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CL 5

Typical Sound Velocities in Various Materials

(Longitudinal Wave)

in/s x 10

m/s

Aluminum

2500 6300

Nylon

1000 2500

Brass

1700 4300

Phenolic

560 1400

Cadmium

1100 2800

Platinum

1600 4100

Cast Iron

1800

4600

Plexiglas

1100 2800

Copper

1800 4600

Polyethylene 700 1800

Epoxy Resin

1100

2800

Polystyrene

930 2400

Glass (Crown)

2200

5600

Polyurethane 700 1800

Glass (Window)

2700

6800

Porcelain

2200 5600

Gold

1300 3300

Rubber (Butyl)

730

1900

Inconel

2200 5600

Rubber (Vulc.)

900

2300

Lead

850 2200

Silver

1400 3600

Magnesium 2300 5800

Steel

2300 5800

Manganese 1800 4600

Tin

1300 3300

Molybdenum 2500 6300

Titanium

2400 6100

Neoprene

630 1600

Tungsten

2100 5300

Monel

2100 5300

Zinc

1600 4100

Nickel

2200 5600

Zircaloy 2

1900

4700

This information is provided for the convenience of the

user. Waygate Technologies assumes no responsibility

for inaccuracies.

Actual velocities depend on exact composition,

temperature, and processing of each material.

Summary of Contents for Waygate Technologies CL 5

Page 1: ...Krautkr mer CL 5 Operating Manual 021 002 296 rev 04...

Page 2: ...CL 5 1 2 General Information 1...

Page 3: ...wer on and off the instrument Section 1 2 The features of the instrument and base instrument package contents Section 1 3 The general content of each chapter in this manual Section 1 4 1 1 Supplying P...

Page 4: ...07 CL 5 Supplying Power to the CL 5 FIGURE 1 1 Insert batteries as shown here Notice the location of the External Power Connector to which the instrument s Li battery pack s charger be connected Gene...

Page 5: ...The charger may only be connected when the Waygate Technologies Li battery pack is installed in the instrument 1 2 Powering On and Off the Instrument After a power source has been provided power on th...

Page 6: ...images attached in as many as 120 data recorder files Optional Velocity Measurement Mode includes an electronically connected digital caliper for exact measurement and automatic input of nominal thick...

Page 7: ...f Chapters 1 through 10 Chapter 1 General Introduction Supplying Power to the instrument Powering on and off the instrument Overview of instrument features Explanation of the operating manual contents...

Page 8: ...us Thickness measurement mode Optional Magnify the displayed A Scan using the Zoom control Freeze the thickness reading and A Scan Connect the digital caliper and measure acoustic velocity Optional Me...

Page 9: ...7 Specifications Chapter 8 Maintenance Chapter 9 Appendix Reset the operating software Upgrade the operating software EMC documentation How to obtain service Chapter 10 Index General Information What...

Page 10: ...CL 5 2 10 Understanding the Keypad Menu System and Displays 2...

Page 11: ...all instrument configurations including Base Model A Scan Option Installed Data Recorder Option Installed A Scan and Data Recorder Options Installed 2 1 Keypad Features The instrument s keypad include...

Page 12: ...2 12 CL 5 Interpreting Display Screens Understanding the Keypad Menu System and Displays FIGURE 2 1 Key Functions...

Page 13: ...tions Additional measurement view modes are available when the A Scan or Data Recorder options are installed Depending on the view selected the display may contain the current thickness value a live A...

Page 14: ...ustom setups Figure 2 3 File Display Mode Allows the user to create and store thickness readings in data recorder files This feature is only available when the data recorder option is installed and ac...

Page 15: ...ich automatically recalls all parameter settings Note that Custom Setups can be downloaded from an UltraMate equipped PC to any instrument or created using this display see Section 3 5 for information...

Page 16: ...order option allows users to create data recorder files store thickness readings and accompanying A Scans and navigate through file contents as shown here See Chapter 5 to work with Data Recorder file...

Page 17: ...contents of the Configuration display depend on the instrument s installed option configuration All settings listed on the Configuration display are described in Section 2 3 Understanding the Keypad M...

Page 18: ...larm value Section 3 4 NOMINAL THICKNESS Set the nominal thickness value that is then used to calculate and the differen tial and rate of reduction measurement values when selected by the VIEW MODE pa...

