Model ct-3500  operating procedures – Vanguard CT-3500 User Manual

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Model CT-3500

Operating Procedures

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4.0 PRETEST SETUP
4.1

Operating Voltage

Primary input-power operating voltage is
selectable between 90 to 120 Vac and 220 to
240 Vac.

Unless specified differently at the time of
purchase, the CT-3500 is configured to
operate from a 90 to 120 Vac (default) input.
Changing jumper links on the primary
power strip selects alternate (refer to Table
3) voltage levels

Table 3. Input-Voltage-Selection Jumper Configurations

VOLTAGE SELECTION

J1 JUMPERS

90 to 120 Volts, ac

Pin 1-2 and Pin 3-4

220 to 240 Volts, ac

Pin 2-3

4.2

CT-3500 Printer Paper

The CT-3500 printer uses 2.5-inch wide
thermal paper for printing test results. We
recommend that to maintain the highest
quality printing and to avoid paper jamming,
use paper supplied by our factory. Paper
can be ordered from two sources, as follows:

Vanguard Instruments Co, Inc.

1710 Grevillea Court

Ontario, CA 91761
Tel: 909-923-9390

Fax: 909-923-9391

Part Number: TP-3 Paper

OR

BG Instrument Co.

13607 E. Trent Avenue

Spokane, WA 99216

Tel: 509-893-9881

Fax: 509-893-9803

Part Number: TP-3 paper

4.3

Test Cable Connections

Typical connection of a CT-3500 to a circuit
breaker is shown in Figure 2.0.

Note

Always connect CT-3500 ground to
the substation ground before connect
any hook up cables to the circuit
breaker.

4.3.1

Contact Cable Connection

CT-3500 contact cable contains 3 red clips
and one black clip. The red clips are marked
A, B, C for phase A, B, and C. The black
clip is common of the sense cable.

4.3.2

Trigger Cable Connection

Trigger cable contains 3 leads. The leads are
marked OPEN, CLOSE, COM. The CT-
3500 timers are started by sensing the OPEN
or CLOSE coil voltages. The trigger
connection is shown in figure 3.0.

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