ST - By.st Proc 5289M
ST - By.st Proc 5289M
Digital Cable Fault Locator is basically a High Resistance Fault Locator to mainly locate
Low Insulation & Contact faults in UG Cables. Its simple design, ease of operation,
very light in weight makes it an ideal tool for even an inexperienced person to locate
the faults. This instrument can also be used to measure distance to fault in case of
clear open faults using pulse reflection principle
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
POWER ON : The instrument performs self check & on completion will display
Main Menu.
Battery Level
GAIN : Selects Gain level (Default sets to Gain 1) & displays status in
multifunction box.
START : When pressed starts testing the Cable Pair under test (Display
Scanning)
PRINT : No Used
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Menu Flow Diagram
Co-Axial
Others
Gauge
0.5 mm(*)
0.9 mm
Mixed Signal Scan
Settings Temperature 27 C ( * )
Gauge 0.5 mm ( * )
Mixed Signal
0.9 mm
( * ) Default
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PURPOSE:
This section provides information on description & operation of “ANDIG” Model 5289 M
Digital Cable Fault Locator.
DESCRIPTION:
“ANDIG” Model 5289M is a “Low Insulation Fault Locator” that digitally displays
distance to fault of all types. It is designed for use on UG Telephone Cable for
Installation, Maintenance & Cable Repair by Technicians. Its simple operation helps
even inexperienced field technician to successfully locate Low Insulation Faults (Ground
Fault & Crosses) even in the presence of foreign potentials. In TDR mode it locates
open /short faults in all types of cables.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
1. Power ON : The instrument performs self check & on completion will display
Menu.
2. Main Menu
Software version 1.1/010803
1. Pulse Echo Reflection : for Open & Short Faults
2. Low Insulation Faults : for Low Insulation Faults
3. Insulation Resistance : for measuring Insulation Resistance
4. Foreign Potential : for measuring Foreign Voltage on Cables
3. Using up –down key move highlight bar to the proper function, eg. For
Open/short faults select Pulse Echo Reflection mode, for Low Insulation Faults
select Low Insulation fault mode etc.,
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1) By default instrument sets to 0.5mm gauge and cable type jelly filled
2) To change gauge & type of the cable go to settings and do necessary
changes.
3) Using up –down key highlight Setting (Refer Menu Diag.) and Press Select
Key.
Example:
For Open Fault
Incident Pulse
Reflected Pulse
Cursor 1 Cursor 2
Incident Pulse
Reflected Pulse
Cursor 1 Cursor 2
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Note:
Press Cursor key CUR 1 or CUR 2 appears in the multifunction box. Use arrow keys
to move & align cursor 1 to starting point of incident pulse.
Press Cursor key again so that Cursor 2 appears in the multifunction box. Use arrow
keys to move align cursor 2 to the starting point of reflected pulse.
5.3 Press Start : Both incident & reflected Pulse appears on screen. If
reflected pulse is not seen press range & select next range.
5.4 Press Gain : Select Gain 1, Gain 2, for amplifying reflected pulse & Press
Start
5.5 Press Cursor : Displays Cursor 1 or Cursor 2 in the multifunction box.
5.6 Using : adjust cursor 1 to the starting point of incident pulse (The Point
from Where incident pulse starts rising) Cursor 2 to starting point of reflected pulse.
5.7 After aligning cursors to the incident and reflected pulse distance to faulty is
displayed in distance box.
Note:
For better accuracy at different fault distances select Range, Zoom & Gain positions.
For faster cursor movements you can use zoom facilities.
Red
Line 2 Good Pair
Black
Black
Line 1Faulty Pair
Red
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Fig - 1
Fig – 2
Red
Line 2 Good Pair
Black
Black
Line 1 Faulty Limb
Red
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MDF Earth
1) Please check the resistance between limb to limb of good pair using multi meter
to ensure it is properly looped at the far end (say it reads 500 Ohms).
2) Please check the resistance between any one limb of good pair to faulty pair
limb it should read the same resistance as good pair.
3) The faulty limb, which is looped to good pair, should be connected to black
terminal of Line 1 only, Connect Red terminal of Line 1 to 2 nd Limb of faulty pair
for fault between Limb to Limb.
4) If fault is between Limb to Earth, connect Red terminal of Line 1 to Earth.
6.4Loop the good pair limbs at the far end & extend the loop to one limb of faulty pair.
6.5 Faulty limb which is looped to good pair at the far end must be connected
to the Black terminal of Line 1 only.
6.6 Press – Normal Scan Final Display after one minute shows
Distance to loop_______mts
Distance to fault_______mts
To repeat the test press Start.
Note: If loop is not extended to one limb of faulty pair Display will indicates
Distance to loop 0 mts
Distance to fault 0 mts
Purpose: To locate Low Insulation faults using only one good Limb
Procedure: (Refer Fig – 3)
a) Verify good Limb for more than 5M ohms insulation resistance.
b) Short Red & Black terminal of Line 2 & connect to good Limb.
c) Loop good Limb to faulty limb at the far end.
d) Connect Black terminal of Line 1 to faulty Limb, which is looped to good
Limb.
e) Connect Red terminal of Line 1 to 2nd Limb of faulty pair if the fault is
between Limb to Limb.
f) Connect Red terminal of Line 1 to Earth if the fault is between Limb to
Earth.
g) Select Low Insulation Fault & then Select Single Limb Scan from
Menu. (Available in Software version 1.1/171103)
h) If the Menu for Single Limb Scan is not available then the fault distance
displayed should be multiplied by 2 for actual distance to fault.
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Red
Line 2 Good Limb
Black
Faulty Limb
Black
Line 1 Faulty Pair
Red
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Fig - 3
CALIBRATION: Andig Model 5289M is pre calibrated for various types of cables. No
need to calibrate in the field. However for unknown type of cable option to calibrate is
in menu driver.
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