Designation:F1796−09(Reapproved2014)StandardSpecificationforHighVoltageDetectors—Part1CapacitiveTypetobeUsedforVoltagesExceeding600VoltsAC1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1796;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversportable,live-linetool-supported,direct-contacttypecapacitivevoltagedetectorstobeusedonelectricalsystemsbothindoorsandoutdoorsforacvoltagesfrom600Vto800kVwithfrequencyof60Hz.Thefunctionofthevoltagedetectorislimitedtothedetectionofthepresenceorabsenceofnominaloperatingvoltage.1.1.1TwotypesofvoltagedetectorsareprovidedandaredesignatedasTypeI,audible/visualandTypeII,numeric,withorwithoutaudible.1.1.2Twostylesofvoltagedetectors,differinginwetconditionscharacteristics,areprovidedandaredesignatedasStyleA,indooruseandStyleBindoor/outdooruse.1.2Theuseandmaintenanceofthesehighvoltagedetectorsandanynecessaryinsulatedtoolhandlesarebeyondthescopeofthisspecification.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.NOTE1—Exceptwherespecified,allvoltagedefinedinthisspecifica-tionrefertophase-to-phasevoltageinathree-phasesystem.Voltagedetectorscoveredbythisspecificationmaybeusedinotherthanthree-phasesystems,buttheapplicablephase-to-phaseorphase-to-ground(earth)voltagesshallbeusedtodeterminetheoperatingvoltage.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F819TerminologyRelatingtoElectricalProtectiveEquip-mentforWorkers2.2ANSIStandard:3ANSIC84.1VoltageRatingsforElectricPowerSystemsandEquipment3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1capacitivevoltagedetector—adevicethatreliesoncurrentpassingthroughstraycapacitancetoground.3.1.2clea...
