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Problem (Issue) Statement: | How to check earthing connection using a digital multimeter |
Description: | A guideline to check earthing connection using a digital multimeter.
Earthing is commonly known to be very important, especially to electronics and circuit boards, and is designed to protect electrical wires and components from damage caused by sudden power surge. |
Related Software: | |
Related Hardware: | - XP-SNETLID LK v4.11b-thyssen
- XP- SNETv2 v3.71 and above
- Plato P80 v3.22 and above
- Plato C80s v5.03 and above
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System Application: | |
Symptom and Finding: | NIL |
Cause: | A guideline for checking earthing using digital multimeter. |
Solution: | Summary:
Step-by-step Guide:
Step 1: Ensure that the RED probe is connected to VΩma terminal while the BLACK probe is connected to COM terminal.
Figure 1: Connecting red probe to VΩma and black probe to COM terminals
Step 2: Turn the dial to V measuring mode.
Figure 2: Turning the dial to V measuring mode
Step 3: Press SELECT to change the voltage mode to AC (Alternating Current)
Figure 3: Pressing SELECT to change voltage mode to measure AC voltage
Step 1: Touch the BLACK probe to the EARTH terminal and touch the RED probe to the NEUTRAL terminal on the switching mode power supply unit.
Figure 5: Neutral (white arrow) and Earth (red arrow) terminal (in that order)
Figure 6: Touching the probes on the correct terminals
Step 2: Switch ON the power supply, and you will be able to read the voltage values displayed on screen.
Figure 7: Reading the voltage values
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Common Issue | NIL |
Date Documentation: | 16/10/2018 (Rev 1.0) |
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