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                                    0 BIS 1989
                   BUREAU     OF INDIAN          STANDARDS
                   MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
                             NEW DELHI 110002
                                           Indian Standard
          SPECIFICATION  FOR INSULATION
      RESISTANCE TESTERS, HAND OPERATED
           ( MAGNETO   GENERATOR  TYPE )
                                        ( Second Revision )
0. FOREWORD
0.1 This Indian    Standard ( Second Revision ) was                operated     and motor-driven        insulation     resistance
adopted by the Bureau of Indian       Standards     on             testers    may      have   to comply with additional
28 December 1987, after rhe draft finalized by the                 requirements        which do not form part of this
Electrical Measuring Instruments Sectional Commi-                  specilicatlon.     Requirements       for mains-operated
ttee had been approved      by the Electrotechnical                portable testers are covered by IS : 11994-1986*.
Division Council.                                                  Portable       insulation    resistance       tester ( main-
                                                                   operated ).
0.2 This revised standard          incorporates   various
modifications      particularly  for the requirements   of         0.5 For the purpose of deciding whether a parti-
rating,   infinity   adjustment,    bump and vibration             cular requirement      of this standard    is complied
test. and high voltage test.                                       with, the final value,      observed    or calculated,
                                                                   expressing the result of a test, shall be rounded
0.3 It is recognized      that for insulation resistance           off in accordance    with IS : 2-1960t. The number
testers for use in hazardous and stringent environ-                of significant  places retained     in the rounded off
mental conditions,       special provisions concerning             value should be the same as that of the specified
environmentel      testing may be necessary. It is                 value in this standard.
recommended      that in such cases, these require-
ments should be additionally      specified.
                                                                       *Specification  for   portable     insulation   resistance
0.4 The scope of this        standard    is confined   to          testet ( mains operated   ).
hand-operated insulation      resistance testers. Mains-               tRules for rounding   off numerical values ( reyisrd).
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ripple is defined as half the difference between the            robust to withstand mechanical vibrations and
maximum and the minimum values.                                 shocks. Its working parts shall be housed in a
                                                                case which shall be dustproof and of sufficient
2.7 Indicator - The permanent magnet moving                     strength to afford adequate protection   against
coil indicator or ratio type indicator, used to                 external damage.
indicate directly the insulation resistance values.
2.8 Scale Length - The length of the arc through                4.2 Terminals -- The tester shall be equipped with
the tips of the shortest scale mark. In case of                 a guard ring around the line terminal       A guard
multiscale instrument, the scale length shall corres-           terminal shall also be provided and electrically
pond to the longest of all scales.                              connected to the guard ring in case of testers
                                                                having rated resistance of I COOMC1and above.
2.9 Short Circuit Current - The dc current which                The line terminal, guard ring and the guard termi-
passes through ‘earth’ and ‘line’ terminals when                nal shall be connected to the negative side and the
short circuited if the minimum scale marking is                 earth terminal to the positive side of the generator.
zero and in case minimum scale marking is other                 The line terminal, guard terminal and the earth
than zero, current which passes through ‘earth’                 terminal shall be suitably marked, preferably as
and ‘line’ terminal when a resistance corresponding             L, G and T, respectively to distinguish them.
to minimum scale mark is connected.
                                                                4.3 Infinity Adjustment - Testers having rated
2.10 Type Test - Tests carried out to prove con-                resistance 1 000 M0 and above may be provided
formity with the requirements of this specification.            with a suitable device accessible from out side for
These are intended to prove the general qualities               adjusting the pointer to the infislity mark.
and design of a given type of tester.
                                                                     NOTE -  Infinity  adjuster  may not be required   in
2.11 Acceptance Tests -Tests carried out on                       case where effective guarding of the instrument    and
samples taken from a lot for the purpose of                       protection  against atmospheric   humidity   is incor-
acceptance of the lot.                                            porated in the instrument.
2.12 Routine Tests - Tests carried out on each                  4.4 Pointer - The pointer shall have a knife-edge
tester to check the requirements likely to vary                 tip and shall be long enough to reach at least one-
during production.                                              third of the length of the small scale marks.
