User Manual

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Locating Circuit Breakers and Fuses
Applicationsincludeidentifyingthebreakerthatprotectsthecircuitundertest,findingthe
correctbreakertode-energizethecircuit,andlabelingabreakerpanel.
1) Connectthetransmittertothecircuitthatneedstobeidentifiedandpoweriton.
 Theprocedureisthesamewhetherthecircuitisenergizedorde-energized.But,a
 muchstrongersignalisproducedusinganenergized(closed)circuit.
2) Turnonthereceiverandgotothepanel.
 a) Ifmorethanonepanelexists,setthereceivertomodeandtouchthenose
toeachpanelcoveruntilthepanelwiththestrongestsignalisidentified.
 b) Ifthereceiverisdetectingmorethanonepanelwithastrongsignal,reducethe
sensitivityrangeandrepeatthestepabove.
3) Openthepanelcover,setthereceivertoBreakermode.Thereceivershouldbe
positionedonitssidetoorientatetheantennaproperly.
4) Slidethenoseofthereceiverdowneachbreakerinthepanel.Thebreakerwiththe
highestnumericreadingisthecorrectbreaker.
  Iftwoormorebreakershavethesamenumericvalues,tipthenoseofthe
receiverupandthendownat45ºanglesandnotethenumericvaluesoneach
ofthequestionablebreakers.Onlythecorrectbreakerwillshowastrongsignal
inallpositions.Or,pullthepanelcover,andplacethenoseoneachofthe
individualhotwiresforamorecertaindetermination.
5) Whenthecorrectbreakeristripped(opened),thesignalwilldropsignificantly.And,
thewilldisappearfromthereceiver’sdisplay.TheLEDonthetransmitterwill
also turn off.