Patient lead leakage current – Fluke Biomedical DALE601 User Manual

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DALE601/601E

Operators Manual

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2. Clamp the cable clip to accessible conductive sections of the chassis and

the enclosure.

Note

Ensure that bare metal is reached and that both jaws of the clip are in
contact with the chassis. Do not use metal labels or incidental
conductive hardware for this test.

3. Set the

FUNCTION

switch to

ENCLOSURE LEAKAGE

.

MAI

N

S

V

OLTAGE

CURRE

N

T AMPS

EARTH RESISTA

N

CE

EARTH LEAKAGE

E

N

CLOSURE LEAKAGE

PATIE

N

T LEAD LEAKAGE

PATIE

N

T AUX CURRE

N

T

M.A.P.

EXTER

N

AL

fcu07.eps

The enclosure leakage displays in µA.

4. Take measurements under all combinations of the

OUTLET

switch in

NORMAL

and

REVERSE

, the

GROUND

switch

CLOSED

and

OPEN

, the

L2 NEUTRAL

switch in

CLOSED

and

OPEN

, and the

device power turned

ON

and

OFF

.

Note

Be sure to pause in the OFF (middle) position when switching from
NORMAL to REVERSE.

Patient Lead Leakage Current

Patient Lead Leakage Current (I

P

) (source current) would flow through

individual patient leads and all of the patient leads connected together, if the
patient were to come into contact with earth ground. This test was originally
required only for devices incorporating intra-cardiac electrodes or conductive

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