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Ultrasonic velocity tester A1410 Pulsar

Operation Manual

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ACOUSTIC 

CONTROL 

SYSTEMS

ULTRASONIC PULSE  

VELOCITY TESTER

Acoustic Control Systems – ACS Group

Saarbrücken, Germany 2019

A1410 

PULSAR

OPERATION MANUAL

Summary of Contents for A1410 PULSAR

Page 1: ...trasonic velocity tester A1410 Pulsar Operation Manual 1 ACOUSTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS ULTRASONIC PULSE VELOCITY TESTER Acoustic Control Systems ACS Group Saarbrücken Germany 2019 A1410 PULSAR OPERATION MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...Ultrasonic velocity tester A1410 Pulsar Operation Manual 2 ACOUSTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS ...

Page 3: ... conditions 6 1 2 Technical specifications 7 1 3 Valid international standards 8 1 4 Instrument design and operation 9 1 4 1 Instrument design 9 1 4 2 Operation of the instrument 10 1 4 3 Operating modes 10 1 4 4 Display 10 1 4 5 Keyboard 13 2 INTENDED USE 14 2 1 Operational restrictions 14 2 2 Preparing the instrument for use 14 2 2 1 Surface preparation 14 2 2 2 Switching the instrument on and o...

Page 4: ...TEMS 2 3 Intended use of the ultrasonic pulse velocity tester 15 2 3 1 Setup mode 15 2 3 2 Digital mode 25 2 3 3 Waveform mode 30 2 4 Transfer data to a PC 33 3 MAINTENANCE 34 3 1 Battery 34 3 2 Charging the battery 34 3 3 Possible malfunctions 34 4 STORAGE 35 5 TRANSPORTATION 36 ...

Page 5: ...instrument Before starting to work with the instrument please carefully read the manual The manufacturer continuously improves the functionality of the instrument its reliability and operational comfort This may result in some minor changes not given in the current version of the manual These changes do not affect the technical specifications of the instrument The instrument is manufactured by ACS...

Page 6: ...Evaluation of the load bearing capacity of concrete saddles and pillars made of centrifugally cast concrete using the propagation velocity ratio of ultrasonic sound along and across the saddle axis Additional applications Searching for near surface flaws inside concrete constructions considering the abnormal velocity reduction or increase of the ultrasound propagation time in an unsound spot compa...

Page 7: ...justable range of the base size mm 50 to 2500 Maximum averaging factor 64 Automatic Gain Control AGC switchable Maximum thickness of the inspection object m 2 5 Indication resolution of the propagation time of ultrasonic waves µs 0 1 Indication resolution of the propagation velocity of ultrasonic waves m s 10 The measurement range of the time propagation of the longitudinal ultrasonic wave µs 10 t...

Page 8: ...oltage V 3 3 Period of continuous operation with the display brightness 80 temperature 25 С h min 16 Display 2 8 320 240 pixel Overall dimensions of the electronic unit mm max 230X125X65 Weight of the electronic unit gr max 420 Mean time between failures hours 18 000 Regular service life years 5 Table 1 1 3 VALID INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS The given technical specifications comply with the following ...

Page 9: ...tected by cone type lids in which wear proof ceramic head is installed Due to a nearly point like contact area of the transducers and the surface of the tested material the acoustic coupling to the tested object TO can be provided without any contact fluids In the upper part of the front panel of the electronic unit the colored TFT display is located The mea surement results and the service inform...

Page 10: ...ssively is then shown on the display The ultrasonic pulses are generated at the surface of the inspection object and propagate in form of elastic waves of different types The time of ultrasonic pulse arrival is measured from the start of the earliest elastic excitation Therefore the instrumentmeasuresthevelocityoflongitudinal ultrasonicwavesthatpropagatewith thehighestvelocityinthegivenmaterial 1 ...

Page 11: ...on on the measurement units and the numeric value of the measurement results is always indicated in the measurement modes Additionally in the DIGITAL mode the icon of the signal status and its level are indicated The description of the icons for acoustic contact characterisation is given in Table 3 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Type of icon Description Very high signal level the AGC should be switche...

