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G8MNY > TECH 26.01.08 02:32l 121 Lines 5592 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: EdgcumePeebles Megger & Low R
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By G8MNY (New Jan 08)
(8 Bit ASCII Graphics use code page 473 or 850)
This is an old tester the engineers used to use for testing wiring
(e.g. telephone).
___________
넬컴컴컴컴커�
납 .�'~'�. 납 250V DC test voltage.
납�\ 邂� Range 20 k� - 25 M� (0.5M � scale)
납 \ 납 Low Ohms 0.02� - 50� (1� � scale)
냅컴컴컴컴켸� 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. _______
쿎urrent� LOW OHMS
MEGGER WARNING VOLTAGE 퀂ource 쳐컴컴컴컴커
읕컴쩡컴� �
/~~~\ + +250V � +/~~~\ Battery
+Probe캑Meter쳐훀컴� +Probe훀컴�>쳐커 +Probe컴탠퀾eter쳐� �
\___/ 旼컴컨컴커 � � \___/ � �
쿔nterter혾att � R � �
읕컴컫컴켸 /~~~\ � � � �
-Probe컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 -Probe캑Meter쳐� -Probe컴좔컴컴컴컴좔컴켸
\___/
METER CIRCUIT
The circuit is made quite complex due to the switching around the 3 modes.
旼캑<쳐컴커 旼컴컴컫컴컴쩡컴컴�
� � OHMS � 100R _�_ �
쳐컴�>쳐컴� \/ � Cal2 \_/ _�_
� � |旼�+9V � � _�_ /_\'
� /~~~\ � |�>o컴커 � e\� \_/ �
쳐퀾eter쳐� | o컴�)컴컴켸 PNP3 쳐컨�220캑
� \___/ � | � /� �
� 쳐컴컴>o컴�)�16k�<+250V � �
쳐47�100컴� | o컴�)컴컴컴컴컴컴� CONSTANT �
� Cal1 � | � � CURRENT �
� � 旼컴>o컴�)컴컴� � SOURCE �
� � � o커 � � 22R �
+Probe훟-o�)컴컴컴컴�)컨�3k6컴)�)커 � Cal3 220
fuse � 읕컴컴컴캑 � � 33K � �
� MEG � � � _�_ 읕컴컴컴컴캑
� \/旼컴)켸 � \_/ �
� |�>o � � � �
� | o�)컴�)컴)컴�>INV 9V �
� | � � � �
쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴>o�)컴�)컴)컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴�
� | o�)컴켸 � �
� |旼컴)컴컴컴� +9V �
� �>o켸 _�_ �
� o� � �
읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � �
-Probe컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴컴컴좔0V
INVERTER __________
NPN�/ � � �
+250V<컴컴컴쩡컫컴�2M2컴컴컴컴� 3k9 � �
=== � �\e � � �
3n3� 윱<쳐커 旼컴컴�)컴� 1k2 �+
� )||(______� � � ===
� )||旼컴컴�)컴� � �
� )||(___ � � � �
� )||旼컴)컴)컴)컴� �
� )||( � � � � �
쳐컴쩡컴켸 ||( � � � � �
� +�2u2 旼컴� � � � � �
6k8 === � \� � � � � �
INV 9V>�2R2캑 � � PNP2쳐� 4k7 � � �
쳐컴� � e/�_�_ � � � �
� \� � \_/ � � � �
� PNP1쳐좔컴좔켸 � � �
� e/� � � �
읕컫컴컴컨컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 � �
===47u � �
0V >컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컨컴켸
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 18k 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 � 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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