Extech Instruments CB20 User manual

USERGUIDE

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CircuitBreakerFinder/ReceptacleTester

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ModelCB20

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2CB20-EU-EN-V1.2 5/13

Introduction

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ThankyouforselectingtheExtechModelCB20.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,andCustomerSupport.

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Safety

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InternationalSafetySymbols

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

manualforfurtherinformation.

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Thissymbol,adjacenttoaterminal,indicatesthat,undernormaluse,hazardousvoltages

maybepresent

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Doubleinsulation

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SafetyNote

Removethebatteryifthedeviceistobestoredforlongerthan60days.

Cautions

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

providedbytheequipmentmaybeimpaired.

Thisproductisdesignedforusebysuitablyqualifiedpersonnelfamiliarwithelectrical

supplysystems.

Beforeusingthisproduct,readtheseinstructionsandsafetywarnings.Failuretocomply

withthesafetywarningoruseoftheunitinamannernotspecifiedmayresultinserious

injuryordamagetoequipment.

Useindryconditions

Beforeusetestthatunitisfunctioningcorrectly.

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WARNING:Referallindicatedproblemstoaqualifiedelectrician.

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MeterDescription

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Transmitter

1. GFCITestbutton

2. ReceptacleTestCodeChart

3. TestIndicatingLED’s

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Receiver

4. BatteryCompartment

5. ON/OFF/RESETbutton

6. LowBatteryLED

7. IndicatingLED

8. SensingTip

9. BatteryCoverLatch

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Operation

FunctionalTest

Turnthereceiveronandcheckthat:

1. TheIndicatingLEDisONandRed.

2. TheLowBatteryLEDisOFF.

Ifeitheroftheseconditionsdoesnotexist,replacethebattery

Plugthetransmitterintoalivesocketandmovethereceiverscanningheadoverthefaceofthe

transmitter.Thefrequencyofthebeepingshouldbecomeveryrapidorchangetoacontinuous

tone.TheIndicatingLEDshouldturnGreenwhenthescanningheadisdetectingasignal

”hotspot”(thisisgoodpracticeforscanningsincetheindicationissimilartofindingthecorrect

circuitbreakeratthepanel.)

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SettingMaximumSensitivity

Beforeperformingascan,settheunitformaximumsensitivity.Tomaximizesensitivity:After

poweringtheunitON,holdtheunitawayfromthecircuitbreakerpanelandthenpressand

releasetheresetbuttononce.

FindingaCircuitBreaker

Thetransmitterinjectsasignalontothecircuitwhichcanbedetectedbythereceiver.The

receiverwillbeepandtheindicatingLEDwillchangefromredtogreenwhenthestrongestsignal

islocated.Thereceiversensitivityautomaticallyadjuststominimizefalseidentifications.

Pleasefollowtheinstructionsbelowverycarefullywithregardtotheorientationangleofthe

sensorheadtothecircuitbreakerarea.Failuretofollowthesedirectionsexactlycouldleadto

inconclusivetestresults;alsonotetheaccompanyingdiagramforadditionalguidance.

1. Plugthetransmitterintothesocketundertestandthe“correct”LEDswillturnon.

2. GotothecircuitbreakerpanelorfuseboxandswitchONthereceiver.TheIndicatingLED

onthereceiverwilllightredtoindicateautomaticscan.

3. Placethesensingtipincontactwiththe

faceofthecircuitbreakerorfuses.The

sensingtipmustbeflatagainstthecircuit

breakeratalltimesduringthetest.Anytilt

intheangle,inonedirectionoranother,

willaffectthesensor’sabilitytopickupthe

signal.

4. Slowlyrunthesensingtipalongtherowof

circuitbreakers.Maintainaconstantangle

tothebreakersasshown.Thefrequencyof

thebeepingwillincreasetoaveryrapidor

continuoustoneandtheLEDwillturnfrom

redtogreenwhenthereceiverencounters

thebreakerwiththestrongestsignal.

Continuethescanthroughallthebreakers.

5. Repeatthescanoftherowofbreakers.

Witheachsweepthereceiverwill

automaticallyadjustitssensitivityanddisregardweakersignals.

6. Continuescanninguntilthecorrectindication(rapidorcontinuoustoneandgreenLED)is

givenonlywhenthesensingtipisoveronebreakerorfuse.Thisisthebreakerprotecting

thecircuitthatthetransmitterispluggedinto.

7. TurntheselectedcircuitbreakeroffandthereceiverwillreverttoaredLEDdisplay.

8. Returntothetestedsocketandconfirmthatthecorrectbreakerhasbeenselectedby

checkingthattheLEDsonthetransmitterarenolongerON(powerisoff).

9. PressandHoldtheON/OFF/RESETbuttontoturntheReceiverOFF.

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Tipsforautomaticscanning

Thereceiverworksbycomparingthestrengthofthesignalreceivedfromonebreakerto

thenext.Observethefollowingforbestresults.

Important:Thefirststrongsignalencounteredmaynotbethestrongestthereis.Donot

stopscanningwhenastrongsignalisfirstencountered.Itisessentialtocontinue

scanninguntilallthebreakersaretestedtoinsurethecorrectbreakerislocated.

