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INST-09052212

Simco-Ion Handy Charge Plate Monitor

Model EA-5J

INSTRUCTIONS

Installation/Operation/Maintenance

CAUTION

It is important that these instructions be read and understood
before attempting to install or operate the equipment. Failure to
do so could result in serious personal injury and/or damage to
the equipment. At the end of this manual, a written warranty is
provided. This should be preserved carefully.

Summary of Contents for Simco-Ion EA-5J

Page 1: ...nce CAUTION It is important that these instructions be read and understood before attempting to install or operate the equipment Failure to do so could result in serious personal injury and or damage to the equipment At the end of this manual a written warranty is provided This should be preserved carefully ...

Page 2: ... When not in use please switch off the instrument This equipment must have proper grounding for accurate measurement This equipment is likely to be damaged by a fall In such an event it should be carefully examined and any necessary repairs be made by an authorized technician This is an electronic instrument and contains sensor that is sensitive to mechanical vibrations and shock As it also contai...

Page 3: ...curred during shipment the local carrier should be notified at once A report should be forwarded to SIMCO JAPAN INC The address and other relevant information are written on the back cover page Packing articles and accessories 1 EA 5J 1 pc Controller 2 CPM LPS 1 pc Plate sensor 3 Grounding cord 2 m long 1 pc 4 Instructions Warranty 1 pc Option 1 USB Cable 1 pc 2 USB AC ADAPTER 1 pc 3 C 1 pc arryin...

Page 4: ...6 Section 4 External view page 10 Section 5 Setup page 12 Section 6 Manual mode measurement page 20 Section 7 Auto mode measurement page 26 Section 8 Saved data copy page 30 Section 9 Tables of functions page 34 Section 10 Troubleshooting page 35 Section 11 Dimensional drawings page 36 Simco Ion EQUIPMENT REPAIR WARRANTY enclosed Explanation of Symbols WARNING ATTENTION CAUTION ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZA...

Page 5: ...easy There are two measurement modes such as Manual mode and automatic mode Auto mode Manual mode is used for individual measurement Discharge time Ion Balance The measurement conditions can be changed by a SET button placed below LCD In Auto mode both measurements of discharge time and ion balance can be done automatically by pressing a Plate Control button once The measurement conditions are acc...

Page 6: ...y Automatic mode for continuously measurement 1 000 data saving into an internal memory Measuring time can be chosen The stop voltage can be set from 5 to 100 volts at intervals of 5 volts in decay time measuring mode Analog output terminal ERROR display for sensor fault LED assisted button switches indication Battery condition display 4 stages page 5 ...

Page 7: ...e plate voltage and the decay time During measurement Display shows average value of the plate voltage Averaged value of 5 points data excluded the maximum and minimum value for 20 ms The end of measurement Display shows the decay time Fast mode 0 1 99 9 seconds Slow mode 100 300 seconds Measuring time can be set 10 30 60 120 and 300 seconds The polarity can be chosen The decay time can be measure...

Page 8: ... 300 s 20 seconds per a bar Digital display Numerical value or character is displayed Plate voltage V 0 999 V kV 1 00 kV 1 50 kV Decay time s 0 0 99 9 seconds s 100 300 seconds Mode display Au Ma ib Ion Balance dE Decay time The end of measurement End in Auto mode Time over out The plate voltage could not reach to the stop voltage within the setting time during decay time measurement Error indicat...

Page 9: ...matically by grounding the plate as initializing when the measurement starts External connectors Signal connectors for the plate sensor HV connector for supplying high voltage to the plate sensor USB terminal Type Mini B Data transfer and battery charging by connecting to a personal computer or an exclusive AC DC adapter Analog output terminal mini Jack 3 5 mm dia Ground GND terminal Banana jack P...

Page 10: ...pF Ω Insulation resistance 1 1014 Cable length Signal cable and HV cable 1 5 m Overall size 160 W 190 D 26 H mm Weight Approx 510 g with cable Case material Stainless steel plate and sensor enclosure and aluminum rear panel Standards Meets ANSI ESD STM3 1 2000 requirements page 9 ...

Page 11: ...Section 4 External view Front view Connector side page 10 ...

Page 12: ...LCD display Sensor plate CPM LPS page 11 ...

