Datasheet
TA301
AC/DC
CURRENT PROBE
User’s Guide
SAFETY
The following symbols appear on the product:
Attention! Refer to this manual.
Application around and removal from
UNINSULATED HAZARDOUS LIVE conductors is
permitted.
Double/reinforced Insulation.
Complies with the relevant European
standards.
Do not dispose of this product as unsorted
municipal waste. Contact a qualified recycler
for disposal.
To avoid electric shock:
• Use caution during installation and use of this product; high
voltages and currents may be present in the circuit under
test.
• This product must be used only by qualified personnel
practicing applicable safety precautions.
• Do not use the product if damaged.
• Always connect the probe to the scope device before
installing it around the conductor.
• Do not hold the probe anywhere beyond the tactile barrier:
see Fig. 1.
SPECIFICATION
Electrical data
(All accuracies are stated at 23 °C ± 1 °C)
Nominal current ....................... 2000 A AC peak
or DC
Measuring range (s) .................. 200 A / 2000 A
Overload capacity ..................... 2200 A (60 s)
Output sensitivity ...................... 10 / 1 mV/A
Accuracy
1
(0 – 200/1500 A) ....... ± 1% of reading
.............................................. ± 100 / ± 500 mA
Accuracy
1
(1500 – 1800 A) ......... ± 3% of reading
Accuracy
1
(1800 – 2000 A) ......... ± 6% of reading
Resolution ................................ ± 50 / ± 400 mA
Gain variation ........................... ± 0.1% of reading/°C
Frequency range
1
..................... DC to 20 kHz (-1 dB)
............................................... I RMS
x f ≤ 400,000
Power supply ............................ 5 V Nominal via
............................................... PicoScope 4444
Load impedance (minimum) ....... > 100 kΩ and ≤ 100 pF
General data
Conductor size .......................... 32 mm diameter
Output cable and connectors ...... 2 m long screened cable
terminated with D9 plug
Operating temperature .............. 0 °C to +50 °C
Storage temperature ................. -20 °C to +85 °C
1
Accuracy quoted is for conductor in center of aperture
Fig. 1