MS2301

EARTH RESISTANCE CLAMP

USERS MANUAL
CONTENTS CONTENTS
WARNING.....................................................1 ALARM OPERATION ...................................11

MAINTENANCE............................................1 MEMORY FUNCTION ..................................12

INTRODUCTION...........................................2 SPECIAL FUNCTION...................................13

FRATURES...................................................2 SPECIFICATION..........................................15
SUMMARY OF FUNCTION............................3 FEATURES..................................................15
LAYOUT........................................................3 ACCESSORY...............................................16
LCD DISPLAY...............................................4 CHANGING THE BATTERIES......................16
OPERATION CHARGE THE BATTERIES..........................17
ON/OFF OPERATION...............................6
APPLICATION FIELD ..................................18
EARTH RESISTANCE
MEASUREMENT......................................7

CURRENT MEASUREMENT.......................10

HOLD BUTTON...........................................11
Summary of function Layout
FUNCTION BUTTON 1 . Cl amp jaw
ON/OFF/EXIT SET MODE 2. Tri gger
3. MEM Button
A MEASUREMENT/
▲A 4. Butto n 1
ALARM VALUE INCREASE/
RECORD NUMBER SELECT (ON/OFF BUTTON)
Ω MEASUREMENT/ 5. LCD Displ ay
ALARM VALUE MINISH/ ▼Ω 6 . AL B utton
RECORD NUMBER SELECT 7. ▼Ω Button
HOLD DISPLAY HOLD 8. ▲A Button
SELECTALARM MODE AL 9. HOLD Button
SELECT/SET MEMORY MODE MEM 9
SWITCH BUZZER ON/OFF Ω
SET ALARM VALUE AL
AUTO POWER OFF FUNCTION SET +HOLD 8
READ SAVED MEASUREMENT VALUE +MEM 7
RESET MEMORY TO ZERO HOLD+MEM

LCD Display
(Note: when switch on, the clamp performs a rapid
auto-test of the whole display. All the symbol on the
LCD are display for this short time.)

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 12. High Alarm symbol
13. Low Alarm symbol
14. Alarm mode symbol
15. Low voltage indication symbol
16. Auto Power Off symbol
17. Record number symbol
18. Read memory mode symbol
19. save in memory mode symbol
20. 4 digit LCD digital display

Operation
1.ON/OFF Operation








button switches ON/OFF. Press

button so the
clamp
switch on, Press the


button for 2 seconds,
the
instrument switch off.
As soon as it switch on, the earth resistance clamp
1．Buzzer ON symbol begins to auto-calibrate to obtain batter resolution.
2．HOLD symbol : hold the last measurement When it is calibrating, the instrument will count from
3．Interference Symbol : showing that the current in CAL 9 to CAL 0. The user must wait for the clamp
the loop is disturbed such that the resistance completed calibration. Do not open the clamp or hook
measurement value is not be guaranteed. the clamp jaw around the conductor or the object be
4．Clamp symbol : showing that the clamp is closed measured in case of the calibration. After the calibration
incorrectly, can not measure. completed, the instrument returns the measurement
5．Wait symbol : showing that the instrument is mode when last switch off. If the instrument is in
auto-calibrating resistance measurement mode when switch off, the
6．Current measurement unit LCD will display the primary resistance measured value.
7．Resistance measurement unit
8．Decimal points
9．Percent sign of the batteries actual service life
10. Alarm threshold value of resistance unit
11. Digital display of the battery actual service life or
Alarm threshold value

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2.Earth resistance measurement
1. After switching on, the instrument is automatism in
measurement current mode, you can press the▼Ω
button to configure for resistance measurement mode.
2. Hook the clamp jaw around earth leads or electrode
to be tested.
3. If symbol “ - - - ” and symbol are shown on the
display, it indicates that the clamp is closed incompletely.
You must press the trigger of the instrument several
times to close the clamp jaw correctly. After the
symbol disappears from the display, then it is in the
normal measurement mode.
4. Read the measurement value on the display. • Buzzer ON
5. When the display appears the “NOISE” symbol, it • A loop earth resistance of 68.7Ω
indicates that there is an interference current in the • The earth resistance value is above the high
loop, the resistance measurement is not assured. alarm threshold 50Ω, a beep is emitted
6. Schematic of measurement

