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Megger

This document summarizes the components and operation of a megger, a device used to measure very high resistances like those found in conductor insulation. It consists of a hand-cranked DC generator that supplies a high voltage, and an instrument portion with two coils that cause the pointer to indicate the measured resistance value. One coil is connected in series with the resistance being tested, and the other is connected across the generator. No springs restrain the pointer, which can rest at any position with the generator off. Safety precautions for its safe operation are also provided.

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Megger

This document summarizes the components and operation of a megger, a device used to measure very high resistances like those found in conductor insulation. It consists of a hand-cranked DC generator that supplies a high voltage, and an instrument portion with two coils that cause the pointer to indicate the measured resistance value. One coil is connected in series with the resistance being tested, and the other is connected across the generator. No springs restrain the pointer, which can rest at any position with the generator off. Safety precautions for its safe operation are also provided.

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A megger internal circuit

MEGOHMMETER
• An ordinary ohmmeter cannot be used
for measuring resistance of
multimillions of ohms, such as in
conductor insulation.
• To adequately test for insulation break
down, it is necessary to use a much
higher potential than is furnished by the
battery of an ohmmeter.
• This potential is placed between the
conductor and the outside surface of
the insulation.
An instrument called a MEGOHMMETER
(MEGGER) is used for these tests. The
megger is a portable instrument consisting
of two primary elements: (1) a hand-driven
dc generator, G, which supplies the high
voltage for making the measurement, and
(2) the instrument portion, which indicates
the value of the resistance being
measured. The instrument portion is of the
opposed-coil type, as shown in figure 1-
36(A).
• Coils a and b are mounted on the movable member c
with a fixed relationship to each other, and
are free
to turn as a unit in a magnetic field. Coil b
tends to move the pointer
counterclockwise, and coil a tends to
move the pointer clockwise
Coil a is connected in series with R3 and the
unknown resistance, Rx, to be measured. The
combination of coil, R3, and Rx forms a direct
series path between the positive (+) and
negative (-) brushes of the dc generator. Coil b
is connected in series with R2 and this
combination is also connected across the
generator. There are no restraining springs on
the movable member of the instrument portion of
the megger. Therefore, when the generator is
not operated, the pointer floats freely and may
come to rest at any position on the scale.
• SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
• The following safety precautions and operating
procedures for ohmmeters are the MINIMUM
necessary to prevent injury and damage.
• Be certain the circuit is de-energized and
discharged before connecting an ohmmeter.
• Do not apply power to a circuit while measuring
resistance.

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