................................................... 57
SeTTInG UP A MAInTenAnCe PRoGRAM ....................................................... 60
HoW oFTen SHoUld yoU TeST? .................................................................... 60
MeGGeR 5 And 10 kV InSUlATIon TeSTeRS.................................................. 62
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WHAT IS Good InSulATIon?
evr ctric wir i ur pat whthr its i a mtr, gratr, cab,
switch, trasrmr, tc. is caru cvr with sm rm ctrica
isuati. Th wir its is usua cppr r aumium, which is w t
b a g cuctr th ctric currt that pwrs ur uipmt. Th
isuati must b just th ppsit rm a cuctr: it shu rsist currta p th currt i its path ag th cuctr.
T ursta isuati tstig u ra t t g it th
mathmatics ctricit, but simp uati ohms aw ca b vr
hpu i apprciatig ma aspcts. ev i uv b xps t this aw
br, it ma b a g ia t rviw it i th ight isuati tstig.
Th purps isuati aru a cuctr is much i that a pip
carrig watr, a ohms aw ctricit ca b mr asi urst ba cmparis with watr w. I Fig. 1 w shw this cmparis. Prssur
watr rm a pump causs w ag th pip (Fig. 1a). I th pip wr t
sprig a a, u wast watr a s sm watr prssur.
With ctricit, vtag is i th pump prssur, causig ctricit t w
ag th cppr wir (Fig. 1b). As i a watr pip, thr is sm rsistac
t w, but it is much ss ag th wir tha it is thrugh th isuati.
Figre 1Cmparis water w (a) with eectric crret (b).
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Cmm ss ts us that th mr vtag w hav, th mr currt
thr b. As, th wr th rsistac th wir, th mr currt r
th sam vtag.
Actua, this is ohms aw, which is xprss this wa i uati rm:
e = I x Rwhr, e = vtag i vts
I = currt i amprs
R = rsistac i hms
nt, hwvr, that isuati is prct (that is, has ifit rsistac) s
sm ctricit s w ag th isuati r thrugh it t gru. Such
a currt ma b a miith a ampr ( micrampr) but it is
th basis isuati tstig uipmt. nt as that a highr vtagts t caus mr currt thrugh th isuati. This sma amut
currt wu t, curs, harm g isuati but wu b a prbm
i th isuati has trirat.
nw, t sum up ur aswr t th usti what is g isuati?
W hav s that, sstia, g mas a rativ high rsistac
t currt. Us t scrib a isuati matria, g wu as
ma th abiit t p a high rsistac. S, a suitab wa
masurig rsistac ca t u hw g th isuati is. As, i u
ta masurmts at rguar pris, u ca chc trs twar its
trirati (mr this atr).
WHAT MAkES InSulATIon Go BAd?
Wh ur pat ctrica sstm a uipmt ar w, th ctrica
isuati shu b i tp tch shap. Furthrmr, mauacturrs wir,
cab, mtrs, a s hav ctiua imprv thir isuatis r
srvics i iustr. nvrthss, v ta, isuati is subjct t macts which ca caus it t ai mchaica amag, vibrati, xcssiv
hat r c, irt, i, crrsiv vaprs, mistur rm prcsss, r just th
humiit a mugg a.
I varius grs, ths mis isuati ar at wr as tim gs
cmbi with th ctrica strsss that xist. As pi hs r cracs
vp, mistur a rig mattr ptrat th suracs th
isuati, prviig a w rsistac path r aag currt.
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oc start, th irt mis t t ai ach thr, prmittig
xcssiv currt thrugh th isuati.
Smtims th rp i isuati rsistac is su, as wh uipmt
is . Usua, hwvr, it rps graua, givig pt warig,
i chc priica. Such chcs prmit pa rcitiig br
srvic aiur. I thr ar chcs, a mtr with pr isuati, rxamp, ma t b agrus t tuch wh vtag is appi,
but as b subjct t bur ut. What was g isuati has bcm a
partia cuctr.
HoW InSulATIon RESISTAnCE IS MEASuREd
yu hav s that g isuati has high rsistac; pr isuati,
rativ w rsistac. Th actua rsistac vaus ca b highr r wr,
pig up such actrs as th tmpratur r mistur ctt th
isuati (rsistac crass i tmpratur r mistur). With a itt
rcr-pig a cmm ss, hwvr, u ca gt a g pictur
th isuati citi rm vaus that ar rativ.
Th Mggr isuati tstr is a sma, prtab istrumt that givs u
a irct raig isuati rsistac i hms r mghms. Fr g
isuati, th rsistac usua ras i th mghm rag.
Th Mggr isuati tstr is sstia a high-rag rsistac mtr
(hmmtr) with a buit-i irct-currt gratr. This mtr is spcia
cstructi with bth currt a vtag cis, abig tru hms t b
ra irct, ipt th actua vtag appi. This mth is -
structiv; that is, it s t caus trirati th isuati.
Figre 2Typica Megger test istrmet h-p t measre isati resistace.
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Th gratr ca b ha-cra r i-prat t vp a high
dC vtag which causs a sma currt thrugh a vr suracs th
isuati big tst (Fig. 2). This currt (usua at a appi vtag
500 vts r mr) is masur b th hmmtr, which has a iicatig
sca. Fig. 3 shws a tpica sca, which ras icrasig rsistac vaus
rm t up t ifit, r a rsistac t high t b masur.
Figre 4Typica recr isati resistace a mi mtr. Crve A shws test vaes as
measre; Crve B shws same vaes crrecte t 20C (see page 22), givig a efite wwar
tre twar a sae citi. Reverse sie car (at right) is se t recr the test ata.
Figre 3Typica scae the Megger isati tester.
HoW To InTERPRET RESISTAnCE REAdInGS
As prvius mti, isuati rsistac raigs shu b csir
rativ. Th ca b uit irt r mtr r machi tst thr
as i a rw, t t ma ba isuati. What ra mattrs is th tr
i raigs vr a tim pri, shwig ssig rsistac a warig
cmig prbms. Priic tstig is, thrr, ur bst apprach t
prvtiv maitac ctrica uipmt, usig rcr cars as shw
i Fig. 4.
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Whthr u tst mth, twic a ar, r c a ar ps up th
tp, cati, a imprtac th uipmt. Fr xamp, a sma
pump mtr r a shrt ctr cab ma b vita t a prcss i ur pat.
expric is th bst tachr i sttig up th schu pris r ur
uipmt.
yu shu ma ths priic tsts i th sam wa ach tim. That is,with th sam tst cctis a with th sam tst vtag appi r
th sam gth tim. As u shu ma tsts at abut th sam
tmpratur, r crrct thm t th sam tmpratur. A rcr th
rativ humiit ar th uipmt at th tim th tst is as hpu
i vauatig th raig a tr. latr sctis cvr tmpratur
crrcti a humiit cts.
I summar, hr ar sm gra bsrvatis abut hw u ca itrprtpriic isuati rsistac tsts, a what u shu with th rsut:
Citi What T d
(a) Fair t high vaes n case r ccer.a we maitaie.
(b) Fair t high vaes, lcate a remey the case abt shwig a chec the wwar tre.cstat teecy
twars wer vaes.
(c) lw bt we maitaie. Citi is prbaby a right, btcase w vaes sh bechece.
() S w as t be sae. Cea, ry t, r therwise raise thevaes bere pacig eipmet iservice. (Test wet eipmet whie
ryig t.)
(e) Fair r high vaes, Mae tests at reet itervas tiprevisy we the case w vaes is catemaitaie bt shwig a remeie; r ti the vaesse werig. have becme steay at a wer
eve bt sae r perati; r tivaes becme s w that it is saet eep the eipmet i perati.
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FACToRS AFFECTInG InSulATIon RESISTAnCE REAdInGS
Rmmbr that th masur rsistac ( th isuati) wi b
trmi b th vtag appi a th rsutat currt (R = e/I).
Thr ar a umbr thigs that act currt, icuig tmpratur
th isuati a humiit, as mti i th prvius scti.
Right w, ts just csir th atur currt thrugh isuati
a th ct hw g vtag is appi.
Currt thrugh a ag isuati is ma up part a rativ
sta currt i aag paths vr th isuati surac. ectricit
as ws thrugh th vum th isuati. Actua, as shw i
Fig. 5, ur tta currt cmpriss thr cmpts:
1. Capacitace Chargig Crret
Currt that starts ut high a rps atr th isuati has b
charg t u vtag (much i watr w i a gar hs wh
u frst tur th spigt).
2. Absrpti Crret
As a iitia high currt which th rps (r rass iscuss
ur th scti Tim-Rsistac Mth).
3. Ccti r leaage CrretA sma sstia sta currt bth thrugh a vr th
isuati.
As shw i Fig. 5, th tta currt is th sum th thr cmpts
a it is this currt that ca b masur irct b a micrammtr,
r i trms mghms at a particuar vtag b mas a Mggr
istrumt (hmmtr). Bcaus th tta currt ps up th
tim that th vtag is appi, u ca s w wh ohms law R = e/I
hs, thrtica, at a ifit tim (that is, u hav t waitrvr br taig a raig).
