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Development and manufacturing of non-

destructive testing equipment and system

 

 

                   

Hardness tester NOVOTEST T-UD3  

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To take a new photo press 

 and repeat the action.  

Press 

,  move  the  cursor  with  navigation  keys  to  select  the 

tested place (point).  
 

 

Press 

 for saving. 

 

 

 
The record is stored in the archive. 

Summary of Contents for T-D3

Page 1: ...HARDNESS TESTER NOVOTEST UD3 Operating Manual 2016...

Page 2: ...3 Specifications 2 4 Packing list 5 5 Principle of operation 5 6 Preparations for operation 7 7 Basics of operation 8 8 Operation 9 9 Hardness measurement 19 10 Measurement modes 30 11 Calibration 36...

Page 3: ...the function range of the instrument At the same time you will also avoid errors and wrong operation which in turn would cause incorrect test results and thus could lead to injury and damage 2 Appoint...

Page 4: ...e with rebound probe and Tensile strength through the automatic recalculation of the Brinell scale 3 2 The limits of permissible basic error of measurement Hardness scale Error Rockwell C 2 Brinell 10...

Page 5: ...prox 10 hours operation NOTE Do not allow using of non rechargeable cells 3 7 To save battery charge in the menu there are settings of device auto switch off and brightness of the display 3 8 Requirem...

Page 6: ...erating a voltage pulse the impact device has a spring mechanism for loading and impelling the impact body and an induction coil for detecting the magnet in the impact body In the rebound hardness tes...

Page 7: ...metal rod is excited to its resonant frequency of approx 78 kHz into longitudinal oscillations When the Vickers diamond contacts the sample surface the resonant frequency will change This change happ...

Page 8: ...d batteries NOTE The batteries must be fully charged before first use Use of the batteries Open the battery compartment Insert the batteries observing the correct polarity Close the battery compartmen...

Page 9: ...turing of non destructive testing equipment and system Hardness tester NOVOTEST T UD3 9 7 Basics of operation 7 1 Keys Turn on off key Modes switch Materials switch Navigation keys Hardness scale swit...

Page 10: ...cts with a glossy surface with special requirements to the minimum size of the imprint surfaces of the testing objects with hardened layers 8 Operation 8 1 Preparation of the test material The surface...

Page 11: ...ould produce distorted measurement results Test objects weighing less than 2 kg must in any case be fixed to the support using couplant so that there are no any vibrations Test objects weighing betwee...

Page 12: ...and system Hardness tester NOVOTEST T UD3 12 Then you get to the main menu of the device The menu consists of 6 sections 1 Measuring 2 Calibration 3 Archive 4 Settings 5 Memory card 6 Information Move...

Page 13: ...for UCI probe Detailed description of the measurement of hardness see paragraph 9 8 3 2 Calibration Selecting Calibration you go to the table of calibrations where the scale conventionally divided int...

Page 14: ...tem Hardness tester NOVOTEST T UD3 14 Detailed description of the calibration process see paragraph 11 8 3 3 Archive Selecting Archive you go to the list of saved measurements which displays Measureme...

Page 15: ...0 measurements Scroll through the list using the navigation keys and 8 3 4 Settings Selecting Settings you go to the settings menu for configure the following settings Time time setting Date date sett...

Page 16: ...es the series of measurements and display average value of hardness Volume setting the volume of the device Auto Off setting of the automatic switch off device when it is not in use Retro allows you t...

Page 17: ...rd you go to the menu of memory 8 3 5 1 Create backup copies of calibrations After calibration of the probe is recommended to create a backup copy of the calibration usually the manufacturer makes the...

Page 18: ...dness tester NOVOTEST T UD3 18 8 3 5 2 Load backup copies of calibrations After the initial save of calibrations you can always download it to the probe This function is needed for the resumption of a...

Page 19: ...ve will be empty and backup copies of calibrations delete To clean just stored archival records transmit saved measurements to PC with special software Thus backup calibrations will be unaffected t th...

Page 20: ...of the UCI method The design of UCI Probe is shown in Figure 1a Probe has a special removable collapsible nozzle with the puck Figure 1b The puck provides the convenience of positioning the probe rela...

Page 21: ...ing probe on flat surfaces Another side has grooves for using a probe on cylindrical surfaces It is marked slots designed for ease of measurement of hardness on cylindrical products of various diamete...

Page 22: ...de For select the measurement mode press and chose the mode that will be used by keys and then press Detailed description of the modes see paragraph 10 Then select the scale and material hardness for...

Page 23: ...sting equipment and system Hardness tester NOVOTEST T UD3 23 For select the hardness scale press and chose the scale that will be used by keys and then press For select the material press and chose th...

Page 24: ...y standard Install the probe puck on the sample surface keeping it in the tough skirt as shown in Figure 3a By clicking on the skirt thrust both hands to bring the diamond tip of the probe perpendicul...

