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AT-8000

Finding Shorts

Set-up:
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Transmitter
Transmitter
indicator showing
signal in
Loop mode
1. Turn on the Transmitter.
2. Verify that the test leads are properly connected;
the red LED voltage status light should be off for
De-energized circuits below 30 V AC/DC.
3. Turn the Transmitter to Loop mode by pressing HIGH
button for two seconds. Verify that the Loop LED is ON.
Tracing a cable to find shorts
1. Start tracing the cable until the signal stops.
2. Verify the place of the fault: move the
Transmitter to the other end of the wire and
repeat tracing from the opposite end. If the
signal stops at the exact same location the
fault has been located.
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AT-8000-T
TRANSMITTER
BLINKING
HI
LO
Note:
by signal cancellation effect. Expect
a relatively weak signal.
Set-up:
2
Receiver
1. Turn on the Receiver and
perform tracing in Energized
TIP SENSOR mode.
This method will be affected
AT-8000-R
RECEIVER