Extech Instruments MA140 User manual

USERGUIDE

TrueRMS300AACMiniClampMeterwithNon‐

ContactVoltageDetector

ModelMA140

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Introduction

ThankyouforselectingtheExtechMA140300AACTrueRMSMiniClampMeterwithNon‐Contact

VoltageDetector.TheMA140issmallinsizebutruggedinperformance.

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TheMA140measuresACcurrentto300AandoffersaSmartDataHoldfeature,displayBacklight,

In‐rushCurrentmode,LowPassFiltering(LPF),andanon‐contactVolt‐Detectionfeaturethat

senseselectricalsourcessafely.

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Thisdeviceisshippedfullytestedandcalibratedand,withproperuse,willprovideyearsofreliable

service.Pleasevisitourwebsite(www.extech.com)tocheckforthelatestversionofthisUser

Guide,ProductUpdates,ProductRegistration,andCustomerSupport.

SafetyInformation–PleaseReadFirst

Toensurethesafeoperationandserviceofthemeter,followtheseinstructionsclosely.Failureto

observewarningscanresultinsevereinjury.

WARNINGS

WARNINGSidentifyhazardousconditionsandactionsthatcouldcauseBODILYHARMorDEATH.

IndividualprotectiveequipmentshouldbeusedifHAZARDOUSLIVEpartsintheinstallationwhere

measurementsaretobecarriedoutcouldbeaccessible.

Iftheequipmentisusedinamannernotspecifiedbythemanufacturer,theprotectionprovidedbythe

equipmentmaybeimpaired.

Toreducetheriskoffireorelectricshock,donotexposethisproducttorainormoisture.

Verifythemeteroperationbymeasuringaknownvoltage.Ifindoubt,havethemeterserviced.

Donotapplymorethantheratedvoltageasmarkedonthemeter.

Toavoidfalsereadingsthatcanleadtoelectricshockandinjury,replacebatteryassoonasthelow

batteryindicatorappears.

Donotusethemeterinoraroundexplosivegasorvapor.

Pleasekeepfingersandhandsbehindthefingerguards.

Donotexposemetertoextremesintemperatureorhighhumidity.

De‐energizetheinstallationundertestorwearsuitableprotectiveclothingwhenplacingorremoving

thecurrentclampfromatestsetup.

Donotapply/removethecurrentclampto/fromUNINSULATEDHAZARDOUSLIVEconductorswhichmay

causeelectricshock,electricburn,orarcflash.

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CAUTIONS

CAUTIONSidentifyconditionsandactionsthatcouldcauseDAMAGEtothemeterorequipment

undertest.Donotexposethemetertoextremesintemperatureorhighhumidity.

SafetySymbolsthataretypicallymarkedonmetersandinstructions

Thissymbol,adjacenttoanothersymbol,indicatestheusermustrefertothe

manualforfurtherinformation.

Riskofelectricalshock

DonotapplyorremoveclampfromHAZARDOUSLIVEconductors

Equipmentprotectedbydoubleorreinforcedinsulation

Batterysymbol

ConformstoEUdirectives

Donotdiscardthisproductinhouseholdtrash.

ACmeasurement

DCmeasurement

Earthground

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PERIEC1010OVERVOLTAGEINSTALLATIONCATEGORY

OVERVOLTAGECATEGORYI

EquipmentofOVERVOLTAGECATEGORYIisequipmentforconnectiontocircuitsinwhichmeasuresare

takentolimitthetransientover‐voltagestoanappropriatelowlevel.

Note–Examplesincludeprotectedelectroniccircuits.

OVERVOLTAGECATEGORYII

EquipmentofOVERVOLTAGECATEGORYIIisenergy‐consumingequipmenttobesuppliedfromthefixed

installation.

Note–Examplesincludehousehold,office,andlaboratoryappliances.

OVERVOLTAGECATEGORYIII

EquipmentofOVERVOLTAGECATEGORYIIIisequipmentinfixedinstallations.

Note–Examplesincludeswitchesinthefixedinstallationandsomeequipmentforindustrialusewith

permanentconnectiontothefixedinstallation.

OVERVOLTAGECATEGORYIV

EquipmentofOVERVOLTAGECATEGORYIVisforuseattheoriginoftheinstallation.

