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User's Guide 

 
 

 

 

Vibration Meter 

SD Card real-time datalogger 

 
Model SDL800 
 

www.burntec.com

Summary of Contents for SDL800

Page 1: ...User s Guide Vibration Meter SD Card real time datalogger Model SDL800 www burntec com ...

Page 2: ...tional Safety Symbols This symbol adjacent to another symbol or terminal indicates the user must refer to the manual for further information Meter Description 1 Vibration pickup input jack 2 Measurement Display 3 HOLD and Backlight key 4 Power ON OFF key 5 Up arrow UNIT key 6 Down arrow Function key 7 ENTER and LOG key 8 SD card slot 9 Vibration pickup 10 DC Adaptor socket Reset key and Data outpu...

Page 3: ...nnect the vibration pickup to the cable supplied Make sure it is firmly attached Connect the cable to the meter by attaching it to the BNC connector on the top of the meter If the surface to be tested is magnetic attach the magnetic base to the vibration pickup and attach the pickup to a flat surface If the surface to be tested is not magnetic hold the pickup against the surface Do not hold the ca...

Page 4: ...Acceleration 3 Make sure the sensor is motionless and not subject to any vibrations 4 Press and Hold the and buttons for 1 5 seconds and the meter will zero Max Min Reading Record For a given measurement session this meter can record the highest MAX and the lowest MIN readings for later recall 1 Press the MAX MIN button momentarily to access this mode of operation REC icon appears 2 The meter is n...

Page 5: ...s list dAtE Set the clock Year Month Date Hours Minutes Seconds SP t Set the datalogger sampling rate PoFF Automatic power off management Enable or disable the auto power off function bEEP Set the beeper sound ON OFF dEC Set the numerical format USA decimal 20 00 or European comma 20 00 SdF Format the SD memory card Setting the Clock Time 1 Access the dAtE parameter 2 Use the ENTER button to step ...

Page 6: ...change this setting 1 Access the dEC parameter 2 Use the arrow buttons to select USA or EUro 3 Press ENTER to confirm setting 4 Press and hold the SET button for at least 1 5 seconds to exit to the normal operation mode or simply wait 7 seconds for the meter to automatically switch to the normal operating mode SD Card FORMATTING 1 Access the Sd F parameter 2 Use the arrow buttons to select YES to ...

Page 7: ...r either format The meter defaults to USA mode where a decimal point is used to separate units from tenths i e 20 00 The European format uses a comma i e 20 00 To change this setting refer to the Setup Mode section Manual Datalogging In the manual mode the user presses the LOG button to manually log a reading onto the SD card 1 Set the sampling rate to 0 seconds as described in the Setup Mode sect...

Page 8: ...01 Up to 99 spreadsheet documents each with 30 000 readings can be stored in this folder 7 When datalogging begins a new spreadsheet document named VBD01001 xls is created on the SD card in the VBD01 folder The data recorded will be placed in the VBD01001 xls document until 30 000 readings are reached 8 If the measurement session exceeds 30 000 readings a new document will be created VBD01002 xls ...

Page 9: ...t be replaced Several hours of accurate readings are still possible in this condition however batteries should be replaced as soon as possible Remove the two 2 Phillips screws from the rear of the meter directly above the top of the tilt stand Remove and safely place the battery compartment and screws where they will not be damaged or lost Replace the six 6 1 5V AA batteries observing polarity Rep...

Page 10: ...mAdc With backlight OFF and datalogging ON approx 25mAdc With backlight ON add approx 12mAdc Weight 343g 0 75 lbs w batteries 241g 0 53 lbs w o batteries Dimensions Meter 182 x 73 x 47 5mm 7 1 x 2 9 x 1 9 Vibration sensor round 16mm 0 63 diameter 37mm 1 46 length Electrical Specifications Function Unit Range Accuracy m s 2 0 5 to 199 9 m s 2 g 0 05 to 20 39 G ft s 2 2 to 656 ft s 2 5 rdg 2 d 80 an...

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