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ST - By.st Proc 5289M

The document describes the ANDIG Digital Cable Fault Locator Model 5289 M. It is used to locate low insulation and contact faults in underground cables using pulse reflection and low insulation resistance measurement. [1] The front panel has controls for power, menu selection, range, zoom, gain, and start/stop testing. [2] It can locate open/short faults by measuring the distance to reflected pulses and low insulation faults by measuring resistance between cable pairs. [3] Step-by-step instructions are provided for using pulse reflection to locate opens/shorts and for low insulation fault location.

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ST - By.st Proc 5289M

The document describes the ANDIG Digital Cable Fault Locator Model 5289 M. It is used to locate low insulation and contact faults in underground cables using pulse reflection and low insulation resistance measurement. [1] The front panel has controls for power, menu selection, range, zoom, gain, and start/stop testing. [2] It can locate open/short faults by measuring the distance to reflected pulses and low insulation faults by measuring resistance between cable pairs. [3] Step-by-step instructions are provided for using pulse reflection to locate opens/shorts and for low insulation fault location.

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ANDIG DIGITAL CABLE FAULT LOCATOR MODEL 5289 M

Leading Particulars & General Data:

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

FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION (REFER FRONT PANEL DIAGRAM)

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
 POWER ON : The instrument performs self check & on completion will display
Main Menu.

Software version -----------

1. Pulse Echo Reflection


2. Low Insulation Faults
3. Insulation Resistance
4. Foreign Potential
Press select key to Enter

Battery Level

 SELECT : When Pressed selects high lighted menu

 MENU : When Pressed Main Menu is displayed

 : Moves Up & Down the high lighted Menu


   Moves Left or Right the selected cursor or increments /
 decrements function selected in multifunction box.
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 RANGE : Display range status (RANGE 1 upto 1km, RANGE 2 upto 2km,
RANGE 3 upto 3.5km, & RANGE 4 upto 5km) Select range using
arrow keys.

 ZOOM : It displays current zoom status from zoom1-zoom5, At zoom 6


displays maximum expanded waveform. (Select Zoom level Using
)

 CUR : Selects Cursor 1 or Cursor 2

 BACK : Not Used

 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

 B/L (BACK LIGHT) : Switches ON Back Light

 LINE 1 : Socket pair for connecting faulty pair under test

 LINE 2 : Socket pair for connecting good reference pair

 RS 232 : Connector for PC Interface

 PRINTER : not used

 DC Socket : Socket for Ext DC & for battery charging


(12 To 15 VDC)

NOTE: Following keys are used only in Pulse Reflection mode.


When pulse (Waveform) is displayed on LCD.
a) RANGE, b) ZOOM, c) GAIN, d) CURSOR.

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Menu Flow Diagram

Pulse Echo Reflection Normal Scan

Reference Scan (Not Used) Paper

Settings Cable Type Jelly (*)

Co-Axial

Others
Gauge

0.5 mm(*)

Low Insulation Faults Normal Scan


0.63 mm

0.9 mm
Mixed Signal Scan

Settings Temperature 27 C ( * )
Gauge 0.5 mm ( * )
Mixed Signal

Gauge Setting 0.63mm

0.9 mm

Gauge 0.5 – 0.63 ( * )


0.63 – 0.50
First Cable Length 0.5 – 0.9
0.9 – 0.5
0.63 – 0.9
0.9 – 0.63

Insulation Resistance Scan

Foreign Potentional Normal Scan

( * ) Default
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (Refer Menu Diagram)

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.

LOW INSULATION FAULT LOCATION OPERATION:

“ANDIG” Model 5289M is pre-calibrated at factory. No field calibration is required.

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE

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.,

4. PURPOSE: Check faulty pair for type of fault.


1. Connect faulty pair (Limb A & B) under test to Line 1.

2. Using  arrow keys select Low Insulation Resistance.

3. Press Select for Normal Scan. (Display <5000Kohms indicates Low


Resistance Fault, Display >5000Kohms indicates Break Fault or good pair.
Display = 0 K ohms indicates Short / Loop Fault.
4. Repeat above test for fault between Limb A & Earth, Limb B & Earth.

