Re: [PSES] Kikusui TOS3200 Leakage Current Meter

2017-04-25 Thread Peter Tarver
Thank you, Nute. Page 70 of the manual indicates the ability to select a measuring network. According to the first paragraph on this page, it's a meter only for voltage measurements. Page 71 shows how to select a measurement network when using meter mode. FWIW, I used Networks A, B and G on

Re: [PSES] Kikusui TOS3200 Leakage Current Meter

2017-04-25 Thread Peter Tarver
Thank you, John. Agreed, but I have also moved the conductors around, used multiple wire routings, multiple power sources, power systems in two buildings, on a ground plane (this was happenstance in the second building)... While the results have minor differences, the effects I'm seeing are

Re: [PSES] Interior lighting for large control panels

2017-04-25 Thread Douglas Nix
Doug, None of the machinery standards require lighting in the panel, they simply permit it where the designer wants to use it, and provide rules for the installation should you choose to install it. A risk assessment should be the deciding factor, and any customer preferences for the provision

Re: [PSES] Kikusui TOS3200 Leakage Current Meter

2017-04-25 Thread Brian O'Connell
Agree with Mr. Woodgate, but there are additional problems. A good reference for this is Mr. Perkin's presentations and articles on the subject. Current and voltage waveforms in ground and touch Type Tests for switch-mode power supplies are very complex; and can vary in amplitude, frequency,

Re: [PSES] Kikusui TOS3200 Leakage Current Meter

2017-04-25 Thread Richard Nute
Hello Peter: I downloaded the TOS3200 manual to better understand your problem. When the TOS3200 is in "meter mode," the terminals A-B comprise an ammeter (without the body impedance network). This will yield a higher current than in the TC (touch current) mode. I'm not sure if A-B can have

Re: [PSES] Kikusui TOS3200 Leakage Current Meter

2017-04-25 Thread John Woodgate
Stray capacitances are different in the two modes, but probably only affect measurements if there are relatively strong high-frequency components in the current. With best wishes DESIGN IT IN! OOO - Own Opinions Only www.jmwa.demon.co.uk J M Woodgate and Associates Rayleigh England Sylvae in