Utitlity Test Solutions

Continuity Tester: MODEL ECT-4

The ECT-4 is a 4 wire Kelvin micro-ohm meter used to check the electrical quality of metallic structures and their connection integrity to other bonded structures in grids and electrical systems such as a sub-station or transmission station.

A custom back pack carry case houses a power source which injects discrete levels of current at 1, 2 or 3 Amps directly between two points in the grid connected network.

The ECT-4 and it's extension reel accessories allow this test to be performed over small or large distances using a single Earth reference.

The ECT-4 has filtering for excellent 50Hz and 60Hz rejection and also features 5 current direction modes to further mitigate DC offset and interference:

The 5 current direction modes are:

• Forward
• Reverse
• Pulsed Forward - pulse duration can be changed in 1 second increments
• Pulsed Reverse - pulse duration can be changed in 1 second increments
• Pulsed Bipolar with or without dead time - dead time duration can be changed in 1 second increments

Measurements are taken with a moulded hand probe which includes twisting retractable stainless steel pins used to make the surface connection with a bonded metallic object.

The hand probe has a 5cm backlit LCD which displays the results of the bond down to a 10uΩ resolution. The injection mode described above and current range can also be selected on the hand probe via three tactile push buttons.

The ECT-4 runs off a separate battery, also carried in the back pack, giving the operator single handed operation and superior mobility while performing continuity tests for over 5 hours.

The ECT-4 comes with all accessories necessary to begin testing straight out of the box.

Please download the data sheet for more information.