  3.1.2 The multi-range testers may be provided                     It shall be ensured that the terminal voltage is
with a selector switch to change the range.                     within the tolerances specified in 9.2 even when
                                                                the rotation speed of the handle exceeds these
  3.1;3 The weight of the tester shall be:                      values.
   a) 3 kg, MUX for single range tester of rated
      voltage 1 000 V and less;                                 7. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    b) 4’5 kg, MUX for single range tester of rated             7.1 Operation of the Tester
       voltage above 1 COOV; and
                                                                  7.1.1 The handle of the tester shall work
   c) 4’5 kg, MUX for multi-range tester.                       smoothly. It shall preferably fold back into the
                                                                casing when the tester is not in use.
4. CONSTRUCTION
                                                                   7.1.2 The friction in the moving system of the
4.1 General -      The tester   shall   be   sufficiently       tester shall be the minimum possible.
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                                                             TABLE         1    RATING OF INSULATION             RESISTANCE     TESTERS
( CIouse 3.1 )
     RATED
    VOLTAGE               50                   loo                   250                        500                     loo0                   2 500                      5ooo
    ( dc volts )
w
    RAND
    RFSISTANCE     10          20         10         20       20               50       20     loo    1 ooo      200    2ooo   2oooo   5 m   5oooo     2ooooo   10 000 1 looooo   5ooMjo
    (ML)
   7.1.3 The design of damping of the moving                         High voltage flash’ shall also be marked on
system of the tester, that is, the time elapsed till                 the tester [ see IS : 9249 (Part I)-1 979* 1; and
the pointer has been brought to standstill, when a
resistance of the value corresponding to the central            _i> Brief instructions for operation.
scale mark is inserted between the measuring                10.2 Information and Circuit Diagram - Detailed
terminals under the normal conditions of use,               operating instructions for using the tester, circuit
shall not exceed three seconds.                             diagram and precautions to be taken at the time
                                                            of using the instrument, and at the time of storing,
8. NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE                                 shall be supplied as accompanying documents.
8.1 The tester shall be used on a horizontal  sur-          10.3 The insulation resistance tester may also be
face, with handle rotating at a speed as specified          marked with the Standard Mark.
in 6.1. The external magnetic field at the place                  NOTE - The use of the Standard         Mark is gover-
should be less than that specified in 11.6.4.                  ned by the provisions        of the Bureau      of Indian
                                                               Standards Act, 1986 and the Rules and Regulations
                                                               made thereunder.      The Standard Mark on products
9. LIMITS OF ERROR                                             covered    bv an Indian Standard        convevs the assu-
                                                               rance that-they have been produced to comply with
                                                               the requirements      of that standard      under a well
9.1 Resistance -    The deviation of the pointer               defined system of inspection,       testing   and Quality
from the true value marked shall be within f5                  control which is devised and supervised        by BIS and
percent in the first effective range and & 10 percent          operated    by the producer.      Standard marked pro-
in the second effective range. At l/10 of the rated            ducts are also continuously        checked    by BIS for
                                                               conformity    to that standards as a further safeguard.
resistance, the deviation of the pointer shall be              Details of conditions under which a licence for the
within f5 percent. The deviation of the pointer                use of the Standard Mark may be granted to manu-
at the infinity and zero or minimum value marked               facturers or producers may be obtained from the
shall not exceed f 0’7 percent of the scale length.            Bureau of Indian Standards.
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   11.2.1 Sampling Plan - The recommended sam-                  11.6.3   Error Due to Excessive        Humidity -       The
pling plan and criteria for acceptance of lot are         error of the tester shall not exceed the limits speci-
given in Appendix A.                                      fied in 9, after recovery, after an exposure of 24
                                                          hours to a relative humidity of 90 to 95 percent
11.3 Routine Tests - The following          shall cons-   and at a temperature of 27” f 2°C. Recovery
titute the routine tests:                                 period shall be 24 h.
     a) Insulation resistance test (11.4)
                                                             11.6.4 Error Due to Stray Field - The error of
     b) High voltage test (11.5), and                     the tester at the central mark shall not exceed f 5
     c) Tests for limits of error (11.6).                 percent of the indicated value when the tester is
                                                          exposed to a magnetic field produced by 400
11.4 Insulation Resistance Test - The insulation          ampere-turns (dc) in a coil of one metre diameter.
resistance of the tester across all the external          The tester shall be so placed as to make the in-
terminals connected together and the containing           fluence of the field maximum.
case and across all the external terminals connected
together and the handle, when measured by                    11.6.5 Ripple at Measuring Terminal - The
applying rated dc voltage with a minimum of               ripple factor at the measuring terminai shall not
500 V dc, shall be not less than the values given         exceed 10 percent.
below:
                                                              11.7 Mechanical Endurance Test - After repetition
    a) For rated voltage up to            25 ML1              of the starting ( up to rated speed ) and stepping
        and including 250 V                                   the generator for 10 000 times, there shall be no
    b) For rated voltage above            50 MQ               evident deterioration   and impairment     in the
        250 V                                                 working of the tester and it shall satisfy the re-
                                                              quirements given in 9.
