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Gages for coating thickness measurements

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Page 1: ...Operators manual DFT Gages for coating thickness measurements...

Page 2: ...or any oth er method in full or in part or processed multiplied or distributed to third par ties by electronic means without the written consent of ATORN Service Subject to correction and technical ch...

Page 3: ...tings for measurement 19 5 1 Creating a new batch 20 5 2 Opening a batch 21 5 3 Assigning a different calibration to the opened batch 22 6 Measurement 23 6 1 Notes on coating thickness measurement 23...

Page 4: ...ii ATORN DFT 9 Glossary 40 9 1 Glossary Display symbols 43 9 2 Glossary Display texts 44 10 About 47...

Page 5: ...ce may be con nected to the gage Any use beyond this is not the intended use The risk of damage ensuing there from is borne solely by the user 1 2 Environmental conditions Storage and transport temper...

Page 6: ...e can result in a broken wire Data trans mission is then no longer possible Connect only an undamaged USB cable with a max length of 3 m to the gage Always coil up the USB cable for storage Batteries...

Page 7: ...information can be found in the data sheet page 9 2 1 Measurement reading view example 1 Measuring application NF FE Nonferrous coating material on ferrous base material NC NF Electrically nonconduct...

Page 8: ...sition and limit violations 3 Display 4 Keys On Off key for description see page 5 5 Positioning support for reliable placement of the gage on the surface 6 Probe 7 USB port 8 Battery compartment cove...

Page 9: ...assigned to the key directly underneath example The key has two functions It switches the gage on and off when the key is held for at least 1 s Function shown in the bottom line of the display The key...

Page 10: ...f information View Settings Measurement view Batch statistics display Block statistics display Units Set the unit of measurement Block Size Activation of automatic block for mation and setting of the...

Page 11: ...ings Language Select the display language Display Settings Brightness Flip Display Indication Settings Key press signal Audible signal Optical Indication Vibration Connections USB Mode WiFi Date Time...

Page 12: ...application is defined in the gage by a batch file and a calibration file and their linking to each other Measuring application Batch settings Limit monitoring Grouping of measured read ings Offset va...

Page 13: ...Data DFT Coating Thickness Measurement on Virtually all Metals Non destructive measurements Universal applicable coating thickness gage 1 1 Technical Data Easy and convenient operation Compact and ro...

Page 14: ...lications Steel iron cast iron base materials FE Non ferrous metal base materials NF Examples Only measurable with variant type FE NF Zinc chromium copper paint varnish or plastic on steel iron or cas...

Page 15: ...for Protective Coatings of the International Maritime Organization IMO PSPC calibra tion method 2 Foils is used SSPC PA2 Preconfigured batch template with settings partly customizable calibration met...

Page 16: ...l of the test piece Zero point determination and adjustment to up to two coating thickness values by using calibration foils On recalibration the individual calibration steps can be skipped Zero Adjus...

Page 17: ...between the limits Audible by 1 short beep and visual by green illuminated LED Additional by gage vibration Languages German and English Presettings for batches Each new batch is created with a preset...

Page 18: ...ing IP65 measurements under water are not permissible Weight incl batteries about 251 g Power supply 2 batteries Mignon Alkaline or Lithium LR6 AA 1 5 V 2 rechargeable batteries Mignon NiMH HR6 AA Bat...

Page 19: ...with a nominal value of 75 m 2 95 mils The quantity of influences are stated with the expanded measurement uncertainty U with the expanded factor of k 2 defines an interval with the confidence level...

Page 20: ...03 477 and ISO NF 603 478 as well as 3 calibration foils ca 25 m 0 98 mils 505 953 75 m 2 95 mils 505 955 and 540 m 21 26 mils 505 965 Order Information Gages Description Order No ATORN DFT FE Gage ty...

Page 21: ...s 1 2 V AA HR6 Rechargeable batteries cannot be charged in the gage Individual rechargeable batteries in the gage cannot be charged via the USB port Use a commercially available charger to charge indi...

Page 22: ...e gage 2 Open a batch or create a new one Opening a batch see page 21 Creating a new batch see page 20 3 Take a measurement on the sample see Page 23 If the specified precision is not achieved during...

Page 23: ...nitored during the measurement or whether the measurement readings are to be grouped in measurement block The link to the Calibration to which the measurements are referenced is also saved in the batc...

Page 24: ...ackage upgrade Select batch template package Main Menu Gage Settings OK More Settings OK Usage Reference part and or calibration foils are prepared if you wish also to create a new calibration with th...

Page 25: ...new batch What you can do next Measure see Page 23 Assign a different calibration to the batch see page 22 5 2 Opening a batch Before you start The gage is switched on key Opening an existing batch 1...