• Buzzer ON
• A loop earth resistance of 0.5Ω
• The earth resistance value is less than the low
• Buzzer ON alarm threshold value 8Ω, a beep is emitted
• Aloop earth resistance of 36.2Ω
• The batteries service life is 87%

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 • Buzzer ON
• Buzzer ON • A interfered current is in the loop resistance, the
• A loop earth resistance of 19.6Ω current measured resistance is 55.2Ω, the value
• The earth resistance value is less than the high is not guaranteed
alarm threshold value 30Ω, no beep is emitted • The batteries service life is 86%
• 6 recorded values in the memory

• Buzzer ON
• A loop earth resistance of 93.7Ω
• Buzzer ON • The batteries service life is 18% and less than 20%.The
• Read the 22th recorded measurement, the loop display appears the low voltage indication
earth resistance of 176.4Ω • Auto Power Off function is valid
• The low alarm threshold of earth resistance set at 15Ω • 55 recorded values in the memory

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 4. Hold button
Press the HOLD button to lock display of the current measure
state and last measurement on measurement mode.

5. Alarm operation
1. On resistance measurement, press the AL button, “AL”
symbol and the value of the alarm threshold are displayed.
2. According to the measurement demand, you can press
“AL” button time after time to select one of three alarm
modes:
• The clamp jaw is closed incorrectly, ”---” is displayed ---- LOW ALARM MODE: when signals
• The batteries service life is 90% measurement below the alarm threshold, a continuous
beep at low frequency.
The symbol is displayed.
3. Current measurement ---- HIGH ALARM MODE: when signals measurement
1. Press the A button on the instrument. belowthe alarm threshold, a continuous beep at high
2. The display shows the current unit “A” or “mA”, the frequency.The symbol is displayed.
instrument is in ---- NO ALARM MODE: signals measurement is not
current measurement mode. You can measure current confined in alarm threshold .
of the conductor. 3.Set the alarm threshold
3. Read the measurement value on the display. The earth resistance clamp set initial Alarm threshold value
4. If the display shows symbol “OL” , it indicates the is high alarm threshold of 20Ω. In resistance measurement
measured value exceeds the measurement range. mode, press the +Al to set in Alarm threshold value
setting mode, then “AL” symbol and the Alarm threshold
value are displayed; press A or Ω button,you can
increase or decrease the Alarm threshold value, the Alarm
threshold is from 1 to 100Ωinclusive. After switching off the
threshold value is not changed. Setting Alarm threshold
value completed, you can press AL button to select one of
the three Alarm mode: HIGHT ALARM MODE, LOW
ALARM MODE, NO ALARM MODE, when the selection is
completed, you can press the button to exit Alarm
threshold value setting mode.

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6. Memory function To switch off the instrument press the button for 2 seconds.
3. Symbol
1. Clear memory When the battery service life is less than 20%,the symbol
Press the HOLD+MEM for 3 seconds, then the “CLR” is continual displayed, the clamp can not save the measured
symbol is shown on the display. At a beep, the memory value in memory in this case. When the batteries service life
is cleared. The instrument return to measurement mode is less than 15%, prompt beeps is continual emitted. After
automatically. 10 beeps is emitted, the instrument switch off automatically.
2. Save measured value 4. NOISE Symbol
When press the MEM button,the ”MEM” symbol is “NOISE” appears on the display indicate that an interference
displayed; press this button for 2 seconds to save the current of testing earth resistance is too high, the resistance
current measured value in memory.The number of record measurement is not accurate.
goes up by 1 automatically and is shown on the display, 5. Symbol
when the number of the record is 99, if MEM button is This symbol indicates that the clamp is close incorrectly
pressed again at this time, a beep is emitted and the and can not make a measurement.
instrument prohibits saving the measurement value. 6. WAIT Symbol
When the batteries service life is less than 20%, a beep This symbol is shown on the display when the instrument
warns that the saving measured value is prohibited. switch on and begin to auto-calibrate., it is from CAL 9 to
3. Read the saving measurements CAL 1 to calibration count.
Press the +MEM for 1 second, then the instrument is 7. OL Symbol
in the read memory mode, the “MR” and “HOLD” symbo Measured resistance value exceeds 1200Ωor measured
are displayed, the number of the record and the measured current value exceeds 20A, this symbol is shown on the
value are shown at one time. To display previous record display.
or subsequent record in the memory press A button
or Ω button. You can press the button to exit read the
record mode to return resistance measurement mode.

