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- Page 1 8400 17TH EDITION MULTIFUNCTION INSTALLATION TESTER USER MANUAL Ethos Test Instruments, Distributed by MTI, Victoria Road, Avonmouth, Bristol BS11 9DB 0117 938 6400 0117 923 5374 Email: enquiries.ethos@adivision.co.uk Web: www.ethos-instruments.co.uk ©2015 – Issue 2.V1...
- Page 2 4-5 requirements. Unpacking Tester page 6 The Ethos 8400 tester is used to verify the safety of Commercial, Domestic Operating Tester & Overview page 7-9 and Industrial electrical installations. All testing is required to meet the latest IEE 17th edition of the wiring regulations (BS7671).The Ethos 8400...
- Page 3 M M a a r r k k i i n n g g E E x x p p l l a a n n a a t t i i o o n n s s S When working on live circuits, use of a proving unit such as the Ethos 4299 is recommended to establish correct function of the tester.
- Page 4 O O p p e e r r a a t t i i n n g g t t h h e e E E t t h h o o s s 8 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 Your Ethos 8400 Multifunction Tester comes complete with: To insert batteries ensure the instrument is switched off and no test leads are connected.
- Page 5 To ensure long battery life the Ethos 8400 will automatically power off when standing idle for 3 minutes.To power the Ethos 8400 either return the selector switch to “OFF” and then back to the test selection or simply press any of the four buttons under the display screen.
- Page 6 You can also set up your Ethos 8400 to be used in hands free mode on continuity by simply pressing the test lock button and then pressing test.T-Lock will flash at the top of the screen to The purpose of Continuity Testing is to establish the resistance of the circuit under test.
- Page 7 Whilst testing in hand free mode the red warning LED will flash to warn of the voltage between activation of the 8400 from the safety of the test probe the prod tips/crocodile clips. ensuring that you are always looking at the point of contact and not the Ethos 8400.
- Page 8 P P o o l l a a r r i i t t y y T T e e s s t t P P a a d d Socket Testing The Ethos 8400 has a unique feature for testing Your Ethos 8400 tester has a special polarity test sockets.
- Page 9 I I n n t t e e r r m m i i t t t t e e n n t t O O p p e e r r a a t t i i o o n n The Ethos 8400 is designed for a large number of loop tests in rapid succession. In the unlikely condition this limit is exceeded a thermometer will be shown on the display until the unit cools down.Testing will be inhibited while the thermometer is shown.
- Page 10 PSC (prospective short circuit current) and the PFC (prospective fault current) for the installation. In both Loop test mode the Ethos 8400 will also display the supply voltage and at the touch of the PFC button the PFC/PSC depending on being connected L-E or L-N will be displayed.
- Page 11 Ethos 8400 from the safety of the test activation of the Ethos 8400 from the safety of the test probe ensuring that you are always looking at the point probe ensuring that you are always looking at the point of contact and not the Ethos 8400.
- Page 12 (or for 30mA RCD’s six tests) have to be made for each RCD. The user friendly design of the Ethos 8400 simplifies the test process by enabling you to do any of these tests by making just two function selections.
- Page 13 Where testing is to be conducted at a point on the circuit other than a socket outlet the For the most commonly encountered 30mA RCD the distribution board test lead set Ethos 2125 is used in 3-wire mode as described in the previous test process is even simpler. Just turn the rotary chapter.
- Page 14 L L o o o o p p / / P P F F C C - - P P S S C C The Ethos 8400 will display .1 .2 .3 or .1 .3 .2 depending on the direction of phase rotation.
- Page 15 E E T T H H O O S S 8 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 INSTRUCTION MANUAL E E T T H H O O S S 8 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 INSTRUCTION MANUAL E E T T H H O O S S 8 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 INSTRUCTION MANUAL E E T T H H O O S S 8 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Specification...
- Page 16 Following warranty repair the product will be returned to the authorised centre and in turn they will return the repaired product back to the end user. If Ethos determines that failure was caused by neglect, misuse, contamination, alteration, accident, or abnormal condition of...
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