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Low Voltage and High Voltage Cable Testing

Low Voltage XLPE Distribution Cables: Blog Stats
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Insulation Resistance:
Cables shall be tested for insulation resistance with an insulation tester (i.e. Megger) at 1000 Volts for 1 minute.
The minimum insulation resistance to earth or between phases shall be 100 meg-ohms. About Jignesh Parmar:
The instrument used for this measurement shall have a minimum resolution of 10 meg-ohms on the 0 to 500 meg-
Jignesh Parmar has completed M.Tech (Power
ohm range.
System Control), B.E(Electrical). He is member
At the conclusion of LV insulation resistance testing, the neutrals must be connected to the earth stakes.
of Institution of Engineers (MIE) and CEng,India.
Membership No:M-1473586.He has more than
Phasing Test:
16 years experience in Transmission -
The correct phasing of all LV circuits shall be checked at all positions where the LV cables are terminated into fuse
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bases and where any LV cable is run from point to point.
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This test shall be performed with an instrument designed for the purpose. Mains frequency voltage of 240 Volts is
(Planning-Designing-Technical Review-
not acceptable for this test.
coordination -Execution). He is Presently
The neutral conductor shall be connected to the earth stake for this test.
associate with one of the leading business group
as a Deputy Manager at Ahmedabad,India. He
Continuity Test (resistance of bolted connections):
has published numbers of Technical Articles in
For loop LV systems, a continuity test shall be carried out on each LV circuit to ensure that all bolted connections
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are complete and adequate. The test shall be carried out as follows:
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(1) At the transformer firmly bond all 4 conductors together
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(2) Undertake a continuity test at every point where there is a service provision or open point. In a fused service
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pillar the bottom row of fuses bases must be the point at which the test is undertaken as that is the furthest extent
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The difference between the readings of each phase conductor and the neutral for each individual test shall not be
codes. He is Technical Blogger and Familiar with
greater than 10% of each other. Any difference greater than this may indicate a loose or dirty connection and will
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require further investigation.
wants to Share his experience & Knowledge and
The instrument used for this measurement should have a resolution to the second decimal point in the 0 to 5 ohm
help technical enthusiasts to find suitable
range.
solutions and updating themselves on various
A typical instrument would be the earth “Megger” type and taking into account the resistance values of the test
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The correct phasing of all HV circuits shall be checked at all positions where the HV cables have been terminated.
This test shall be performed with an instrument designed for the purpose. 240 Volt mains frequency is not
acceptable for the performance of this test. The test may be conducted on either the wire screens or the aluminum
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Outer Sheath Insulation Resistance (Screen wire test) Electrical Notes-…
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The purpose of the test is to determine soundness of the outer polyethylene sheath against water ingress,
mechanical damage and termite attack.
Values below 0.5 meg-ohms (500 kΩ) can indicate sheath damage. Values between 1.0 and 10 meg-ohms may
not indicate damage in a single location. Fault finding can often be very difficult. In new cables, values of greater Like Page
than 100 mega ohms are required.
The integrity of the outer sheath shall be checked after cables have been buried by an insulation tester (Megger) at
1000 Volts. BUY ELECTRICAL NOTES IN PDF
The test shall be conducted for 1 minute between each wire screen and earth after the cable has been jointed and
terminations installed.
For cables after repairs, the resistance must not be less than 10 meg-ohms.
Where HV cable circuits are cut and joined to new circuits, sheath testing must be carried out on the existing old
circuit prior to joining to the new cable.

HV test on XLPE cables already in service or previously

energized BUY ELECTRICAL SOFTWARES
Except for New Cables, Testing at Voltage greater than 5.0KV is not permitted

Studies carried out on DC high voltage testing of XLPE cables now conclude that;
DC testing above 5kV of field aged XLPE cables generally increases water tree growth and reduces service life.
5kV is not considered a “High Voltage DC Test”. The test voltages for tests on XLPE cables is now limited to 5kV
after in service repairs and 10kV for new installations.
A 5kV Megger is suitable for a 5kV test on cables after repairs.
The changes to this section will also make it possible for a repaired cable to be tested by repair crews and made
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available for immediate return to service.

