EZ-THUMP™ 12 kV, Model V3

Portable Cable Fault Location System for

Medium Voltage Distribution Power Cables

■ Compact, lightweight, all-in-one, rugged portable

cable fault locating system
■ Battery and AC line operation; field-replaceable
battery
■ Automatic cable end, fault location, and sectionalizing
(optional in certain markets)
■ Single-stage capacitor surge discharge: 500 J@ 12 kV
■ 12kV HV DC Test, Display of Insulation Resistance
■ F-OHM safety feature to ensure safe grounding
■ 7” HiBrite color display for outdoor visibility
■ ARM ® prelocation of high resistance/ flashover faults
with MULTISHOT Technology for optimum fault capture
■ Fault pinpointing, high resistive fault
* model with permanently mounted cart is shown
■ Sheath fault / Secondary fault locating

DESCRIPTION ■ Single stage 500 Joule surge generator for pinpointing of

The EZ-THUMP 12 kV model is a compact and lightweight, high resistive faults up to 12kV
battery and AC line operated, portable cable fault location ■ DC testing for breakdown detection.
system. It is designed for quick, effective, accurate and safe
fault locating operations to greatly reduce system customer ■ Insulation resistance measurement.
outage minutes. ■ Sheath fault / Secondary fault locating.
Due to its portable and robust enclosure, it is ideally suited
for all typical fault locating operations on MV cables. APPLICATIONS
The 12 kV model is typically used as part of a “satellite” HV Testing (proof/insulation testing, sheath
fault locating concept for remote areas that may have less testing)
frequent faults, when simple operation, light weight and Used to test the dielectric strength of the cable or sheath
economics are important, or for hard to access inner-city insulation and, if the test fails, to determine the breakdown
locations. voltage. For this purpose a test voltage up to
12 kV (sheath test typically limited to 5kV) is applied to the
The unit typically requires no adjustments and is operated
cable under test indicating the resistance value.
via the unique and easy to follow E-TRAY GUI and a rotary
control knob. It guides the user automatically through the Fault prelocation
entire fault locating process, starting with a Hipot Test and After identifying the type of fault as high resistance/
followed by both a Prelocation and Pinpointing step. During flashover, prelocation of any concentric neutral type MV
this 3 step process the test data will be stored and used in
cable can be determined using ARM, which features
difficult fault locating situations to interpret the result and
MULTISHOT Technolgy, a first in this class of fault
provide advice to the user of what to do next.
locating equipment. In ARM, the arc of the flashover
FEATURES: creates a temporary “jumper ” to the neutral ground.
■ TDR method to prelocate very low resistance cable faults, During this condition, a Multishot TDR measurement is
either phase to phase or phase to neutral, or by pair made into what is basically a short circuit fault providing a
comparison negative reflection at the location of the fault.

■ Arc Reflection Method (ARM®) prelocation of high Faults identified as very low resistance / non-flashover in
resistance flashover faults, featuring MULTISHOT shielded cables can be prelocated using the TDR method.
Technology for optimum fault capture

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Portable Cable Fault Location System for
Medium Voltage Distribution Power Cables

