Mastech MS2010A Instruction Manual

Press 2 Sec

MAX

HOLD

FUNC

RANGE

OFF

600 A

600V

MAX 600V

CAT. III

AC CLAMP METER

MS2010A

HIGH SENSITIVE

Autorange

COM INPUT

LPF

°C °F

mVA

%Hz

nμF

kMΩ

AUTO

LPF

HOLD

REL

LPF

2 20

20 200

600V CAT. lll MAX 600A

AUTO-POWER OFF

TEMP

MS2010A

AC Leakage Current Clamp Meter

Instruction Manual

1. Saf ety inf ormat ion

The met er is a han dheld a nd batt ery ope rated D igita l AC Clamp Meter w ith mul ti func tion. T his cla mp mete r has bee n desig ned to meet IE C1010 -1 and CAT I II over Vo ltage c atego ry.

1-1.S afety c autio ns

• User mu st be rea d the ope ratin g instr uctio ns thor oughl y and

compl etely b efore o perat ing you r meter. P ay part icula r atten tion to WARN ING, wh ich wil l infor m you of po tenti ally da ngero us proce dures .

• Do not ap ply mor e than th e rated v oltag e ,of mar ked on th e meter,

betwe en the “I NPUT” t ermin al and “C OM” ter minal .

• Do not ex pose th e instr ument t o direc t sunli ght, ex treme

tempe ratur e and moi sture o r dew ful l.

• You alwa ys are ca reful w hen wor king wi th volt age abo ve 60V DC

or 30V AC rm s.

• Keep fi ngers b ehind t he clam p barri er whil e measu ring cu rrent ..

• Alway s inspe ct the te st lead f or dama ged ins ulati on or exp osed

metal .

04 05

Warning

To avoid po ssibl e elect ric sho ck or per sonal i njury a nd poss ible damag e to the me ter or th e equip ment un der tes t, you ar e must be adhe re to the f ollow ing rul es.

1-2. S ymbol s

Note in terna tiona l Elect rical S ymbol .

Dange rous Vol tage

Groun d

(Alte rnati ng curr ent)

DC (Dir ect Cur rent)

Warni ng see ex plain in manu al

Doubl e insul ation

2-1 Pa nel des cript ion

1. Clam p jaw ; it is a s curre nt tran sform er(CT ) when me asuri ng curre nt flow ing thr ough th e condu ctor .

2. Trigg er

3. Clam p Barri er:

4. LCD di splay

5. “HOL D” butt on When pu sh this b utton , the dis play wi ll keep t he last r eadin g. Once pu sh agai n, the Me ter wil l retur n the nor mal mod e.

6. Knob : it is rot ary swi tch for s elect f uncti on.

7. “MAX ” butto n

8. “RAN GE” but ton

9. “FUN C” butt on

10. “LP F” butt on

11. “INP UT” ter minal

12. “CO M” term inal

13. “ * ” Bac k Light p ush but ton

Alter natin g curre nt

Direc tive cu rrent

Diode

Conti nuity

Auto ra nging m ode

Maxim um valu e measu remen t mode

Low pas s filte r is act

Low pas s filte r is non ac t

Data ho ld mode

Low bat tery

2-2. L CD disp lay

• Auto ra nging D igita l Clamp M eter. Bu t the met er may se lect

manua l Funct ion mod e by “RAN GE” but ton.

• 3 1/2 dig it (200 c ount) L CD disp lay

• Over lo ad indi catio n: “OL” s ymbol w ill dis playe d on the LC D.

• Jaw ope ning ca pabil ity: 32 mm

• Low bat tery in dicat ion: ba ttery s ymbol i s appea rs on the L CD.

• Auto po wer OFF : If the me ter is id le for mo re than 1 5 minut es,

the met er auto matic ally tu rns the p ower of f.

• Sampl ing rat e: 2 time s/s

• Power s upply : 1.5V ba ttery ( AAA typ e) x 3pcs .

