Setting Up an Interference Interruption Program

The MicroMax interrupters include an interference mode that will synchronously interrupt specific groups of rectifiers to determine the influence of each rectifier on the structure under test. Also refer to Interrupter Overview for more information on the interference mode interruption program.

Complete the following steps to set up and run an interference program on a :

1. With the main menu displaying, press 3 on the keypad.

   

   Interference Setup Screen

   The list below describes the type of information shown on the Interference Setup screen:

   • #10 On 13.0 Off 05.0: The program number and the on and off times of the interruption cycle.

   • Delay: Delay time in seconds.

   • Cycle Time 0088s: Indicates the total time of the cycle in seconds. This is a calculated value based on settings you enter for the on, off, and delay times as well as the total number of interrupters in the study.

   • Unit #07/10 Next: : Shows this unit's number and the total number of units. Press the ENTER key to move to next screen.

2. To move from one field to another, press or .

3. Enter new values as necessary using the keypad.

4. Press ENTER to move to the Interruption Program Setup screen.

5. Set up the interruption program. Refer to Setting Up and Running an Interruption Program for instructions on setting up the interruption program.

6. Press ENTER to start the program.

   The interrupter will display a series of screens to begin the Interference program:

   The GPS360 screen will display the battery icon along with the other status icons (refer to Status Icons).

   

   Interference Waiting to Start

   

   Interference Initializing Unit

   

   Interference Program Screen 1

   

   Interference Program Screen 2

   The program then cycles through the set number of units shown at the bottom of the screen (For example, 10 as shown in this example). When finished, the program begins again.

   

   Interference Program Screen 3

7. To cancel the program, press PREV. A cancellation confirmation screen displays.

   

   Cancellation Confirmation Screen

8. Press ENTER to cancel and return to main menu. If you do not press ENTER within a few seconds, the program will continue.