Malvern Instruments Spraytec, User Manual

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Measuring the spray
This section explains how to measure a spray using an SOP or manual
measurement.
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To make the measurement:
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Check that the Spraytec and any required accessories are ready to use.
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Do one of the following:
- To make an SOP measurement select Measure-Start SOP or click the
button. In the Open SOP dialogue select the SOP to use and click
Open .
- To make a manual measurement click Measure-Manual .
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The
Save As
dialogue opens, prompting for the name of a measurement
file (. smea ) to hold the results. Supply a file name.
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If the SOP has any pre-measurement instructions, these are displayed, ad-
vising of actions that need to be performed before the measurement can
proceed. Follow the instructions then close the display.
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The
Edit Documentation
dialogue appears, prompting for information
on the spray, lot, etc. Type this in as required.
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The Measurement manager appears (for a description of its features, see
Chapter 4).
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For a manual measurement, unless it is known that the default settings are
all suitable, click the
Settings
button and review the parameters. Change
any setting as necessary. The dialogues which appear are the same as de-
scribed above for SOP creation, but with a tree structure to allow quick se-
lection of any dialogue.
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The Measurement Manager title bar gives the name of the SOP being used.
Wait while Spraytec measures the background(electrical then optical), as
shown below (the status bar shows what is happening):
C H A P T E R 5
S p r a y t e c
P a g e 5 . 3 0
M A N 0 3 6 8