SAFETY PRECAUTIONS................... Inside Front Cover SIMPLIFIED OPERATIONS............................................. 4 DESCRIPTION Introduction........................................................... 6 F e a tu re s . . . . ......................................................... 6 Specifications..................................................... 6 Controls................................................................. 8 Supplied Accessories........................................10 Optional Accessories......................................... 10 OPERATION Introduction ..........................................................12 Power Connection............................................... 12 Fuse Replacement............................................. 12 Test Leads.............................................................12 Test Lead Mounting Clip ....................................12 Capacitor Testing Special Notes on Capacitor Te s t in g ...............13 Capacity Measurement Accuracy.....................13 To Eliminate Lead Capacity.............................. 14 Checking Capacitors Beiow 2 p F .....................14 Interpreting “ Z METER” Value Readings....... 14 Testing Large Screw Terminal L y t ic s ............. 15 Checking Capacitors for Leakage...................15 Ceramic, Paper, Mica, and Film Types. . . 16 Aluminum Lytics..........................................16 Tantalum L y t ic s ..........................................16 Leakage C h a r ts ................................................... 17 Identifying Capacitor Types.............................. 17 Tantalum L y t ic s ......................................... 17 Ceramic Discs............................................. 18 Film T yp es .................................... ..............18 Testing for Dielectric Absorption.................... 18 Reforming Lytics on the “Z METER” ...............19 Reforming Lytics with a Power Supply........... 19 Capacitor Testing Application Tips No Value Reading on Small Value Capacitors................................................. 20 Leakage in Ceramic, Paper, Film, and Mica Capacitors............................ ..........20 Checking for Leakage Between Sections of a Multi-Section Lytic............................ 20 Large Fluctuations in Lytic Leakage Readings.....................................................21 Leakage Measurements of Non-Polarized Lytics...........................................................21 Lytics Sitting in Stock................................21 Low Value Lytics Used in High Frequency C irc u i ts ..................................21 Intermittent Capacitors.......................... .21 Time Required to Obtain a Value Reading on a Capacitor ........................... 22 Checking Ceramic Capacitors for Temperature S ensitivity...........................22 Checking Film Type Capacitors for Temperature Sensitivity...........................22 Testing Capacity of Silicon Diodes and Transistors.......................................... 22 Testing High Voltage Dio d e s ...................23 Testing Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs) and TRIACS.................................. 23 Testing SCRs and TRIACS for DC Latching................................................ 23 Testing SCRs and TRIACS for AC Latch and Unlatch Condit ions...........................24 Determining the Length of RF Coaxial Cable............................................................24 How to Find a Short in a Coaxial Cable .. 25 How to Find the Inductance Per Foot of Coaxial Ca b le ............................................ 25 Inductor Testing Checking Inductors for Inductance Value.......................................................... 26 Balancing Out Lead Inductance...............26 Checking Coils Below 2 Microhenrys.. . . 26 Open Winding in a C o i l .............................. 27 Checking Inductance In-Circuit...............27 Testing Inductors on Printed Circuit Boards..........................................................27 Mutual inductance...................................... 28 Value Reading on High Resistance Coils............................................................. 28 Inductor Coding.......................................... 28 Checking Inductors for Good or Bad With the Ringing T e s t .............................. 29 Inductor Testing Application Tips Quality Testing on General Coils and Transformers Peaking C o i ls ...................................... 30 Coils in Metal Shields.........................31 Ferrite Core Transformers and C o i is ....................................................31 Testing Flyback Transformers and Yokes With the Ringing Test.........................31 In-Circuit Quick Test...........................31 Testing Yokes with the Ringing Test . . . . 31 Testing Horizontal Yoke Windings for Good or B a d ................................ 32 Testing Vertical Yoke Windings for Good or B a d ...................................... 33 MAINTENANCE introduction............................................................... 34 Access/Disassembly.............................................. 34 Equipment Required for Calibration......................34 Meter Calibration......................................................34 Input Protection Relay Trip Point Adjust..............35 Inductance Calibration............................................ 35 Ringing Test Calibration........................................ 35 Capacitor Calibration.............................................. 36 APPENDIX Capacitor Theory and the “ Z METER” ..................38 Capacitor Color Code and Marking Charts..........42 Glossary of Terms....................................................46 SERVICE AND WARRANTY................. Inside Back Cover

Schematics and Part List Sheet 1 This sheet includes schematics for the Analog and Display Boards. Layouts are found on Sheet 2.