Application Test Voltage Criteria

After repairs – Sheath 1kV Megger 1 minute 10 meg-ohms min.

After repairs – Insulation 5kV Megger 1 minute 1000 meg-ohms min. BUY ELECTRICAL SOFTWARES.

After repairs – Insulation 5kV DC 1 minute 5.0 μA (micro-amps) max.

HV test on new XLPE cable:

Prior to the performance of this test, the screen wires must be connected to the permanent earth position.
The cable shall be tested at the test voltage and the pass criteria shall be in accordance with the following table:
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New cables – Sheath

New cables – Insulation

1kV Megger 1 minute

10kV DC 15 minute
100 meg-ohms min.

1.0 μA (micro-amps) max

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New cables – Insulation 10kV DC 15 minute 1000 meg-ohms min.

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If further repair works are undertaken, and they require additional joints to be installed, the complete HV testing
procedure shall be repeated.
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Where it is not practical to conduct a high voltage test, the test requirements for insulation (core to screen wire)
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Test on 11kV and 33kV Cables between Cores and Earth
For three core belted cables, the test on any core shall be conducted between the core and lead sheath with the Quick Reference-Fire Fighting (Part-2)
remaining two cores connected to earth. Quick Reference-Fire Fighting (Part-1)
The test voltages and pass criteria shall be in accordance with the table below.
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11kV new cables 5kV Megger 1 minute 100 meg-ohms. Calculate Size of Cable for Motor (As NEC)

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11kV after repairs 5kV Megger 1 minute 100 meg-ohms.
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33kV – no TF’s connected 5kV Megger 1 minute 1000 meg-ohms. How to Design efficient Street lighting-(Part-4)

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33kV – with TF’s connected 5kV Megger 1 minute 15 meg-ohms.
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66kV XLPE CABLES Calculate Size of Pole Foundation & Wind

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Core to Sheath Test after Repairs:
Calculate Size of Circuit Breaker/ Fuse for
After repairs have been carried out, the 66kV XLPE cable shall be energized at power frequency for 24 hours
Transformer (As per NEC)
without load. DC testing is not permitted.
The cable sheath link box/cross bonding system shall be put into its normal condition. Selection of Various Types of UPS (Part-2)

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Outer Sheath Integrity Test:
Electrical Thumb Rules-Illumination-(Part-19).
An insulation resistance test between the metallic sheath and earth shall be conducted. The anti-termite barrier
must be connected to the metallic sheath and the insulation test performed to earth. Electrical Thumb Rules-Illumination-(Part-18).
The test voltage applied for 1 minute shall be 5kV DC applied with either a high voltage test set or insulation
Electrical Thumb Rules-Illumination-(Part-17).
resistance tester (Megger).

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About Jignesh.Parmar
Jignesh Parmar has completed M.Tech (Power System Control), B.E(Electrical). He is member of March 2018 (1)
Institution of Engineers (MIE) and CEng,India. Membership No:M-1473586.He has more than 16 February 2018 (2)
years experience in Transmission -Distribution-Electrical Energy theft detection-Electrical
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Maintenance-Electrical Projects (Planning-Designing-Technical Review-coordination -Execution). He is Presently
associate with one of the leading business group as a Deputy Manager at Ahmedabad,India. He has published December 2017 (1)
numbers of Technical Articles in “Electrical Mirror”, “Electrical India”, “Lighting India”,”Smart Energy”, “Industrial November 2017 (1)
Electrix”(Australian Power Publications) Magazines. He is Freelancer Programmer of Advance Excel and design
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thank you very much it is realy importent programs thank you so much February 2017 (1)

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Sir, actually during meggaring of cables the polarisation index is considered…can u give me the tabulation of April 2015 (1)
values of polarisation index
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LV wiring details.
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God bless you my dear really are you doing very good job keep continue Thanks, April 2014 (2)

