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PORTABLE APPLIANCE TESTER

SmartPAT 5500

User Manual

Portable Appliance Tester

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 2
Warnings and Cautions 2
Technical Specifications 3
Test Summary 5
Controls and Accessories 6
Results 9
INSTALLATION 9
Power Requirements 9
Connections 9
Setting Up 10
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 12
TESTING 12

Visual Check 12
Auto Testing 12
Reviewing 16
Storing 16
Storage Type 16
Programming 20
IEC Lead Test 24
Manual Testing 24
FAULT FINDING AND REPAIR 25
Calibration 25
Basic Maintenance 25
GENERAL ENQUIRIES 25

SmartPAT 5500

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing Robin Portable Appliance
Tester. Please ensure you read and understand
these instructions fully before starting any testing.

The SmartPAT 5500 is a State of the Art Portable
Appliance Tester (PAT) with automatic testing
capability. It is capable of performing preset earth
bonding, insulation, fuse continuity, run/leakage and
flash voltage tests. The equipment is contained in
a high impact carrying case, see Figure 1. When
opened access is provided to the operating panel,
secured into the base of the case, this panel carries
all the operating switches, connectors, serial port,
floppy disc drive and the results display. The lid of
the case provides a storage space for the cables
associated with the appliance tester.

WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS

Although the equipment has been built to meet
the requirements of the IEC publication 1010,
Safety Requirements for Electronic Measuring
Apparatus, the following warnings and cautions
must be adhered to:

WARNINGS
LETHAL VOLTAGES. THE SmartPAT 5500
CONTAINS HAZARDOUS VOLTAGES,
CORRECT HIGH VOLTAGE HANDLING
PRECAUTIONS,AS LAID DOWN IN THE
ELECTRICITY AT WORK REGULATIONS
1989, MUST BE OBSERVED AT ALL TIMES.

CAUTIONS

EQUIPMENT DAMAGE.
The equipment has been set for a nominal
230V/110V operation, it must never be connected
to a higher voltage.
EQUIPMENT DAMAGE.
The mains supply is never to be connected to the
IEC lead test connection.
ABRASIVE MATERIALS.
Routine Maintenance. Do not use abrasive
materials, metal polish or furniture polish
during cleaning procedures.
TEMPERATURE CONTROL.
Operating and Storage Temperatures below -10°C
may cause permanent damage to the equipment.
DATA STORAGE.
This equipment has the ability to store test
records within an onboard memory.The data
within the memory should not be left to
accumulate over a period of time but should be
downloaded frequently (daily during normal
testing) to a secure storage medium e.g. PC hard
drive or floppy disc. Robin Electronics accepts no
responsibility for lost of stored data due to misuse
of the appliance tester or non-compliance with
the operating instructions.

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Technical Specifications

The technical specifications of the SmartPAT 5500 are as follows:

Mains input supply

Voltage 100 V to 120 V rms at 50/60 Hz ±10%

207 V to 255 V rms at 50/60 Hz ±10%
Power consumption 30 W maximum (quiescent)
Earth leakage current 3 mA maximum

Display

Type 2 line, 20 characters per line Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
Character Height 5.5 mm
Character width 3 mm
Viewing Angle ‘6 0’clock’
Contrast Adjustment Fixed

Communications

Format Serial
Data Rate 1200 to 9600 bps (user selectable)
Interface RS232/V24, support for IRDA adapter,

IBM keyboard (through adapter), HP Smartwand

and a Panasonic scanner

Environmental

Storage Temperature -10 to +50°C
Operating Temperature 0 to 40°C (results within calibrated limits)

-10 to 60°C (results may be outside calibrated limits)
Humidity 0 to 90% R-H non condensing
Pollution level II
IP Rating IP51 case closed, IP30 case open

Figure 1 SmartPAT 5500 tester

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SmartPAT 5500

The Technical Specifications of the Tests performed by the SmartPAT 5500 Portable Appliance Tester are
as follows:

Earth Bond

The earth bonding specifications are taken at a nominal mains input supply of 110 V or 235 V rms, unless
otherwise stated.

High Current

Open Circuit Voltage 3 V rms ±10%
Test Current 5 A, 8 A or 26 A ±15% into 0.1 ohm load.

(in-built intelligent current limit)
Display Resolution 0.01 ohm to 19.99 ohm, then shows >20 ohm.
Display Accuracy ±(3% + 4 digits)
Test Duration 10s or 15s to 1 minute, dependent on time test button held down

Business Equipment

Open Circuit Voltage 3 V rms ±10%
Test Current 100 mA +20% -0% at 230 Vrms into 0.5 ohm load.
Display Resolution 0.01 ohm to 19.99 ohm, then shows >20 ohm.
Display Accuracy ±(3% + 4 digits)
Test Duration 10s or 15s to 1 minute, dependent on time test button held down
Pass Threshold 0.1 ohm steps up to 5 ohm then 0.5 ohm steps to 19.99 ohm

(user selectable)

Insulation Test

The earth bonding specifications are taken at a nominal mains input supply of 110 V or 235 V rms, unless
otherwise stated.

