Battery Ground Fault Locator
The Battery Ground-Fault Locator (BGL) simplifies the tracking of ground faults on floating dc-powered control systems.
It features automatic operation, can be used on live battery systems and has the unique capability of detecting, tracking and locating multiple faults on a battery system without having to resort to sectionalizing.
This is accomplished by injecting a low- amplitude 25 Hertz test signal on either the positive or negative side the power bus and tracking the signal with one of several available clamp-on sensor probes.
A fault simulator also is provided with the instrument, allowing the periodic verification of the resistance and capacitance ranges of the BGL.
* Reads resistance directly (1 ohm to 100 kilohms)
* Locates single or multiple ground faults
* Operates on floating or resistance-grounded battery systems
* Operates on live battery systems
* Operates in the presence of surge-correction capacitors
* Fused output leads for maximum user safety
* Battery operated with internal automatic charger
* Measures capacitance
* Lightweight and portable
* Tough polyethylene plastic sealed enclosure that provides high shock and vibration resistance
