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Fig 16. Diabraze Pad and Diabraze Pad Mount Holder
The diabraze pad (
21
) is 12mm in diameter and consists of small
diamond particles embedded in an adhesive backed cloth material as
the actual sampling surface. The diabraze pad is used on its own
mount holder (
22
) to be fitted to the sample post (
3
) of the Selector
baseplate (
2
). For fitting of a diabraze pad (
21
) to its holder (
22
), the
protective paper is peeled away from the adhesive surface of the
diabraze pad (
21
) and the diabraze pad is then stuck carefully and
centrally to the top surface of the mount pad holder (
22
) (See Fig 16.)
This construction of parts (
21
to
22
) can now act as a “reference”
sample pad to be placed into the sampling post (
3
) to obtain a
background spectrum from a clean diabraze pad surface from the
Selector™ optical unit (
1
). Once this background spectrum has been
collected, you can choose to leave this reference diabraze pad sample
assembly as is (for reference background purposes) and make another
diabraze pad and holder assembly with the second holder (
22
)
supplied for sampling, or use the abrasive surface of the diabraze pad
(
21
) affixed to its holder (
22
) by rubbing it against a sample of interest
(e.g. hard intractable surface such as stone or plastic etc.) The sample
of interest will be transferred to the surface of the diabraze pad (
21
)
and this pad (
21
)/holder (
22
) assembly can then be placed into the
sample post (
3
) to collect a diffuse reflectance spectrum of the sample
material, compared to the background reference already taken.
Note:
This is a once only use of the diabraze pad (
21
) for sampling.
This Part Of
Holder Is
Fitted Into
Sample
Post (
3
)
Diabraze Pad Is
Affixed To This
Surface Of Holder
21
22
