HAL Series Electrical Safety Tester Quick Start Guide Seaward Electronic Ltds Ltd. Bracken Hill, South West Industrial Estate, Peterlee, Co. Durham. SR8 2SW. England. Tel: +44 (0)191 586 3511 Fax: +44 (0)191 586 0227 www.seaward.co.uk...
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HAL Series Quick Start Guide Important Info The aim of this quick start guide is to provide simple set up options in order to configure and use the HAL. It is not an exhaustive instructional document, for full details please refer to the supplied instruction manual.
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HAL Series Quick Start Guide What’s in the Box HAL101 HAL102 HAL103 Test Instrument Power Supply Lead Hipot Clip & Lead 5 Pairs Hipot Probe & Lead Earth Bond Probe Test Output Box Guard Plug External Control Connectors and Pins...
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HAL Series Quick Start Guide Visual Display – Main Interface Screen • Pass / Fail Indicators – Indicate test status during and after a • test On / Off Button – Supplies Mains Power to operate the HAL • Function Keys –Short cut options, function will differ •...
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HAL Series Quick Start Guide External Fuse – User replaceable Guard Switch Socket – Used as a safety interlock, can be used as a start condition but will inhibit the test if the guard is opened. Should be a zero volt connection.
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HAL Series Quick Start Guide Cooling Fan – Allow airflow to the internal circuitry, please do not cover. External Fuse – User Replaceable Guard Switch Socket – Used as a safety interlock, can be used as a start condition but will inhibit the test if the guard is opened.
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HAL Series Quick Start Guide Guard Switch Socket – Used as a safety interlock, can be used as a start condition but will inhibit the test if the guard is opened. Should be a zero volt connection. Rear Test Output connection – Test outputs for rear port, connection point for the supplied Output box.
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HAL Series Quick Start Guide Printer Port – For connection to a printer for output of data results. Can be used with the Desk Test n Tag printer for Pass / Fail labels (Part Number 312A912) Cooling Fan – Allow airflow to the internal circuitry, please do not cover.
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HAL Series Quick Start Guide The function of the rotary encoder is to navigate through the HAL menu system. Rotating the wheel clockwise will move the cursor forward or increase Test Parameters, where as rotating the wheel anti clockwise, will move the cursor backwards or...
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HAL Series Quick Start Guide 1. PRODUCT NUMBER – Allows a unique reference to be entered and stored against the test results; BLANK – A blank field for data to be entered REPEAT LAST – Displays the last used reference number INCREMENT LAST –...
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HAL Series Quick Start Guide 6. DC IR RAMP DOWN - Allows a default ramp down time of DC Insulation Resistance High Voltage on all test sequences to ensure discharging of stored energy. 7. DC IR VOLTAGES – Allows the full range of the DC Hipot test voltages to be selected used for Insulation Resistance Tests when creating test sequences.
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HAL Series Quick Start Guide 12. ROLL PRINTER – Configure the connection to a roll printer. Note this is not the configuration for the Desk Test n Tag printer. 13. PASSWORD PROTECTION OPTIONS – Allows the user to select which functions / menus are protected behind a password (if configured) 14.
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3. EXT IO – External Control Port configuration. Allows the user to enable digital outputs and analogue inputs, if required. 4. Test Times – The HAL series allows for three test times, (from top to bottom respectively), Ramp Up Time, Hold (Test) Time, and Ramp Down Time.
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EXT IO – External Control Port configuration. Allows the user to enable digital outputs and analogue inputs, if required. Test Times – The HAL series allows for three test times, (from top to bottom respectively), Ramp Up Time, Hold (Test) Time, and Ramp Down Time.
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EXT IO – External Control Ports configuration, allows the user to enable digital outputs and analogue inputs, if required. Test Times – The HAL series allows for three test times (from top to bottom respectively), Ramp Up Time, Hold (Test) Time, and Ramp Down Time.
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HAL Series Quick Start Guide UL for an unlimited number of repeats ( i.e. as many as the user wishes to perform) Start Condition – The actions that must be performed in order to start the test, In this example the test will begin with no user interaction.
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HAL Series Quick Start Guide Start Condition – The actions that must be performed in order to start the test, in this example the test will begin only when the Guard Switch is closed. Connection Diagrams The below diagrams show how to connect the HAL to an item under test, for each of the available tests.
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HAL Series Quick Start Guide Dielectric Strength AC / DC and Insulation Resistance to Rear Ports (HAL 103/104/LED) Earthed (Class 1) Product Connections made between L&N tied together and the Earth conductor in Test Output Socket Double Insulated (Class 2) Product Connections made between L&N Tied...
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HAL Series Quick Start Guide Power and Touch Leakage Measurement (HAL104/LED Only) Voltage Selection Switch If using the HAL to supply mains voltage for the test ensure the Rocker Switch is placed into the NORMal position. If using an external supply,...
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HAL Series Quick Start Guide Section 2, Test Status – This section displays the current status of the test in progress, including a display of the test time whilst in progress. Section 3, Test Output – This section displays information relating to the test being performed.
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HAL Series Quick Start Guide TEST STATUS – Allows either only PASSED or FAILED items to be displayed STORAGE STATUS – user can choose between NORMAL (all results stored in the Normal memory), DELETED ( any result in a Deleted state, not results that have been deleted using the...
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HAL Series Quick Start Guide displayed indicating the number of tests being downloaded from the total memory. Please note downloading the memory does not delete the results from memory. Print Labels using the Desk Test n Tag Printer In addition to downloading results to a PC the HAL can output status labels after a test.
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