Amprobe AT-4000-A User Manual

Amprobe AT-4000-A User Manual

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  • Page 1 AT-4000-A Series Advanced Wire Tracer Users Manual GlobalTestSupply www. .com Quality Amprobe Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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  • Page 3 AT-4000-A Series Advanced Wire Tracer Users Manual P/N 2756641 Rev 002 11/2013, 6001563 A © 2013 Amprobe Test Tools. All rights reserved. GlobalTestSupply www. .com Quality Amprobe Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
  • Page 4 Limited Warranty and Limitation of Liability Your Amprobe product will be free from defects in material and workmanship for one year from the date of purchase unless local laws require otherwise. This warranty does not cover fuses, disposable batteries or damage from accident, neglect, misuse, alteration, contamination, or abnormal conditions of operation or handling.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    AT-4000-A Series Advanced Wire Tracer CoNTENTS Precautions ....................4 Introduction ....................4 AT-4000-A Product Description..............5 Unit Description ..................5 Application Notes ..................9 Using the R-4000 with Thumbwheel............9 Using the T-4000-A Transmitter ............. 10 Using the A2202 Clamp-On Transmitter Accessory ......11 Finding Opens ....................
  • Page 6: Precautions

    Advanced Wire Tracer has a history of providing safe, reliable operation in tracing energized wires, locating circuit breakers and locating wires shorted to the ground. The Amprobe wire tracer has the capability of tracing non-energized wires, locating open breakers and locating open wires.
  • Page 7: At-4000-A Product Description

    AT-4000-A PRodUCT dESCRIPTIoN The AT-4000-A consists of two units: T-4000-A Transmitter (32.768KHZ, 9-300 V ac or dc) R-4000 Receiver (Non-position sensitive, Open / Short Tracing) Unit description R-4000 Receiver It has two built-in detectors that are tuned to pick up the 32.768Khz signals generated by the T-4000-A transmitter.
  • Page 8 Mode control Green - Unit ON Red - Low battery ➌ Sensitivity control thumbwheel ➍ LED Indicator: ON - High sensitivity BLINKING - Medium sensitivity OFF - Low sensitivity for breakers GlobalTestSupply www. .com Quality Amprobe Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
  • Page 9 ➊ ➍ ➋ ➌ ➎ ➏ T-4000-A Transmitter ➊ Banana plug jack ➋ Signal level switch ➌ Power ON/OFF ➍ Fuse (inside) holder ➎ 24 Volt jack ➏ 9V Battery compartment GlobalTestSupply www. .com Quality Amprobe Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
  • Page 10 80mA of current to flow on top of the whatever frequency is present. To increase the signal strength, loop the wire around the clamp a few times or use the B2024 battery Pack. The A2202 will allow wire tracing GlobalTestSupply www. .com Quality Amprobe Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
  • Page 11: Application Notes

    MTL-G Grounding Test lead And Alligator Clips APPLICATIoN Using the R-4000 with Thumbwheel 1. Turn on unit by pressing the ON/OFF push button. 2. Press MODE push button to select the sensitivity level GlobalTestSupply www. .com Quality Amprobe Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
  • Page 12: Using The T-4000-A Transmitter

    5. Turn the unit ‘ON’ by pressing on the ON/OFF push button- The screen should display ‘18888’ briefly. The transmission is ‘OFF’ GlobalTestSupply www. .com Quality Amprobe Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
  • Page 13: Using The A2202 Clamp-On Transmitter Accessory

    Non-energized lines must be grounded at both ends or made into a complete circuit. The signal strength can GlobalTestSupply www. .com Quality Amprobe Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
  • Page 14: Finding Opens

    7. Select ‘OPEN’ mode by pressing the MODE push button( the LED must be ‘ON’). Note: If the conductor is buried in moist soil, the ‘SHORT’ mode may give better results. GlobalTestSupply www. .com Quality Amprobe Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
  • Page 15: Finding Ground Faults