Open Circuit Voltage 560 V dc +16%,-0%
Short Circuit Current 3.5 mA ±10%
Current into 500k 1.0 mA minimum
Display Resolution 0 1 to 99.9 Mohm, then 1 to 299 Mohm, >300 Mohm
Display Accuracy ±(5% + 4 digits)
Test Duration 10s or 15s to 1 minute, dependent on time test button held down
Pass Threshold 0.1 Mohm steps to 0.9 Mohm

1 Mohm steps from 1 to 9 Mohm

10 Mohm steps from 10 to 300 Mohm

(user selectable)

Fuse/Load/Leakage Test

Leak

Earth Leakage Current 0.1mA to 9.9mA
Display resolution 0.1mA
Display accuracy ±(5% + 4 digits), capacitive/resistive leakage
Leakage threshold 0.5 to 10 mA in 0.5 mA steps
Abort on leakage > 15 mA

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Load

Load Measurement 0.1kVA to 3.99kVA
Display Resolution 0.1kVA
Display Accuracy ±(5% + 4 digits), resistive or reactive load
Abort on Surge > 60 A exponential, time constant 50 ms
Abort on Run Current > 13 A (235 V), > 16 A (110 V)
Test Duration 5s to 60s,Terminating immediately

when STOP button pressed.

Flash Test

Open Circuit Voltage 1500Vrms (Class I), 3000vrms (Class II)
Short Circuit Current 5mA at normal mains input
Display Resolution 0.1mA
Display Accuracy ±(5% + 4 digits)

Test Summary

The following statements provide a brief summary of the tests performed by the SmartPat 5500.

Earth bond

Checks the resistance between the Earth pin of the appliance under test and any exposed metalwork on
the appliance.

Insulation

Checks the resistance of the insulation between the Earth pin of the appliance under test cable plug or
the earth bond crocodile clip, to the Live and Neutral pins of the appliance (pins are connected together
within the SmartPAT 5500 for this test).

Fuse/Load/Leakage

A low dc fuse test is performed first to check the continuity of the fuse in the appliance under test, by
checking the resistance between the Live and Neutral pins of the appliance cable plug. On completion of
the fuse test an earth leakage test and a VoltAmpere test is performed with the appliance under test being
powered up.

Flash

A 1.5kV rms voltage is applied between the earth and live/neutral pins of a class I appliance and 3 kV rms
voltage between the flash probe and the live/neutral pins of a class II appliance.

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Controls and Accessories

The cables, connectors, controls and indicators of the SmartPAT 5500 are shown in Figure 2 and listed
below,together with a brief functional description:

Cables

Mains Captive mains cable to connect to the mains supply with either a

13A, 230V or a 16A, 110V plug (via adaptor). (See Figure 2 (6))

Earth Bond Captive cable, fitted with heavy duty crocodile clip,to connect to

appliance under test. (See Figure 2 (5))

Connectors

110 V Appliance Provides a socket to connect a 110 V appliance to the test set for

testing. (See Figure 2 (8))

230 V Appliance Provides a socket to connect a 230 V appliance to the test set for

testing. (See Figure 2 (7))

IEC Lead Test Enables IEC leads to be tested, used in conjunction with the 230 V

Appliance Input socket. (See Figure 2 (3))

Serial Port Allows an external computer/printer or any serial interface data

collector device to be connected to the Portable Appliance Tester.

(See Figure 2 (1))

Flash Probe Enables a probe to be inserted into the Portable Appliance Tester, to

allow high voltage insulation tests to be carried out. (See Figure 2 (4))

Disk Drive

Disk Drive 1.44Mb A 31/2” floppy disk drive to provide a means of storing the records

so that later they can be downloaded to a computer. (See Figure 2 (2))

WARNING
When transferring data to a floppy disk it is essential that the data is either
transferred to a computer or printed before the data is deleted from the tester.

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Controls

The controls are all in the form of keys, there are two distinct sections:
Main executing keys
Test function and setting keys

Main Executing Keys
GO Initiates tests and confirms selections.
STOP Terminates tests and selections, when pressed returns display to show main

menu, see setting up section.

YES Allows a positive decision to be made, the key is also the up arrow for use

when scrolling through messages or lists.

NO Allows a negative decision to be made, the key is also the down arrow for use

when scrolling through messages or lists.

HELP When pressed will display a help message on the subject the SmartPAT 5500 is

currently employed in carrying out.

Test function and setting keys

These keys perform various functions, the alpha-numeric keys, half black and half yellow, provide the
keyboard function for the PAT together with the space key.The use of these keys is detailed in the
Installation section under setting up. The other four keys provide a means of amending the test
parameters, ie alter current used or time duration of test.

All the 16 keys have a black legend above them, these are the function which that key will control.
A brief description of the action controlled by each key is as follows:

AUTO Enables any autotest programmed in the SmartPAT 5500 to be selected

and run.

SITE Allows a code for each site testing is carried out at to be entered into the PAT

memory for storing on the records.

DATE Enables the date and time to be set in the PAT, this is automatically updated by

the PAT.

STORE Allows a test result to be stored in the PAT.
PROG Initiates the programming mode of the PAT,For some of the major modes the

access code is required. (For Access Code details see Programming section)

CLEAR Enables results to be erased from the memory.
BOND When pressed this key will initiate an earth bond test.
INSU When pressed this key will initiate an insulation test.
LOAD When pressed this key will initiate a load/leakage test.
FLASH When pressed this key will initiate a flash test.
LEADS When pressed this key will initiate an IEC lead test.
VISUAL When pressed will allow the results of a visual test to be entered into

the records.

REVIEW Enables the results of an auto test to be viewed before they are stored, or any

stored result may be viewed.

SEARCH Enables a search of the records to be carried out.
REPEAT Allows a search to be repeated.
PRINT/PC Enables the data on the display to be printed or data to be downloaded to PC

or disk. It also enables a disk to be formatted.

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Indicators

Bleeper (internal) Sounds to indicate that a test has been completed or failed (double bleep).
Display Dot matrix Liquid Crystal Display, displays up to 40 characters at a time,

in two lines, to show the following:

Test type selected
Test in progress messages
Test results
Warning messages.

Help messages

Figure 2 Controls and Accessories

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