• Opera ting te mpera ture & Hu midit y: 0°C to 4 0°C; <8 0%

• Stora ge temp eratu re & Humi dity: - 10°C to 5 0°C; <7 0%RH

• Dimen sion (L x W x H ) & Wight : 2 60 x 92 x 55m m; Appr ox. 400 g

3. Spe cific ation

3-1. G enera l featu re

3-2. E lectr ical Sp ecifi catio n

[1] AC Cu rrent

Range 20mA

200mA

20A

200A

Resol ution

0.01m A

0.1mA 1mA

10mA

100mA

Accur acy

(50 ~ 60H z)

±(1%r dg+8d gt)

(30~50Hz,60~10KHz)

±(3%r dg+10 dgt)

600A

AUTO

MAX

LPF

HOLD

2. Met er illu strat ion

±(1.5 %rdg+ 3dgt)

Press 2 Sec

MAX

HOLD

FUNC

RANGE

OFF

600 A

600V

MAX 600V

CAT. III

AC CLAMP METER

MS2010A

HIGH SENSITIVE

Autorange

COM INPUT

LPF

°C °F

mVA

%Hz

nμF

kMΩ

AUTO

LPF

HOLD

REL

LPF

2 20

20 200

600V CAT. lll MAX 600A

AUTO-POWER OFF

TEMP

°C °F

mVA

%Hz

nμF

kMΩ

AUTO

LPF

HOLD

REL

LPF

HYS 00677 3

08 09 1006 07

[2] AC Volt age

Range 200mV

20V

200V

Resol ution

0.1mV 1mV

10mV

0.1V

Accur acy

(50 ~ 60H z)

±(0.8 %rdg+ 5dgt)

(30~50Hz,60~10KHz)

±(2%r dg+10 dgt)

600V

• Input i mpeda nce; 10 MΩ

[3] DC Vol tage

Range 200mV

20V

200V

Resol ution

0.1mV 1mV

10mV

0.1V

Accur acy

±(0.7 %rdg+ 3dgt) 10MΩ

600V

Input i mpeda nce

[4] Res istan ce

Range

200Ω

2KΩ 20KΩ 200KΩ

Resol ution

0.1Ω 1Ω

10Ω

0.1KΩ

Accur acy

±(1%r dg+2d gt)

250V DC or AC rms

(by PTC

protection circuit)

2MΩ

1KΩ

Over load protection

20MΩ

10KΩ

±(2%r dg+5d gt)

[5] Temp eratu re

Range

-20°C t o 1000° C

Resol ution

1°C

Accur acy

-20°C t o 0°C

0°C to 40 0°C

400°C t o 1000° C

±(5.0 %rdg+ 5dgt) ±(1.0 %rdg+ 3dgt) ±(2.0 %rdg+ 3dgt)

-4°F to 1832° F

1°F

-4°F to 3 2°F

32°F to 7 52°F

752°F t o 1832° F

±(5.0 %rdg+ 5dgt) ±(1.0 %rdg+ 3dgt) ±(2.0 %rdg+ 3dgt)

[6] Dio de chec k

Test curr ent : 1mA

[7] Con tinui ty

If the re sista nce und er test ing cir cuit le ss than 5 0Ω, buz zer wil l sound .

4. Ope ratin g instr uctio n

4-1 LP F usage

The met er have L ow- Pas s-Fil ter to re duce th e influ ence of h igh frequ ency no ise abo ve 1KHz (3db) . This LP F featu re is ava ilabl e in all AC Vol tage or AC C urren t measu remen t mode. The “LP F” butt on is act a s ON/OF F switc h for LPF c ircui t conne ction . When LP F is acti vated , Most of n oise ab ove 1KH z will de cay gre atly. So w e can obt ain mor e stabl e and acc urate readi ngs on lo w frequ ency re spons e.

4-2 Da ta HOLD

The pus h key is us ed to mai ntain t he meas ureme nt data uncha nging . Press “ HOLD” p ush key t o inter a nd exit t he hold m ode in an y mode. T hat act w ith tri gger. Th e meter w ill res ume the n ormal measu remen t mode by p ressi ng the ke y again .

4-3 Ra nge swi tchin g

“RANG E” butt on is the a uto/m anual m easur ement p ush key t hat act wit h trigg er. The de fault i s auto me asure ment wh en powe r on. Press t his key o nce, wi ll swit ch to man ual mea surem ent mod e, and the n press o nce aga in, wil l switc h to auto m easur ement m ode.

