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Manual 

 

7.3  Calibration 

 
The  durometer  can  be  calibrated  by  hard  flat  plate,  standard  thickness 
block or other rubber whose hardness is known. 
 

1.  To press indenter on the flat plate, standard thickness block or the 

rubber  whose  hardness  is  known.  Keeping  the  presser  foot 
contact  the  samples  closely  for  a  while  to  stabilize,  the  LCD 
shows the hardness value. 

 

2.  Input  the  theory  value  (calibration  value).  If  the  flat  plate  is 

applied,  input  “100”.  When  standard  thickness  block  is  applied, 
please enter 50. If the rubber is applied, please enter the rubber’s 
hardness. 

 

 

3. 

To  press  “

”  to  confirm  the  calibration.  Or  to  press  “

”  to 

abort the calibration. 

 

7.4  Test setup 

 
Under  Test  Setup,  Test  Mode,  Test  Times,  Tolerance,  Grubbs  Error, 
Workpiece, Dwell Time can be set. 
 

7.4.1  Test Mode 

 
There  are  three  kinds  of  mode:  average  value  mode  (AVE),  maximum 
value mode (MAX) and maximum average value mode (MAX-AVE), 
 

1.  AVE:  During  one  sampling  process,  the  durometer  will  record  20 

values  and  calculate  the  average  value  of  this  20  value 
automatically. The average value  will show  on the screen. Under 
this  mode,  the  statistic  time  can  be  set.  After  one  measure 
process is finished, the durometer will calculate the average value 
and Range of the data until now automatically. If the statistic time is meet, the last average value 
will be saved as the measure result. 

 

2.  MAX: During one sampling process, the durometer will record 20 

values automatically and take the maximum value as the current 
result. Un

der this mode, the statistic times can’t be set. 

 

3.  MAX.AVE:  During  one  sampling  process,  the  durometer  will 

record  20  values  automatically  and  take  the  maximum  value  as 
the current result. Under this mode, the statistic times setting can 
be set. After one measure process is finished, the durometer will 
calculate  the  average  value  and  Range  of  data  until  now  automatically.  The  average  value  of 
maximum  value  of  every  measuring  will  be  calculated  and  this  value  will  be  taken  as  the  last 
result 

 

7.4.2  Test Times 

 
The statistic times can be set under this menu. The maximum statistic times 
setting is 9. 
 

Summary of Contents for PCE-DDA 10

Page 1: ...d Units 12 13 Southpoint Business Park Ensign way Hampshire Southampton United Kingdom SO31 4RF From outside UK 44 Tel 0 2380 98703 0 Fax 0 2380 98703 9 info pce instruments com www pce instruments com english www pce instruments com Manual Hardness Tester PCE DDA 10 PCE DDD 10 PCE DDO 10 Version 1 0 Date of creation 04 08 2015 Date of last change 27 09 2017 ...

Page 2: ...ure 7 7 Menu 8 7 1 Menu structure 8 7 2 Menus operation 8 7 3 Calibration 9 7 4 Test setup 9 7 4 1 Test Mode 9 7 4 2 Test Times 9 7 4 3 Tolerance 10 7 4 4 Grubbs error 10 7 4 5 Workpiece 10 7 4 6 Dwell Time 10 7 5 System Setup 10 7 5 1 Date Time 10 7 5 2 Backlight Time 11 7 5 3 Key Sound 11 7 5 4 Alarm Sound 11 7 6 Memory 11 7 6 1 Browse A to Z 11 7 6 2 Browse Z to A 11 7 6 3 Delete Select 11 7 6 ...

Page 3: ...e software 15 10 Contact 16 10 1 PCE Instruments UK 16 10 2 PCE Americas 16 1 Delivery content rubber hardness tester standard calibration plate user maual Mini USB cable charger AC adaptor storage box The software can be downloaded here https www pce instruments com english download win_4 htm ...