Note–Examplesincludeelectricitymetersandprimaryover‐currentprotectionequipment

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Description

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MeterDescription

1. Transformercurrentjaw

2. Finger‐HandGuard

3. Jawopeningtrigger

4. LCDMulti‐functiondisplay

5. Push‐buttoncontrols

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Notethatthebatterycompartmentislocatedonbackofmeter

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DisplayDescription

1. Non‐ContactVoltDetecticon

2. MainDisplaydigits

3. In‐RushCurrentmode

4. LowPassFilter

5. DataHold

6. ACMeasurement

7. Amperes(current)

8. Batterystatusicon

9. Minus(negative)sign

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ControlButtonDescription

Pressfor>2secondstoaccessIn‐rushCurrentmode

PresstoaccessLowPassFiltermode

Presstoaccesscurrentmeasurementmode

PresstoaccessVoltagedetectmode

PresstoswitchDataHoldonoroff

PresstopowerONthemeter.Pressandhold>2secondstoswitchOFF

Presstotoggledisplaybacklightonandoff

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Operation

CAUTIONS

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ReadandunderstandalloftheSafetystatementslistedinthesafetysectionofthismanual

priortouse.

PoweringtheMeter

1. PressthePower‐Backlightbuttontopowerthemeter.Checkthebatteriesiftheunitfailsto

powerON.

2. PressandholdthePowerbuttonformorethan2secondstopowerOFFthemeter.

3. ThemeterhasanAutoPowerOFFfeature(APO)wherethemeterswitchesOFFafter20

minutesofinactivity.TodisableAPO,refertothenextsection.

Note:Themeterdisplaysthebatterycapacitywhenpoweringup.

DisableAutoPowerOFF

ThemeterwillautopowerOFFafter20minutesofinactivity.Todefeatthisfeature,followthe

stepsbelow.

1. WiththemeterOFF,pressandholdthe‘V’buttonand,whilecontinuingtoholdthe‘V’

button,pressthepowerbutton.

2. ThedisplaywillshowAOFF.

3. Releaseallofthebuttons.

4. TheAutoPowerOFFfunctionwillnowbedisableduntilthenextcycleofpower.

DisplayBacklight

WiththemeterpoweredON,pressthebacklightbuttontoswitchthebacklightONorOFF.Note

thatexcessiveuseofthebacklightwillshortenthebatterylife.

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ACCurrentMeasurements

WARNING:Donothandlethemeterabovethefinger/handguardbarrier.

CAUTION:ObserveCATIII600VwithrespecttoEarthGroundfortheJaw.

1. Pressthe‘A’buttontoaccesstheACCurrentmeasurementmode.TheAsymbolwillappear

onthedisplayinthelowerrighthandsideindicatingAmperes(Amps).

2. Pressthejawtriggertoopentheclampjaw.

3. Positiontheclamparoundonlyoneconductor.Seeaccompanyingdiagramsforcorrectand

incorrectuse.

4. Readthecurrentinthedisplay.Thedisplaywillindicatetheproperdecimalpointandvalue.

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InrushCurrentMode

IntheInrushmodethemeterwaitsuntilatleast5Aisdetectedandthenstartsa100mssample

windowinwhichtocaptureaninrushcurrentRMSvalue.Refertoillustrationbelow.

1. PressandholdtheINRUSHbuttonfor>2secondstoaccesstheInrushCurrentmode.

2. ThedisplaywillshowtheINRUSHicon.

3. Whenready,takeacurrentmeasurement.Themeterwillcapturethehighestreading

detectedduringa100mswindow.Notethatthe100mswindowdoesnotopenuntilatleast

5Aisdetected.

4. ToexittheInrushCurrentmodepresstheINRUSHbuttonagainmomentarily.TheINRUSH

iconwillswitchOFF.

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100ms Sample Window

Measured Inrush

Sample time

trigger

Inrush

Button

Press

Current

Start Stop

hreshold

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LowPassFilter

TheLowPassFiltermodeoffershighfrequencyrejectionwhenmeasuringVariableSpeedDrives.

TheLowPassFiltermodeoffersacut‐offfrequencyof160Hz(approx.)withanattenuation

characteristicof‐24dbperoctave(approx.).