4-4 Fu nctio n switc hing

“FUNC ” key is us ed as the f uncti on sele ction k ey that a cts wit h trigg er. Use th e key as sw itch of D C/AC, D iode/ C ontin uity an d °C/°F.

4-5 Ma ximum v alue ho ld

“MAX” k ey is act w ith tri gger. Pr ess thi s key onc e, the ma ximum value i s holdi ng(wi ll Disp lays “M AX” sym bol on th e LCD), a nd the press o nce aga in, wil l switc h to norm al Meas ureme nt mode . After p ressi ng the ke y, A/D will k eep wor king, a nd the di splay value a re alwa ys up dat ed and ke ep the ma ximum v alue.

4-6 Ba ck Ligh t

“ ” Push ke y is used c ontro l Black L ight. W hen pre ss this key and h eld mor e than 2s ec, wil l enabl e Back Li ght for 1 5secs . Press t he key ag ain wit hin 15s ecs, ba ck ligh t will di sable .

4-7 Sl eep mod e (Auto p ower OF F)

If the me ter is id le for mo re than 1 5minu tes, th e meter autom atica lly tur ns the po wer off . In this s leep mo de, the m eter is s ave bat tery en ergy. In the sl eep mod e, the me ter may b e turns n ormal o perat ing mode by “ RANGE ”, “MAX ”, “ ” Key an d rotar y switc h.

There a re two wa ys to dis able th e sleep m ode as fo llowi ng:

(1) In th e auto po wer off s tate , yo u are pus hing “H OLD” ke y. (2) Pus h and hel d “HOLD ” key, tur n on powe r by rota ry swit ch at the sa me time .

5. Mea surem ent ope ratin g

5-1 AC Cu rrent m easur ement

1. Set th e rotar y switc h to the de sired “ A~” pos ition .

2. Pres s the cla mp trig ger to op en jaw an d to clam p one con ducto r only, ma king Su re that t he jaw is f irmly c losed a round t he condu ctor.

3. Set th e condu ctor in t hat flo w the mea sured c urren t to cent re posit ion of ja w as far as P ossib le. In th is time , measu remen t accur acy is be st.

4. Read c urren t value o n the LCD d ispla y.

Not: (1 ) Use the L ow Pass F ilter b y pushi ng “LPF ” butto n if neces sary. (2) Whe n measu remen t the cur rent of t ransm issio n line, m ust be clam p one lin e only be tween t he two li ne .

5-2 Le akage c urren t measu remen t

This me ter can m easur e the lea kage cu rrent o n the one -phas e or three -phas e circu it equi pment a s well as t he cond uctor i n that fl ow the lea kage cu rrent .

1. Set th e rotar y switc h to the 20 mA~ ran ge.

2. Clam p the con ducto r in that f low the l eakag e curre nt, and t he read th e leaka ge 0cur rent va lue on th e LCD dis play.

5-3 DC /AC Volta ge meas ureme nt

1. Set th e rotar y switc h to the “V ” posit ion. Th e DC mode i s defau lt mode. To sw itch to t he AC meas ure mod e must be p ress on ce time th e “FUNC ” butto n.

2. Inse rt the re d test le ad in to th e “INPU T” term inal an d the bla ck test le ad into t he “COM ” termi nal.

3. Conn ect the t est lea d acros s with th e objec t being m easur ed. The mea sured v alue wi ll be sho w on the LC D displ ay.

Note:

When DC o r AC volta ge meas ureme nt has be en comp leted , disco nnect t he conn ectio n betwe en the te st lead a nd circ uit under t est.

5-4 Re sista nce mea surem ent

1.Set th e rotar y switc h to the “ Ω ” po sitio n.

2.Inse rt the re d test le ad into t he “INP UT” ter minal a nd blac k test lead in to the “C OM” ter minal .

3.Conn ect the t est lea d acros s with th e objec t being m easur ed. The mea sured v alue wi ll be sho w on LCD di splay.

Note:

• The tes t lead ca n add 0.1 Ω to 0.2Ω o f error t o resis tance

measu remen t.