I practic, as u wi s i th tst mths scrib bw, u
ra a vau that is th appart rsistac a usu vau t iags
trubs, which is what u wat t .
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Figre 5Crves shwig cmpets crret measre rig dC testig isati.
nt as i Fig. 5 that th chargig currt isappars rativ rapi
as th uipmt ur tst bcms charg. largr uits with mrcapacitac wi ta gr t b charg. This currt as is th str
rg iitia ischarg atr ur tst, b shrt-circuitig a gruig
th isuati. AlWAYS TAkE THIS SAFETY MEASuRE.
yu ca s urthr rm Fig. 5 that th absrpti currt crass at a
rativ sw rat, pig up th xact atur th isuati. This
str rg, t, must b ras at th a tst, a ruirs a
gr tim tha th capacitac chargig currt abut ur tims as g
as th vtag was appi.
With g isuati, th cucti r aag currt shu bui up t a
sta vau that is cstat r th appi vtag, as shw i Fig. 5. A
icras aag currt with tim is a warig trub, as iscuss i
th tsts scrib i th wig scti.
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With a bacgru w hw tim acts th maig istrumt
raigs, ts csir thr cmm tst mths: (1) shrt-tim r spt
raig; (2) tim-rsistac; a (3) stp r muti-vtag tsts.
TYPES oF InSulATIon RESISTAnCE TESTS
Shrt-Time r Spt-Reaig Test
I this mth, u simp cct th Mggr istrumt acrss th
isuati t b tst a prat it r a shrt, spcifc tim pri
(60 scs is usua rcmm). As shw schmatica i Fig. 6,
uv simp pic a pit a curv icrasig rsistac vaus;
uit t th vau wu b ss r 30 scs, mr r 60 scs.
Bar i mi as that tmpratur a humiit, as w as citi
ur isuati act ur raig.
Figre 6Typica crve isati resistace (i meghms) with time r the shrt time r
spt-reaig test meth.
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I th apparatus u ar tstig has vr sma capacitac, such as a
shrt ru hus wirig, th spt raig tst is a that is cssar.
Hwvr, mst uipmt is capacitiv a s ur vr frst spt raig
uipmt i ur pat, with prir tsts, ca b a rugh gui
as t hw g r ba th isuati is. Fr ma ars, maitac
prssias hav us th -mghm ru t stabish th awab
wr imit r isuati rsistac. Th ru ma b stat:
Insulation resistance should be approximately one megohm for each 1,000
volts of operating voltage, with a minimum value of one megohm.
Fr xamp, a mtr rat at 2,400 vts shu hav a miimum isuati
rsistac 2.4 mghms. I practic, mghm raigs rma ar
csirab abv this miimum vau i w uipmt r wh
isuati is i g citi.B taig raigs priica a rcrig thm, u hav a bttr basis
jugig th actua isuati citi. A prsistt wwar tr
is usua air warig trub aha, v thugh th raigs ma b
highr tha th suggst miimum sa vaus. eua tru, as g as
ur priic raigs ar csistt, th ma b , v thugh wr
tha th rcmm miimum vaus. Th curvs Fig. 7 shw tpica
bhavir isuati rsistac ur varig pat pratig citis.
Th curvs wr ptt rm spt raigs ta with a Mggr istrumtvr a pri mths.
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Figre 7Typica behavir isati resistace ver a peri mths er varyig peratig
citis, (crves ptte rm spt reaigs with a Megger istrmet).
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Time-Resistace Meth
This mth is air ipt tmpratur a t ca giv
u ccusiv irmati withut rcrs past tsts. It is bas
th absrpti ct g isuati cmpar t that mist r
ctamiat isuati. yu simp ta succssiv raigs at spcifc tims
a t th ircs i raigs (s curvs, Fig. 8). Tsts b this mthar smtims rrr t as absrpti tsts.
nt that g isuati shws a ctiua icras i rsistac (ss
currt s curv A) vr a pri tim (i th rr 5 t 10 miuts).
This is caus b th absrpti currt w sp arir; g isuati
shws this charg ct vr a tim pri much gr tha th tim
ruir t charg th capacitac th isuati.
I th isuati ctais much mistur r ctamiats, th absrpti
ct is mas b a high aag currt which stas at a air cstat
vau, pig th rsistac raig w (rmmbr: R = e/I).
Figre 8Typica crves shwig ieectric absrpti eect i a time-resistace test, mae
capacitive eipmet sch as a arge mtr wiig.
Th tim-rsistac tst is vau as bcaus it is ipt
uipmt siz. Th icras i rsistac r ca a r isuati ccurs
i th sam mar whthr a mtr is arg r sma. yu ca, thrr,
cmpar svra mtrs a stabish staars r w s, rgarss thir hrspwr ratigs.
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Fig. 9 shws hw a 60-sc tst wu appar r g a prhaps ba
isuati. Wh th isuati is i g shap, th 60-sc raig is
highr tha th 30-sc raig.
Figre 9Typica car pt a time-resistace r be-reaig test.
A urthr avatag this ub-raig tst, as it is smtims ca,
is that it givs u a carr pictur, v wh a spt raig sas th
isuati s f.
Fr xamp, ts sa th spt raig a schrus mtr was 10
mghms. nw, ts assum that th ub-raig chc shws that th
isuati rsistac hs sta at 10 mghms whi u h vtag up
t 60 scs. This mas thr ma b irt r mistur i th wiigs that
bars watchig. o th thr ha, i th pitr shws a graua icras
btw th 30-sc a th 60-sc chcs, th ur rasab
sur th wiigs ar i g shap.
Tim-rsistac tsts arg rtatig ctrica machir spcia with
high pratig vtag ruir high isuati rsistac rags a a vr
cstat tst vtag. A hav-ut Mggr tst st, i-prat, srvs
this . Simiar, such a istrumt is bttr aapt r arg cabs,
bushigs, trasrmrs a switchgar.
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dieectric Absrpti Rati
Th rati tw tim-rsistac raigs (such as a 60-sc raig
ivi b a 30-sc raig) is ca a ictric absrpti rati. It is
usu i rcrig irmati abut isuati. I th rati is a 10-miut
raig ivi b a 1-miut raig, th vau is ca th parizati
ix.
With ha-cra Mggr istrumts, its a t asir r u t ru th
tst r 60 scs, taig ur frst raig at 30 scs. I u hav a
i-prat Mggr istrumt, u gt bst rsuts b ruig th tst
10 miuts, taig raigs at 1- a at 10-miuts, t gt th parizati
ix. Tab I givs vaus th ratis a crrspig rativ
citis th isuati that th iicat.
InSUlATIonCondITIon
60/30-SeCondRATIo
10/1-MInUTe RATIo(PolARIZATIon IndeX)
dagrus
qustiab
Gexct
1.0 t 1.25
1.4 t 1.6Abv 1.6**
lss tha 1
1.0 t 2***
2 t 4Abv 4**
*Ths vaus must b csir ttativ a rativsubjct t xpric with th tim-rsistac mthvr a pri tim.**I sm cass, with mtrs, vaus apprximat 20%highr tha shw hr iicat a r britt wiigwhich wi ai ur shc citis r urig starts. Fr
prvtiv maitac, th mtr wiig shu bca,trat, a ri t rstr wiig xibiit.***Ths rsuts wu b satisactr r uipmt withvr w capacitac such as shrt rus hus wirig.
TABLE ICondition of Insulation Indicated by
Dielectric Absorption Ratios*
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TEST VolTAGE VS. EquIPMEnT RATInG
Cmm us dC tst vtags r ruti maitac ar as ws:
Eipmet AC Ratig dC Test Vtage
up t 100 vts 100 a 250 vts
440 t 550 vts 500 a 1,000 vts2,400 vts 1,000 t 2,500 vts
r highr
4,160 vts a abv 1,000 t 5,000 vts,
r highr
Tst vtags us r pr tstig uipmt ar csirab highr
tha ths us r ruti maitac. Athugh thr ar pubish
iustr staars r dC maximum pr tst vtags t b us with
rtatig uipmt, th schu giv bw is custmari us. Fr
spcifc rcmmatis ur uipmt, u shu csut th
mauacturr th uipmt.
Pr Test Vtages r Rtatig Eipmet:
Factr AC Tst = 2 x nampat Ratig + 1000 vts
dC Pr Tst Istaati = 0.8 x Factr AC Tst x 1.6
dC Pr Tst Atr Srvic = 0.6 x Factr AC Tst x 1.6
Exampe:
Mtr with 2,400 VAC ampat ratig
Factr AC Tst = 2(2,400) +1,000 = 5,800 VAC
Max. dC Tst Istaati = 0.8(5,800)1.6 = 7,424 VdC
Max. dC Tst Atr Srvic = 0.6(5,800)1.6 = 5,568 VdC
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AC TESTInG VS. dC
Up t w, wv ta abut tstig with dC vtag, but u wi har
AC tstig a t w th irc. Rmmbr that w sp
th is currt pruc i isuati b dC? (Th iitia surg
chargig currt, th rp with tim t absrpti currt, a th, atr
mr tim, th sta cucti currt.) W saw that i isuati tstig,th cucti r aag currt is th that givs us th irmati
w .
