This manual and a manual supplement What this instrument does — Model 287B IPA meets and far exceeds the basic requirements of ESD Association (Draft) Standard Practice 3.3 for the Protection of Electrostatic Discharge Susceptible Items – Periodic Verification of Air Ionizers.
Memory is non-volatile. Setup and data are retained during battery replacement. The specifics of usage of the Model 287B for periodic verification of air ionizers are given in detail in ESD Association (Draft) Standard Practice 3.3 for the Protection of Electrostatic...
If you received this instrument directly from the factory, a battery was included but not installed, memory was cleared and default settings are effective. The following will familiarize you with your new Ionizer Performance Analyzer Model IPA 287B: 1) Install battery a) Remove the two crosspoint screws from the battery compartment cover.
Set up the ionizer. Ground the 287B IPA. The ground jack is located on the left side of the instrument case. Access the main menu. The display should show 0% values for Automatic and Manual memory usage.
iii) The test results are displayed at the end of the test. The results are displayed in three windows which may be scrolled with either the or button. The first window shows the positive and negative decay times (from 1000 volts to 100 volts) for tests number 1 and 2 in the sequence.
‘ENTER’ when you are done to return to the main menu. The Set-up Menu — The Set-up menu allows the user to modify several functions of the IPA 287B. You have already accessed the Set-up menu above to review your data. To enter the Set-up menu from the main menu, press and hold the ‘SETUP’...
Calibration — Calibration is not a user function and is beyond the scope of this manual. Calibration information is available from the factory. Monroe Electronics recommends annual calibration and/or when the instrument is damaged or repaired or where called for more...
Section 5 GLOSSARY Blank voltage (Main Menu Startup screen) Polarity indicator (positive or negative voltage) or or Scroll up or down list Refers to Automatic test Auto Seq See the Set-up Menu (Page 6) AutoShtDwn See the Set-up Menu (Page 6) See the Set-up Menu (Page 6)
ESD Association Advisory – ESD ADV – 3.2 – Selection and Acceptance of Air Ionizers ESD Association Advisory – ESD ADV – 1.0 – Glossary ESD Association Advisory – ESD ADV – 2.0 – Handbook Monroe Electronics, Inc. does not supply copies of standards or advisories.
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