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Osia part 19 10,2 now requires companies involved in electric power generation transmisión and
distribution to inspect and test their line tools in particular thetest must verifi the tools
integrity

Along its entire working lenght under wet conditions the working length under wet conditions
the test shall be 75 kv per foot for one minute for equivalent no no specific accept rejet values
are given the standard does reference tripoli 978 which recommends a stable or decreasing
Reading as aceptable hasting fiberglass products responded to this new industry rule by
producing a portable tester that will allow the user to comply with the requirements of oshia
without the expense of full scale laboratory test a full discussion of the correlation between this
tester and the osha rukes will follow later in this video the xontrols are simple well labeled and
will allow thw user to opérate the unit with one hand the opérate the unit with one hand the
powe swich energizes the amplifier and the high voltaje transformer if the swich is move to the
on or center position the power light will illuminate the amplifier will be on but the high voltaje
will not be present this is evident by he overload light being illuminated moving the swich to the
next momentary position will actívate the high voltaje transformer now high voltaje is present at
the electrodes the tester allows a user to select between two test mode both the test reuired by
osha and a more sensitive dry can be selected the full scale deflection fot the dry scale is 40
micro amp the full scale debflection for the wet scale is 200 micro amps after turning the unit on
and selecting desired scale meter must be zeroed to compesate for leakage due to varying
ambient conditions such as humidity and temperatura the unit supplies high voltaje to the
electrodes on the left and ,aize return current throungh the electrodes on the right in the order
to provide worker protection the current supplied to the high voltaje electrodes is limited by to
resistors the resistors are in series with the hogh voltge transformer leads either resistor is
capable of withstanding the the full volatge and limmi the current a safe level if necessary
additionaly the amplifier monitors a total current flowing throungh the circuit and will disconect
the high voltaje source shoud the total current exceed normal test levels the electrodes are
space to test six inches of fiberglass at a time to verify the tester is operating properly a test bar
is includes this is not for use in calibrating the unit only for verifying that the unit is operating
propeerly when the dry scale is selected and zeroed a full scale Reading should result when the
test bar is inserted

When the scale is selected an indication of between 25 and 50 micro amps will result the dry
test is not required by isha it can be sed a tool in determining the integrity of the fiberglass prior
to wetting the surface it posible for a tool to be cracked or deeply scratched and hold moisture
for long periods of time internal contaminations on hollow tolos can olso hold moisture that can
be detected with the dry scale our recommended acceptance value is 15 micro amps seldom will
a visual inspection of a dry stick yield any useful indication as to its dielectric condition the stick
being tested has been returned from the field while it looks contaminated its dielectric value still
quite good in this intance we have created a a known defect in the center of the stick because
we use AC voltaje the meter has ability to see inside the stick without damaging he stick because
this stick is measuring below 40 microo amps it may pass osharequired wet test prior to
conducting the wet test there are several important ítems to remember first the wáter to be used
should be distilled this is readily available and removes the variations in the test due to
difference in local tap wáter quality when when testing hollow sticks the inside should not be
cleaned with a wet type cleaner just prior to testing evaporation is por on the inside of the tube
and it can take an extended time for the moisture from the cleaner to evaporate this will delay
the testing of the stick by several hours ore ven days depending on the local temperatura and
humudity the tool being tested should be wetted until wáter just starts dripping ser the teser for
the wet test and zero the meter place the tester on the stick and observe the meter lift the tester
move down the stick and take a second Reading repeat this process until the entire stick is
tested for the most critical results the stick should be rotated 180 degrees and checked again
while the tester will sense a defecto n the side of the tool the maximun Reading can only by
rotating the tool in this case the tool measuress aproximately 20 micro amps and passes the
test we will repeat the test on second tool the surface shows more damage in contamination
than the last however visual inspection is inadequate to determine how the tool will perform
durng the wet as the stick is wetted you will know that the wáter doesnt beat as much as the first
stick placing the tester on the tool we will note that not only does a tool fail the test but the
meter is going off scale surface contamination surface conditions cracked fiberglass gouges and
deep scratches can cause a tool to fail the wet test most of these defect can be addressed with
proper cleaning selection of an aproved cleaner for cleaning fiberglass surfaces is important the
the cleaner must be safe use and leave no conductive CLEANING GOOD TAND BE COMPLETELY
CLEAN

After cleaning the surface of the fiberglass stick to be retested must ensre the fiberglass is
completely dry is recommends an aplicaion of fiberglass wax on the stick afeter cleaning and
drying use se only wax recommended by the manufactuer

Nicks and abrasions the leakage current across the surface of a pole is a function of the applied
voltaje length of the test specimen and electrical properties of the fiberglass being tested the
electrical properties of the fiberglass can be degraded by contamination this contamination can
take many forms it can be highly condutive particles separated by good dielectric fiberglass
resulting in a higher capacitive current over the surface of the stick the contamination can also
the form of a more uniform highly resistive coating wich will result in a resistive current flowing
across a stick it maye ven be possible to have a somewat inductive contamination on the
fiberglass in any event whether the contamination cause a capacitive curren tan inductive current
or a resistive current it will be linear with the voltaje applied looking at the graph of simple
nmber one and number two