I ctrast, tstig with AC givs a chargig currt that is xtrm
arg cmpar t th thr is; aag currt is rativ mir. AC
rut is us r high-pttia tstig; vtag is icras t sm
spcif pit t s i th isuati ca sta that particuar vtag. It
is a Go/no-Go tp tst a ca caus trirati th isuati, i
ctrast t th dC tst which is basica -structiv.
I a AC tst vtag has b us a u wat t us dC tsts as
a atrativ, u wi t icras th maximum dC tst vtag
smwhat t btai uivat rsuts.
I sm cass, AC tstig ma b mr suitab r pr tstig
uipmt (that is, sig that th uipmt mts prscrib staars).
yu ru th vtag up t th sct vau a th uipmt ithr
passs r st pass th tst. With th dC tst, u gt a mr uaitativ
pictur; u ca mtr th aag currt as u icras th vtag a
btai spcifc vaus isuati rsistac.
As th siz ur uipmt icrass, thr ar as mar cmic
avatags i dC vr AC tstig. As th tst vtag icrass, bth th
cst a wight AC uipmt g up much astr tha with cmparab
dC tst uipmt. This is bcaus th AC tst st must supp th chargig
currt which bcms a rmais vr high i th argr machis. Asxpai prvius, i dC tstig, this currt rps rapi atr th iitia
chargig pri.
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I summar, dC tst sts ar mp amst xcusiv r high-vtag
maitac a f tstig r th wig rass:
1. lwr cst
2. lightr wight
3. Smar siz
4. n-structiv
5. Bttr irmati, bth i uait a uatit
uSE oF dC dIElECTRIC TEST SET
Th Mggr istrumt, raig irct i hms a mghms
isuati rsistac, is ur bst bt r ruti i-pat maitac.
Hwvr, sm pats, particuar with highr vtag ratigs i uipmt,
us athr Mggr pruct th ictric tst st. S, u shu b
awar this istrumt a its us i isuati rsistac masurmts.
Th ictric tst st ca b us t trmi isuati rsistac b th
sam tst mths as uti r th Mggr istrumt; that is, th shrt-
tim, tim-rsistac a stp-vtag tsts. It is sig r thr uss, t,
but r isuati tstig it prvis: (1) a ajustab utput vtag a
(2) a mitrig th rsutat currt i micr-amprs. Th Mggr dC
dictric Tst Sts ar avaiab with vtag utputs ragig rm 5 V up
t 160 V.
Th curvs Fig. 5 ar ptt as currt vrsus tim, as ar curvs r
isuati masurmts tpica uipmt giv ar th this
maua. Mggr suppis graph papr which mas it as t pt mghms
isuati rsistac rm ur vtag a currt raigs.
TESTS duRInG dRYInG ouT oF EquIPMEnT
Wt ctrica uipmt is a cmm hazar ac b a maitac
girs. I th uipmt is wt rm rsh watr, u g right aha
rig it ut. Hwvr, i uv gt sat watr, u must frst wash awa th
sat with rsh watr. othrwis, u av vr crrsiv psits sat
mta a isuatig suracs as w as i crvics th isuati. With
mistur, such psits rm a vr g cuctr ctricit. As, u
shu rmv i r gras rm th isuati, usig a suitab svt.
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Thr ar varius was t r ut ctrica uipmt, pig up
its siz a prtabiit. yu ca us a bast ht air, a v, circuati
currt thrugh cuctrs, r a cmbiati tchius. lca pat
citis a aciitis, tgthr with irmati rm th uipmt
mauacturrs, ca srv as a gui t th bst mth r ur particuar
uipmt.
I sm cass, r with crtai uipmt, rig ut ma t b cssar.
yu ca chc this b isuati rsistac tsts, i u hav rcrs
prvius tsts th apparatus. Wh rig ut is ruir, such rcrs
ar as hpu t trmi wh th isuati is r mistur.
noTE: Wet eipmet is ssceptibe t vtage breaw. Therere, y
sh se a w-vtage Megger tester (100 r 250 VdC), at east
i the eary stages a ryig-t r. I a w-vtage istrmetis t reaiy avaiabe, sw craig a 500-vt tester may be
sbstitte.
May testers have a aitia test rage measrig i ihms
(W). This measremet is typicay mae at y a ew vts, a
is the iea iitia measremet t be mae e eipmet.
This rage measres bew the Meghm rage, a ca, therere,
prvie a acta measremet t se as a bechmar i mitrig
the ryig prcess. I a ihm measremet is btaie, isatihas bee thrghy satrate, bt may be recaimabe. Ateratey
test a ry, watchig the reaigs rise ti they reach the Meghm
rage, at which time higher vtage tests ca be saey empye.
As a xamp hw imprtat past raigs ar, ts at a 100-hp
mtr thats b . Atr a ca-up, a spt raig with th Mggr
tstr shws 1.5 mghms. oha, u prbab sa this is . Whats
mr, i past rcrs shw th isuati rsistac t ru btw 1 a
2 mghms, u b sur.
o th thr ha, i past rcrs shw th rma rsistac vaus t
ru 10 r 20 mghms, th u wu w that watr was sti i th
mtr wiigs.
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Figre 10-Typica ryig crve where e-mite reaigs isati resistace are tae every
r hrs.
Th tpica rig-ut curv r a dC mtr armatur (Fig. 10) shws hw
isuati rsistac chags. durig th frst part th ru, th rsistac
actua crass bcaus th highr tmpratur. Th it riss at a
cstat tmpratur as rig prcs. Fia, it riss t a high vau, as
rm tmpratur (20C) is rach.
nt that i u cuct isuati rsistac tsts urig rig, a u
hav raigs prvius tsts th r uipmt, u w wh
uv rach th sa vau r th uit. yu ma prr t us a tim-
rsistac tst, ta priica (sa, c a shit), usig th ictric
absrpti rati r parizati ix t w r-ut prgrss ( t
crrct r tmpratur).
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EFFECT oF TEMPERATuRE on InSulATIon RESISTAnCE
Th rsistac isuatig matrias crass mar with a icras i
tmpratur. As wv s, hwvr, tsts b th tim-rsistac a stp-
vtag mths ar rativ ipt tmpratur cts, givig
rativ vaus.
I u wat t ma riab cmpariss btw raigs, u shu
crrct th raigs t a bas tmpratur, such as 20C, r ta a ur
raigs at apprximat th sam tmpratur (usua t ifcut t ).
W wi cvr sm gra guis t tmpratur crrcti.
o thumb ru is:
For every 10C increase in temperature,
halve the resistance;
or, for every 10C decrease,double the resistance.
Fr xamp, a tw-mghm rsistac at 20C rucs t 1/2
mghm
at 40C.
each tp isuatig matria wi hav a irt gr rsistac
chag with tmpratur. Factrs hav b vp, hwvr, t
simpi th crrcti rsistac vaus. Tab II givs such actrs r
rtatig uipmt, trasrmrs a cab. yu mutip th raigs ugt b th actr crrspig t th tmpratur (which u t
masur).
Fr xamp, assum u hav a mtr with Cass A isuati a u gt a
raig 2.0 mghms at a tmpratur (i th wiigs) 104F (40C).
Frm Tab II u ra acrss at 104F t th xt cum (r Cass A) a
btai th actr 4.80. yur crrct vau rsistac is th:
2.0 mghms x 4.80 = 9.6 mghms
(raig (crrcti (crrct
at 104F) actr r raig r
Cass A 68F r 20C)
isuati
at 104F)
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nt that th rsistac is amst fv tims gratr at 68F (20C), as
cmpar t th raig ta at 104F. Th rrc tmpratur r
cab is giv as 60F (15.6C), but th imprtat pit is t b csistt
a crrct t th sam bas.
TABlE II-Temperatre Crrecti Factrs*
TeMP. CABleSRoTATInG
eqUIP.
C
F C
lASSA
ClASSB
oIl-FIlled
TRAnSFoRMeRS
Code
nATURAl
Code
GR-S
PeRFoRMAnCe
nATURAl
HeATReSIST.
nATURAl
HeATReSIST.&
PeRFoRM.GR-S
oZoneReSIST.
nATURAlGR-S
VARnISHed
CAMBRIC
IMPReGnATed
PAPeR
0
5
10
15.6
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
7075
32
41
50
60
68
77
86
95
104
113
122
131
140
149
158167
0.21
0.31
0.45
0.71
1.00
1.48
2.20
3.24
4.80
7.10
10.45
15.50
22.80
34.00
50.0074.00
0.40
0.50
0.63
0.81
1.00
1.25
1.58
2.00
2.50
3.15
3.98
5.00
6.30
7.90
10.0012.60
0.25
0.36
0.50
0.74
1.00
1.40
1.98
2.80
3.95
5.60
7.85
11.20
15.85
22.40
31.7544.70
0.25
0.40
0.61
1.00
1.47
2.27
3.52
5.45
8.45
13.10
20.00
0.12
0.23
0.46
1.00
1.83
3.67
7.32
14.60
29.20
54.00
116.00
0.47
0.60
0.76
1.00
1.24
1.58
2.00
2.55
3.26
4.15
5.29
6.72
8.58
0.42
0.56
0.73
1.00
1.28
1.68
2.24
2.93
3.85
5.08
6.72
8.83
11.62
15.40
20.3026.60
0.22
0.37
0.58
1.00
1.53
2.48
4.03
6.53
10.70
17.10
27.85
45.00
73.00
118.00
193.00313.00
0.14
0.26
0.49
1.00
1.75
3.29
6.20
11.65
25.00
41.40
78.00
0.10
0.20
0.43
1.00
1.94
4.08
8.62
18.20
38.50
81.00
170.00
345.00
775.00
0.28
0.43
0.64
1.00
1.43
2.17
3.20
4.77
7.15
10.70
16.00
24.00
36.00
*Corrected to 20 C for rotating equipment and transformers; 15.6 C for cable.
