User manual

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Description of device
1 Protectionfortestprobe
2 Testprobes
3 Polaritydetectionofthetestprobes
4 Testprobelighting(onlytypes1155/56)
5 Polarityindicator
6 DisplayLEDforphase-sequencetesting
(onlytypes1155/56)
7 Voltageindicator,LED
8 TESTbutton
9 Contactelectrode(onlytypes1155/56)
10 LEDsfordisplaying
• DCandACvoltage
• Continuitytesting
• Phasetesting
5/10Phasedirectionwhentestingphase-se-
quence(onlytypes1155/56)
11 Switchableloadtesting(onlytype1155)
12 Batterycompartment
Safety notices
WARNING
Whentesting,onlytouchthehandles
anddonottouchthetestelectrodes;
onlytestvoltagesusingtwopoles.
CAUTION
• Thevoltagetesterisdesignedfor
usebyspecialistelectriciansincon-
nectionwithsafeworkingpractices.
• Unauthorisedpersonsmustnotuse
thevoltagetesteranditsadditional
equipment.
• Thevoltagetestermayonlybeusedinthe
givennominalvoltagerangeandinlow-volt-
agefacilitiesupto690V.Theapplicationre-
quirementsforvoltagetesterscontainedinDIN
VDE0101Part100andEN50110-1statethat,
shortlybeforetestingfortheabsenceofvolt-
age,thevoltagetestershouldbecheckedto
makesureitisfunctioningcorrectly.Ifthedis-
playdoesnotworkcorrectly,thevoltagetester
mustnotbeusedanymore.
• Ifthedisplayshowsagureofabovetheup-
perlimitforlowvoltages(ELV),thisisonlyas
awarningfortheuserandnotameasuredval-
ue.
• Duetoitshighinputresistance,thedisplayof
capacitiveandinductivevoltagescanbeper-
formed.Thevoltagetestertype1166hasa
switchableloadfunctiontoattenuateinduced
voltages.
• ThedisplayoftheLEDshappensat80-85%of
thevoltagestep.
• Aawlessdisplayisonlyguaranteedattem-
peraturesbetween-15°Cand+45°Candat
relativehumiditiesof<95%.
• Thevoltagetestershouldbefunctionchecked
shortlybeforeandaftertestingforabsence
ofvoltage.Ifthedisplayofoneormoresteps
doesnothappen,ornooperationalreadiness
isdisplayed,thevoltagetestermaynotbe
usedanymore.
• Thedeviceshouldbestoredinadryandclean
environment.
• ThevoltagetesterhasprotectiondegreeIP65
andcanthereforebeusedindampconditions
(evenoutdoors).
• Thedevicecan,inlinewithitshighestpossi-
bledutycycle(DC),beusedforupto30sec-
ondsathighestnominalvoltageofthenominal
voltagerange.
• Thevisibilityofthedisplaycanbeeffectedby
unfavourablelightingconditions,e.g.insun-
light.