Fault Trapper™
Transient Fault Location for Branch Circuit Breakers
Toll Free: 800-749-5783
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Display
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) - Backlit LCD display shows distance to fault, time to fault, fault type and battery status.
Buttons:
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Display - Used to power unit on briefly to view faults when not powered by AC and to toggle
between a breaker trip fault and a non-breaker trip fault, if there is one.
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Ignore - Press to ignore events that are part of the circuit’s normal operation.
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Test - Press button to start a monitoring. Stops a test if running.
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Distance Units – Hold the Display and Ignore buttons for 3 seconds. The “ft” or “m” icons will flash
denoting the new unit used for measurement.
Caution - Turn off power to circuit the In-Line Adapter is being connected to!
Connecting In Line Adapter to Circuit Breakers (USA)
120V Breaker Connection
240V Breaker Connection
To connect to a 120Vac Standard Breaker (up to 40amps):
All connections to the Fault Trapper 40 Amp
adapter are madding using plug in terminal blocks, torque screws to 7in-lbs:
1) Remove the hot wire from the breaker and attach to the load-side of the Fault Trapper 40Amp Adapter,
terminal L1.
2) Connect a white jumper wire from the other load-side terminal, L2, to the neutral/ground bus bar.
3) Connect a jumper wire from the source terminal S2 to the breaker terminal that the wire in step 1 was
