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1. be left unattended However they are an excellent way to capture primary waveforms The following information describes how to connect the Amp and Volt Litewire and configure the 928 for their use 2 To connect a Volt Litewire to an Arbiter 928A 2 1 Required Parts 20kV Volt Litewire SensorLink Part 8 012 60 Hz Dual Banana Plug to BNC Connector SensorLink Part 7 011 CONN Coax Cable with BNC Connectors on each end Arbiter 928A Power System Multimeter 2 2 Connecting the Volt Litewire to the 928A Connect the Dual Banana Plug to BNC Connector to Channel A of the Arbiter 928A see figure below The Banana Plug has Red and Black plugs Plug the Red lead into the Red terminal and the Black into the Black terminal Connect the BNC Cable to the Analog output from the display of the Volt Litewire And the other end of the BNC Cable to the BNC end of the Banana Plug i CHANNEL A CHANNEL B O1O TP pig 660 Vrms 660 Vrms MAX MAX 3 To connect an Amp Litewire to an Arbiter 928A 3 1 Required Parts Amp Litewire SensorLink Part 8 015 60Hz or 8 016 60Hz Pomona Banana to BNC m adapter Pomona Part 1296 Arbiter Current Input to BNC Cable Arbiter part CA0027200 Arbiter 928A Power System Multimeter 3 2 l 4 1 Connecting the Amp Litewire to the 928A Connect the Arbiter current cable P N CA0027200 into the Channel B current connector on the Model 928A see figure below Current inputs are at the t2. to enter a phase offset set the cursor to PHASE OFFSET and press the ENT key Use the numeric keys to enter any phase offset and press the ENT key In the LOW RANGE MODE selection set the value to OFF To store these changes highlight lt STOre And Exit gt and press the ENT key Press the ESC key to go back to the main screen 5 Measuring Voltage and Current The Model 928A should now be correctly configured and connected to measure primary voltage and current using the SensorLink Volt and Amp Litewires To read voltage and current simply press the VI key The Model 928A should be ready to indicate voltage and current when the Litewires are positioned correctly on the lines
3. A ARBITER SYSTEMS Using SensorLink Litewires with the Arbiter Systems 928A Power System Multimeter ee ee 9 ESAn a ANHE iiine pee g a N wi REC1 oawmaunw Doagu oooga ooB8008 aooe8cu Moartdin ng gre DN ne L DSP Sees lt 7 Ha oF x 7 Pa a ag hea ete DE y e r n matr Document No PD0043800A Arbiter Systems Inc 1324 Vendels Circle Suite 121 Paso Robles CA 934460 U S A 805 237 3831 800 321 3831 http www arbiter com mailto techsupport arbiter com 1 Introduction Arbiter Systems manufactures the Model 928A Power System Multimeter It has Floating Point DSP Digital Signal Analysis and is an AC Power measurement instrument providing outstanding performance and flexibility in a small hand held package Not only does the Model 928A measure basic data and power quantities but it also measures power quality including harmonics flicker sags swells and interruptions Incorporating a graphic LCD display USB port real time clock and an unprecedented combination of features makes the Model 928A the ideal instrument for the power professional While the Model 928A is designed for use on low voltages it also can measure higher voltages by using PTs and CTs The SensorLink Litewires provide a portable PT and CT that easily adapt and have been evaluated in Arbiters Laboratories Litewires are designed to measure primary voltage and current and as such are not to
4. op of the 928A Connect the banana jacks at the other end of the Arbiter current cable to the banana to BNC adapter Plug the red banana plug of the current cable into the red jack of the adapter and black banana plug into the black banana jack of the adapter Connect the BNC connector of the adapter to the BNC connector of the analog output from the display of the Amp Litewire CURRENT INPUTS 0 1 2 Arms 0 1 2 Vrms AX CT OUTPUT ONLY CHANNEL A CHANNEL B Configure the Arbiter 928A to accept the Volt and Amp Litewire Outputs Select the Voltage and Current Channel In this step you will configure Channel A of the 928A to measure voltage and Channel B to measure current For reference see pages 19 22 from the 928A User Manual 1 On the 928A press keys 2nd then AV to set Channel A to voltage 2 On the 928A press keys 2nd then BI to set Channel B to current 4 2 Configure Voltage Ratio for Channel A on the 928A In this step you will configure Channel A of the 928A for the correct ratio to read the voltage from the Volt Litewire The correct value for the Volt Litewire is 10 000 CHANNEL CONFIGURATION Ch A VOLTAGE CONFIG Ch A V Ch A I INPUT RATIO 10000 00 Ch B V PHASE OFFSET 0 0 ChB i lt STOre And Exit gt On the 928A press keys 2nd then Menu and use the arrow keys to highlight Ch A V and press the ENT key In the Ch A VOLTAGE CONFIG screen the c
5. ursor should be resting on INPUT RATIO To adjust the voltage ratio press the ENT key and the cursor should move to the ratio value Now use the numeric keys to type in the value 10000 and press the ENT key If you want to enter a phase offset set the cursor to PHASE OFFSET and press the ENT key Use the numeric keys to enter any phase offset and press the ENT key To store these changes highlight lt STOre And Exit gt and press the ENT key Press the ESC key to go back to the main screen 4 3 Configure Current Ratio for Channel B on the 928A In this step you will configure Channel B of the 928A for the correct ratio to read the current from the Amp Litewire The correct value for the Amp Litewire is 1 000 N CHANNEL CONFIGURATION Ch B CURRENT CONFIG Ch A V ECT SELECT USER Ch A I INPUT TYPE Volt Ch B V INPUT RATIO 1000 00 Ch B I PHASE OFFSET 0 0 LOW RANGE MODE OFF lt STOre And Exit gt On the 928A press keys 2nd then Menu and use the arrow keys to highlight Ch B I and press the ENT key In the Ch B CURRENT CONFIG screen the cursor should be resting on CT SELECT Press the ENT key and choose the selection USER and press the ENT key In the INPUT TYPE selection choose the value Volt and press the ENT key In the INPUT RATIO selection choose the value 1000 and press the ENT key If you want
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