Page 4: ... used by qualified personnel and repaired by PCE Instruments personnel There is no warranty of damages or injuries caused by non observance of the manual Only authorized charger is allowed to be applied to this otherwise it will be damaged permanently Any part of this can t be immersed in water or be exposed to rain otherwise it will be damaged permanently Origin package is need for long time stor...

Page 5: ... hard rubber thermoplastic elastomers paper products and fibrous materials OO Soft rubber thermoplastic elastomers very soft plastics and thermoplastics medium density textile windings O Extremely soft rubber thermoplastic elastomers sponge extremely soft plastics and thermoplastics foams low destiny textile windings human and animal tissue DO Moderately hard rubber thermoplastic elastomers and ve...

Page 6: ...n or parameters setting interface 5 2 3 UP Under the menu interface the selection will be shifted up by pressing this button Under parameters setting interface the value will increase by pressing this button 5 2 4 Down Under the menu interface the selection will be shifted down by pressing this button Under parameters setting interface the value will decrease by pressing this button Under some par...

Page 7: ...to the 6 mm values are obtained with thinner specimen The lateral dimensions of the specimen shall be sufficient to permit measurements at least 12 mm from any edge 6 2 Measure 1 To press the indenter on the surface of specimen and make sure the presser foot is contact closely to it 2 When data is stable the buzzer will make a sound and the value will be shown until the next measuring Test mode ma...

Page 8: ... All Printing Setup Auto Print Print Items Print selected Print All Information 7 2 Menus operation In test status pressing button to enter menus When selected a menu item pressing to enter After set up some parameter pressing to confirm Select menu items In the digital settings pressing the can change the value pressing the can change the set item or digital Pressing can return to the previous me...

Page 9: ...ll record 20 values and calculate the average value of this 20 value automatically The average value will show on the screen Under this mode the statistic time can be set After one measure process is finished the durometer will calculate the average value and Range of the data until now automatically If the statistic time is meet the last average value will be saved as the measure result 2 MAX Dur...

Page 10: ...data will be taken as invalided data to be abandoned during the calculating of average value and Range If the auto print function is turn on a symbol of will be marked after the gross error data 7 4 5 Workpiece When several samples is need to be measured the samples can be coded The coded range is 00 99 When the date saved the sample code saved too The samples number corresponding to the data can ...

Page 11: ... data include one hardness value the date time sample code If 500 group data have been saved no more data can be saved M Full will be displayed You need to delete some or all data for future storage 7 6 1 Browse A to Z The first page data will be show when enter this menu 8 data per page It will turn to the next page by pressing button The measure date time sample code of the selected data can be ...

Page 12: ... it is charging now If the icon is filled by all line it means the charging process is finished If the power is low the battery level icon will flash to prompt to be recharged in time 8 3 Reset Durometer reset If the software abnormal is happened the durometer will reset automatically Hardware reset The durometer can be reset by the hardware reset under the crash The reset button is local in the h...

Page 13: ...Manual 13 Then click on the Upload Data button First assign an index name to be able to differentiate between several data records ...

Page 14: ...t and set the start From and end date To 3 The index name must be assigned manually before each data upload It helps to differentiate between different data records and makes it easier to search for certain data 4 Via No From and No To you can narrow down how many saved measurements are included in the search 5 Via Max value and Min Value you can limit your search to a certain range of measurement...

Page 15: ...ich are in the chart at that time into a different file format at any time Two different file formats Excel or CSV file can be selected Click on the corresponding button Save As to save the data 9 7 Close software To close and exit the software you can either click on the Exit button or on the X on the upper right hand side of the window A dialogue box will then appear asking you to confirm ...

Page 16: ... contact PCE Instruments 10 1 PCE Instruments UK By post PCE Instruments UK Ltd Units 12 13 Southpoint Business Park Ensign Way Southampton Hampshire United Kingdom SO31 4RF By phone 02380 987 035 10 2 PCE Americas By post PCE Americas Inc 711 Commerce Way Suite 8 Jupiter 33458 FL USA By phone 561 320 9162 ...

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