Page 12: ...responding to the measured velocity Measurement process indicator Measurement rocess indicator Figure 6 Figure 7 Field for records of the measurement results Field for records of the measurement results The display of the instrument in the DIGITAL mode the type of the result VELOCITY is given in Figure 6 The instrument in the WAVEFORM mode the type of the result VELOCITY is given in Figure 7 Butto...

Page 13: ... on and off PLEASE NOTE IF YOU TAKE THE INSTRUMENT FROM THE INSPECTION OBJECT UND DO NOT PRESS ANY KEY THE DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS WILL BE REDUCED TO THE MINIMUM AFTER 10 MINUETS THE INSTRUMENT WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHED OFF The key is used to go between the measurement modes and the SETUP mode Thekeys areusedtoselectorchangetheactiveparameters Thekeysperform similar operations in different operati...

Page 14: ...instrument on and off To switch the instrument on please press the key For several seconds you see the information on the instrument designation and the firmware version number on the screen Figure 9 The instrument automatically starts in the mode selected during the last mea surement with appropriate settings The instrument is switched off manually by pressing the key or auto matically if no key ...

Page 15: ... up and down the menu items you can move in both directions cyclically As soon as the active line highlights a parameter it becomes accessible and can be selected and edited Confirm entering the editing mode of the selected parameter Change the value of the selected parameter ENTER button Selecting parameter for editing Saving new parameter value Menu items in the SETUP mode the appropriate parame...

Page 16: ...fset µs From 0 to 500 pitch setting is 50 Shift of the initial measurement point Base mm 50 to 2500 Actual base distance between the transmitting and receiving transducers of the instrument Clear memory Used memory space in Clear the memory of measurement data Sound On Off Controlling the indication sound Language Russian English Selecting the interface language Unit of measure mm inches Select th...

Page 17: ...nt mode DIGITAL measuring the velocity or the propagation time of the ultrasonic waves within the material and numeric indica tion of the result WAVEFORM measuring the velocity or the propagation time of the ultrasonic waves within the material and numeric indication of the result and the signal waveform А Scan plot The ENTER button successive cyclical selection of operation modes The item MODE is...

Page 18: ...4 For the increasing testing speed please select the highest repetition rate of the transmitter pulses Note however when inspection objects have small dimensions the measurement base is less than half a meter and low ultrasound attenuation value the multiply reflected ultrasonic waves may cause ghost echoes and incorrect measurement values In this case please reduce the repetition rate of the tran...

Page 19: ... 5 Item AUTO GAIN Switching automatic gain control while measurement Permitted value On Off The item AUTO GAIN is indicated on the screen see Figure 15 2 3 1 6 Item GAIN only when Auto GAIN switched OFF Setting the gain value Permitted values from 40 to 80 dB The item GAIN is indicated on the screen see Figure 16 ...

Page 20: ...located on the opposite sides of the inspection object Indirect the transmitter and the receiver are located on adjacent sides of the inspection object Surface the transmitter and the receiver are located on the same side of the inspection object The buttons allow successive selection of measurement schemes The item MEAS TYPES is indicated on the screen see Figure 17 Figure 17 Figure 18 ...

Page 21: ...ial measurement point The permitted values are from 0 to 500 µs with 50 µs step The item ZERO OFFSET is indicated on the screen see Figure 18 2 3 1 9 Item BASE The item BASE is used to set the distance value between transmitter and receiver The value can be set between 50 0 and 2 500 0 mm The item BASE is indicated on the screen see Figure 19 ...

Page 22: ...t to confirm the deletion of data is indicated on the screen The saved data will be deleted Continue Figure 21 Figure 21 Figure 20 2 3 1 11 Item SOUND Switching the sound indication of the instrument ON OFF The main events when measuring setting and pressing the keys of the instrument can be accompanied by sound indica tion It is also used to monitor the receiving detection of the ultrasonic signa...

Page 23: ... tester A1410 Pulsar Operation Manual 23 ACOUSTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS 2 2 3 1 12 Item LANGUAGE Selecting the interface language of the instrument The item LANGUAGE is indicated on the screen see Figure 23 Figure 22 Figure 23 ...

Page 24: ... 13 Item UNIT OF MEASURE Selecting the system of measurement units MM metric INCHES Imperial The item UNIT OF MEASURE is indicated in Figure 24 2 3 1 14 Item BRIGHTNESS Setting the screen brightness from 10 to 100 The item BRIGHTNESS is indicated on the screen see Figure 25 Figure 24 Figure 25 ...

