I forgot I had a Di-Log 9803P so called '17th Edition Tester!?', it was a rash ebay purchase a long while ago intended as a spare, and I discarded it when I thought it didn't have a high-current loop test. In fact there is a convoluted way of doing this but it wasn't in the original manual. An update was later published describing it. Anyway...it's sat in a cupboard for about 2 years.
I've just found it again and it appears to be out of calibration to a degree I've never seen before. Test leads are measuring 0 ohms so nothing to null.
Two trusted testers (one of them recently calibrated) are giving me a high-current Zs test of 0.21-0.22 ohms on an installation. The Di-Log is consistently giving me 0.11 ohms (high current test). It's obviously reading very low, but for a micro-processor controlled tester it's a long way out. IR tests seem about right and RCD testing seems ok.
Any opinions on whether it's worth spending cash on getting this calibrated? It if came back calibrated ok I'd probably keep it as a spare.
Very long shot but if anyone has a service manual for one I'd appreciate it. (I can offer a service manual for a Megger 1500 in return!)
Thanks for any advice, especially if anyone is actively using one of these, or had one go way out of calibration.
Unrelated - thought some might like to see the trusty old analogue loop tester continuing to behave in a rock solid manner:
and it's never far wrong:
I've just found it again and it appears to be out of calibration to a degree I've never seen before. Test leads are measuring 0 ohms so nothing to null.
Two trusted testers (one of them recently calibrated) are giving me a high-current Zs test of 0.21-0.22 ohms on an installation. The Di-Log is consistently giving me 0.11 ohms (high current test). It's obviously reading very low, but for a micro-processor controlled tester it's a long way out. IR tests seem about right and RCD testing seems ok.
Any opinions on whether it's worth spending cash on getting this calibrated? It if came back calibrated ok I'd probably keep it as a spare.
Very long shot but if anyone has a service manual for one I'd appreciate it. (I can offer a service manual for a Megger 1500 in return!)
Thanks for any advice, especially if anyone is actively using one of these, or had one go way out of calibration.
Unrelated - thought some might like to see the trusty old analogue loop tester continuing to behave in a rock solid manner:
and it's never far wrong: