Balboa Water Group BP 60Hz - Manual (Page 39)

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42211B
Equipment needed:
Insulated clamps for your voltmeter probes UÊ
Suggested attire:
Safety glasses UÊ
Rubber gloves (when measuring live electrical wires) UÊ
Turn the power OFF to the spa control system. 1.
Set voltmeter for AC high voltage reading. Set 2.
clamps onto terminals securely. Be sure that both
insulated boots fully cover the clamps. Be sure that
both clamps are not touching each other and that
they are not making contact with anything below
the insulating material on the terminal. (See photo
below.)
Turn on power to the spa. Do not disturb the voltmeter
3.
or clamps until the power is turned off.
With the system operating and the panel display set
4.
for the need for heat, verify the voltage at the heater
posts. On a 240V system, the reading will be near
240V. (Allow for +/- 10% variance.)
When finished with testing, turn the power off before
5.
removing the clamps from the terminal posts.
A Safer Way to Test Heater Voltages
Be sure that both clamps are not making
contact with anything below the insulating
material on the terminal (arrows).
Note: Black boot removed below to show
detail.