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nmgraph tmpratur crrcti vaus r Mggr raigs(crrct t 25C). Fr rtatig machir with Cass B isuati.
EFFECTS oF HuMIdITY
W hav sp at varius pits i this maua abut th prsc
mistur i isuati a its vr mar ct up rsistac vaus. yu
might xpct, thrr, that icrasig humiit (mistur ctt) i th
surruig (ambit) air cu act isuati rsistac. A it ca t
varig grs.
I ur uipmt prats rguar abv th w-pit tmpratur (th
tmpratur at which th mistur vapr i air css as a iui), th
tst raig rma wi t b act much b th humiit. ev i th
uipmt t b tst is i, th sam is tru s g as its tmpratur is
pt abv th w pit.
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The aforementioned statement assumes that the insulation surfaces
are free of contaminants, such as certain lints and acids or salts,
which have the property of absorbing moisture (theyre called
hygroscopic or deliquescent materials by chemists). Their
presence could unpredictably affect your readings; they should be
removed before tests are made.
I ctrica uipmt wr ccr primari with th citis
th xps suracs whr mistur css a acts th vra
rsistac th isuati. Stuis shw, hwvr, that w wi rm i th
cracs a crvics isuati br it is visib vit th surac.
dw-pit masurmts wi giv u a cu as t whthr such ivisib
citis might xist, atrig th tst rsuts.
As a part ur maitac rcrs, thrr, its a g ia t mat at ast whthr th surruig air was r r humi wh th
tst was ma. As, whthr th tmpratur was abv r bw th
ambit. Wh u tst vita uipmt, rcr th ambit wt a r
bub tmpraturs, rm which w-pit a prct rativ r absut
humiit ca b btai.
PREPARATIon oF APPARATuS To TEST
1. Tae ot Service
Shut w th apparatus. op switchs. d-rgiz. discct rm
thr uipmt a circuits, icuig utra a prtctiv (wrms
tmprar) gru cctis. S Saety Precatis, pag 26.
2. Mae Sre Jst What is Ice i the Test
Ispct th istaati vr caru t trmi just what uipmt
is cct a wi b icu i th tst, spcia i it is ifcut r
xpsiv t iscct assciat apparatus a circuits. Pa particuar
attti t cuctrs that a awa rm th istaati. This is vr
imprtat, bcaus th mr uipmt that is icu i a tst, th wr
th raig wi b, a th tru isuati rsistac th apparatus i
usti ma b mas b that th assciat uipmt.
It is awas pssib, curs, that th isuati rsistac th cmpt
istaati (withut iscctig vrthig) wi b satisactri high,
spcia r a spt chc. or, it ma b highr tha th rag th
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Mggr istrumt i us, i which cas thig wu b gai b
sparatig th cmpts, bcaus th isuati rsistac ach part
wu b sti highr.
Fr a iitia tst, it ma b cssar t sparat th cmpt parts, v
thugh abr a xps ar ivv, a tst ach sparat. As
ma a tst a th cmpts cct tgthr. With this irmati rcr, it ma t b cssar t sparat th cmpts utur
tsts uss uaccutab w raigs ar bsrv.
3. discharge Capacitace
It is vr imprtat that capacitac b ischarg, bth br a atr
a isuati rsistac tst. It shu b ischarg r a pri abut ur
tims as g as tst vtag was appi i a prvius tst.
Mggr istrumts ar rut uipp with ischarg circuits r this
purps. I a ischarg ucti is t prvi, a ischarg stic shu b
us. lav high capacitiv apparatus (i.., capacitrs, arg wiigs, tc.)
shrt circuit uti ra t r-rgiz.
4. Crret leaage at Switches
Wh apparatus is shut w r th isuati rsistac tst, ma sur
that th raigs ar t act b aag vr r thrugh switchs r
us bcs, tc. Such aag ma mas th tru isuati rsistac th
apparatus ur tst. S Us a Gar Termia, pag 50.
or, what ma b mr srius, currt rm a rgiz i ma a it
th apparatus a caus icsistt raigs, particuar i th iv i is
dC. Hwvr, such aag usua ca b tct b watchig th pitr
th Mggr istrumt at th mmt th tst as ar cct t
th apparatus a br th istrumt is prat. Br maig ths
bsrvatis, b sur that a capacitac is ischarg b shrt circuitig rgruig th apparatus.
CAUTION: Never connect a Megger insulation tester to energized
lines or equipment. Never use the tester or any of its leads or
accessories for any purpose not described in this book.
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SAFETY PRECAuTIonS
obsrv a rus r sat wh taig uipmt ut srvic. Bc ut
iscct switchs. Tst r rig r iuc vtags. App wrms
grus.
Rmmbr that wh wrig aru high vtag uipmt thr is
awas a pssibiit vtags big iuc i apparatus ur tst
r is t which it is cct, bcaus prximit t rgiz high
vtag uipmt. Thrr, rathr tha rmvig a wrms gru i
rr t ma a tst, it is mr avisab t iscct th apparatus, such
as a trasrmr r circuit brar, rm th xps bus r i, avig th
attr gru. Us rubbr gvs wh cctig th tst as t th
apparatus a whi pratig th Mggr istrumt.
Apparatus Under Test Must Not Be Live!
S pag 24 Preparati Apparats r Test.
I utra r thr gru cctis hav t b iscct, ma sur
th ar t carrig currt at th tim, a that wh iscct
thr uipmt wi ac cssar prtcti.
Pa particuar attti t cuctrs that a awa rm th circuit bigtst a ma sur th hav b prpr iscct rm a surc
vtag.
Shc Hazar rm Test Vtage
obsrv th vtag ratig th Mggr istrumt a rgar it with
apprpriat cauti. larg ctrica uipmt a cabs usua hav
sufcit capacitac t str up a agrus amut rg rm th
tst currt. Ma sur this capacitac is ischarg atr th tst a
br haig th tst as. S as discharge Capacitace, pag 25.
Expsi a Fire Hazar
S ar as is w, thr is fr hazar i th rma us a Mggr
isuati tstr. Thr is, hwvr, a hazar wh tstig uipmt
cat i iammab r xpsiv atmsphrs.
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Slight sparking may be encountered:
(1) Wh attachig th tst as t uipmt i which th capacitac
has t b cmpt ischarg
(2) durig a tst, arcig thrugh r vr aut isuati
(3) Fwig a tst wh capacitac is ischarg
CAUTION:
Do not use the instrument
in an explosive atmosphere.
Sggestis:
Fr (1) a (3): Arrag prmat ista gruig aciitis atst as t a pit whr istrumt cctis ca b ma i a sa
atmsphr.
Fr (2): Us w-vtag tstig istrumts, r a sris rsistac.
Fr (3): d t iscct th tst as r at ast 30 t 60 scs
wig a tst, awig tim r capacitac ischarg.
ConnECTIonS FoR TESTInG InSulATIon RESISTAnCEoF ElECTRICAl EquIPMEnT
Th wig iagrams shw hw t cct a Mggr isuati tstr t
varius tps ctrica uipmt. Th iagrams as shw i pricip
hw uipmt must b iscct rm thr circuits br th
istrumt is cct.
Ths iustratis ar tpica a wi srv as guis r tstig isuati
rsistac practica a tps apparatus a cuctrs.
Br prcig with tsts, ra th artic Preparati Apparats
r Test, pag 24.
REMEMBER! The Megger isati resistace tester measreswhatever resistace is cecte betwee its termias. This mayice series r parae eaage paths thrgh isati r verits srace.
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1. AC Mtrs & Startig Eipmet
Figre 11
Cctis r tstig th isuati rsistac a mtr, startig
uipmt a cctig is, i para. nt that th startr switch is
i th psiti r th tst. It is awas prrab t iscct th
cmpt parts a tst thm sparat i rr t trmi whr
wasss xist.
2. dC Geeratrs & Mtrs
Figre 12
With th brushs rais as iicat, th brush riggig a f cis ca b
tst sparat rm th armatur. liwis th armatur ca b tst b
its. With th brushs wr, th tst wi b that brush riggig, fcis a armatur cmbi.
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3. Wirig Istaati
Figre 13
Cctis r tstig t gru ach circuit sparat, wrig rm th
istributi pa.
Figre 14
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Cctis at th mai pwr bar, rm which pit th tir
sstm ca b tst t gru at tim, prviig a switchs i th
istributi pa ar cs.
4. Appiaces, Meters, Istrmets & Misceaes Eectrica Apparats
Figre 15
Cctis r tstig a appiac. Th tst is ma btw th
cuctr (th hatig uit, mtr, tc.) a xps mta parts. Th
apparatus must b iscct rm a surc pwr a pac
sm isuatig matria.
5. Ctr, Sigaig & Cmmicati Cabes
Figre 16
Cctis r tstig isuati rsistac wir i a muti-
cuctr cab agaist a thr wirs a shath cct tgthr.
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I6. Pwer Cabes
Cctis r tstig th isuati rsistac a pwr cab. Wh
tstig cab, it is usua bst t iscct at bth s i rr t tst
th cab b its, a t avi rrr u t aag acrss r thrugh
switchbars r pabars. S as use Gar Termia, pag 50.
Figre 17
Figre 18
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7. Pwer Trasrmers
Figre 19
Cctis r tstig isuati rsistac a trasrmr high vtag
wiig a bushigs, a th high tsi iscct switch, i para,
with rrc t th w vtag wiig a gru. nt that th w
vtag wiig is gru r this tst.
8. AC Geeratrs
Figre 20
With this ccti, th isuati rsistac wi b that th gratr
statr wiig a cctig cab cmbi. T tst ithr th statr
wiig r th cab its, th cab must b iscct at th machi.
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AddITIonAl noTES ABouT uSInG A MEGGER InSulATIon TESTER
Testig leas
Irir r ctiv tstig as wi caus rrus a misaig rsuts
isuati rsistac tsts. Ta car i this rspct.
uisate leasT avi rrr u t th isuati as, pac th Mggr istrumt
cs t th ugru trmia r cuctr th apparatus ur tst
a cct a shrt pic ight bar wir irct rm th li trmia
th istrumt t th apparatus. I th Guar trmia is us, it ma b
trat simiar. n. 18 r 20 gaug, si wir wi sufc. Supprt th a
b its cctis t th istrumt a th apparatus.
With this mth cctig rm th li trmia, th uait thisuati, i a, th earth r Gru a bcms uimprtat.
Isate leas
Whr pc is pac th isuati as, th must b
urab a th bst uait isuatig matria. oi rsistat, sthtic,
rubbr-isuat, sig-cuctr n. 14 stra wir is rcmm.
Th utr jact shu b smth, with utr brai. lugs shu b
ftt r attachig t th istrumt trmias, a stut sprig cips ar
rcmm r cctig t th apparatus r circuit ur tst. A
cvit gth a ma b us. Jits ar t b avi.
Atr cctig th as t th istrumt, a just br cctig
thm t th apparatus, ma sur thr is a rm a t a. d this
b pratig th istrumt, which shu ra Ifit. d t crrct sight
a aag b attmptig t rst th Ifit Ajustr a high-rag
istrumt. Th tuch th tst s th as tgthr t ma sur
th ar t iscct r br.
Currt tstig with th high-rag (50,000 mghms) Mggr isuati
tstrs ruirs that th li tst a b maitai at a high vau s that
it wi t tr it th masurmt. Th shi tst a, with th shi
cct t Guar, prvts a aags vr its trmiatis r thrugh
th a isuatig matria, rm big masur.
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Istrctis r use
Th utagg th shi a is t b cct t th li a
Guar trmias th Mggr istrumt th trmia t li a
th si (shi) trmia t Guar. Th cip th li a is cct t
th apparatus ur tst i th rguar wa. Th utbar Guar trmia
ma b cct t that part th apparatus ur tst which th usrwishs t guar. Th cuctr mp i maig this ccti must b
isuat r th vtag ratig th Mggr istrumt us.
Eect Capacitace
Capacitac i apparatus ur tst must b charg up t th rat dC
vtag th Mggr isuati tstr, a maitai r 30 t 60 scs
br a fa raig is ta. Ma sur that capacitac is ischarg,
b shrt circuitig a gruig th apparatus br cctig th tstas. S discharge Capacitace, pag 25.
noTE: Capacitace cases the piter t swig twars zer whie the
istrmet is beig brght p t spee, a t swig scae bey
ifity whe the geeratr is swig w. This is simpy the charge
wig it a t the capacitace a thrgh the eectig ci
the hmmeter.
Capacitac cts ar mst ticab i arg gratrs, i pwr acmmuicati cab mr tha a w hur t i gth, a i
capacitrs. I gra, ths cts ar sma with capacitac ss tha
0.01 F. It bcms mr ticab as capacitac a/r th ssitivit
th istrumt icrass. Th hav-ut sris Mggr isuati
tstrs ca b us arg capacitrs with g rsuts, particuar wh
prat rm th pwr i rathr tha th ha cra.
operatig Time
A vr imprtat csirati i maig isuati rsistac tsts is th
tim ruir r th raig isuati rsistac t rach a maximum.
Th tim ruir t charg th gmtric capacitac is vr shrt usua
mr tha a w scs a that which causs urthr a i
rachig u charg is a ictric absrpti ct. It ma b a mattr
miuts r v hurs r this ctrifcati tim t b cmpt, a r
th pitr t rach a absut maximum.
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Shrt-Time Reaigs
Fr shrt-tim raigs isuati rsistac, prat th istrumt r
a fit gth tim, ithr 30 scs r 1 miut, a ra at th
that tim. Ctiu craig stai at sip sp uti th raig has
b ta. Ma utur tsts with th sam gth pratig tim.
Time-Resistace Meth
Wh usig a ha-cra istrumt, prat ctiuus r 1 miut.
Ta a raig at th th frst 30 scs a athr raig at th
th miut.
Wh usig a mtr-riv r rctifr-prat istrumt, th tim
itrvas ar usua 1 miut a 10 miuts rm th tim th tstig
vtag is appi. or, tim-rsistac curvs ma b ta vr a pri
10 t 30 miuts r gr.
Vtage Scaes
Sm isuati tstrs ma b suppi with a vtag sca t chc r
th absc vtag br isuati tstig. As xpai i th Saety
Precatis scti, hwvr, isuati tstrs shu vr b cct
t rgiz is r uipmt wh prat i a th Isuati Tst
r Rsistac Tst ms.
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InTERPRETATIon-MInIMuM VAluES
Isuati rsistac ctrica uipmt is act b ma variabs
such as th uipmt sig; th tp isuatig matria us, icuig
birs a imprgatig cmpus; th thicss th isuati a
its ara; caiss, mistur a tmpratur. Fr isuati rsistac
raigs t b a ccusiv masur th citi th uipmtbig tst, ths variabs must b ta it csirati.
Atr th uipmt has b put it srvic, actrs such as th sig
th uipmt, th i isuatig matria us, a its thicss a
ara cas t b variabs, awig miimum isuati rsistac vaus
t b stabish withi rasab tracs. Th variabs that must b
csir atr th uipmt ha b put it srvic, a at th tim
that th isuati rsistac masurmts ar big ma, ar caiss,
mistur, tmpratur a mchaica amag (such as racturs).
G Hseeepig
Th mst imprtat ruirmts i th riab prati ctrica
uipmt ar caiss, a th imiati mistur ptrati
it th isuati. This ma b csir as g huspig, a
is sstia i th maitac a tps ctrica uipmt. Th
vr act that isuati rsistac is act b mistur a irt, with
u awacs r tmpratur, mas th Mggr isuati tstr th
vauab t that it is i ctrica maitac. It is at c a gaug
caiss a g huspig as w as a tctr trirati
a impig trub.
What Reaigs t Expect Periic Tests
Svra critria r miimum vaus isuati rsistac hav b
vp a ar summariz hr. Th shu srv as a gui r
uipmt i srvic. Hwvr, priic tsts uipmt i srvic wiusua rva raigs csirab highr tha th suggst miimum
sa vaus.
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Thrr, it is strg rcmm that rcrs priic tsts b pt,
bcaus prsistt wwar trs i isuati rsistac usua giv air
warig impig trub, v thugh th actua vaus ma b highr
tha th suggst miimum sa vaus.
Cvrs, awacs must b ma r uipmt i srvic shwig
priic tst vaus wr tha th suggst miimum sa vaus, sg as th vaus rmai stab r csistt. I such cass, atr u
csirati has b giv t tmpratur a humiit citis at th
tim tst, thr ma b r ccr. This citi ma b caus
b uirm istribut aags a harmss atur, a ma t b th
rsut a agrus caiz wass.
Hr agai, rcrs isuati rsistac tsts vr a pri tim rva
chags which ma justi ivstigati. Th tr th curv ma b mrsigifcat tha th umrica vaus thmsvs.
The oe-Meghm Re
Fr ma ars mghm has b wi us as a air awab wr
imit r isuati rsistac riar iustria ctrica uipmt
rat up t 1000 vts, a is sti rcmm r ths wh ma t b
t amiiar with isuati rsistac tstig practics, r wh ma t wish
t apprach th prbm rm a mr tchica pit viw.
Fr uipmt rat abv 1000 vts th mghm ru is usua
stat as a miimum mghm pr thusa vts. Athugh this
ru is smwhat arbitrar, a ma b criticiz as acig a girig
uati, it has st th tst a g ma ars practica
xpric. It givs sm assurac that uipmt is t t wt r irt
a has sav ma a ucssar braw.
