The 746 can be mounted to a wall or be used as a portable piece of test equipment. It operates from a 120 Vac source through an AC adapter, or a standard 9 volt battery.
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If the AC/DC adapter is plugged into the 746 Wrist Strap Tester, it must also be plugged into the wall outlet to allow the unit to function. If the 746 tester is to be powered with battery only, the AC/DC adapter MUST be disconnected from the DC input jack (1B) on the tester.
Plug the adapter into a 120 Vac outlet. CAUTION If the AC/DC adapter is plugged into the 746 Wrist Strap Tester, it must also be plugged into the wall outlet to allow the unit to function. If the 746 tester is powered with the battery only, the AC/DC adapter MUST be disconnected from the DC input jack (1B) on the tester.
Testing Procedure Wrist Band/Cord Test Put the wrist band on with the ground cord attached and insert the ground cord banana plug into the yellow wrist strap plug-in jack. Depress the metal contact plate and hold. One of the LED indicators will illuminate. An illuminated green LED indicates that the wrist strap assembly performs within the resistance range of 750 K .
FIGURE 1 Verification Procedure The 746 Wrist Strap Tester cannot be adjusted by the user, but the following steps can be used to verify that the 746 is operating within its specification. (The 746 may also be returned to 3M to obtain certification.
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Resistance range Resistance LED indication of the tester substitution box setting 750 K 750 K Ω Ω 900 K green Ω 9.0 M 10 M green Ω Ω 11.0 M Ω *This example is used in Figure 2 750 K wrist strap tester 900 K o.k.
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