Page 26: ...ration 1 Main Menu Batch Modify OK More Settings OK Calibration Assign OK 2 Select an existing calibration from the list Only the calibrations whose calibration method matches the open batch are displ...

Page 27: ...y If the specified precision is not achieved during the measure ment you must recalibrate the probe see page 25 Measured readings outside the specified tolerance limits are displayed in red and indica...

Page 28: ...gage Place the gage on the coat ed sample 2 Measurement acqui sition An audible signal as well as the lighting of the signal lamp reports the measurement ac quisition The new measured reading appears...

Page 29: ...er to compensate the influences for future measurements Please observe the following information Make sure that the measuring point on the reference part has roughly the same position as on the sample...

Page 30: ...Main Menu Batch Modify Batch Infos A calibration method guides you through the calibration procedure step by step The following calibration methods are available in the gage Calibration methods Flexib...

Page 31: ...l pairs Measurements on Fe1 base material Foil 1 350 m foil 2 700 m Measurements on NF2 base material Foil 1 750 m foil 2 1150 m 1 Foil calibration steps Zero and one time Foil in Enhanced gage varian...

Page 32: ...ions In particular foils with thicknesses of less than 50 m are subject to rapid wear Recom mendation Replace the calibration foils after no more than 100 to 200 measurements Before you start The gage...

Page 33: ...tion step Zero page 30 and Calibration step Foil page 32 Acknowledging OK the last calibration step exits the calibration routine automatically and the calibration is completed If the Quick function q...

Page 34: ...tion step Zero Measurement on the uncoated reference part Required material Base material Magnetizable material Fe Ferromagnetic reference part without the coating to be measured from customer s own p...

Page 35: ...art B Acquiring the mea surement An audible signal as well as the lighting of the signal lamp reports the measurement ac quisition The new measured reading appears in the dis play C Lifting the gage R...

Page 36: ...number of measured readings example 8 Delete last measured reading 9 Battery indicator 10 Number of measurements example 11 To next calibration step exit calibration 7 3 5 Calibration step Foil Measu...

Page 37: ...g the gage Place the probe of the gage inside the circle on the foil B Acquiring the mea surement An audible signal as well as the lighting of the signal lamp reports the measurement ac quisition The...

Page 38: ...calibration steps example of 3 calibration steps calibration step 2 current 6 Currently measured reading example 7 Mean value of the existing number of measured readings example 8 Delete last measured...

Page 39: ...d character by means of the keys Delete character Select space 3 Exit the Rename input window a Move the cursor entirely to the right using the OK key The character appears at the right edge of the di...

Page 40: ...download the PC Datex program free of charge from the download area of the Fischer homepage and link it as an Excel add in to the Excel Office program www helmut fischer com 8 1 Transfer batch files i...

Page 41: ...rement capture single readings tolerance specification limits if in the selected appli cation set are always exported pdf file for reports Date and time of measurement block creation and measurement c...

Page 42: ...ired batch is open in the gage which measured values should be transferred to the computer while mea suring Procedure 1 Activate the data export via USB interface in the gage Main menu v Gage Settings...

Page 43: ...PC In the PC Datex Add In tap on button Cancel of the PC Datex window What can you do next Open another batch see page 21 Make further measurements with the gage see page 23 Delete readings of the ope...

Page 44: ...k groups The batch file is assigned to a Calibration method and the link to the Calibration to which the measurements are referenced is saved Different preconfigured batch files identified as Batch ty...

Page 45: ...bration foil lying directly on the uncoated reference part Material needed Calibration foils with the desired thicknesses or from the scope of supply The circle on the foil marks the specified measure...

Page 46: ...and the geometric shape of the Sample but also by the measuring settings e g limit monitoring and measurement reading grouping If any one of these parameters changes there is a new measuring applicati...

Page 47: ...ion Calibrations menu contains a list of already created calibrations the New function for creating a new calibration and special calibration functions for already created calibrations e g Rename and...

Page 48: ...cal ly conducting nonferrous metals WiFi status indicator of signal strength example max Signal strength 9 2 Glossary Display texts 9 2 1 Keypad functions Confirms the selection setting keypad functio...

Page 49: ...measured nSp Number of spots measured SSPC PA2 R The range R equals the difference between the largest measurement reading maximum and the smallest measurement reading minimum in a series of measurem...

Page 50: ...NDFT ND Batch type IMO Percentage of measurement readings NDFT Value Calculated lower specification limit Batch type ISO 0 8 x NDFT Batch type PA2 corresponds to the selected restriction level Batch...

Page 51: ...and legal information Navigation Select the desired parameter batch Confirms selection Scrolls forward through the page Exit page scrolls back to the previous page Call up menu Main menu V Gage Setti...

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