Page 19: ...battery life saving ON which powers down the instrument if no key presses or measurement occur for four minutes or the OFF setting which will only power down the instrument when is pressed BATTERY TY...

Page 20: ...CL 5 3 20 Setting Up the CL 5 3...

Page 21: ...ased on the Setup file selected by the user The instrument is supplied with standard Setup files named to match the probe for which they are intended Loading these standard setup files or a Custom Set...

Page 22: ...tup file that s compatible with the probe Figure 3 1 The CL 5 supports delay line and contact probe types see Chapter 7 for specifications Once a probe is connected press to activate the Probe Setup d...

Page 23: ...hickness Note While Custom Setups can be created in any instrument the parameter settings which may be modified and then saved in a Custom Setup depend on the instrument s configuration In a base mode...

Page 24: ...3 24 CL 5 Configuring the Instrument s Display Setting Up the CL 5 FIGURE 3 2 Selecting a Setup File...

Page 25: ...Select ON to automatically turn the instrument off five minutes after the last key press no data will be lost or OFF to allow the in strument to remain on until manually powered off Contrast Adjusts...

Page 26: ...3 26 CL 5 Configuring the Instrument s Display Setting Up the CL 5 FIGURE 3 3 Changing Parameter Settings...

Page 27: ...pdate rate Step 1 Press Step 2 Select the UPDATE RATE control Step 3 Press to activate the control then or to adjust the settings Step 4 Press when the adjustment is complete 3 2 3 Specifying Nominal...

Page 28: ...use of one or more standards of known thickness When a contact probe is installed either a one or two point calibration can be specified Note that contact probe types require zeroing and the zeroing p...

Page 29: ...CL 5 3 29 Setting Up the CL 5 Setting the Maximum and Minimum Thickness Alarms FIGURE 3 4 Instrument Calibration Procedure...

Page 30: ...n the alarm thickness and or to adjust the value of the selected position To switch the alarm setting to OFF from any other value simultaneously press an Step 5 Press when the alarm thickness is set t...

Page 31: ...CL 5 3 31 Setting Up the CL 5 Locking and Unlocking Instrument Controls FIGURE 3 5 Follow this procedure to create or erase a Custom Setup file Custom Setup file names may contain up to 16 characters...

Page 32: ...lled all of the instrument settings revert to those settings stored in the file Note that thickness measurements are part of Data Recorder files see Chapter 5 and are not stored in Setup files Note Ul...

Page 33: ...e nonoperational locked using the lockout display Note that this display is only accessible from the measurement screen Follow the instructions in Figure 3 6 to access this display and lockout or enab...

Page 34: ...3 34 CL 5 FIGURE 3 6 Procedure for locking and unlocking function keys Locking and Unlocking Instrument Controls Setting Up the CL 5...

Page 35: ...CL 5 3 35 Setting Up the CL 5 Locking and Unlocking Instrument Controls THIS PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK...

Page 36: ...CL 5 4 36 Measuring Thickness 4...

Page 37: ...de and Data Recorder Option Section 4 5 Work with the optional Thickness A Scan measurement mode Section 4 6 Use the optional Velocity measurement mode Section 4 7 Note Load a Setup file corresponding...

Page 38: ...s the probe is uncoupled Re coupling the probe before the time out period expires allows the user to continue with the same evaluation period When the evaluation period is complete after the probe is...

Page 39: ...ve or negative values Section 4 4 THK A SCAN Thickness and A Scan available only with A Scan An A Scan appears in the center portion of the display and the thickness value is shown in the display s up...

Page 40: ...ness reading This A Scan is frozen No live A Scan echo is available in this view mode Measuring Thickness Normal Measurement Mode 4 2 Normal Measurement Mode No Live A Scan When NORMAL view mode is ac...

Page 41: ...imum observed thickness values Figure 4 2 Measuring Thickness Min Scan and Max Scan Measurement Modes FIGURE 4 2 MIN SCAN and MAX SCAN allow observed measurements and display the maximum and minimum t...

Page 42: ...coupled to a part the thickness value is dis played The measurement bar graphic shows where the thickness value is in the range in relation to the lower and upper specified limits The probe can be co...

Page 43: ...nt Name Quality View Mode requires our optional data recorder option and a custom linear file to work This Custom Linear File can be created using the Microsoft Excel Macro on your PC and downloaded i...

