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PosiTector

200

INSTRUCTION MANUAL v. 2.0

Simple. Durable. Accurate.

Ultrasonic Coating

Thickness Gage

Standard

and

Advanced

Summary of Contents for PosiTector 200

Page 1: ...PosiTector 200 INSTRUCTION MANUAL v 2 0 Simple Durable Accurate Ultrasonic Coating Thickness Gage Standard and Advanced...

Page 2: ...ve ultrasonic principle to measure coating thickness on a wide variety of substrates The PosiTector 200 probe emits a high frequency sound pulse that travels into the coating via a coupling gel and re...

Page 3: ...to a known thickness if necessary see pg 8 4 MEASURE the part see pg 5 Couplant Couplant Couplant is required to propagate ultrasound into the coating Water is a good couplant for smooth coatings Use...

Page 4: ...enu or select Exit from the Menu List boxes have a down arrow on the right hand side Use the and buttons until your desired choice appears then press to select this choice and move focus onto the next...

Page 5: ...to the protective case There is no need to disconnect the probe from the Gage during storage How to Measure How to Measure Zero Menu Option Zero Menu Option Zero The probe must be periodically zeroed...

Page 6: ...alues do not have to be adjusted But some conditions may exist in the user s application that cause the Gage to display very low or non repeatable readings These conditions include rough or textured c...

Page 7: ...o accept Gate values and exit Use the Cursor to measure multi layer coating systems with more than 3 distinct layers NOTE Here are some typical Gate settings Expected paint thickness Gate A Gate B 500...

Page 8: ...of couplant onto the reference stan dard 2 Measure the reference standard 3 Lift the probe Select the Adj Thickness menu option 4 Adjust the display down or up to the reference standard thickness 5 Pr...

Page 9: ...nd made the current batch Statistics are displayed and each measurement will now be simultaneously shown on the display and stored into this new batch On screen statistics are immediately updated with...

Page 10: ...a and readings can be exported to a document or spreadsheet Remove the last reading from the current open batch by pressing NOTE View Delete removes a batch completely from memory The name is deleted...

Page 11: ...anced models only A more thorough Reset can be performed by holding the button when the Gage is powered down until the Reset symbol appears It performs the same function as a menu Reset with addition...

Page 12: ...ating layer thickness For example if the number of layers is set to 3 the 3 highest peaks between the A B Gates are selected as the interfaces between these layers The peaks that the Gage selected are...

Page 13: ...ayers Measuring Multiple Layers Advanced models only Advanced models of the PosiTector 200 are capable of numerically displaying up to 3 individual layer thicknesses in a multi layer system To setup t...

Page 14: ...within the combined accuracy of the Gage and the reference standards Adjustment Adjustment or Calibration Adjustment is the act of aligning the Gage s thickness readings to match that of a known refe...

Page 15: ...LL reflections within the measurement Application Notes Application Notes The PosiTector 200 uses an ultrasonic principle to measure coating thickness of most coatings on most substrates An ultrasonic...

Page 16: ...te echo single coating applications only Adjustable measurement Gates have been provided for the user to force the instrument to ignore echoes from unwanted boundaries within the sample Several exampl...

Page 17: ...Gate A See pg 6 Gage readings are much higher than expected Gage may be measuring both the coating and substrate Lower the value of Gate B See pg 6 Gage does not yield accurate or consistent results S...

Page 18: ...ress Website www defelsko com support Changing The Batteries Changing The Batteries The battery icon displays a full bar with fresh alkaline batteries installed As the batteries weaken the bar will be...

Page 19: ...rmined in our sole discretion that the returned instrument is defective as to workmanship or material the instrument will be repaired or replaced at DeFelsko s sole option In no event shall DeFelsko b...

Page 20: ...ten permission from DeFelsko Corporation DeFelsko PosiTector and PosiSoft are trademarks of DeFelsko Corporation regis tered in the U S and in other countries Other brand or product names are trade ma...