Mr rct stuis th prbm, hwvr, hav rsut i rmuas
r miimum vaus isuati rsistac that ar bas th i
isuatig matria us a th ctrica a phsica imsis th
tps uipmt ur csirati.
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MInIMuM VAluES FoR InSulATIon RESISTAnCE
Rtatig Machiery
Th Ieee gui, Rcmm Practics r Tstig Isuati Rsistac
Rtatig Machir, as with th prbm maig a itrprtig
isuati rsistac masurmts r rtatig machir. It rviws th
actrs which act r chag isuati rsistac charactristics, utisa rcmms uirm mths r maig tsts, a prsts rmuas
r th cacuati apprximat miimum isuati rsistac vaus r
varius tps AC a dC rtatig machir. Th gui stats:
Th rcmm miimum isuati rsistac Rm
r atratig-currt
a irct-currt machi armatur wiigs a r f wiigs
atratig-currt a irct-currt machis ca b trmi b:
Rm
= V + 1
whr:
Rm
= rcmm miimum isuati rsistac i mghms
at 40C th tir machi wiig
V = rat machi trmia t trmia pttia, i ivts
I appicatis whr th machi is vita, it has b csir g
practic t iitiat rcitiig shu th isuati rsistac, havigb w abv th miimum vau giv b e 2, rp apprciab t ar
that v.
It is recmmee that thse wh perate a maitai rtatig machiery
btai cpies the IEEE pbicati, Recmmee Practices r Testig
Isati Resistace Rtatig Machiery, which ca be btaie by
writig the IEEE at 345 East 47th St., new Yr, nY, 10017.
BshigsI th cas utr i circuit brar bushigs, xpric has shw
that a bushig, with its assmb assciat isuatig mmbrs,
shu, r riab prati, hav a isuati rsistac vau abv
10,000 mghms at 20C. This assums that th i withi th ta is i
g citi, that th brar is sparat rm its xtra cctis
t thr uipmt, a that th prcai wathr shi is guar.
This mas that ach cmpt such as th stripp bushig its,
crss-mmbr, it r, wr arcig shi, tc., shu hav a isuatirsistac i xcss that vau.
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A cmpts which ar suprfcia ca a r a hav vaus ss
tha 10,000 mghms ar usua trirat itra, b th prsc
mistur r carbiz paths, t such a xtt that th ar t riab
r g srvic uss rciti. This is particuar s wh pratig
ur surg citis such as urig ightig isturbacs. I th cas
th stripp bushig its, th wr stm a uppr wathr shi must
b ithr prct ca r guar br it is cm as uriab
bcaus a isuati rsistac vau ss tha 10,000 mghms.
What has b sai r stripp i circuit brar bushigs as appis
t bushigs r thr uipmt, such as trasrmrs. Sic bushigs
a thr assciat mmbrs hav vr high isuati rsistac vaus
rma, a Mggr isuati tstr havig a rag at ast 10,000
mghms is cssar t tst such uipmt. Mggr istrumts havig
rags up t 50,000 mghms wi prmit bsrvati triratigtrs i bushigs br th rach th ustiab vau 10,000
mghms.
Cabe a Cctrs
Cab a cuctr istaatis prst a wi variati citis
rm th pit viw th rsistac th isuati. Ths citis
rsut rm th ma is isuatig matrias us, th vtag
ratig r isuati thicss, a th gth th circuit ivv i thmasurmt. Furthrmr, such circuits usua xt vr grat istacs,
a ma b subjct t wi variatis i tmpratur, which wi hav a
ct th isuati rsistac vaus btai. Th trmias cabs
a cuctrs wi as hav a ct th tst vaus uss th ar
ca a r, r guar.
Th Isuat Cab egirs Assciati (ICeA) givs miimum vaus
isuati rsistac i its spcifcatis r varius tps cabs a
cuctrs. Ths miimum vaus ar r w, sig-cuctr wir acab atr big subjct t a AC high vtag tst a bas a dC
tst pttia 500 vts appi r miut at a tmpratur
60F.
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Ths staar miimum vaus (r sig-cuctr cab) ar bas
th wig rmua:
R = k g10
d/
whr:
R = mghms pr 1000 t cab
k = cstat r isuatig matria
d = utsi iamtr cuctr isuati
= iamtr cuctr
Miimm Vaes k at 60 F.
Isuati TpImprgat Papr ................................................................... 2,640
Varish Cambric .................................................................... 2,460
Thrmpastic-Pth ........................................abv 50,000
Cmpsit Pth ......................................................... 30,000
Thrmpastic-Pvi:
Pvi Chri 60C ........................................................ 500
Pvi Chri 75C ..................................................... 2,000
Gra natura Rubbr Sthtic Rubbr
C ...............................................................................................950
Prrmac ....................................... 10,560 ............................2,000
Hat Rsistat..................................... 10,560 ............................2,000
oz Rsistat...................... 10,000 (But) ............................2,000
krit ..........................................................................................4,000
S pags 44 a 45 r Tabs lg10
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Th isuati rsistac cuctr a muticuctr cab t a
thrs a shath is:
R = k g10
d/
whr:
d = iamtr vr isuati uivat sig-cuctr cab
= + 2c + 2b
= iamtr cuctr (r sctr cabs uas iamtr
ru cuctr sam crss-scti)
c = thicss cuctr isuati
b = thicss jact isuati
(a imesis mst be expresse i same its)
Trasrmers
Accptab isuati rsistac vaus r r a cmpu-f
trasrmrs shu b cmparab t ths r Cass A rtatig machir,
athugh staar miimum vaus ar avaiab.
oi-f trasrmrs r vtag rguatrs prst a spcia prbm i that
th citi th i has a mar iuc th isuati rsistac
th wiigs.
I th absc mr riab ata th wig rmua is suggst:
R = Ce
VA
R = miimum 1-miut 500-vt dC isuati rsistac i mghms
rm wiig t gru, with thr wiig r wiigs guar,
r rm wiig t wiig with cr guar
C = a cstat r 20C masurmts
e = vtag ratig wiig ur tst
VA = rat capacit wiig ur tst
Fr tsts wiig t gru with th thr wiig r wiigs
gru, th vaus wi b much ss tha that giv b th rmua.
R i this rmua is bas r, aci-r, sug-r i, a bushigs
a trmia bars that ar i g citi.
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Vaes C at 20C
60-Hrtz 25-Hrtz
Ta i-f tp 1.5 1.0
Uta i-f tp 30.0 20.0
dr r cmpu-f tp 30.0 20.0
This rmua is it r sig-phas trasrmrs. I th trasrmr
ur tst is th thr-phas tp, a th thr iiviua wiigs ar
big tst as , th:
e = vtag ratig th sig-phas wiigs
(phas t phas r ta cct uits a phas t
utra r star cct uits)
VA = rat capacit th cmpt thr-phas wiig ur tst
TESTS uSInG MulTI-VolTAGE MEGGER InSulATIon TESTERS
Maitac practic trs iicat th vau tstig isuati with
dC vtags at vs smwhat highr tha th pa vau th rat AC
vtag th uipmt big tst. Such dC tsts hav i sm cass
b shw t rva -structiv icipit wasss i isuati
which cu t thrwis b u, xcpt pssib b partia ischarg
tcti at -structiv AC tst vtag vs.Th tchiu ivvs th appicati tw r mr dC vtags, a
critica bsrvig a ructi isuati rsistac at th highr
vtag. A mar r uusua ructi i isuati rsistac r a
prscrib icras i appi vtag is a iicati icipit wass.
It is imprtat t mti that th mrits this tchiu aris rm mr
rct ivstigatis which iicat that rathr high dC vtag ca b us
t tct wasss withut amagig th isuati. Th maximum vau vtag which shu b us wi p arg th caiss a
rss th isuati t b tst.
I maig tsts isuati at such dC vtags, th hmmtr mth
has at ast tw avatags. First, prscrib fx vtags ar switch
it us, a istrumt masurmt ma with th irct raig
hmmtr. This is a simp a rprucib mth cmpar t i
which ma chics vtag ar avaiab. Athr imprtat avatag
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th hmmtr ca b xpai b rrrig t Fig. 21. I this fgur, th
chag which ma ccur i aag currt atr th absrpti currt has
isappar is shw ptt i trms isuati rsistac agaist thr
irt vtags. nt that thr is chag i rsistac shw i th
fgur btw 500 a 1000 vts, iicatig chag i th isuati
as a rsut appig ths tw vtags. This is a assumpti, but is a
citi which is t ucmm i practic. I th isuati ctius t
b stab at 2500 vts, thr wi b chag i th isuati rsistac
vau btai, which is shw b th tt xtsi th hrizta
i i th fgur. Wh -iar citis appar at a highr vtag, th
vtag rsistac curv rvas this vr car b a wr rsistac vau,
iicat b th wwar curv i th fgur. Th fgur, thrr, rvas
th simpicit trmiig th chag i isuati stabiit b usig thr
fx vtags which ar asi rprucib wh maig thr-vtag tsts
a ruti basis.