Page 44: ...sional terms Note that the displayed differ ences can have positive or negative values Figure 4 3 See Section 4 1 to select view mode and 3 2 3 to specify nominal thickness FIGURE 4 3 The DIFF RR view...

Page 45: ...thickness value Selecting FIND moves the triggering echo to the center of the display while FREEZE captures the live A Scan After the display is frozen select ZOOM to magnify the trig gering echo Figu...

Page 46: ...select mode The mate rial velocity calculation depends on the value inputted for the test material s nominal thickness This nominal thickness value can be manually inputted Section 3 2 3 or by using t...

Page 47: ...CL 5 4 47 Measuring Thickness Velocity Measurement Mode FIGURE 4 6 Direct input of nominal thickness in VELOCITY mode...

Page 48: ...ow 2700 6800 Porcelain 2200 5600 Gold 1300 3300 Rubber Butyl 730 1900 Inconel 2200 5600 Rubber Vulc 900 2300 Lead 850 2200 Silver 1400 3600 Magnesium 2300 5800 Steel 2300 5800 Manganese 1800 4600 Tin...

Page 49: ...CL 5 5 49 Using the Optional Data Recorder 5...

Page 50: ...3 2 Print reports Section 5 4 5 1 Creating a New Data Recorder File To create a new Data Recorder file you need to specify a file name and top and bottom position In most cases however you ll wish to...

Page 51: ...CL 5 5 51 Using the Optional Data Recorder FIGURE 5 1 Creating a New Data Recorder File Creating a New Data Recorder File...

Page 52: ...ction can be changed To recall a Data Recorder file Step 1 Press to access the CONFIGURATION dis play then set DATA RECORDER to ON Step 2 Press again to launch the File Display mode Step 3 Activate th...

Page 53: ...st be enabled turned ON via the CONFIGURATION display Once the Data Recorder is turned on the contents of the active Data Recorder file are displayed in the File Navigation Grid shown in Figure 5 2 To...

Page 54: ...in Quality View Mode 5 3 2 Navigating Through Data Recorder Files When the Data Recorder is turned on the contents of the active Data Recorder file are displayed in the File Navigation Grid shown in F...

Page 55: ...mns and a listing of NOTES All thickness measurements stored in the Data Recorder file along with an indication if the file has an A Scan attached or resulted from a Minimum or Maximum thickness scann...

Page 56: ...5 56 CL 5 Printing a Report Using the Optional Data Recorder THIS PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK...

Page 57: ...CL 5 6 57 I O Features 6...

Page 58: ...off line or busy Individual thickness readings and A Scans can be transmitted to an attached device With the use of remote codes a PC can control the instrument In this chapter you will find The byte...

Page 59: ...CL 5 6 59 Transmitting Thickness Data Through an External Device I O Features...

Page 60: ...omputer or terminal connected to the RS 232 I O port Queries key presses and adjusting I O Features Setting Communication Speed and Type instrument settings can be done remotely by using a user writte...

Page 61: ...ting Communication Speed and Type I O Features Remote Control Codes The following is a partial listing of remote commands Additional remote commands are available upon request Strings inside are value...

Page 62: ...of parameter sets custom setups in the same format as the file directory structure 0001 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 0002 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 0003 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 0004 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX DR Yes not req Directory INST...

Page 63: ...le num ber on dir list 1 to Number of files 1 INSTRUMENT will transmit the file indicated by n n should be the file number as displayed on the directory list only supported when Data Recorder option i...

Page 64: ...Download INSTRUMENT will go into parameter set download mode sending the re quested parameter set n indicates the parameter set number that is requested 0 sends the presently active instrument paramet...

Page 65: ...n value indicated what key press to execute KCODE_F1 1 KCODE_F2 2 KCODE_F3 3 KCODE_UP_ARROW 4 KCODE_DOWN_ARROW 5 KCODE_LEFT_ARROW 6 KCODE_RIGHT_ARROW 7 KCODE_MODE 8 KCODE_ON_CAL 9 7H NO HOME Sets inst...

Page 66: ...de Thickness Radix PERIOD Backlight OFF Language English Batteries Alkaline unless Li battery is detected Power Down Auto Units INCH Resolution X XXX Lock Outs OFF all lockout parameters Nominal Thick...

Page 67: ...ent instrument thickness ve locity couple status 8Y NO LCD Memory Dump Will dump data containing the bitmap of the LCD display memory in one of several formats This is the binary dump This dumps the v...

