GE AB-16 User manual

INSTALLATION

198

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TYPES

AB

-

16

,

-

40

,

-

41

,

DB

-

16

,

-

30

,

-

40

,

-

41

AMMETERS

AND

VOLTMETERS

(

TAUT

-

BAND

SUSPENSION

)

(

THIS

PUBLICATION

FORMERLY

IDENTIFIED

AS

GEH

-

1564

)

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The

Types

AB

-

16

,

-

40

,

-

41

and

Types

DB

-

16

,

-

30

,

-

40

,

and

-

41

are

switchboard

instruments

whose

moving

systems

are

supported

by

thin

metallic

bands

which

prac

-

tically

eliminate

friction

and

make

the

instrument

resistant

to

shock

.

PANEL

MOUNTING

All

drilling

and

wiring

should

be

completed

before

mounting

the

instruments

.

The

instruments

must

be

mounted

in

a

level

position

.

If

the

panels

are

over

3

/

8

"

thick

,

use

adapter

mounting

studs

as

shown

in

Fig

.

8

.

It

is

advisable

to

keep

wires

carrying

heavy

current

as

far

as

possible

from

all

indicating

instruments

.

When

the

Instrument

is

mounted

in

a

level

position

,

any

deviation

from

zero

should

be

corrected

by

means

of

the

zero

adjustment

.

Connect

the

Instrument

as

shown

in

the

appropriate

diagram

.

DO

NOT

REMOVE

COVER

WHILE

THE

INSTRUMENT

IS

ENERGIZED

.

SCALE

PLATE

,

POINTER

,

AND

ELEMENT

ASSEMBLY

MAY

BE

AT

HAZARDOUS

VOLT

-

AGE

LEVELS

.

WARNING

GROUNDING

CASES

OF

A

-

C

INSTRUMENTS

If

transformers

are

used

on

circuits

of

over

150

volts

,

connect

the

grounded

side

of

the

secondary

circuits

to

the

instrument

case

.

Use

No

.

12

Awg

copper

wire

.

Ground

connections

in

accordance

with

the

National

Electric

Code

.

A

-

C

AMMETERS

(

TYPE

AB

)

When

the

circuit

exceeds

30

amperes

or

650

volts

,

a

current

transformer

of

the

ratio

indicated

on

the

nameplate

must

be

used

,

and

instrument

scale

will

be

marked

in

primary

amperes

.

D

-

C

AMMETERS

(

TYPE

DB

)

D

-

c

ammeters

for

current

measurement

above

60

amperes

must

be

shunted

external

-

ly

.

Shunt

leads

can

be

provided

.

When

leads

are

supplied

by

the

purchaser

,

their

resistance

should

agree

with

the

value

stamped

on

the

instrument

nameplate

,

other

-

wise

an

error

in

the

reading

will

result

.

^

V

ALL

SHUNTS

SHOULD

BE

CONNECTED

IN

THE

GROUNDED

SIDE

OF

THE

LINE

WHEN

POSSIBLE

.

WHEN

THIS

IS

NOT

POSSIBLE

,

OR

THE

CIRCUIT

CAN

NOT

BE

GROUNDED

,

AVOID

REMOVING

THE

COVER

SINCE

THE

INSTRUMENT

WINDINGS

,

AS

WELL

AS

THE

SCALE

AND

POINTER

,

ARE

AT

LINE

POTEN

-

TIAL

.

USE

CAUTION

TO

AVOID

CONTACTING

THIS

POTENTIAL

.

WARNING

These

instructions

do

not

purport

to

cover

all

details

or

variations

in

equipment

nor

to

provide

for

every

Should

further

in

-

possible

contingency

to

be

met

in

connection

with

installation

,

operation

or

maintenance

,

formation

be

desired

or

should

particular

problems

arise

which

are

not

covered

sufficiently

for

the

purchaser

'

s

purposes

,

the

matter

should

be

referred

to

the

General

Electric

Company

.

