Safety tests, Risk (leakage) current test – Welch Allyn PROPAQ CS User Manual

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Service Manual

Functional verification

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Safety tests

The following two safety tests, a risk (leakage) current safety check and a dielectric
strength integrity (hi-pot) test, must be performed whenever the monitor has been
opened for calibration or repair.

Risk (leakage) current test

A risk (leakage) current test must be performed to verify that the patient remains
electrically isolated from the power circuits of the monitor.

Check leakage currents using a Fluke (Dynatech/Nevada) 431F-1D safety analyzer or its
equivalent. The source current should not exceed 10

μA rms. The sink current, measured

between the isolated patient connections (ECG) and the dc power input connector of the
monitor, should not exceed 20

μA rms. See the analyzer's operator's manual for the

proper safety check procedure.

Note

A hi-pot test is only required if the monitor has been opened.

Note

Because of the all-insulated construction of the monitor, an Enclosure Leakage
Current Test to ground is not necessary.

Table 3. Electrical connections for patient risk (leakage) current safety tests

Safety test

Power adapter

Monitor dc input

Monitor cable

Safety analyzer

Source current

Plugged into analyzer
outlet (power adapter
switch on)

Connected to power
adapter

RA

LA

LL

C

RL

RA

LA

LL

C

RL

Sink current

Not used

Connected to ground
connector on analyzer

RA

LA

LL

C

RL

RA

LA

LL

C

RL

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