    The voltage shall be applied for a duration
long enough to get a steady reading of the insula-            11.8 Dust Test
tion resistance.
                                                             11.8.1 The chamber for this test shall be capa-
11.5 High Voltage Test                                    ble of maintaining, in any region inside it whe.e
   11.5.1 No breakdown, arcing 0; sparking shall          the tester may be placed, a temperature of 40 f
occur when an ac voltage of 2 000 volts (rms) is          2°C and a relative humidity of not greater than
applied between all the live terminals connected          80 percent.
together and the case for a period of one minute.
                                                                11.8.2 The atmosphere within the chamber
   11.5.2 The value of 2 000 volts shall be appli-            shall be agitated so as to keep it loaded with dust
cable provided:                                               particles of such a size as to enable them to pass
    a) The maximum steady state output current                through a 150-micron IS Sieve with an aperture
       does not exceed 5 mA ac and 10 mA dc or                of 0’15 mm [see IS : 460 (Part I)-1978”]. The
       the mixed current 10 mA, peak; and                     bulk of material of dust shall consist of free silica.
                                                              The concentration of dust shall be determined by
    b) The rated output voltage is up to and inclu-           means of the device described in Appendix B
       ding 1 000 volts dc.                                    where the requirement of dust concentration is
    In all other cases, the test shall be conducted           also specified.
at voltage equal to rated output voltage plus 1 000
                                                                 11.8.3 The tester shall be placed in the test
volts ( U + 1 kV where U is the rated output
                                                              chamber for four hours with the atmosphere
voltage ).
                                                              stirred and the dust shall then be allowed to settle
 11.6 Test for Limits of Error                                for two hours. The tester shall then be removed
                                                              from the chamber and shall satisfy the require-
   11.6.0 Tests shall be done to prove conformity             ments given in 9.
to the provision laid down in 9.1 and 9.2 and
those given below.                                            11.9 Vibration Test
   11.6.1 Error Due to Variation of Level - A                    11.9.1 The vibration test [see IS : 1248 (Part I)-
change of 5 degrees in the level of the tester, in            1983t] shall be carried out on the insulation
any direction, shall not result in the deviation of           resistance tester. The vibration severities shall be
the pointer from its initial position exceeding               as given below:
0’5 mm.
   11.6.2 Error Due to Variation of Ambient Tem-                  *Specificaticn for test sieves:   Part 1 Wire cloth    test
perature - The deviation of the indication of the             sieves ( second revision ).
tester shall not exceed 5 percent near the central                tSpecification  for direct acting indicating analogue
scale mark for the ambient temperature change                 electrical measuring instruments     and their accessories:
by f 20°C from 27°C.                                          Part 1 General requirements     ( secortd rrviston ).
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APPEN DIX A
                                                    ( Clause          11.2.1 )
                             SAMPLING OF INSULATION RESISTANCE TESTERS
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2 of Table 2 shall be subjected to acceptance tests          insulation  resistance testers out of those tested fail
given in 11.2. A lot shall         be considered  as         to satisfy the requirements    of any one or more of
conforming   to this specification    if none of the         acceptance    tests.
                                          APPENDIX                      B
                                            ( Clause 11.8.2 )
     DUST     CHAMBER       AND    APPARATUS       FOR MEASURING                 DUST CONCENTRATION
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BAFFLES 1
                                                                   5 EQUAL   AND
                                                                   SYMMETRICAL
                                                                   DUST  iRLET5
DETACHABl.’
                   Infinity                          Magnitude
                   Relative Humidity                Ambient
                   Dimension                        Typical
                   Damp                             Recovery
                   Damping                          Case
                   Frequency                        Device
                   Ripple
                                                    Guard ring
                   Vibration
                                                    Lot
                   Speed
                                                    Selector
                   Rotation
                                                    Leviation
                    Cycle
                                                    Insulation
                   Moving system
                                                    Live
                   Seive
                                                    Indication
                   Mark
                                                    Pointer
                   Rating
                   Rated                            Endurance
Routine Congested
Operation Ventilation
Readiug Concentration
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