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News Release from: Seaward Electronic | Subject: SD300
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 23 January 2008
Safety first in electrical testing
Portable tester is the first of its type for the safe discharge of stored energy in large capacitors and electrically charged equipment.
New from Seaward, the SD300 is the first instrument of its type for the safe discharge of stored energy in large capacitors and electrically charged equipment The portable SD300 is a highly innovative, self-contained safe-discharge device that has been designed to protect the operator or test engineer from danger and the equipment under test from potential damage
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 9 Oct 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The UL-listed device has been specifically designed to enable engineers to safely discharge high power capacitors used for power factor correction and energy storage applications in the wind turbine, power generation, petrochemical, oil and gas, processing and motor drive control industries.
No official or recognised means of safely discharging large capacitors in these applications exists, and the SD300 unit incorporates a number of special features to counter the common but unauthorised and highly dangerous practice of discharging high power capacitors with wires or screwdrivers.
The SD300 is a long life battery powered tester that has been designed for use in situations with a maximum voltage of 1000V DC and maximum capacitance of 1200uF.
The fail-safe design of the SD300 incorporates a two-handed pushbutton operation to initiate and maintain the energy discharge, ensuring that the operator cannot come into contact with the live circuit.
In addition, the operator is totally isolated from the discharged energy by a fully insulated and robust instrument case rated at IP66.
The self-contained instrument comes complete with fully shrouded fused test leads and includes an inbuilt test lead and fuse proving facility.
Other safety features include an automatic pre-use self test, protection against prolonged connection to live operating circuits and monitoring of critical component temperatures with automatic cutoff.
Once activated, the stored energy is discharged in 30 seconds and both analogue meters and LEDs provide a visual indication of the state of the stored energy.
The displays also indicate whether the discharged current is AC or DC and the polarity.
As the first instrument of its type the SD300 provides an innovative and highly effective solution for the safe discharge of electrically charged equipment. Request a free brochure from Seaward Electronic ...
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