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G8MNY  > TECH     24.11.08 09:30l 121 Lines 5592 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Edgcume Peebles Megger & Low R
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Sent: 081124/0007Z @:GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EU #:9388 [Caterham] $:9388_GB7CIP
From: G8MNY@GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EU
To  : TECH@WW

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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