Cropico tester meets health premises' MEIGaN requirements
Engineers responsible for the safe condition of patient treatment suites and medical 
diagnostic rooms can take advantage of an easy-to-use test instrument that's compliant with the latest medical electrical installation requirements.
Now available from Cropico, the handheld DO4002 digital ohmmeter enables health sector facilities managers and electrical service engineers to meet the earthing and equipotential bonding tests required by the Medical Electrical Installation Guidance Notes (MEIGaN).
The MEIGaN guidance requires the measurement of resistance between each protective earth terminal, socket outlet or every accessible metal part and the earth reference bar in patient medical environments.
In the revised guidance a minimum test current of 1A is now permitted and the maximum acceptable resistance is 0.1Ù.
The DO4002 digital ohmmeter has been specifically developed for this type of electro medical installation testing. A special lightweight design and single push button test operation, with a large direct reading display of measured values allows maximum ease of use and total portability.
Importantly, the tester is battery powered which means that readings can be taken without the risk of earth leakage currents from the main power supply interfering with resistance measurements.
In addition, the availability of extended lead lengths of up to 20 metres means that room sockets are all accessible from a single point and individual plug tests can be undertaken fast and effectively.
The rugged DO4002 incorporates a number of advanced features to ensure measurement accuracy including forward and reverse current measurement with auto averaging, true current zero, long scale length and a selectable measurement range from 4m to 400 with respective resolutions between 1 and 100m.
The DO4002 forms part of a comprehensive range of precision measurement instruments available from Cropico Ltd, part of the Seaward Group.
Cropico
Tel: 0191 5878731
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