Figre 21
W wish t mphasiz that th curv i Fig. 21 iicats th rsistac
chag u t aag currt , a t th absrpti currt which
ma appar r a pri tim with ach chag i vtag. It ma b
cssar t wait a apprciab amut tim atr ach vtag chag
r th absrpti currt t isappar br taig a raig.
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T bttr ursta th tchiu maig isuati rsistac tsts at
tw r mr vtags, th wig stps ar suggst, usig a iustria
r tracti mtr cass i th 300- t 1000-vt rag as a xamp:
1. Ma a -miut Mggr istrumt tst at 500 vts t srv as a basis
cmparis r subsut stps.
2. Atr a caru caig prati ma a sc 500-vt tst t
trmi th ctivss th caig.
3. I th -miut isuati rsistac vau is subrma, r i th 60
sc/30 sc isuati rsistac rati is gratr tha at this
pit th a rig prati ma b sirab br usig a highr
tst vtag. Hwvr, maig athr tst at 1000 vts a cmparig
ths raigs with ths rm th 500-vt tst wi hp i trmiig
th r rig. I th 1000-vt tst vau is apprciab ss thathat at 500 vts, th a rig prati shu b prrm. o th
thr ha, i th 1000-vt a 500-vt tst vaus ar apprximat
th sam, it is rasab t assum that th cisi t prrm a rig
prati ca b rr uti atr th xt stp.
4. Ma a Mggr istrumt tst at 2500 vts. I thr is apprciab
irc i th 500- a 2500-vt tst vaus, g vic xists that
th mtr i usti is i riab citi as ar as its isuati is
ccr. o th thr ha, i thr is a apprciab irc i thtw, thr is g vic that mr thrugh rcitiig is ca
r. I th isuati ais ur th 2500-vt tst, atr wig stps 1,
2 a 3, w biv thr is a iih that th mtr i usti wu
ai i srvic v thugh a attmpt wr ma t rciti it th
basis w-vtag tsts .
Th muti-vtag mth ca as b hpu i trmiig th prsc
xcssiv mistur i th isuati uipmt rat at vtags
uivat t r gratr tha th highst vtag avaiab rm th muti-
vtag Mggr istrumt big us. I thr wrs, v thugh th
highst Mggr istrumt vtag avaiab s t strss th isuati
b its ratig, a tw-vtag tst ca, vrthss, t rva th
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prsc mistur. I th isuati rsistac is frst tst th shrt-
tim raig basis (frst at vtag v a th at a highr pttia),
a wr vau isuati rsistac at th highr dC tst vtag usua
iicats th prsc mistur. Th appi vtags shu prrab b
i th rati 1 t 5. expric has iicat that a chag 25% i th
isuati rsistac vau, with a 1 t 5 rati i tst vtags, is usua u
t th prsc a xcssiv amut mistur.
This mth is t bas a ictric absrpti phma, but it s
rat t th evrsh ect. As with tim-rsistac masurmts, th
muti-vtag mth tstig isuati rsistac has icras vau
wh ma a priic r schu basis.
Figre 22-Time Resistace Test Frms
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STEP-VolTAGE METHod
I this mth, u a muti-vtag Mggr istrumt t app tw
r mr vtags i stps, i 500 vts a th 1000 vts. yu r
a ructi isuati rsistac at th highr vtag. I th rsistac
is wr, its a sig a isuati wass that shws up at th
highr vtag. Fig. 23 shws a xamp i which, ista prgrssivicrasig th vtag, u frst tst at a w vtag (such as 500 vts) a
th, atr ischargig th samp, u tst agai at a highr vtag (such
as 2500 vts). A irc i th tw tsts i trms mghms wi shw
sigs wass at th highr vtag a warig t ivstigat urthr.
As th citis withi th samp trirat, th highr-vtag pt, as
shw i Fig. 23, wi ruc i mghms cmpar t th wr-vtag
, a its upwar sp wi b ss.
Figre 23-Typica crves with the step-vtage test.
Th thr bhi th stp-vtag tchiu is a bit cmpx, but w tr
t p it simp. Mistur a irt i isuati ar usua rva b tsts
at vtags ar bw ths xpct i srvic. Hwvr, cts agig r
mchaica amag i air ca a r isuati ma t b rva at
such w strss.
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nw, wh th vtag is icras i stps t pruc ctrica strsss
which apprach r xc ths cutr i srvic, th ca wa
spts iuc th vra isuati rsistac mr a mr. Th
rsistac such ca auts gra crass rapi as th ctrica
strss i thm icrass b a crtai imit. Th pt cscutiv
Mggr istrumt raigs car shws th sharp rp wh this ccurs
(s Fig. 24).
Figre 24-Test crves by the step-vtage meth, cmparig rests with g a ba isati.
Crve 1 (wer pt) shws efite rp i resistace with icreasig vtage, iicatig a prbem.
Crve 2 (pper pt) shws citis i the same mtr wiig ater ceaig, baig a
impregatig perati.
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yu t p th tst vtag cstat btw stps r abut
60 scs. This shrt pri wi t act th tr i rsistac chag.
Th tim pri, hwvr, shu awas b th sam r a giv pic
uipmt. A th absrpti currt ma t hav isappar i this
tim, but ur rsistac masurmts wi b ma th sam basis a
thrr wi b maigu. yur rsuts ar ipt th isuati
matria a its tmpratur bcaus ur ig at th chag i
rsistac t th absut rsistac vaus.
As is tru with th spt-raig a tim-rsistac masurmts, th
stp-vtag mth is mr vauab t u wh rpat a priic,
schu basis.
Th stp-vtag mth is particuar usu i trmiig th prsc
xcssiv mistur r thr ctamiats i th isuati uipmt
that is rat at vtags uivat t r gratr tha th highst vtag
avaiab i ur muti-vtag Mggr istrumt. I thr wrs, v
thugh ur highst vtag s t strss th isuati b its ratig,
a tw-vtag tst ca, vrthss, t rva th prsc such
ctamiats.
Fr xamp, assum that u frst tst isuati rsistac a shrt-tim
raig basis at a vtag 500 VdC, a th at a highr pttia ,
sa, 2500 VdC. ev thugh th attr vtag ma b mia i rati tth vtag ratig ur uipmt, a wr vau isuati rsistac
at th highr tst vtag usua iicats th prsc ctamiat
racturs r thr aag paths thrugh th isuati t gru.
Th appi vtags shu prrab b i th rati 1 t 5 r gratr
(500 a 2500, r xamp). Rsuts t at shw that a chag 25%
i th isuati rsistac vau, with a 1 t 5 rati i tst vtags, is
usua u t th prsc a xcssiv amut mistur r thr
ctamiat.
uSE oF A GuARd TERMInAl
A Mggr isuati tstrs havig rags 1000 mghms a highr
ar uipp with Guar trmias. Th purps this trmia is t
prvi aciitis r maig a thr-trmia twr masurmt, s that
th rsistac tw pssib paths ca b trmi irct. It
has th urthr r scar purps prviig a surc dC vtag
g rguati a imit currt capacit.
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Th isuati a ctrica apparatus has tw cuctig r aag
paths thrugh th isuatig matria a th thr vr its suracs.
B prviig a thir tst trmia i th path th surac aag, it is
sparat it tw parts, rmig a thr-trmia twr as shw i
Fig. 25a. I practic, this thir trmia ma b prvi as shw i
Figurs 26 t 38.
Figre 25a
Figre 25b
Figre 26-Shwig hw t se the Gar termia t eimiate the eects srace eaage acrss
expse isati at e e a cabe. See as Figres 28, 30 a 31.
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Thr ar as cass, such as u i tw wiig trasrmrs r muti-
cuctr cabs, whr a thr-trmia twr is rm as shw i
Fig. 25b. Figurs 30 a 33 a thrs shw practica appicatis this
rm thr-trmia twr.
I maig a thr-trmia tst ivvig masurmt, th li
trmia th Mggr istrumt is cct t Trmia 1, Fig. 25a, thGuar trmia t Trmia 3, a th earth trmia t Trmia 2. This wi
giv th tru vau r12
, prvi r23
a r13
ar t t w i vau. Th
g r23
, which is cct acrss th Mggr istrumt gratr, shu
b abut 1 mghm r highr t prvt xcssiv a th gratr,
a maitai satisactr gratr vtag.
I usig th Guar trmia, particuar i th cas mtr-riv r
rctifr-prat Mggr istrumts, as ma crtai that thr is chac a arc-vr btw th guar trmia th samp a
gru. Such a arc-vr ma caus usirab arcig at th cmmutatr
th istrumt gratr.
Th g r13
, which shuts th Mggr ctig ci, shu b at ast 100
mghms r a masurig accurac apprximat 1%. Th 1% accurac
fgur is bas th R' baast rsistr big 1 mghm, which is tpica.
Fr mr prcis trmiatis accurac, btai th xact vau R' b
writig t Mggr a givig th sria umbr th istrumt i us.
Figre 27-Shwig hw t se the Gar cecti t eimiate the eects srace eaage
acrss expse isati at bth es a cabe whe a spare cctr i the cabe is avaiabe r
cmpetig the Gar cecti.