Page 25: ...asurement WARNING Not allowed a sharp click and scratching sample by indenter this may lead to exceeding the allowable value of error and damage the diamond indenter NOTE The exciter in the probe is p...

Page 26: ...ester NOVOTEST T UD3 26 You can get the value of the current measurement or the average for the series of measurements depending on the settings in Settings menu Current or Average After the measureme...

Page 27: ...equipment and system Hardness tester NOVOTEST T UD3 27 Keyboard appears Move the cursor over the keyboard with navigation keys and select symbols by pressing after that press For saving without photo...

Page 28: ...tive testing equipment and system Hardness tester NOVOTEST T UD3 28 To take a new photo press and repeat the action Press move the cursor with navigation keys to select the tested place point Press fo...

Page 29: ...Using of the Rebound Leeb method Select scale and material with the existing calibration Press the buttons and to set the angle of the measurement Fixed angle is displayed in the upper part of the di...

Page 30: ...Place the rebound probe vertically onto the test surface and press it slightly against the surface Charge the impact body by a charging mechanism pressing the probe enclosure until the clicks as show...

Page 31: ...easured hardness WARNING The minimum distance between the imprints of measurements must be not less than 3 mm 10 Measurement modes To selecting the measurement mode go to the Measuring and press The d...

Page 32: ...system Hardness tester NOVOTEST T UD3 32 To select the measurement mode press 10 1 Graph mode In graph mode the device displays the current measurement value or average of series of measurements depe...

Page 33: ...Development and manufacturing of non destructive testing equipment and system Hardness tester NOVOTEST T UD3 33 10 2 Histogram mode The device builds histogram of series measurements...

Page 34: ...m Minimum Deviation Average Number of measurements 10 4 Smart mode Smart mode allows the user to identify the general sequence of measurements The device selects the first three series of measurements...

Page 35: ...ent and system Hardness tester NOVOTEST T UD3 35 Filled with the color readings indicate that the device has fixed the general sequence and Smart mode is active To set the tolerance of Smart Mode go t...

Page 36: ...and system Hardness tester NOVOTEST T UD3 36 10 5 Signal mode Mode is active only for Leeb probe and shows the voltage produced during the impact and rebound of impact body M is the maximum value of t...

Page 37: ...u have to only check the measurement accuracy but not to recalibrate the each Leeb probe separately 11 1 1 Calibration of the UCI probe To calibrate the UCI probe you will need 3 samples of material w...

Page 38: ...e certain material All calibrations of the device can be calibrated for any materials and any scales and are divided in this way just for practicality Press the navigation keys to choice cell for cali...

Page 39: ...hoosing the necessary cell press the table appears The device making the measurement gets the nominal codes the purpose of calibration is to find the correlation between the nominal code and hardness...

Page 40: ...values of hardness to go to the next digit number press For ending setting of first value press again then the button for adjusting the values of the next samples Then move your selection on the hard...

Page 41: ...ent will be removed from the series Go to the next nominal pressing and make the same procedure with other samples you end up with To check the correctness of the got values move the cursor to the X 0...

Page 42: ...elect the appropriate material and scale and device is ready for operation 11 1 2 Calibration of the Rebound Leeb probe The device has the following built in calibrations for Leeb probes Stainless Ste...

Page 43: ...ation may be further corrected Additional calibration is recommended in the following cases If the measurements of the device on the samples are constant but differ from the nominal value of the stand...

Page 44: ...Development and manufacturing of non destructive testing equipment and system Hardness tester NOVOTEST T UD3 44 Press and the screen appears...

Page 45: ...Press for select the number of calibration points as we have two sample set 2 with pressing buttons and then again Move the cursor by pressing to select the first row Take about 5 measurements on the...

Page 46: ...UD3 46 If you get an obvious error measurement press and the last measurement will be removed from the series You will get Press and by pressing and set the nominal value of the sample To go to the ne...

Page 47: ...system Hardness tester NOVOTEST T UD3 47 Press to adjust the second sample value and perform the same operation In the end get To save press window will appear Press YES by Calibration is saved Selec...

Page 48: ...non destructive testing equipment and system Hardness tester NOVOTEST T UD3 48 About the stored user calibration will symbolize the next state of the cell To delete user calibration go to the user cal...

Page 49: ...ations more than 2 years 12 3 Information processing unit maintenance To clean from any pollution use soft dry cloth Do not use the water since the hardness tester is neither spray proof nor water pro...

Page 50: ...tion in the carry case shall be only in closed vehicles where the possibility of mechanical damage or atmospheric precipitation is excluded 12 6 2 The way packed in carry cases hardness testers are lo...

Page 51: ...he data into the archive 13 Precautions and trouble shouting 13 1 Treat the hardness tester with care Any wrong treatment may result in the violation of the present Technical Reference and Operation M...

Page 52: ...s return shipping and associated costs In addition the Buyer shall be responsible for insuring any product shipped or returned to an authorized service location and the Buyer shall bear risk of loss d...

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