• To obtain p recis ion rea ding in l ow-re sista nce mea surem ent,

that is t he rang e of 200Ω , short t he inpu t termi nal wit h the tes t lead pr obe, an d then re ad out th e conta ct resi stanc e of test l ead. After me asuri ng you ca n subtr act the r eadie d conta ct resi stanc e value f rom the r eadin g value .

• For hig h resis tance m easur ement ( >10MΩ ), it is no rmal ta king

sever al seco nds to ob tain st able re ading .

• If The LC D displ ay “OL” s ymbol , it is ind icati ng open c ircui t for the

teste d resis tor or th e resis tance v alue of r esist or is hig her tha n the max imum ra nge of th e meter .

5-5 Di ode che ck

The dio de chec k funct ion use d to chec k diode , trans istor a nd othe r semic onduc tor dev ice. In the di ode tes ting, t he mete r sends a c urren t throu gh the semic onduc tor jun ction , and the n measu re the vo ltage d rop acr oss the jun ction . A good sili con jun ction w ill dro p betwe en 0.5V t o 0.8V.

1. Set th e rotar y switc h to the “ ” po sitio n.

2. Inse rt the re d test le ad into t he “INP UT” ter minal a nd the bl ack test le ad into t he “COM ” Termina l.

3. For fo rward v oltag e drop re ading o n any sem icond uctor compo nent, p lace th e red tes t lead on t he comp onent a node an d place t he blac k test le ad on the c ompon ent cat hode. The mea sured f orwar d drop vo ltage w ill sho w on the LC D displ ay.

4. Reve rse the t est lea d and mea sure th e volta ge acro ss the di ode again .

• If diod e is good , the dis play sh ows “OL ”.

• If diod e is shor ted, th e displ ay show s “0” (ze ro) in bo th dire ction .

• If disp lay sho ws “OL” i n direc tion, t he diod e is open .

5-6 Co ntinu ity che ck

1. Set th e rotar y switc h to the “ ” po sitio n.

2.Pres s the “FU NC” pus h butto n to swit ch into c ontin uity ch eck mod e.

3.Inse rt the re d test le ad to the “ INPUT ” termi nal, an d then bl ack tes t lead to t he “COM ” termi nal.

4. Conn ect the t est lea d acros s with th e objec t being m easur ed. If the res istan ce of a cir cuit un der tes t is less t han 50Ω , the buz zer will so und.

5-7 Temp eratu re meas ureme nt

Note:

• MS320 2 Multi -Func tion So cket is u sed as te mpera ture ad apter.

• Use K-t ype the rmoco uple pr obe.

1. Set th e rotar y switc h to the “T EMP” po sitio n.

2. In thi s time, L CD will d ispla y the env ironm ent tem perat ure.

3. Inse rt the MS 3202 te mpera ture ad apter t o the “IN PUT” an d “COM” t ermin al , and th en Inse rt the K- type th ermoc ouple p robe to the MS 3203 te mpera ture ad apter a ccord ing to it s polar ity.

4. To chang e the tem perat ure phy sical u nite( °C or °F) , y ou can press t he “FUN C” push b utton .

6. Mai ntena nce

6-1 Re placi ng the Ba ttery

When me ter dis play lo w batte ry indi cator (symb ol) on th e LCD, you mus t be repl ace the b atter y to main tain no rmal op erati on. (1) Dis conne ct and re move al l test pr obes fr om any li ve sour ce and meter. (2) Ope n the bat tery co ver on th e botto m case by s crewd river. (3) Rem ove old b atter y and sna p new one i nto the b atter y holde r.

6-2 Fu se repl aceme nt

Repla cing th e defec tive fu se shou ld done a ccord ing to 6- 1sect ion proce dure.

6-3 Cl eanin g and Dec ontam inati on

The met er can be c leane d with so ft clea n cloth t o remov e any oil , greas e or grim . Do not us e the liq uid sol vent or d eterg ent.

7. USB i nterf ace wit h a perso nal com puter (PC)

7-1 Co nnect t he Mete r to PC wit h USB cab le 7-2 In stall ation o f appli catio n softw are

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