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Limited Warranty & Limitation of Liability Rigel Medical, part of the SEAWARD GROUP guarantees this product for a period of 1 year. The period of warranty will be effective at the day of delivery. Calibration Statement The Rigel SafeTest 60 hand-held electrical safety analyser is fully calibrated and found to be within the specified performance and accuracy at the time of production.
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Disposal of old product The Rigel SafeTest 60 has been designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components, which can be recycled and reused. Please familiarise yourself with the appropriate local separate collection system for electrical and electronic products or contact your local supplier for further information.
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Durham, SR8 2SW, UK As the manufacturer of the apparatus listed, we declare under our sole responsibility that the product: Rigel SafeTest 60 - Electrical Medical Safety Analyser Conforms with the relevant Directives and conformity is indicated by the symbol i.e. “Conformité Européenne”...
0 to 40 degrees C without moisture condensation, and at an operating altitude 0 – 2000m. The SafeTest 60 has a protection rating of IP40 and is rated for operation at pollution degree 2 according to IEC 60529.
1 Introduction The Rigel SafeTest 60 is a dedicated medical safety analyser, ideal for testing high volumes of basic medical and laboratory equipment. A robust and reliable design ensures that the SafeTest 60 can withstand a busy schedule of testing medical equipment that does not require patient lead testing, such as beds, hoists, infusion pumps, CPAP’s and centrifuges etc.
410A950 1.5 Unique use of ICONS The Rigel SafeTest 60 features a hi resolution colour graphic back lit display provides a unique user experience and to help guide the user through the different test steps. Below are of some of the icons used in the Rigel SafeTest 60:...
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Select Touch Leakage (in IEC61010 setting) Select Touch Voltage (in IEC61010 setting) Open EARTH single fault condition key Open NEUTRAL single fault condition key Earthbond test lead compensated Earthbond test running Go to HOME SCREEN Rigel SafeTest 60 Instruction Manual – Revision 1.2...
Switch ON To switch on the Rigel SafeTest 60, please insert the mains cable to the power inlet, the SafeTest 60 will automatically power up in the HOME SCREEN. 2.1 Setting your language and preferred test standard From the home screen, select SETTINGS to select the required language and test standard;...
Press the key confirm and return to the HOME menu The Rigel SafeTest 60 will store the most recent settings in the SETTINGS MENU. From the home screen, select the required test;...
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The SafeTest 60 will automatically start the test when it is selected and will automatically stop by pressing the LEAKAGE, INSULATION, POINT TO POINT or HOME icon. Connection between EUT and SafeTest 60; EARTHBOND TESTING Each time the earthbond probe is placed on a new test point, the zap circuit will be reactivated, ensuring accurate readings at every measurement point.
DUT socket is activated. Connection between EUT and SafeTest 60; EARTH LEAKAGE When the SafeTest 60 is set to test to IEC 60601, the will go to ENCLOSURE leakage and to EARTH leakage.
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* The pass fail limit for Earth Leakage in the 3rd edition of IEC 60601 has been increased from 500μA under normal condition to 5000μA for class I equipment with NO exposed metal parts that may become live when a fault appears. Rigel SafeTest 60 Instruction Manual – Revision 1.2...
To apply mains in REVERSED POLARITY and START the test, press the button on the front panel. The test will run until the button is pressed. To minimise the power breaks during your tests, please see 8. Rigel SafeTest 60 Instruction Manual – Revision 1.2...
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DUT socket is activated. When the SafeTest 60 is set to test to IEC 62353, the SINGLE FAULT buttons are deactivated in order to perform the test as per IEC 62353 requirements. Connection between EUT and SafeTest 60;...
To minimise the power breaks during your tests, please see 8. will appear on the screen when the DUT socket is activated. Connection between EUT and SafeTest 60; GROUND LEAKAGE NFPA-99 Rigel SafeTest 60 Instruction Manual – Revision 1.2...
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When the SafeTest 60 is set to test to NFPA-99, the will go to CHASSIS leakage and to GROUND leakage. To activate single fault conditions, use the buttons on the front panel. opens the EARTH fault condition relay whilst the opens the NEUTRAL fault condition relay.