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thanks for sharing knowledge on tht net it is very beneficial for all god bless u
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I have one question:
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Quote: Cables shall be tested for insulation resistance with an insulation tester (i.e. Megger) at 1000 Volts for 1
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minute.
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Can you please provide schematic/wiring diagram for this type of test, and also the length of the cable to measure.
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hussain says:
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Dear Sir,
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thank you for these valuable information
I have the following points : January 2012 (1)
You mentioned that ” Except for New Cables, Testing at Voltage greater than 5.0KV is not permitted” how about
December 2011 (3)
VLF test.
During fault location some time you need to surge the fault to reduce its resistance , please explain. November 2011 (2)

Now HV Ac Test is using for new cables ( i.e 2Uo). October 2011 (4)
Do you have any idea for the testing of in service oil filled cable
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Jignesh.Parmar says:
April 3, 2012 at 2:51 pm
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Agree with You.
In used cable more than 5KV may be damage insulation resistance of Cable. Even For new cable more than March 2011 (17)
one time HIPOT test at site is not advisable by manufacturer also (Manufacturer also do HIPOT at time of
manufacture).
We use High voltage spike to detect Fault in HT cable by Thumber but it may be affect property of Cable.
EEP

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azeem says:
April 26, 2012 at 10:03 am

Dear sir,
thanks a lot, for that type of informations.
I m Azeem Electrical Officer in Karachi Electric Supply Company.
sir i have a question?
that why manufacturing fault is produce as a pin hole fault in H.T 11kv 3 core armur cables.
 Ahmed says:
March 30, 2015 at 8:08 am

Is there any test for cable outer sheath

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May 21, 2012 at 1:17 am

Very helpful and important information. Thank you!

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Dear Sir, Electrical Q&A Part-1

Thank you for the excellent information, is it possible to share how frequent we should do the sheath test and Electrical Q&A Part-2

insulation test? (yearly? half yearly?) Thanks Electrical Q&A Part-3

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Jignesh.Parmar says:
May 21, 2013 at 2:15 pm

Wiring Detail!!!. Connect Megger L and E Terminal between Phase to phase and Phase to armored.. No need
for wiring diagram…for more detail read the post of “IR Value ” of this Blog..

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Shehzad Rana says:

June 12, 2013 at 12:17 pm

Thanks a lot sir for share your great experience and knowledge with us really its very fruitful for me and other fresh
engineers thanks

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Rahul says:
June 25, 2013 at 6:50 am

Is there any test to find out a damage on outer PVC sheath of an 11kV cable?

( In case during installation / pulling on tray a minor cut has occurred on cable which was not identified during
physical investigation )

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kameswar Behera says:

July 22, 2013 at 6:00 am

how to found the resistance fault of 33KV HT cable having 300 mtr length and how to rectfy.

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Juan 1120 says:

July 30, 2013 at 11:14 pm
Dear Sr. I’m in the case of receiving a new MV (72,5 kV) cable at site for installation. The client is
asking me to do a Megger test between core and screen/earth to verify the insulation resistance. I
assume the test shall be done at 10 kV, 10 min; but I would like to know the acceptace criteria for this
kind of test. The cable is completely new.

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Shiekh Tariq says:

August 29, 2013 at 4:37 pm

Dear sir I have a question cable shell be tested for insulation resistance with an insulation tester 1st test we do
with 5 kV magger then the value is 5000 mo this time the cable length is 500mts then 2nd test we do then cable
length is 1000mts then value is 1500 to 2000 mo why

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tanvirsarfaraz says:
September 15, 2013 at 9:54 am

sir.whn we test 11kv dead cable.From one it shows ok but from other end it shows faulty what is the reason

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Desderius Luhaga says:

October 13, 2013 at 2:51 pm

Dear Sir,I have a question,I have insulation resistance test of 500v,what would be the results,would you help me to
know the governing equestion for insulation resistance test?