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Figre 28-Shwig se the Gar cecti t eimiate the eect eaage t gr, as i
Figre 26, a as the eect eaage t ajacet cctrs. nte that the Gar wire is wrappe
ar the expse isati a as is cecte t the ajacet cctrs.
d t cse this iagram with Figre 26, where the Gar wire ges y t the expse
isati, a the ajacet cctrs are gre.
Figre 29-T eimiate the eect srace eaage i measrig the tre resistace a isatig
member, sch as a it r i a circit breaer.
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Figre 31-Cectis r testig isati resistace betwee e wire a a ther wires
cecte, witht beig aecte by eaage t gr.
Figre 32-Shwig se sprig car as a Gar cecti t eimiate the eects srace
eaage. The evice er test mst be iscecte rm a ther eipmet.
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Figre 33-Cectis r testig isati resistace a trasrmer high vtage wiig a
bshigs, a the high tesi iscect switch i parae with reerece t gr bt witht
beig aecte by eaage betwee the high a w vtage wiigs thrgh se the Gar
cecti.
Figre 34-Cectis r testig isati resistace betwee high a w vtage wiigs
witht beig aecte by eaage t gr.
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ouTdooR oIl CIRCuIT BREAkERS
Th ur iustratis (Fig. 35 thrugh 38) shw th usua mths tstig
bushigs a assciat parts a utr i circuit brar, a th
accmpaig tab iicats th tst prcur b stps.
I th tst vaus ar bw 10,000 mghms i a th ur stps, th
ta shu b wr r rai s that th xcssiv sss ca b
isat b urthr tsts a ivstigatis. I th tst vaus ar bw
50,000 mghms i tst #1, th tr th citi th particuar
bushig ivv shu b watch b maig mr rut tsts.
Tst BrarPsiti
Bushigergiz
BushigGuar
BushigGru
PartMasur
1
2
3
4
p
p
p
cs
1 (2 tguar)
1
1 & 2
1 & 2
1
1
1 & 2
1 & 2
2
Bushig 1
Bushig 1 i parawith crss mmbr
Bushig 1 & 2 ipara
Bushig 1 & 2 ipara with it r
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Figre 36-Step 2
Figre 35-Step 1
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Figre 37-Step 3
Figre 38-Step 4
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SETTInG uP A MAInTEnAnCE PRoGRAM
T start isuati tstig thr is gra ru: Put frst thigs frst.
That is, rviw a th ctrica uipmt a cassi it as t rativ
imprtac. Fr xamp, i that AC mtr ai i partmt A, hw
wu it act vra pat pructi? yur pructi pp ca
crtai hp i this a shu b vita itrst i th ia.
I tim prmits at th start, tst vr pic ctrica uipmt a
ma ut a rcr car. Pssib at frst u wi hav t cmbi svra
uits but it wi pa i th g ru t hav tst rcrs r ach iiviua
uit. Th, i isuati wasss shw up, ur jb tracig w
th ig part wi b asir.
Shw i Fig. 40 is rm tst rcr car, which is avaiab rm
Mggr. Fwig is th tp irmati, which bcms mr vauabt u as tsts ar rpat at itrvas:
1. nam a cati th uipmt
2. dats a vaus tst rsuts (rcr actua raig at th tim
tst)
3. Rag, vtag, a sria umbr th Mggr istrumt us
4. Tmpratur th apparatus (as, particuar r arg uits,
wt a r bub tmpraturs r humiit a w-pittrmiatis)
5. Isuati rsistac masurmt crrct r tmpratur
6. A pt cscutiv raigs t shw tr a ab u t
aticipat aiurs
Figre 40
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HoW oFTEn SHould You TEST?
That ps up th siz a cmpxit ur pat. ev itica
uits ca ir i th ruir chc pris; xpric is ur bst gui.
I gra, hwvr, wrig apparatus mtrs, gratrs tc. ar mr
i t vp isuati wasss, as cmpar t wirig, isuatrs
a th i. A tst schu r wrig uipmt shu b stabish,varig rm vr 6 t 12 mths, pig th siz uipmt
a svrit th surruig atmsphric citis. Fr wirig a th
i, tsts c a ar ar gra sufcit, uss th pat citis ar
uusua svr.
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MEGGER 5 V & 10 V InSulATIon TESTERS
Whr critica, high-capita uipmt is ivv, th itructi
w a imprv isuatig matrias is r-writig th b
isuati tstig. euipmt with pratig vtags abv 1 V ruirs
cmmsurat highr tst vtags. Mr matrias, wh w r
ar i thir i ccs, ca hav isuati vaus it rags that wrprvius umasur. yur isuati tstr ma t b u auat
t mt th mas a rigrus a thrugh prgram prvtiv/
prictiv maitac mr uipmt.
T b u i crmac with th mst mr tstig ruirmts,
Mggr rs a ami th highst uait isuati tstrs at vtags
abv 1 V. At th cr high-vtag tstig...5 V...th MIT510 a
MIT520 ar th highst v uait tstig ag with prim sat,
cvic a prtabiit. MIT510 rs sctab tst vtags at
250, 500, 1000, 2500, a 5000 V, thrb maig th tstr suitab r
appicatis thrwis prrm with a staar hah m, i
aiti t th mr maig high-vtag appicatis. Th MIT520
icrass th uctiait b prmittig tst vtag t b st i a
10 V icrmt rm 50 V t 1 V, th i 25 V stps a th wa t 5 V.
Th tstrs masur t 15 Tra-hms, thrb maig thm u suitab
r critica istaati tsts a stabishmt riab bas ata r w
high-capita uipmt. Tst rsuts ar ispa Mggrs pattctric igita/aag arc, thrb arig th prcisi a assurac
a igita raig cmbi with th t-ta pitr trav rma
rsrv r mchaica mvmts.
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Th w 10 V isuati rsistactstrs rm Mggr ar as sig
spcifca t assist u with th tstig
a maitac high vtag ctrica
uipmt.
A cass ar rugg a as t carr,
big ma tugh pprp a
achivig a igrss prtcti ratig
IP65.
nMais r battr pwr
ndigita/aag bacit ispa
nVariab tst vtag rm 50 V t 10 V
nAutmatic IR, PI, dAR, SV a dd tsts
nMasurs t 15 TW (5 V) a 35 TW (10 V)
Th w 5 V isuati rsistac tstrs rm Mggr ar sigspcifca t assist u with th tstig a maitac high vtagctrica uipmt.
nMais r battr pwr
ndigita/Aag bacit ispa
nSctab tst vtag rm 250 t 5000VnAutmatic IR tst
nMasurs t 15 TW
nCmpt with caibrati crtifcat
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MEGGER MIT300 SERIES
Th MIT300 Sris is sig ag Mggrs amiiar pricip ascigaturs with ss basic uait. Fiv ms cmpris th ami, achbuit a basic sig surig th uait a riabiit that ar Mggrstramars. MIT300 is th simpst m, rig cr uctis highstuait but aitia aturs that ma prv ruat i basicappicatis. Fr appicatis whr a 1 V tst must b avi, th MIT300rs a 250 a 500 V tst . Cmbi with ctiuit a vtagwarig, pus a th cvic a sat aturs that istiguish thami, this is th m chic r th simpst appicatis.
I basic ucti is sti thga but a 1 V tst ruir,th MIT310 is th prctft. With th pssibiit wrig at highr vtags,sa prati has burthr hac b thicusi a autvtmtr.
Fr ths wh prr thtraitia mchaicaaag tp istrumt,th MIT310A rs vrthig i th MIT310, but with a mvig ci ispa.Th aag ispa is hac b bac cas a whit bacgru, tgiv high ctrast a imprv visibiit.
Th ami is cmpt b th u-atur MIT320 & MIT330. Thrmr as a ihm rag r masurmts btw th xtrms ctiuit a high vtag. With this atur, masurmts ca b mactiuus rm 0.01 W t 999 MW. A bacit ispa is urthr hacb bacit sctis, t ma bth th stup a rsuts visib i pr ight.Th MIT320 as rs auib aarms bth th ctiuit a mghmrags, ajustab acrss th tir rag.
Fia, th MIT330 rs vrthig scrib i th MIT320, pus strag up t 1000 rsuts, waig thrugh a USB prt via icu stwar,a a ispa iicati rmaiig mmr.
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MEGGER MIT200 SERIES
n basic 1 V isuati a ctiuittstig, with cm a paramut csirati?n t sacrifc! Mggr rs th tpuait i ixpsiv tstrs th mart...th MIT200 Sris. Thugh sig with cmi mi, ths tstrs r ss th uaita riabiit that th am Mggr impis.Furthrmr, thr has b sacrifc sat,which is a srius prbm with ixpsiv tstrsthat hav cut cst at th ris arc ash apratr rrr.
Fur ms ar avaiab, irig i thtst vtags r: MIT200 is a 500 V mr staar appicatis; MIT210 is a 1 V mwhr highr tst vtag is i rr; MIT220 rstw vtags, 250 a 500, r mr ssitivappicatis whr a 1 V tst is t b avi; ru-spctrum appicatis, MIT230 rs a thrvtags, 250, 500 a 1 V.
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