QUALITY SPECIFICATION 40-916

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Cable Insulation Resistance and Continuity Tests

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Para 2.3 amended.

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Issued by:

S Draper

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Quality Approved by:

D Mullaney

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Sulzer Pumps (UK) Ltd

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QUALITY SPECIFICATION 40-916

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1.0

Scope

1.1

This procedure covers the insulation resistance and continuity testing of all cables installed by Sulzer.

1.2

The tests shall normally be carried out by the electrician installing the cable after it has been glanded and
cores terminated.

2.0

Procedure

2.1

Test equipment used in the tests shall be issued by the Electrical Supervisor.

2.2

Cables and conduit shall be visually inspected to check:-

2.2.1

Where applicable, the correct type of cable, glands, glanding accessories, cable trays conduit and conduit
accessories have been used, and that all these items are installed exactly in line with the manufacturer's
guidelines applicable to the particular application.

2.2.2

Cable and core numbers are correct.

2.2.3

Cable and core insulation is undamaged.

2.2.4

Cable glands and termination's are secure.

2.2.5

Earthing is correct.

2.2.6

Minimum cable bending radius is adhered to.

2.3

Continuity checks shall be carried out using a multimeter where two cores at 'one end' of the cable are
shorted directly together (i.e., at the instrument), the loop resistance then checked from the opposite end
of the cable (i.e., at the junction box.) For cables with three or more cores, cores shall be shorted out in
turn as pairs to ensure each core of the cable is tested.
End to end continuity checks shall be carried out for earth/drain wire where instruments have shield or
drain.

2.4

Insulation of cable cores shall be tested using a 500V insulation resistance tester as follows:

2.4.1

Earth continuity check between cable gland metallic body and earth stud on junction box./support frame.

2.4.2

Insulation resistance between conductors (core-to-core).

2.4.3

Insulation resistance between each conductor and earth.

3.0

Record

3.1

Results shall be recorded on the Cable Insulation and Continuity Check Sheet (Doc No: SLM-963) as
each test is done by the person carrying out the tests.

3.2

Any cabling with insulation resistance less than 10M shall be rejected and replaced.

3.3

Any cabling with core continuity resistance more than 0.5 shall be rejected and replaced.

3.4

The test sheet shall include project number, cable number, name of the electrician who performed the
test, their signature and date.

3.5

The complete record sheets are send to the QA department for inclusion in the project Data Dossier.

Sulzer Pumps (UK) Ltd

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Cable Insulation & Continuity Check Sheet

PROJECT:
CABLE
NUMBER

CONTINUITY
EARTH

CORES

INSULATION RESISTANCE
CORE TO CORE TO CORE TO SCREENS
EARTH
EARTH
SCREEN
TO EARTH

DETAILS OF TEST INSTRUMENT USED:

MANUFACTURER:
TYPE:
INST. ID. No:
WORKMANSHIP

INSTALLATION CORRECT:
GLAND & ACCESSORIES:

REMARKS:

CHECKED BY:

DATE:
of

SHEET No:

NOTES:
1.
A

OUTER CABLE NUMBER CORRECT

2.

INTERNAL CORE NUMBERS AND COLOUR CORRECT

SLM-963