DUT socket is activated. Connection between EUT and SafeTest 60; TOUCH LEAKAGE AND TOUCH VOLTAGE IEC 61010 When the SafeTest 60 is set to test to IEC 61010, the will go to TOUCH VOLTAGE and to TOUCH LEAKAGE.
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EARTH fault condition relay whilst the opens the NEUTRAL fault condition relay. The leakage screen will indicate the current state of the selected fault conditions. IEC 61010 tests Tests Touch Leakage 0.5mA 3.5mA Touch Voltage Rigel SafeTest 60 Instruction Manual – Revision 1.2...
Certain medical equipment can be sensitive to sudden power breaks or have a long power-up cycle. To protect your equipment or to reduce the overall test time, we suggest you run the SafeTest 60 in the following sequence; To minimise the power breaks to the EUT, all leakage measurements should be grouped by Single Fault Condition (SFC).
Insulation testing To perform an insulation test, press from HOME screen The SafeTest 60 will automatically start the test and will automatically stop by pressing the EARTHBOND, LEAKAGE, INSULATION, POINT TO POINT or HOME icon. During this test, 500V D.C. is applied between the black socket on the back panel as well as earth pin in the EUT socket and both the live and neutral pins of the EUT.
The POINT TO POINT test is ideal for earth bond testing on larger and or fix installed installations. Connection between EUT and SafeTest 60; POINT TO POINT TESTING Rigel SafeTest 60 Instruction Manual – Revision 1.2...
11 WARNING MESSAGES The Rigel SafeTest 60 will automatically warn the user of possible incorrect test setups such as secondary earthing and isolated mains supply (mains voltage isolated from earth) Secondary earth warning: To perform a valid test, the secondary earth must be removed. Testing with a secondary earth will lead to invalid readings as the leakage current will flow through the low resistance secondary earth rather than the high resistance (1kΩ)
From the HOME SCREEN, select SETTINGS, then and hardware information. Firmware version Serial Number Ensure you have this information available when contacting Rigel Medical for Technical Support or Service. Rigel SafeTest 60 Instruction Manual – Revision 1.2...
Do not allow liquid inside the Rigel SafeTest 60 or near the sockets. Do not use abrasives, solvents or alcohol. If any liquid is spilt into the Rigel SafeTest 60 case, the Analyser should be returned for repair, stating the cause of the defect.
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When asking for a Returns Number, please quote: Instruments name and model Serial number (see section 12) Firmware version (see section 12) Rigel SafeTest 60 Instruction Manual – Revision 1.2...
16A to 20A, 3 min. on/ 10 min. off 10A to 15A, 3 min. on/ 5 min. off 0A to 10A, continuous Mains power 90-264V 48-64Hz Weight 1.1kg / 2.5lbs (unit) 2.2kg / 5lbs (complete with accessories) Rigel SafeTest 60 Instruction Manual – Revision 1.2...
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Operating temperature 0 to 40°C, Humidity 0 -98% Relative humidity, non-condensating Storage temperature -10 to 50°C 0 – 2000m Altitude Ingress Protection IP 40 Operating pollution degree 2, according to IEC 60529 Rigel SafeTest 60 Instruction Manual – Revision 1.2...
* The pass fail limit for Earth Leakage in the 3rd edition of IEC 60601 has been increased from 500μA under normal condition to 5000μA for class I equipment with NO exposed metal parts that may become live when a fault appears. Rigel SafeTest 60 Instruction Manual – Revision 1.2...
This IEC 62353 standard does not provide measuring methods and allowable values for equipment producing d.c. leakage currents. In such a case the manufacturer should give information in accompanying documents . NOTE 2 Particular standards may allow different values of leakage current Rigel SafeTest 60 Instruction Manual – Revision 1.2...
Appendix C Pass / Fail limits of IEC 61010 61010) ARTHBOND TEST LIMIT NO CURRENT SPECIFIED IN < 0.2 Ω NCLUDING POWER CORD Tests Touch Leakage 500μA 3500μA Touch Voltage Rigel SafeTest 60 Instruction Manual – Revision 1.2...
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