Page 13: ... to the controller correctly For proper measurement EA 5J should be grounded on the right side grounding terminal by the grounding lead provided with the equipment CAUTION If the sensor plate is not connected the condition setting etc cannot be done In this case when power is on ERROR 0 will be displayed Connection of the sensor plate page 12 ...

Page 14: ... battery when display shows the battery to be empty The charging should be done by using a USB cable to connect to an AC DC adaptor with USB terminal or a personal computer A CHARGE LED lights up in red when charging It lights up in green when charging is complete Battery condition display CAUTION The battery condition display indicator on the display is not proportional to the remaining energy Th...

Page 15: ...n the figure below Initial display Auto mode Au PC Mode Pc Manual mode Ma Mode display 5 4 Measurement condition setting Measurement condition setting can be done in ion balance measurement mode ib yellow and decay time measurement mode dE red Decay or green Decay in the manual mode Manual mode screen Ion balance mode Positive Decay time Negative Decay time screen mode screen mode screen IB button...

Page 16: ...ay Press SET button function switch by a thin stick 1 2 mm diameter The three measurement condition can be set with the following procedure After choosing by pressing UP DOWN buttons each setting is saved in the internal memory by pressing SET button again When all setting is complete ion balance measurement mode ib is displayed again If MODE button white is pressed the display will return to manu...

Page 17: ... number of points 0 2 0 2 seconds 10 points 1 0 1 0 second 50 points 5 0 5 0 seconds 250 points 10 0 10 0 seconds 500 points Default setting 0 2 LCD display shows the calculated average value except for the maximum and minimum at every selected time base LCD display Measuring time setting The measuring time for ion balance can be chosen from following four kinds of setting LCD display Measuring ti...

Page 18: ...r dE by pressing the decay time mode button red Decay or green Decay Positive decay time Manual mode Negative decay time measurement mode measurement mode LCD display Press SET button with a thin stick The two measurement conditions can be set with the following procedure After choosing by pressing UP DOWN buttons each setting is saved in the internal memory by pressing SET button again The measur...

Page 19: ...lay Measuring time 10 10 seconds 30 30 seconds 60 60 seconds 120 120 seconds 300 300 seconds Default setting 10 LCD display 5 5 Sensor plate placement After all settings are complete turn the power off by pressing POWER button blue Place the sensor plate in front of an ionizer for the measurement Refer the standard like ANSI ESD STM3 1 2000 to confirm positions and the distance from the ionizer to...

Page 20: ...Threads on the back of the sensor plate Measurement scenery page 19 ...

Page 21: ...el for the internal circuit It must have proper grounding for accurate measurement 6 2 Ion balance measurement mode Turn the power on by pressing POWER button blue Press MODE button twice The LCD display shows manual mode Ma Press IB button yellow to enter the ion balance measurement mode The display shows ib Be sure a LED light in the button is illuminating Auto mode PC mode Manual mode Ion balan...

Page 22: ... Measurement end LCD display After the measurement if the following buttons are pressed each measured data will be displayed DECAY button red Maximum voltage peak value DECAY button green Minimum voltage valley value IB button yellow Average voltage in measuring time Measurement end DECAY button red DECAY button green IB button yellow Maximum voltage Minimum voltage Average voltage peak value vall...

Page 23: ...dE Make sure an LED light in the button is illuminating Decay time mode DECAY Auto mode PC mode Manual mode Au Pc Ma Decay time mode DECAY Flow of LCD display Turn on the power of the ionizer Press PLATE CONTROL button red The sensor plate is automatically grounded GND lamp lights and digital zero operations is activated DC high voltage is applied to the sensor plate A red LED HV OUT lights during...

Page 24: ... second or longer with the red LED illuminating Press POWER button again to suspend measuring Check the sensor plate after powered off Clean the plate and supporting insulators using IPA with soft cloth etc Remove any lint between the sensor plate and the back plate Let it dry completely before power is turned on Decay time measurement mode DECAY a b c d Decay time measurement mode DECAY a b c d a...

Page 25: ...l stop when the plate voltage reaches the setting voltage default setting is 100 V Then the timer measures the time from start to stop The display shows the discharged time decay time in seconds after the end of the setting time Decay time measurement mode DECAY a b c d e Decay time measurement mode DECAY a b c d e a Internal timer ON b Internal timer OFF c The display shows the sensor plate volta...