Page 68: ...MS YES Query for the present instrument thickness velocity couple status Output Format comma delimited fields Thickness Velocity couple status Thickness will always be a whole number in 001 mm resolut...

Page 69: ...CL 5 7 69 Specifications 7...

Page 70: ...Optional Data Recorder Section 7 4 Probe Specifications Section 7 5 7 1 Instrument Specifications Operating Principle Ultrasonic pulse echo measurement method Measuring Range 0 006 to 20 00 inch depe...

Page 71: ...lse Spike Pulser Voltage 100 V into 50 ohm load using 20 MHz Scope Receiver Bandwidth 1 0 to 16 MHz 6 dB Gain Automatic Gain Control Display Type High Resolution Graphical LCD 64 128 Pixels 2 25 2 56...

Page 72: ...508 mm Red LED illuminates and or displayed when alarms are enabled and violated Power Requirements Standard Li Battery Pack with on board charger Batteries 3 each AA size Alkaline NiCad or NiMH Batte...

Page 73: ...92 lbs 420 g including batteries Size 7 1 H x 3 7 W x 1 8 D 180 mm x 94 mm x 46 mm Instrument specifications subject to change without prior notice 7 2 A Scan Option Parameter Adjustments Display View...

Page 74: ...Linear created with UltraMATE File Naming Up to 24 character alphanumeric name Optional Software UltraMATE and UltraMATE Lite Instrument specifications subject to change without prior notice 7 5 CL 5...

Page 75: ...5 to 0 15 in 7 6 mm 0 13 to 3 8 mm Plastic Mini DFR Thin Range Delay Line 20 MHz 0 19 in 0 006 to 0 200 in 4 8 mm 0 16 to 5 1 mm Steel K Pen Pencil Probe 15 MHz 0 065 or 0 090 in 0 010 to 0 175 in 1 7...

Page 76: ...7 76 CL 5 Specifications CL 5 Probe Transducer Specifications THIS PAGE WAS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK...

Page 77: ...CL 5 8 77 Maintenance 8...

Page 78: ...cally have the couplant between the probe face and delay refreshed as follows Remove the delay by unthreading the knurled ring Wipe clean the mating surfaces of the delay and transducer face Apply a f...

Page 79: ...CL 5 9 79 Appendix 9...

Page 80: ...software Step 1 Turn off the instrument Step 2 Press and hold down then press and hold down Continue to press both keys for approximately three 3 seconds until the power on sequence is initiated Step...

Page 81: ...it to the PC Step 5 Click on the Upgrade The Instrument button Step 6 WHEN PROMPTED press and hold the and for 3 seconds The CL 5 will go into the re program ming mode When finished the CL 5 will auto...

Page 82: ...uality components In process testing and a quality management system certified to ISO 9001 ensure optimum quality of instrument conformance Nevertheless should you experience a problem or require tech...

Page 83: ...rance Waygate Technologies Scs 68 Chemin des Ormeaux 69760 Limonest France Telephone 33 4 72 17 92 20 Fax 33 4 78 47 56 98 USA Waygate Technologies LP 201 Beltway Green Pasadena TX 77503 Telephone 1 8...

Page 84: ...CL 5 10 84 Index 10...

Page 85: ...6 69 Configuration Display 2 27 Contrast 3 35 contrast 2 27 Couplants 0 8 Custom Setup file 3 39 Custom Setups 3 32 D Data Recorder file 5 59 Data Recorder Upgrade Option 1 17 Decimal 3 35 Differentia...

Page 86: ...CAN 4 50 Maximum and Minimum Alarms 3 38 MEASUREMENT DISPLAY MODE 2 25 MIN ALARM TK 3 41 MIN SCAN 4 50 N Nominal Thickness 3 36 NORMAL view 4 49 NOTES 5 59 O operating software 9 87 Options 1 16 P POW...

Page 87: ...ications 7 77 T Temperature 0 8 Thickness A Scan Measurement Mode 4 54 thickness alarm 3 41 TOP 5 59 Training 0 6 Transducer Selection 0 6 Transducer Specifications 7 81 transmitted data 6 67 U Units...

Page 88: ...esources for its production It may contain hazardous substances that could impact health and the environment In order to avoid the dissemination of those substances in our environment and to diminish...

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