Amprobe ACD-10-Pro User Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

ACD-10 PRO & TRMS PRO

AMPROBE

®

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Congratulations! You are now the owner of an AMPROBE Instrument. It has been
quality crafted according to quality standards and contains quality components and
workmanship. This instrument has been inspected for proper operation of all of its
functions. It has been tested by qualified factory technicians according to the
long-established standards of AMPROBE.

1) SAFETY

This manual contains information and warnings that must be followed for operating the
instrument safely and maintaining the instrument in a safe operating condition. If the
instrument is used in a manner not specified by the manufacturer, the protection
provided by the instrument may be impaired.

The meter meets the requirements for double insulation to IEC61010-2-032 (1994),
EN61010-2-032 (1995), UL3111-2-032 (1999).

ACD-10 PRO/TRMS PRO

Category II 600 Volts ac and dc.
Category III 300 Volts ac and dc.

PER IEC61010 OVERVOLTAGE INSTALLATION CATEGORY

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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TERMS IN THIS MANUAL

WARNING

identifies conditions and actions that could result in serious injury or

even death to the user.

CAUTION identifies conditions and actions that could cause damage or malfunction

in the instrument.

WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this product to rain or moisture.
The meter is intended only for indoor use.

To avoid electrical shock hazard, observe the proper safety precautions when working
with voltages above 60 VDC or 30 VAC RMS. These voltage levels pose a potential
shock hazard to the user.

Inspect test leads, connectors, and probes for damaged insulation or exposed metal
before using the instrument. If any defects are found, replace them immediately.

Do not touch test lead tips or the circuit being tested while power is applied to the circuit
being measured. To avoid accidental short circuit of bare (uninsulated) hazardous live
conductors or busbars, switch them off before insertion and removal of the current clamp
jaws. Contact with the conductor could result in electric shock. Keep your hands/fingers
behind the hand/finger barriers that indicate the limits of safe access of the meter and the
test leads during measurement.

CAUTION

Disconnect the test leads from the test points before changing meter functions.

INTERNATIONAL ELECTRICAL SYMBOLS

Caution ! Refer to the explanation in this Manual
Caution ! Risk of electric shock

Earth (Ground)

Double Insulation or Reinforced insulation

Fuse

AC--Alternating Current

DC--Direct Current

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2) CENELEC Directives

The instruments conform to CENELEC Low-voltage directive 73/23/EEC and
Electromagnetic compatibility directive 89/336/EEC.

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3) PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

This user's manual uses only representative model(s) for illustrations. Please refer
specification details for function availability to each model.

1) Transformer Jaw Clamp for AC
current magnetic field pick up

2) Hand/Finger Barrier to indicate the
limits of safe access of the meter
during measurement

3) Push-buttons for special functions &
features

4) Push-buttons for special functions &
features on Slide-switch Selector
functions

5) Input Jack for all functions EXCEPT
non-invasive ACA current function

6) Common (Ground reference) Input
Jack for all functions EXCEPT
non-invasive ACA current function

7) Slide-switch Selector to turn the
display power ON/OFF and Select a
function

8) 3-3/4 digits 4000 counts LCD display

9) Jaw trigger for opening the
transformer clamp jaw