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High voltage test set says:

October 18, 2013 at 6:52 am

I really appreciate your post and it was superb .Thanks for sharing information.
Regards

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VAISHALI says:
October 19, 2013 at 4:45 am

Very useful information thanks sir.

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kumar says:
December 3, 2013 at 6:02 am

thanks………

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karthi says:
March 5, 2014 at 9:27 am

thanks sir its very useful to every electrical engg

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MOHAMMED AZEEM says:

July 12, 2014 at 7:58 am

Thanks for it all,it,s good way for help to people.

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Hayder I Khairi says:

August 18, 2014 at 10:52 am

Thanks for this information,

I am very interesting to know the standard that we based on when test insulation of cable, applied voltage and
time of test. Would you please tell me when can I find it?

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Ashok Prajapati says:

November 26, 2014 at 1:20 pm

hi jigneshbhai

can u give brif detail for 11kv 630A indoor panel how to do high voltage test ?

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Dhayalan.S says:
December 4, 2014 at 7:26 am

I need to test 11KV 3core 120 Sqmm cable how to test using Megger

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Kamalraj says:
March 25, 2015 at 1:22 am

sir how do hi-pot test for enamoured 132kV single core cable

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vignesh says:
March 25, 2015 at 1:29 am

how to do hi-pot test for 138kv outer sheeth for xple cable

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Lakshmi kanth says:

March 28, 2015 at 6:58 am

Tank you

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abdul waheed says:

April 10, 2015 at 12:07 pm

respect sir

i have one question ?? give me cable formula according to load

ex ,,maximum demand is 500 amps incoming supply if i use copper cable how can i measure if i use aluminium
cable how can i measure exact formula i want can send me please sir ( cable 3phase )

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medy says:
June 5, 2015 at 11:00 pm

Thanks

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Kay Ido says:
June 18, 2015 at 7:14 am

Sir. If i use high voltage cable for low voltage load, what would be the implication?

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Sunil says:
July 9, 2015 at 6:49 pm

Good method for clear the topic.

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Prasanth Nair says:

August 22, 2015 at 4:22 am

Sir,
I am an Electrical Engineer working in Kerala. I need an advice on the Testing of wires used for Low voltage and
High voltage. As per Indian standards what all tests are to be done to assess the quality of wires/cables. Thanks
for the consideration

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kapil says:
August 31, 2015 at 10:26 am

33kV – no TF’s connected 5kV Megger 1 minute 1000 meg-ohms.

33kV – with TF’s connected 5kV Megger 1 minute 15 meg-ohms.

What is “TF” ?

thanks.

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subhash champaneri says:

September 11, 2015 at 6:47 pm

How to test cable Armour healthy

continuity in loading condition ?

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arundas says:
December 27, 2015 at 11:52 am

sir
can you tell me how to measure the insulation test of 240 sq mm single core cable .please provide one example

thank you

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md.faisal says:
December 31, 2015 at 5:25 am

i have doubt on insulation resistance test. why the values are in mega ,giga ohms.

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Vusi says:
February 26, 2016 at 4:14 am
What is the minimum and maximum pressure testing voltage on a new installation of xlpe cable at 11kv using a AC
pressure tester . ?

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sukumar Bhattacharya says:

March 23, 2016 at 7:58 pm

Thank you so much sar for the information

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john says:
April 4, 2016 at 7:24 am

Dear Sir,
There is any calculation formula for to calculate acceptable leakage current while applying high voltage test for
medium voltage lead sheathed cables.
what is the criteria?

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Chandrakant Ghan says:

April 11, 2016 at 1:36 pm

Chandrakant Ghan
Dear Sir, You have not coverd FRLS (Fire resistant Low smoke cables) in your main types of cabales. Rest of
course as per your normal practice EXCELLENT!

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Srimanta Banerjee says:

May 10, 2016 at 6:19 am

Dear Mr. Parmar,

I was looking for HV cables sheath integrity test criteria and range etc, and found your article.