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5. PURPOSE: To Locate Open/Short faults in U/G Telecom cables

Select Pulse Echo Reflection it displays

PULSE ECHO REFLECTION


1. Normal Scan
2. Reference Scan
3. Settings

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.

5.1 Connect pair under test to LINE1 Terminals


Select Pulse Echo Reflection & Select Normal Scan
It will display the Waveform, both incident and reflected pulse appears on screen. If
the fault is at less than 1 km distance, use Zoom 4, Zoom 3 to check whether reflected
pulse appears within the screen along with incident pulse.

Example:
For Open Fault

Incident Pulse
Reflected Pulse

Cursor 1 Cursor 2

For Short Fault

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.

If reflected pulse is not displayed clearly in zoom 5, zoom 4, zoom 3 then


5.2 Press Range & : Using Keys Select range depending on the distance to fault.
Range 1 upto 1 Km, Range 2 upto 2km, Range 3 upto 3
km, & Range 4 upto 5km

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.

6 PURPOSE: To Locate Low insulation faults in U/G Telecom cables

Basic requirement to conduct this test.


a) Good (Reference) pair preferably in the same cable in which faulty pair is to be
tested.
b) Looping of both limbs of good pair to the faulty limb at the far end of the cable
under test (Refer Fig - 1).
c) Faulty pair should have less than 2Mohms Insulation Resistance.
Basic requirement of good pair
a) Insulation Resistance (Megger Value) between Limb A & B and between any
Limb to Earth should be more than 5Mohms.

Check Test for Good pair


Select Insulation Resistance Menu

a) Connect Limb A & Limb B to Line 1 & select Scan


After few seconds it display resistance value in K ohms: ------
b) Connect Limb A & Ground to Line 1 & Press Start
After few seconds it display resistance value in K ohms: ------
c) Connect Limb B & Ground to Line 1 & Press Start
After few seconds it display resistance value in K ohms: ------
In all the cases Insulation resistance should be more than 5000 K ohms for a
good pair.
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Check Test for Faulty Pair


a) Connect Limb A & Limb B to Line 1 & select Scan in Insulation Resistance
Mode. After few seconds it display resistance value in K ohms, less than 2 M
ohms for fault between limbs.
b) Connect Limb A & Earth to Line 1 & Press Start
After few seconds it display resistance value in K ohms, less than 2 M ohms
for fault between limb A to Earth.
c) Connect Limb B & Earth to Line 1 & Press Start
After few second it display resistance value in K ohms, less than 2 M ohms
for fault between limb B to Earth.
If Insulation resistance is less than 2000 K ohms, the fault can be located in
the pair.

6.1 SET UP CABLE NETWORK.

Case I: Limb To Limb Fault

Red
Line 2 Good Pair
Black

Black
Line 1Faulty Pair
Red

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Fig - 1

Case II: Limb To Earth Fault

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.

6.2 Select Low insulation faults


a) Using  up –down key highlight ‘Setting’ (Refer Menu Diag.) and Press
Select Key.
b) Select the ambient Temperature and Gauge of cable under test.
(By default instrument sets to temp 27 Degree Centigrade and gauge 0.5
mm)
6.3 Connect good pair to LINE2 and faulty pair to LINE1

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

PURPOSE: To measure Insulation Resistance in U/G Telecom cables

8.0 Select Insulation Resistance


8.1 Connect pair under test to Line1 terminals
8.2 Press Start Display will appear “ Insulation Resistance in K Ohms”

PURPOSE: To measure Foreign potential in U/G Telecom cables

9.0 Select Foreign Potential


9.1 Connect pair under test to Line1 terminals
9.2 Press start Display will appear “ Foreign Potential in Volts”
PURPOSE: Instrument charging procedure

10.0 Connect external supply (15VDC) and switch ON the instrument.


10.1 Observe for charging enabled on the screen after few seconds.
10.2 Please do not charge the instrument more then 14 hours.

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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