Pinpoint fault location SPECIFICATIONS

Accurate pinpoint fault location of the typical high Testing
resistance/flashover faults is achieved using the “Thunder & Output: 0 – 12 kV, 12 mA DC, display of insulation
Lightning” method whereby the 500 Joule surge generator resistance
(thumper) and an acoustic/electromagnetic receiver are used Prelocation
(Megger Digiphone 2) TDR: Phased to Phase, Phase to Neutral,
on screen comparison of up to 256 pairs
FEATURES
Range: 25,000 ft (7.6 km)
■ Aside from the expert mode, the quick-step mode is Sampling Rate: 100 Mhz
especially convenient where users may not operate the Resolution: 2.5 ft @ 250 ft/ƒs
unit on a regular basis. 0.8 m @ 80 m/µs
Arc Reflection: 0 – 12 kV
■ Automatic fault locating procedure. Pinpoint Fault Location
Surge: 0 - 12 kV @ 500 J
■ Operating of unit via unique E-Tray GUI and rotary control Impulse Sequence: 5 - 10 seconds or single shot
knob.
Display
■ Automatic end of cable and distance to fault location. 7 in. (17.78 cm)
HiBrite TFT Color LCD
■ Automatic sectionalizing (optional for specific markets). 1280 x 800 pixel
■ Automatic breakdown detection. Memory
100 traces
■ Manual Voltage control (customer configurable)
Interface
■ Sheath Fault / Secondary Fault locating (customer USB Port
configurable)
Cables Supplied
■ Key switch safety interlock standard (available also 15 ft (4.5 m) HV flexible shielded cable
without). 15 ft (4.5 m) safety ground cable
6 ft (1.8 m) AV supply lead set (US/Schuko/UK plug)
■ Operation from internal battery or from an AC source,
Terminations
featuring simultaneous AC operation and battery charging
T1 (typically North America): 14 mm male MC for HV output with
■ Rugged, lightweight, high impact resistant IP53 designed matching hotline clamp attachment; HV return and safety ground
enclosure for wet outdoor applications. with hooks and matching hotline clamp attachment.
T2 (typically North America): same as T1, however, hotline clamp
attachments for HV output and HV return are replaced by vise grip
attachments.
T3 (typically UK): The HV output and the HV return leads are
terminated with hardwired battery clamps.
T4 (typically all other countries): 10 mm female MC for HV output
and HV return with matching battery clamp attachments, safety
ground with hook and matching hotline clamp attachments.
Supply
Battery: Internal 24 V NiMH Battery 5 AH
Approx. 30 - 60 mins of surge/thumping
Approx. 3 hours recharge time
Charger: Internal, 100-240 VAC – 24 VDC charger
AC Line: 100 – 230 VAC ±50/60 Hz
Safety
Emergency stop
Key-switch safety Interlock, standard (available also without)
F-OHM detection /indication “proper connections”
Environmental
Operating Temperature: -4° F to 122° F (-20° C to +50° C)
Storage Temperature: -12° F to 160° F (-25° C to +70° C)
IP Rating
IP53 (with top open)
Weight
71 (32 kgs)
Photo of EZT12V3 with permanently mounted cart.
Dimensions (include top mounted cable pouch)
See configurator on page 3, identifier WK
14 x 11 x 25 in. (35.5 x 28 x 64 cm)

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Portable Cable Fault Location System for
Medium Voltage Distribution Power Cables

ORDERING INFORMATION
MODEL EZT12V3- YY ZZ
15 ft (4.5 m)
15
Standard cable
SELECT CABLE LENGTH
50 ft (15 m) Custom
50
Cable
14 mm male MC with hotline clamps
TI
(NAFTA)
14 mm male MC with vise grips T2
SELECT CABLE
TERMINATION 2 x hardwired battery clamps (typical UK, no
T3
alternative termination attachments)
2 x 10 mm female MC with battery clamps
T4
(CEE, ROW & CSA)
SELECT SOFTWARE Sectionalizing software (HDW patent US B 6, 683,459 B2)
S
OPTION
*PREP KIT Required if optional Hand cart, foldable, is selected, please see below C
under section "Optional Accessories"
**PERMANENTLY Provides special permanently attached cart with sturdy stainless steel frame, telescope
WK
ATTACHED CART handle and air tires

DELIVERY WITHOUT SAFETY KEY SWITCH (check whether permissable under local safety regulations) P

Optional accessories

15-kV elbow 14 mm female MC connector 865000100100000

25-kV elbow 14 mm female MC connector 865000200100000
35-kV elbow 14 mm female MC connector 865000300100000
Hand cart, foldable 89500180110000-V2
Remote Emergency OFF Box 2010012
Connection Cable for Remote Emergency OFF Box (required, if option above is selected) 890024896
NOTE: Prep kit feature C and permanently attached cart feature WK are mutually exclusive.

*Prep kit accommodates either cable lengths of 15 ft (4.5 m) or 50 ft (15 m)

**Permanently attached cart accommodates either cable lengths of 15 ft (4.5 m) or 50 ft (15 m)

SALES OFFICE EZ ThumpModelV2-12kV_DS_US_V04

Megger USA - www.megger.com
4545 W. Davis Street
ISO 9001
Dallas, TX 75211 USA The word ‘Megger’ is a registered trademark
T 1 800 723 2861 (USA only)
T. 1 214 333 3201
F. 1 214 331 7399
USsales@megger.com

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