1. MomentarilypresstheLPFbuttontoaccesstheLPFmode

2. TheLPFdisplayiconisshownonthedisplayintheLPFmode

3. PresstheLPFbuttonagaintoexittheLPFmode,theLPFiconwillswitchOFF

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Volt‐DetectionFeature

Themeter’saudiblebeepertriggersandthedisplayshows

dasheswhenthemetersensesanelectricalvoltagefield.The

highertheelectricalfieldstrengththegreaterthenumberof

dashesdisplayedandthefastertherateoftheaudiblebeeps.

Ifthemeterdoesnotemitatoneordisplaydashesinthis

mode,thereisstillthepossibilitythatvoltageispresent.Please

usecaution.

1. Pressthe‘V’buttontoaccesstheNon‐ContactVoltage

Detectmode.

2. Notethevoltagedetectiondisplayiconsasshowninthe

Descriptionsectionofthisguide.

3. Placethemeternearasourceofelectricalenergy.Thetip

oftheclampoffersthehighestsensitivity.

4. Notetheaudiblebeepingandthedashdisplays.

SmartDataHold

TofreezetheLCDmeterreading,presstheHOLDbutton.Whiledataholdisactive,theHOLD

displayiconappearsontheLCD.PresstheHOLDbuttontoreturntonormaloperation.The

HOLDiconwillswitchOFF.

Themeter’sbeeperwillsoundandthedisplaywillflashcontinuouslyifthedetectedsignalis50

countsgreaterthantheheldreading.

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Maintenance

WARNING:Toavoidelectricalshock,disconnectthemeterfromanycircuitandturnOFF

themeterbeforeopeningthecase.Donotoperatewithanopencase.

CleaningandStorage

Periodicallywipethecasewithadampclothandmilddetergent;donotuseabrasivesorsolvents.

Ifthemeterisnottobeusedfor60daysormore,removethebatteriesandstorethemseparately.

BatteryReplacement

1. RemovethePhillipsheadscrewatthelowerbackofthemeter.

2. Openthebatterycompartment.

3. ReplacethetwoLR44batteriesobservingcorrectpolarity.

4. Re‐assemblethemeterbeforeuse.

5. Safety:Pleasedisposeofbatteriesresponsibly;neverdisposeofbatteriesinafire,batteries

mayexplodeorleak;nevermixbatterytypes,installnewbatteriesofthesametype.

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Neverdisposeofusedbatteriesorrechargeablebatteriesinhouseholdwaste.

Asconsumers,usersarelegallyrequiredtotakeusedbatteriestoappropriate

collectionsites,theretailstorewherethebatterieswerepurchased,or

whereverbatteriesaresold.

Disposal:Donotdisposeofthisinstrumentinhouseholdwaste.Theuseris

obligatedtotakeend‐of‐lifedevicestoadesignatedcollectionpointforthe

disposalofelectricalandelectronicequipment.

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Specifications

ELECTRICALSPECIFICATIONS

FunctionRangeResolutionAccuracy(ofreading)50/60Hz

ACCurrent

60.00A0.01

±(2.0%+5digits)

300.0A0.1

Allspecificationsarevalidfrom10%to100%ofeachrange

TheLCDdisplays0countswhenthereading<10counts

LowPassFilter

(LPF)

60.00A0.01

±(3.5%+5digits)

300.0A0.1

Allspecificationsarevalidfrom10%to100%ofeachrange

TheLCDdisplays0countswhenthereading<10counts

Cut‐offfrequency(‐3dB):160Hz

Attenuationcharacteristic:‐24dbperoctave(approximately)

FunctionRangeResolutionAccuracy(ofreading)

InrushCurrent

300.0A0.1 ±(3.5%+5digits)

Integrationtime:100ms

Triggercurrent(threshold):5A

Volt‐Detection80V~600VACn/an/a

Thetipoftheclampofferstheoptimumsensitivity

Notes:

Clamppositionerror:±2%ofreading.Maximum±4%nearclampjawopening.

AdjacentConductionInfluenceofJaw:<0.08A/A

Accuracyisgivenas±(%ofreading+leastsignificantdigit)at23C±3Cwithrelative

humiditylowerthan80%.Accuracyisspecifiedforaperiodofoneyearaftercalibration.

ACAspecificationsareforACCoupled,TrueRMS.Fornon‐sinusoidalwaveforms,additional

accuracyCrestFactor(C.F.)considerationsexistasdetailedbelow:

Add3.0%forC.F.1.0~2.0

Add5.0%forC.F.2.0~2.5

Add7.0%forC.F.2.5~3.0

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