Voltcraft VC 870 User Manual

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VC 870

VERSION 07/10

DIGITAL MULTIMETER

Nº 12 46 03

Robust, reliable, practical, ergonomically designed, safe – these are the attributes which describe this professional multimeter. This multimeter sets benchmarks with its safety features. Thanks to the patented housing design, the housing can be opened for battery and/or fuse replacements only if the device has been disconnected from all measurement leads. At input voltages > 30 V the display will show a warning icon. Its unique safety concept is rounded out by the robust housing with sprayed on soft rubber cast protection, the 1000 V high-braking-capacity fuses, the warning sound when measurement leads are incorrectly connected and the impedance switching to avoid incorrect measurements due to stray voltages. An opto-electronic interface is included as standard. Temperature and True RMS measurements complement the feature set. As a special feature, the VC-870 includes a power measurement function up to 2500 W via the plug adapter included in delivery. Additionally, the VC-870 also includes a power measurement function up to 2500 W for active power, apparent power and cos phi using the plug adapter included with delivery.

HIGHLIGHTS

St a nda rd m ea s ure men t ran ges

V, A, Ω , Frequency, Capacitance //

Tempe ra tur e m e as u rem ent //

Power measurement //

Automatic range selection (Auto Range) //

Impedance switching to avoid stray voltages //

Di o de tes t / /

Acoustic continuity checker //

Low-bat function //

Data hold //

REL //

Duty cycle //

Optical interface //

Backlight //

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

DISPLAY: 40000 counts MEASURING RATE: Approx. 2-3 measurements / second MEASURING LINE LENGTH: Approx. 90 cm each MEASURING IMPEDANCE: > 10 MΩ (V range) BAR GRAPH MEASUREMENT RATE: Approx. 10 measurements / second OPERATING VOLTAGE: 9 V block battery WORKING CONDITIONS: 0 to 30 ºC (<75 %RF), 30 to 40 ºC (<50 %RF) OVER-VOLTAGE CATEGORY: CAT III 1000 V, CAT IV 600 V. contamination degree 2 OPERATING ALTITUDE: max 2000 m STORAGE TEMPERATURE: -10 to +50 ºC WEIGHT: Approx. 380 g DIMENSIONS (W X H X D): 185 x 91 x 43 mm

TECHNICAL DATA

Functions Range Resolution Accuracy

±(a% reading + b digits)

DCV 400 mV 0.01 mV

4 V 0.1 mV

40 V 1 mV

400 V 0.01 V

1000 V 0.1 V ±(0.2 % + 5)

ACV 4 V 0.001 V

40 V 0.01 V

400 V 0.1 V

750 V 1 V ±(1.5 % + 4)

DCA 400 μA 0.01 μA

4 mA

40 mA

400 mA 0.01 mA ±(0.8 % + 10)

10 A 1 A ±(1.5 % + 5)

ACA 400 μA 0.1 μA

4 mA

40 mA 0.01 mA

400 mA 0.1 mA

10 A 0.01 A ±(2.0 % + 3)

400 Ω 0.01 Ω

4 kΩ 0.1 Ω ±(0.5 % + 10)

40 kΩ 0.01 kΩ

4 MΩ 1 kΩ

40 MΩ 0.01 MΩ ±(1.5 % + 5)

0.1 μA

1 μA

±(0.1 % + 5)

±(0.5 % + 10)

±(1.2 % + 4)

±(0.8 % + 10) with REL

±(0.5 % + 3)400 kΩ 0.1 kΩ

±(1 % + 4)

function

Overload protection

1000 V

750 V

Fuses

750 V

Fuses

1000 V

Remarks

Impedance: 10 MΩ

Frequency range: 45 - 1000 Hz; Impedance: 10 MΩ;

TrueRMS in the measuring area of 10 – 100%: Crest factor: max. 3.0 (at 750V max. 1.5)

Measurement time limit > 5A: max. 10 s with 10 min break

Measurement time limit > 5A: max. 10 s with 10 min pause; Frequency range: 45 - 1000 Hz; TrueRMS in the measuring area of 10 – 100%: Crest factor: max. 3.0 (at 750V max. 1.5)

Measurement voltage: approx. 0.3 V

PACKAGE CONTENT

Multimeter with spay-cast rubber protection // 9V block battery // Safety measuring cable // Output measuring adapter // Software CD // Operating instruction

This data sheet is published by Voltcraft®, Lindenweg 15, D-92242 Hirschau / Germany, Phone +49 180 586 582 7. The data sheet reflects the current technical specifications at time of print. We reserve the right to change the technical or physical specifications.