Thanks for your write -up covering the details of cables test.

In one of our new project installation we found Outer Sheath Insulation Resistance is less than .5 M Ohm for 11kV
Cables and pretending some cable sheath damage could be.

While referring the IEC cl. associated with Sheath test, noted that the requirement is after applying 4kv/mm or
maxi, 10kv for 1 minute and to check “” No breakdown of the over sheath shall occur during the test”.

Is there any definition of Breakdown ?? What does it mean ? orcan you please advise on the reference in your
write up under cl no. “Outer Sheath Insulation Resistance (Screen wire test)” for 11kV/33 kV XLPE cables ..

Many thanks in advance.

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nitin says:
June 14, 2016 at 2:48 am

how to check HT/MV cable is dead or live we dont have drawing

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Sankeerthan says:
July 5, 2016 at 8:53 am

Dear Sir,
Kindly provide me the applicable IEC standards for the above mentioned tests.
Thank You in advance

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September 11, 2016 at 5:13 pm

We are glad to know about your company and what you are able to do. We are are urgently looking for Voltage
Detectors for immediate purchase.

We are a Zambian Company based in Ndola dealing in electrical supplies. We wish to urgently purchase 20 Live
line testers which can work for 11, 33 and 66 kV, switchable, for our client. Kindly give us your best quote.

Description:
TYPE
1. With Housing made of polycarbonate with high mechanical properties and dielectric strength.
2. Supplied with insulated switch stick, extendable to 12.5m height or more
3. With universal tool end for test on Overhead Power Lines
VOLTAGE: 11/33/66 kV switchable
INDICATION:
Double signaling; extremely bright red light signfying presence of voltage and powerful rated audible signal >60
dB/2meters or Equivalent
SELF TESTING
Test Button when pressed a timed green LED lights to indicate detector is operational and the self-testing of the
unit continues or equivalent.
POWER SUPPLY
1. Rechargeable Battery
2. With Portable Battery charger
END FITTING: Universal Stick type
TEMPERATURE: -1 to 40 degrees Celcius
ALTITUDE ABOVE SEA LEVEL: 1400m
SUPPLIED WITH: Carrying case, Batteries and two contact electrodes
APPLICABLE STANDARD: IEC/BS/SANS/EN
PREVIOUS TYPE TEST REPORT: YES

ROUTINE TESTS CERTIFICATE: YES

I shall be very glad if before the end of tomorrow, Monday we can reach a conclusion whereby we can have the
quote and Pictures plus copies of Test Certificates, sent to us.

The quote may be CIF Ndola, Zambia.

Waiting to hear from you.

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Mohammed Yousuf Ahmed N says:

October 23, 2016 at 10:24 pm

Thanks To Jinesh Excellent Result shown by Jinish I am satisfied from Your Answer ,I am Instrumentation Projects
Engineer Construction Al Jubail KSA,We are use this type cable in Oil & Gas Company in KSA

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Care Labs says:

December 4, 2016 at 9:48 am

Really a great support for the megger testing work. This like blogs will really touch with the importance.

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Haydar says:
December 29, 2016 at 8:47 am

why do we use 5KV for testing 11kv cable ?

shouldn’t be use more then how much it carry ?
for example we use 500v for IR test of 400v LV cable

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 Wahid says:
January 31, 2017 at 6:24 pm

Sir wich insulation tester better for meggering. Name plz i want 2 go buy now.

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Katerita Tairati says:

August 3, 2017 at 10:21 pm

Sir If the result gives you a greater than 1 mega Ohm between all phases and neutral + earth(Megger results), so
if you put back the cable on the main source and check the voltages which is 240V but if you go and check the
other end which is 50V. SO please what happen to that fault?

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Sunil Kumar Yadav says:

August 19, 2017 at 6:55 pm

Good work ht power work

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Raul says:
September 10, 2017 at 10:41 am

Hi Sir!

Sir, it is still safe for me to energize my project despite a poor result of megger testing? The reading is just 0.50
mega ohms.

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