Megger EZ-Thump Portable Cable Fault Location System

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The Megger EZ-Thump is a compact and lightweight portable cable fault location system which is also suitable for HV testing. It is designed for quick, accurate and safe fault-locating operations to greatly reduce customer outage time. It is available for rent from TechRentals.

The unit incorporates a 12 kV Hipot tester, time domain reflectometer (TDR) and surge generator. It can be powered from an AC supply or internal batteries (3 h recharge time provides 30 m of thumping). Surge generator produces a 500 J, 0 to 12 kV at 12 mA pulse. The kit includes the Digiphone Plus pin-pointer with surge wave receiver to locate faults while thumping.

Features include automatic fault-locating procedure; automatic end-of-cable and fault detection; DC testing up to 12 kV with automatic breakdown detection; and quick-step and expert modes.

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