Page 25: ...strument shall be installed on the inspection object so that both ultrasonic transducers are placed according to the selected measurement scheme Immediately when the transducers touch the surface of the tested object the instrument switches from the standby mode into the active mode If the sound indication is switched on the measurements are accompanied by short sound signals If no sound signals a...

Page 26: ...icantly different it is recommended to decrease the repetition rate ofthesoundingpulses Toreducetherepetitionrate selecttheitemPRRintheSETTINGmodeandreducethevalue Thenrepeat the measurements at the given location of the tested object Active keys Hold moving up and down the columns GROUP CELL RESULT in the appropriate direction Shortly press moving up and down the lines of the active column in the...

Page 27: ... Adding a new last group Using the key move to the last group The query to add a new group will appear If the group is not empty a group with the next index number will be added If the last group is empty the message The last group is empty will appear No group will be added Figure 28 Figure 28 ...

Page 28: ... screen of the instrument According to practice it is more com fortabletorecordtheresultsinsmallgroups consisting of several dozens of measure ments If necessary you can return to any existing group and continue recording the results in that group To save a measurement please select any existing group or create a new one be fore you start the measurements After the measurement process is finished ...

Page 29: ...selected view direction When the last or the first cell in the group is reached the active group would change to the next or the former group of results accordingly To correct the result please Using the keys go to the cell where the result is recorded which should be corrected Hold the key go to the column RESULT The icon for reviewing of the saved measurement results will be changed by the icon ...

Page 30: ... material using the base distance value In the WAVEFORM mode the screen is divided into two parts Theupperpart wherethegraphicimageofthesignalispresentedasanRFsignal АScan thehorizontalaxisunitisalwaysinµs The lower part where the numeric value of the measurement results is presented in m s or µs the result selected in the item TYPE of RESULT is given in bigger font size as well as the button to c...

Page 31: ...ults on the WAVEFORM Please note that the zoomed scale for the WAVEFORM plot is reset automatically during the measurement process The second stage is used for a more detailed viewing of the received WAVEFORM The buttons for the А scan visualization on the screen become active MAGNIFYING LENS changing the zoom of the horizontal scale SHIFT shifting the signal along the horizontal axis Active keys ...

Page 32: ...mpletely identical with the process of saving results in the DIGITAL mode The process is described in 2 3 2 2 Note only a numeric value of the measurement result is saved in the instrument memory To record the measurement please select any existing group or create a new one before you start the measurements After the measurement process is finished please press ENTER The measurement results will b...

Page 33: ...gram Windows Explorer or any file manager The data can be accessed directly from the instrument or after copying it to the PC When copying you can assign the data file any name Numeric data is saved in the instrument in the CSV format Comma Separated Values as it is easy to export to different applications It allows further analysis and the processing of the data in external programs e g Microsoft...

Page 34: ...nteed service period of the instrument The battery can only be changed at a service center PLEASE NOTE THE USER MAY NOT CHANGE THE BATTERY ON HIS OWN AS THIS LEADS TO THE TERMINATION OF THE WARRANTY FOR THE INSTRUMENT 3 2 CHARGING THE BATTERY The battery can be charged from an external charger or a PC using the USB port The loading time of the battery depends on the level of its discharge Complete...

Page 35: ...strument on a shelf The arrangement of the instruments in warehouses shall enable their free movement and unrestricted access to them The distance between the instrument and the walls and floor of the warehouse shall be at least 100 mm The distance between heating units of the warehouse and the instrument should be minimum 0 5 m Thestorageroomshallbefreefromcurrent conductingdust aggressivegasesan...

Page 36: ...e arrangement and fixation of the packed instruments in transportation vehicles should provide their stable position and exclude strokes against each other as well as against the walls of the transportation vehicles The conditions for instrument transportation should meet the requirements of the valid specifications rules and standards for each type of transport If shipped by air properly packed i...

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Page 40: ...Ultrasonic velocity tester A1410 Pulsar Operation Manual 40 ACOUSTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OPERATION MANUAL Revision January 2019 ULTRASONIC PULSE VELOCITY TESTER A1410 PULSAR ...

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