Page 26: ...s case press POWER button again to suspend measurement and investigate the ionizer If the decay time exceeds the setting time of measurement the display shows out as shown in the figure below a b a Overtime in positive decay time measurement b Overtime in negative decay time measurement LCD display when overtime Press PLATE CONTROL button red to measure again Press MODE button to return to manual ...

Page 27: ...decay time measurement and the ion balance measurement In this mode three kinds of measurements can be automatically done by pressing one button The measurement condition is based on the setting in the manual mode However the measurement of ion balance stops in 120 seconds even if the setting is continuous The measured data is saved in internal memory by pressing SAVE button black The saved data c...

Page 28: ...te voltage reaches 100 V or setting voltage f The plate is grounded and digital zero activation GND lamp lights Negative decay time measurement starts A LED in DECAY button lights g Negative high voltage is applied to the sensor plate HV OUT lamp lights h Internal timer ON when the plate voltage reaches 1 000 V i Internal timer OFF when the plate voltage reaches 100 V or setting voltage j The plat...

Page 29: ... IPA with soft cloth etc Remove any lint between the sensor plate and the back plate Let it dry completely before power is turned on The timer starts when the plate voltage reaches 1 000 volts and it stops when the plate voltage reaches the setting voltage If there are insufficient ions because of the ionizer failure etc the timer cannot stop by the fact the plate voltage does not reach the settin...

Page 30: ...ment end e f b DECAY button red Positive decay time c DECAY button green Negative decay time d IB button yellow Average voltage of ion balance e DECAY button red Maximum voltage of ion balance peak value f DECAY button green Minimum voltage of ion balance valley value LCD display for measured data Press SAVE button black to save measured data into internal memory At this time the number of preserv...

Page 31: ... be done by earlier operating system Turn on the power of EA 5J with connecting the plate sensor CPM LPS 8 2 Setup of the computer Turn on the power of the computer If there is no USB driver in the computer it may request to install the driver In this case install the USB driver properly Load a Window s software Hyper Terminal in the computer It can be found by clicking in Start Program the follow...

Page 32: ...k OK button When COM Properties is displayed specify all of properties in the Port Settings as follows Bit per second 9600 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow control None If all of the setting is complete click OK button Then the initial screen will be displayed page 31 ...

Page 33: ...ys Shift D on the key board The saved data in EA 5J will be immediately copied and indicated on the screen Click in order Transfer Capture Text Stop as shown below All of saved data in EA 5J will be copied and saved in the computer as a file Click End in the File to close Hyper Terminal At the time a confirmation dialogue will appear as shown below Click Yes page 32 ...

Page 34: ...e data will be saved as 0 1 8 4 Deletion of saved data in EA 5J The data saved in EA 5J can be deleted by following procedures Turn the power on by pressing POWER button blue Be sure that the LCD display shows auto mode Au Press SAVE button At this time the number one added to saved data is shown on the display Press RESET button by a thin stick 1 2 mm diameter Then all of the saved data will be d...

Page 35: ...OLD balance measurement SAVE Black Measured data saving in auto mode Non Non PLATE CONTROL Start measurement in each mode kV V IB Red Stop continuous measurement in ion balance s HOLD mode 9 2 Function switches Character of switches Operation SET Alteration or saving the measurement condition setting DOWN or UP Alteration of the setting point RESET Deletion of saved data in EA 5J 9 3 Beep sounds O...

Page 36: ...nit or the wirings if no improvement is noticed after cleaning and drying Beep sound does not Malfunction of the buzzer or Repair or replacement of the buzzer activate the circuit or PCB is needed Display shows dwindle Insulation resistance of the Clean the plate and insulators and voltage without ionization in plate sensor is low because dry completely in a desiccator or in the decay time measure...

Page 37: ...Section 11 Dimensional drawings page 36 ...

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Page 39: ...pany all returns The Warranty does not apply when the equipment has been tampered with misused improperly installed altered has received damage through abuse carelessness accident connected to improper line voltage or has been serviced by anyone other than an authorized factory representative The warranty does not apply when Simco Ion parts and equipment have been energized by other than appropria...

Page 40: ...SIMCO JAPAN INC 1 2 4 Minatojima Nakamachi Chuo ku Kobe 650 0046 Japan Phone 81 78 303 4651 Fax 81 78 303 4655 WEB http www simcoion jp INQUIRY e mail info simcoion jp 2 INST 0905221 ...

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