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Tesco 3100-L User Manual

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HOT SOCKET
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Catalog # 3100-L
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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL HOT SOCKET SIMULATOR PRODUCT: Catalog # 3100-L...
  • Page 2 HOT SOCKET SIMULATOR (CAT# 3100-L) USER MANUAL LIMITED WARRANTY & LIMITATION OF LIABILITY TESCO warrants to the original purchaser that it will correct all defects in material and/or workmanship in the Instrument, test equipment or software covered by this warranty (herein called "PRODUCT"), provided that TESCO is notified of such defect within the warranty period...
  • Page 3 The Warranty set forth herein shall NOT be effective unless: 1. Notice of defect is given to TESCO by phone, fax, email or mail as soon as the defect is discovered. 2. Notice of defect contains the following information: PRODUCT serial number, PRODUCT model number, date of original installation, and an accurate and complete description of the defect including the exact circumstances leading to the defect.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    HOT SOCKET SIMULATOR (CAT# 3100-L) USER MANUAL Table of Contents Introduction .............................. 4 Operator Interface Panel (OIT) ......................5 1.1. The Operator Panel push-buttons & indicators ................. 5 1.2. The Operator Panel touchscreen ....................5 1.3. Jaw Arcing Test ......................... 10 1.4.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction The Hot Socket Simulator – Catalog # 3100-L, is used to simulate hot socket events in the lab. This unit has the ability to simulate a hot socket on the line and load jaws through controlled arcing (with adjustable frequency).

  • Page 6: Operator Interface Panel (Oit)

    HOT SOCKET SIMULATOR (CAT# 3100-L) USER MANUAL 1. Operator Interface Panel (OIT) 1.1. The Operator Panel push-buttons & indicators  Illuminated "E-Stop" Push-button (Latching, Red) Red indicator lamp illuminates Red LED whenever the E-Stop push-button is activated (depressed). Since the E-Stop push-button is a latching push-twist/pull type, it maintains either an active (depressed) or inactive (pulled out) state, and once it is manually activated it must then be manually twisted and pulled back out before Control Power can be restored.
  • Page 7 HOT SOCKET SIMULATOR (CAT# 3100-L) USER MANUAL Input for any numeric entry is provided to the user via a pop-up Numeric Entry Keypad. A pop-up Numeric Entry Keypad gets activated whenever the user presses any of the Set-point push- buttons on the Operator Panel Touch-screen. The Numeric Entry Keypad displays the current numeric value for the given set-point, along with applicable high and low limits.
  • Page 8 HOT SOCKET SIMULATOR (CAT# 3100-L) USER MANUAL  “Arcing” Toggle The Arcing Test is turned on/off through a toggle push-button switch labeled "Arcing" on the Operator Panel Touch-screen (Figure 4, below). Figure 4 - Jaw Arcing Test Enable, OIT Toggle Switch (Off and On states) An indicator on the "Arcing"...
  • Page 9 HOT SOCKET SIMULATOR (CAT# 3100-L) USER MANUAL  Arcing Test RESET Pressing this push-button turns off the Jaw Arcing toggle push-button and resets the interval counter to begin a new Jaw Arcing test.  Heating Test RESET Pressing this push-button turns off the Jaw Heating toggle push-button and resets the interval counter to begin a new Jaw Heating test.
  • Page 10 HOT SOCKET SIMULATOR (CAT# 3100-L) USER MANUAL The enclosure on the left side of the unit contains rocker switches labeled “On/Off” and “Out/In”. The “On/Off” switch allows the user to disengage the stepper motor should they choose to make manual gap adjustments.

  • Page 11: Jaw Arcing Test

    HOT SOCKET SIMULATOR (CAT# 3100-L) USER MANUAL 1.3. Jaw Arcing Test Jaw Arcing is turned on/off through a toggle push-button switch on the Operator Panel Touch-screen (see Figure 4, in section "Arcing Toggle"). Arc event periods can be set via a control on the Operator Panel Touch-screen. The duration of the arc event, as well as the time delay between consecutive events, and the total number of events in the test, are all Jaw Arcing test parameters that can be set (Figure 9, below).

  • Page 12: Jaw Heating Test

    HOT SOCKET SIMULATOR (CAT# 3100-L) USER MANUAL value will be relative to the value from the previous interval (or the original setpoint if this is the first interval). Positive numbers increase the speed, negative values decrease the speed. The "Process"...
  • Page 13 HOT SOCKET SIMULATOR (CAT# 3100-L) USER MANUAL time (in minutes) that remain for this event step (heating event) while it is active. Heating event iterations - The "Setpoint" item sets the number (iterations) of heating events to execute. The "Process" column shows a countdown of the number of iterations (events) that remain for the current test undergoing.

  • Page 14: Alarms History

    HOT SOCKET SIMULATOR (CAT# 3100-L) USER MANUAL 1.5. Alarms History The system constantly monitors and reports the status for alarm conditions and reports each alarm status in the Alarms History sub screen located along the bottom edge of the OIT (Figure 11, below).

  • Page 15: Resistor Bank Cooling Fan

    HOT SOCKET SIMULATOR (CAT# 3100-L) USER MANUAL (C64) Heat step event setup resulted in an invalid SP value – The cause of this fault is that the combination of the heating event iterations x heating event temp. step + the initial temperature exceeds the high temperature alarm value.

  • Page 16: System Venting

    HOT SOCKET SIMULATOR (CAT# 3100-L) USER MANUAL 3. System Venting 3.1. Exhaust blower The 3100-L comes equipped with a xxxCFM exhaust blower mounted above the unit designed to vent unwanted fumes from the socket chamber. 3.2. External port The customer is responsible for venting the output of the exhaust blower away from the operator. 4”...

  • Page 17: Converting From Arc Testing To Heater Testing

    HOT SOCKET SIMULATOR (CAT# 3100-L) USER MANUAL 4.2. Converting from Arc Testing to Heater testing If the heater testing is going to be placed onto a meter stab other than the one that was setup of arc testing, simply remove the socket jaw that the heater testing is going to be done to by first removing the meter from the socket, then removing the side of the socket base that will be use for the heating test.
  • Page 18 HOT SOCKET SIMULATOR (CAT# 3100-L) USER MANUAL If you are applying the heater block to the meter stab that is currently being used for arc testing, rather than removing the jaw from the back of the socket base, first remove the vibrating jaw assembly by removing the four mounting screws (Figure 13, below).
  • Page 19 HOT SOCKET SIMULATOR (CAT# 3100-L) USER MANUAL Next, remove the power wire from the jaw that was removed and insert that wire into the terminal on the heater block (Figure 14, below). Figure 14 –Wiring Heater Block www.tescometering.com +1 215 228 0500...
  • Page 20 HOT SOCKET SIMULATOR (CAT# 3100-L) USER MANUAL Finally, attach the heater block to the meter stab and seat the meter into the remainder of the socket jaws (Figure 15, below). Figure 15 – Mounting Heater Block www.tescometering.com +1 215 228 0500...

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