Four-Pin Test Set & Soil Pins
Cat. # 44700(Reel)
Price $250.00
Cat. # 44695(Leads)
Price $60.00
Advantages
- For in-field testing of soil resistivity.
- Makes site soil resistivity quick and easy.
- 1 to 20 foot depth measurements attainable.
- Copper or stainless steel test pins.
General
The M. C. Miller Co.,
Inc. 4-Pin Test Set has been designed and engineered to be used in
conjunction with any one of MCM's multi-combination family of
meters, the Miller 400A soil resistance meter or similar-four
terminal soil test instruments.
The test setup
utilizes the mechanics of the "Four-Electrode Method," which was
developed by the National Bureau of Standards and commonly known
as the Wenner 4-Pin Method. The resultant resistivity is the
average resistivity of the soil (electrolyte) to a depth equal to
the spacing between adjacent electrodes (soil pins). The maximum
depth (pin spacing) of this standard test set has been designed
for 20 feet, which is recommended for standard survey.
The Soil Resistivity
Reel is made up of four (4) separate, color coded, lead wires of:
5 foot (yellow), 25 foot (orange), 45 foot (red) and 65 foot
(black) lengths. Lead wires are harnessed together and mounted on
a lightweight handheld reel. Wire ends at the reel are affixed to
female banana plug jacks (mounted in the center hub area), while
the opposite ends are terminated with Mueller 27-C clips.
Two-foot, color-coded jumper leads with banana plug ends are
supplied with the soil resistivity reel to facilitate connection
between the Reel and your test meter.
All lead wires and
jumpers are made of our own No. 16 AWG, 105 strand copper wire
with PVC insulation. In addition to our color-coding of the wires,
all ends are clearly labeled as to their connection point.
Soil Resistivity Calculations
Using any one of the MCM meters or equivalent meter setup:
Soil resistivity = ((change in voltage) / change in current)) x pin spacing
in feet x 191.51
Using the Nilsson 400 soil resistance meter or equivalent:
Soil resistivity = dial reading x multiplier range x pin spacing in
feet x 191.51
Typical Setup for Measuring Soil Resistance at 20 ft depth
