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Jan 2012
Key Features: Safest - no contact with conductors/wire Simple - One button- one man operation Easy to use - stand underneath, press the button, and read the measurement Fast - measurements in seconds Accurate - less than 0.5% error in reading
Competitive Instruments
Laser type surveying equipment. (Very expensive, and not application specific) Fibre-glass hot sticks (frequently breaks, conveys electricity if dirty/wet) Optical device (inaccurate, cannot differentiate between conductors) No real competitive instrument to the CHM
Ultrasound Measurement
From the cone of instrument, the transducer sends out a burst of sound The sound bounces off the cable, and need to be received in cone, as transducer is at the same time transmitter & receiver. The CHM clocks the amount of time taken Calculates distance, based on speed of sound. Adjusts for air temperature. The microcontroller calculates the distance in either imperial or metric
Instrument Time Echoes from wires
300
3 15m (10-50ft)
300E
3 23m (10-75ft)
600
3 15m (10-50ft)
600E
3 23m (10-75ft)
3 15m (10-50ft)
3 12m (10-40ft) 3 10m (10-33ft) 3
3 15m (10-50ft)
3 15m (10-50ft)
3 12m (10-40ft) 3 10m (10-33ft)
3 15m (10-50ft)
Just simply stand under the O/H line, center yourself under the conductors and press the button.
The memory stores the measurements so that you can scroll through them in order to record them on paper etc.
By pressing button once, readings of up to 6 conductors are taken provided the wires are all within the ultrasonic beam
Accuracy is met when CHM is regularly calibrated. Best practice require a 12 month calibration.
CHM Battery
Battery Life 50,000 measurements Battery used: 9V, PP3, non-rechargeable, Alkaline, Longlife (>600mAH) The cable height meters automatically switch off after 3mn if no buttons are pressed to save battery. When battery is low, a low battery warning symbol pop up on screen: Need to change the battery.