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only be carried out after the mains supply has been connected. In many cases,

any RCD in the circuit will be tripped by this test, which draws current from the

phase and returns it through the earth system. The RCD will see this as the

type of fault it is designed to protect against, and will trip. To prevent this

unwanted RCD tripping during loop testing, any RCD must be taken out of

circuit and temporarily replaced with a suitably rated MCB unit. The RCD will

need to be replaced after the loop test is completed.

WARNING

DO NOT PROCEED WITH TESTING UNLESS THE P-E AND P-N

LAMPS ARE LIT TO CONFIRM THAT THE WIRING IS CORRECTLY

CONNECTED. Should these two lamps not be lit, investigate the

wiring connections of the installation and rectify any faults before

proceeding with the test. If the LED is lit do not proceed.

1．Press the test button once. Then, the instrument switches on.

2．Set the instrument to loop test 20Ωrange.

3．If testing sockets, connect the plug lead to the Model 6010A and push the

moulded plug into the socket to be tested (see Fig 9).

4．Check the wiring lamps are lit (see above).

5．Note the mains voltage displayed by the instrument.

6．Press the“Press to test”button. The value of the measured loop

impedance will be displayed with the appropriate units.

7．If testing lighting or other circuits, connect the three-wire lead OMA DIEC to

Model 6010A, connect the red (phase) lead to the phase connection of the

circuit under test, connect the black (neutral) lead to the neutral connection

of the circuit under test, and connect the earth lead to the earth associated

with the circuit. (see Fig 10).

8．If any RCD associated with the circuit trips out, reset the RCD and try

testing again, this time operating the phase selector switch once prior to

pressing the test button. This will change the period of the waveform over

which the instrument performs the loop test. This may result in the RCD not

tripping out. If the RCD still trips, temporarily replace it with a suitably rated

MCB for the duration of the test.

9．If the instrument measures greater than 20Ωthe over-range symbol“OL”

will be displayed. If this is the case, switch the instrument up a range to the

2000Ωrange and repeat the test to obtain a satisfactory reading. If the

instrument is set to the "loop2000Ω"position,the test will be carried out at

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