    (B2024 or B2025) the unit will work in ultra high “U-HI” mode only. Remove the battery booster to return to normal operation.) 1. Plug the alligator clip cord set into the T-4000-A. GlobalTestSupply www. .com Quality Amprobe Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
  • Page 16: Tracing Wires In Conduit

    5. Select the ‘Short Range’ and ‘Low’ sensitivity. 6. Move the Receiver in front of the outside of each circuit breaker, as shown, to determine which one has the strongest signal. GlobalTestSupply www. .com Quality Amprobe Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
  • Page 17: Tracing Energized Wires

    2. Attach one alligator clip to the wire you wish to trace and the other one to ground. 3. Turn ON the T-4000-A. 4. Select the appropriate signal level. 5. Turn ON the R-4000. 6. Select the appropriate mode and sensitivity. 7. Trace the wire. GlobalTestSupply www. .com Quality Amprobe Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
  • Page 18: Locating Individual Wires In A Bundle (Energized And Non-Energized Lines)

    “U-HI” mode only. Remove the battery booster to return to normal operation. Locating Buried Conduit or Metal Pipe 1. Connect the A2202 clamp-on to the T-4000-A Transmitter and then clamp it around the conduit or pipe. GlobalTestSupply www. .com Quality Amprobe Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
  • Page 19: Maintenance

    3. Remove the fuse. It is located on the upper end of the unit. 4. Use fuse replacement part #100721. 5. Close the bottom enclosure first, secure it with the provided screws. 6. Close the battery cover, secure it with the provided screw. GlobalTestSupply www. .com Quality Amprobe Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
  • Page 20: Replacement Parts

    Turn ON the c) Signal cancellation transmitter and select the appropriate signal level. c) Use a separate ground or separate the wires. GlobalTestSupply www. .com Quality Amprobe Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
  • Page 21: Specifications

    Operating voltage: 9-300 volts Operating frequency: 32.768 KHZ Duty cycle: Transmit 2 pulses with a duration of 0.0625S each, every 0.5 seconds Case: Flame retardant ABS Display: LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) GlobalTestSupply www. .com Quality Amprobe Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
  • Page 22 B2024 Battery Pack Type: Nickel-Cadmium rechargeable (20 AA cells) Capacity: 24 V, 600 mah Rechargeable time: 14 hours Fuse: internal self-resetting B2025 Recharger/Converter Input: 115 V ac Output: 24 VDC @350 mah GlobalTestSupply www. .com Quality Amprobe Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
  • Page 23 Figure 1. Figure 2. GlobalTestSupply www. .com Quality Amprobe Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
  • Page 24 Figure 3. Figure 4. Figure 5. GlobalTestSupply www. .com Quality Amprobe Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
  • Page 25 Figure 6. Figure 7. Figure 8. GlobalTestSupply www. .com Quality Amprobe Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
  • Page 26 In either SHORT or OPEN MODE, the unit is non position sensitive Figure 9. Figure 10. GlobalTestSupply www. .com Quality Amprobe Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
  • Page 27 Figure 11. Figure 12. Figure 13. GlobalTestSupply www. .com Quality Amprobe Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
  • Page 28 Figure 14. Figure 15. Figure 16. GlobalTestSupply www. .com Quality Amprobe Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
  • Page 29 Figure 17. Figure 18. GlobalTestSupply www. .com Quality Amprobe Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
  • Page 30 Figure 19. Figure 20. Figure 21. GlobalTestSupply www. .com Quality Amprobe Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
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  • Page 32 • User manuals Amprobe ® www.Amprobe.com info@amprobe.com Everett, WA 98203 Tel: 877-AMPROBE (267-7623) Amprobe Europe ® Beha-Amprobe In den Engematten 14 79286 Glottertal, Germany Please Tel.: +49 (0) 7684 8009 - 0 Recycle GlobalTestSupply www. .com Quality Amprobe Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...

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