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How do you use megger tester?

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On the whole megger testing is non destructive. What happens is a DC voltage is applied to the device or winding under test. It is an insulation test to see is the insulation has been injured in any way to cause a short circuit when normal power is applied to it. On my megger there are 3 ranges 300V, 750V, and 1000 volts. Applying the proper voltage is essential to not damaging the device you are testing. Working voltages up to 240 volts should use the 300 range. Working voltages up to 600 volts use the 750 volt range and working voltages above 600 use the 1000 volt range. As you can see if you used the 1000 volt range on a device that had a working voltage of say 24 volts you could damage the insulation just by testing it. So meggering a device is non destructive if you use the tester as its instructions tell you to.

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megger is used to test the insulation resistance of any electrical circuit.

in order to ensure safe hadling of elecrical machines by work persons, to produce efficient working of the system the insulation provided on the conductors should be more than good.

Insulations are the major challenge of electrical system.

in wires it is unusual testing with megger

in core cables the insulating between any of the cores can be tested with a megger.

meggers are built in with a hand operated dynamo to produce voltages ( wide range meggers 250v, 500v, 1000v meggers etc....). megger's scale is in OHMs. zero to infinity is the range.

if voltage generated is passed from red lead to black lead then the megger shows zero ohm.

place red lead connected one core of the cable and black lead to the other cable for which you require to test the insulation resistance with. rotate the lever of the generator continuosly in rated speeds. if scale reads zero then the insulation is failed, if its infinity the insulation is good enough. if insulation is near fifty it could be effected by moisture, heating could improve the insulation value.

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There are two types of meggers, electronic and mechanical. Both can be tested the same way to see if there are operational. Take the test leads and short them together and operate the megger the way you would on a test. The megger meter face should read zero because there is no resistance. Do the same thing again but leave the leads open, this time the meter face should read infinity or no reading at all. If these conditions are met then the meter is working.

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A 'Megger' tester is used for testing insulation. It supplies a high voltage and sees how much will leak across from one conductor to another.

Old machines used a crank handle to produce the high voltage. New machines use a battery and in inverter.

The basic test is betwen the live (hot) wire and earth.

Connect one lead to live and the other to a suitable earth point. Crank the handle or push the test button and observe the scale.

If you get a large meter movement or small number on a digital scale, you have a problem. You are looking for infinity or no movement ideally.

Do not test sensitive electronic devices with a Megger, the high voltage will destroy semiconductors.

The word Megger is derived from MegOhm, (millions of ohms), which is what you are looking for. 'Megger' is however a trade name of the original device.

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On a hand crank megger which is used to test insulation breakdown, use the 300V setting. If the megger does not have that setting use 500V as opposed to 1000V for the test. The output of the megger is a DC voltage.


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