ELECTRIC

GENERAL

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TYPES

AB

&

DB

AMMETERS

AND

VOLTMETERS

RHEOSTAT

ADJUSTMENT

As

the

resistance

of

the

shunt

leads

used

in

certain

applications

can

not

be

predetermined

at

the

factory

,

it

has

been

found

desirable

to

furnish

some

d

~

c

am

-

meters

with

an

internal

rheostat

to

adjust

for

non

-

standard

lead

resistances

0

The

nameplate

on

the

instrument

has

an

INSTRUMENT

-

f

LEAD

RESIS

0

value

stamped

on

it

*

Connect

a

resistance

bridge

across

the

shunt

end

of

the

leads

(

shunt

dis

-

connected

)

and

the

instrument

across

the

opposite

end

.

Set

the

resistance

bridge

for

the

INSTRUMENT

+

LEAD

RESIS

.

value

stamped

on

the

nameplate

.

Remove

protective

cap

located

on

base

of

instrument

,

and

adjust

rheostat

until

a

zero

deflection

is

indicated

by

the

bridge

galvanometer

.

Replace

protective

cap

after

completing

ad

-

justment

*

If

a

resistance

bridge

is

not

available

,

connect

a

standard

millivoltmeter

across

the

shunt

end

of

the

leads

(

shunt

disconnected

)

and

the

instrument

across

the

opposite

end

.

Apply

a

low

,

adjustable

d

-

c

voltage

across

the

shunt

end

of

the

leads

and

adjust

this

voltage

until

the

indication

on

the

standard

millivoltmeter

agrees

with

the

fullscale

millivolts

(

marked

FULL

SCALE

MV

)

on

the

instrument

name

-

plate

.

Remove

protective

cap

located

on

base

of

instrument

and

adjust

rheostat

until

the

instrument

reads

full

scale

.

Replace

protective

cap

after

completing

ad

-

justment

.

A

-

C

VOLTMETERS

(

TYPE

AB

)

When

the

circuit

exceeds

750

volts

a

potential

transformer

of

the

ratio

in

-

dicated

on

the

instrument

nameplate

must

be

used

,

and

the

instrument

scale

will

be

marked

in

primary

volts

.

D

-

C

VOLTMETERS

(

TYPE

DB

)

D

-

c

voltmeters

designed

for

use

on

circuits

above

750

volts

,

and

d

-

c

ground

detectors

for

voltages

up

to

and

including

750

volts

,

are

furnished

with

external

resistors

and

are

connected

directly

to

the

circuit

to

be

measured

.

EXTERNAL

RESISTORS

"

Res

.

Ext

.

No

,

"

designation

on

the

nameplate

indicates

a

Form

-

3

resistor

is

required

,

where

"

No

.

"

is

the

resistor

part

number

.

Dimensions

of

the

external

re

-

sistors

are

given

in

Fig

.

20

and

21

,

and

circuit

connections

are

given

in

Fig

.

14

,

15

,

16

,

17

and

19

.

UNCALIBRATED

SCALES

Check

for

accuracy

of

full

scale

,

stickiness

,

etc

.

Failure

to

do

so

will

place

warranty

in

jeopardy

.

Do

not

touch

the

pointer

or

any

other

moving

parts

while

re

-

moving

cover

and

scale

because

of

the

possibility

of

unbalancing

the

element

.

TERMINAL

SCREWS

10

-

33

THREAD

4

MOUNTING

STUDS

1

/

4

-

38

THREAD

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VOLTMETERS

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,

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-

41

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and

Voltmeters

,

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.

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.

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VOLTMETERS

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VOLTMETERS

ONLY

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and

Voltmeters

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DANGEROUS

VOLTAGE

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THE

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-

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WINDINGS

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TRANSFORMERS

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THE

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-

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THE

SECONDARY

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-

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DISCONNECTING

OR

CONNECTING

INSTRUMENT

TO

TRANSFORMERS

.

WARNING

-

41

plastic

To

clean

Type

AB

-

16

,

-

41

,

and

Type

DB

—

16

,

-

30

windows

,

wash

with

'

soap

and

water

,

not

chemical

cleaners

.

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-

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of

double

-

rated

a

-

c

altimeters

,

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•

11

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connections

of

double

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.

13

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connections

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double

-

rated

d

-

c

ammeter

(

DB

-

40

,

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41

only

)

*

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,

12

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connections

of

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.

18

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double

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-

c

voltmeters

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.

17

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