Donotletthescanningheadwanderaround.Tooperatewell,theautomaticscanning

memoryneedsaconsistentsignal.

Keeptheredscanningheadatthesameanglerelativetothebreakerorfusesforthe

durationofthetest.

Keeptheheadincontactwiththebreakerduringeachsweeptoensureconsistencyin

theproximityoftheheadtothebreaker.

Testonlythesamesideofeachbreakerduringatest.Payparticularattentiontothis

whentestingaverticallyhungpanelwhichmayhaveneighboringbreakersmountedin

oppositedirections.

Alwaysresetthereceiver(awayfromthedistributionboard)beforechanginganytest

condition.

AlternateScanningTechniques

Duetothedifferingdesignsofcircuitbreakersitmaysometimesbeunclear

fromtheaboveprocedurewhichoftwobreakersthestrongestsignal

comesfrom,particularlyifitappearstocomefromaboundaryarea

betweentwoadjacentbreakers.Intheeventofthisoccurring,oneofthe

followingvariationsshouldenableclearidentification.

A:Resetthereceiverandscanthebreakersontheoppositesideofthe

switch.Thestrongestsignalmaybefoundatthetopofthebreaker.

B:Resetthereceiverandscanthebreakersata90°angletotheoriginal

scan.Atsomepointastrongersignalwillbefound;scanatthenew

angle.

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ReceptacleWiringTest

1. PlugtheTransmitter/Receptacletesterintotheoutlet.

2. ThethreeLED’swillindicatecircuitcondition.Thediagramlistsalloftheconditionsthatthe

CB20candetect.TheLED’sinthisdiagramrepresenttheviewfromtheGFCIbuttonsideof

thetransmitter.WhenviewingtheothersideofthetransmittertheLED’swillbeamirror

imageofthoseshownhere.

3. Thetesterwillnotindicatethequalityofthegroundconnection,2hotwiresinacircuit,a

combinationofdefects,orreversalofgroundandneutralconductors.

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ReceptacleGFCITest

1. Beforeusingthetester,presstheTESTbuttonontheinstalledGFCIreceptacle,theGFCI

shouldtrip.Ifitdoesnottrip,donotusethecircuitandcallaqualifiedelectrician.Ifitdoes

trip,presstheRESETbuttononthereceptacle.

2. PlugtheTransmitter/Receptacletesterintotheoutlet.Verifythatthewiringiscorrectas

describedabove.

3. Pressandholdthetestbuttononthetesterforatleast8seconds,theindicatorlightson

thetesterwillshutoffwhentheGFCItrips.

4. Ifthecircuitdoesnottrip,eitherthewiringisincorrect,orthewiringiscorrectandtheGFCI

isdefective.

CORRECT WIRING

GFCI TESTING IN PROGRESS

HOT ON NEUTRAL WITH HOT OPEN

HOT AND GROUND REVERSED

HOT AND NEUTRAL REVERSED

OPEN HOT

OPEN NEUTRAL

OPEN GROUND

OFF ON

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BatteryReplacement

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WhentheredlowbatteryLEDonthereceiverturnsonthe9Vbatterymustbereplaced.

Toreplacethebattery:

Pressdownonthebatterycoverlatchthenslidethecovertotherearandliftoff.

Replacethe9Vbattery.

Reinstallthebatterycover.

Note:ThetransmitterispoweredbytheAClineanddoesnotrequireabattery.

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AllEUusersarelegallyboundbytheBatteryOrdinancetoreturnallusedbatteries

tocommunitycollectionpointsorwhereverbatteries/accumulatorsaresold!

Disposalinhouseholdtrashorrefuseisprohibited!

Disposal:Followthevalidlegalstipulationsinrespectofthedisposalofthedeviceat

theendofitslifecycle

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OtherBatterySafetyReminders

Neverdisposeofbatteriesinafire.Batteriesmayexplodeorleak.

Nevermixbatterytypes.Alwaysinstallnewbatteriesofthesametype.

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Pleasedisposeofbatteriesresponsibly;alwaysobservelocal,state,andfederalregulationswith

regardtobatterydisposal.

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Cleaning

Wipetheexteriorsurfaceofthetransmitterandreceiverwithadampclothorcleansingwipe.

Donotusesolvents.Drythoroughlybeforeuse.

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Specifications

OperatingVoltage90to120VAC

OperatingFrequency47to63Hz

Powersupply9Vbattery(receiver)

OperatingTemperature5ºCto40ºC(41ºFto104ºF)

StorageTemperature‐20oCto60oC(‐4oFto140oF)

OperatingHumidityMax80%upto31ºC(87ºF)decreasinglinearlyto50%at40ºC(104ºF)

StorageHumidity<80%

OperatingAltitude2000meters(7000ft.)maximum

WeightTransmitter:91g(3.2oz)

Receiver:136g(4.8oz)

DimensionsTransmitter:118x60x35mm(4.6x2.4x1.4”)

Receiver:196x55x36mm(7.7x2.2x1.4”)

ApprovalsULCE

ULListedTheULmarkdoesnotindicatethatthisproducthasbeenevaluated

fortheaccuracyofitsreadings.

Allrightsreservedincludingtherightofreproductioninwholeorinpartinanyform

ISO‐9001Certified

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