7. Special function
1. Press +Ω button, the buzzer symbol disappears
from the display, the buzzer be switched off and beep
function of pressing button or Alarm function is invalid;
press the +Ω to switch on the buzzer again.
2. ON/OFF Auto Power Off function
Press +HOLD button, the LCD display “P” symbol,
the Auto Power Off function switch on. After no operation
for 5 minutes, the instrument switch off automatically.
Press +HOLD again, then the “P” symbol disappears
from the display, the Auto Power Off function switch off.

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1. Switch off Application field
2. Unscrew the screw on the battery cover
EARTH RESISTANCE CLAMP is designed for testing earth
3. Remove the cover
resistance of any loop system, for example no only earth
4. Take the battery box out of the instrument
resistance of electric power transportation conductors and
5. Replace new batteries of the same type
communication circuitry, but also earth resistance of electric
7. Reinstall the battery box
equipment and lightning arrester can be tested. When there
8. Replace the battery cover
is a interference current in the grounding loop, the accuracy
9. Reinstall the screw
of resistance measurement is affected, the interference
current can be tested by the earth resistance clamp.

Principle of mearsurement
Rx : earth resistance value to be tested
R1R2…Rn: multiple parallel earth resistance
Rearth: normally be regard as 0Ω
Rguard wire : normally be regard as 0Ω
RLoop=Rx+Rearth+(R1// R2//…Rn)+Rguard wire
When R1//R2//…Rn<<Rx, then RLoop=Rx

Charge the batteries

Refer to the operation manual on the battery charger.

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1. Testing earth resistance of electric power 2. Electric power maintain of the factory
1.) Testing Earth Resistance Of Distribution Usually the factory is divide into several different earth
Circuitry network fields, so you can test earth resistance in this way:
Usually most electrodes of neutral wire are connected
in parallel for three-phase, four-wire system. The
resistance is very low, so you only hook the clamp
around earth conductor to be measured to test the
distribution circuitry.Other earth electrodes become
supplementary electrode naturally.
2.) Testing Transmit Electricity Circuitry (Iron Tower)
Transmit electricity circuitry works by iron tower.The
earth system of iron tower connect with lightning rod
of iron tower, so iron tower that needn't tested becomes
very well supplementary electrode. This is a great
progress that is breakthrough from traditional tester
which throwed into supplementary electrode on the
road.
3. Testing earth resistance of telecommunication
insulates the cables
To testing the shield lay which avoid circuit be interfered,
the earth resistance clamp can measure earth resistance
by directly and simply.

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4. Application of faraday-cage protect system
Using FARADAY-CAGE to avoid instruments and
equipment be static interfered, so it is very important
that we can control earth resistance. If the user want
to test earth resistance value of each electrode, it is
no necessary set supplementary electrode and the
user can test referring the follow diagram. If the user
want to test integrate earth resistance of all
FARADAY-CAGE, you can make measurements by low
value earth electrode being supplementary electrode.
6. Testing earth resistance of lightning rod
When lightning rod only use one earth conductor and earth
electrode, you can apply other earth object being
supplementary electrode to form a loop.

5. Testing earth resistance of oil trough

The oil trough often has over two earth electrode . When lightning rod has over two earth conductors, you can
Note: When the oil trough has itself earth conductor, it make measurement as follow diagram. The resistive value
very becomes short circuit, the user can make measured in this way is a sum for local earth in series and
measurement by other oil trough being supplementary resistance of earth conductors.(when resistance of earth
electrode. conductors is very low, it can be ignored.)

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7. Application of gas station
For gas station it is necessary that testing earth
resistance to prevent static electricity. Apply earth
electrode of oil trough to be supplementary electrode
to test earth resistance of gas station. That the tested
result is maybe sum for earth resistance of gas station
and earth resistance of oil trough in series is noticeable.

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