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User Manual

 

TRAQC-8  

 

TRAQC-8 04/2017 EN Rev.4

 

 

  

page : 28 

 

 

Show settings; shows the 
current configuration of the 
instrument. 

 

Factory defaults; sets the 
device back in the factory 
defaults.* 

 

 

Restoring  the  TRAQC-8  will  change  the  settings  made  by  user  back  into  the  factory 
defaults. These defaults are:

 

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measuring range is 1 

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only the basic unit of the instrument is selectable 

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current/voltage/switch input switched off 

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time display is off 

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date display is off 

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zeroing point offset off and value set to zero 

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averaging is off 

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averaging number is 6 

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resolution is 6 digits 

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SI standard selected 

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absolute mode is off* 

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absolute interval 1 min* 

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language reset to the instrument default language 

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calibration procedure = measure up only, 3 points, linear 

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calibration spec = FS 

 

when available 

 

Summary of Contents for TRAQC-7

Page 1: ...User Manual TRAQC 8 TRAQC 8 Portable Calibrator User Manual ...

Page 2: ...age 13 2 6 4 Battery Replacement 13 2 7 Power On Off 14 2 8 Menu 14 2 9 Zeroing 15 2 10 Selecting Pressure Units 15 2 11 Pressure Range 16 2 11 1 Electric in or output active 16 2 11 2 Electric in or output not active 16 2 11 3 Selecting Pressure sensor Auto ranging 16 2 12 Instrument Status 17 3 User Configuration 18 3 1 Pressure Setup 18 3 1 1 Pressure range 18 3 1 2 Pressure unit 18 3 1 3 Avera...

Page 3: ...ion of TRAQC 8 32 3 10 1 Adjust instrument inputs 32 3 10 1 1 Current input 33 3 10 1 2 Current in Loop supply optional 33 3 10 1 3 Voltage input 33 3 10 1 4 Adjust Vbat A D 34 3 10 1 5 P1 XX YY BARG Pressure Sensor Adjustment 34 3 10 1 6 Clear user adjustments 34 3 10 1 7 Resistance input 34 3 10 2 Adjust instruments outputs optional 35 3 10 2 1 Current source 35 3 10 2 2 Current simulator 35 3 1...

Page 4: ...User Manual TRAQC 8 TRAQC 8 04 2017 EN Rev 4 page 4 7 5 1 Standard Supply includes 41 7 5 2 Optional Supply 41 ...

Page 5: ...rge for parts or labour or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product In order to obtain service under this warranty Customer must notify TRADINCO INSTRUMENTS of the defect before the expiration of the warranty period and make suitable arrangements for the performance of the service Customer shall be responsible for packaging and shipping of the defective product to the servi...

Page 6: ...bottles as well with test pressures which are generated by an external pressure source The aluminum case of the TRAQC 8 is provided with a lid which has a handle for carrying the calibrator The test and filling hoses are stored in a case in the lid of the carrying case Dimensions are LxWxH 405x295x255 mm and the weight is approximately 17 kg 1 2 1 CE Pressure Equipment Directive 2014 68 EU The TRA...

Page 7: ...s or practices that could result in personal injury loss of life and or in damage to the product or other property Attention signal or remark 1 4 Scope of this manual This manual contains information for instruments built after Oktober 2015 with firmware revision 2 343 or higher This manual is a user manual on how to operate the instrument it is not a calibration instruction manual As Tradinco Ins...

Page 8: ...2017 EN Rev 4 page 8 1 5 Calibrator Interface Bottle shut off valve Test connections Relief vent valve Supply valve Pressure control valve PCV Refill connection On Off key Electrical connections Navigation keys Function keys F1 F2 F3 ...

Page 9: ...the display the meaning of the keys is displayed By pressing the function keys below the desired field in the display the menu opens Pressing the key below the field EXIT under F3 results in going one level back By pressing the key below the field ENTER under F1 results in going one level further The menus consist of multiple options to choose from The option in the black bar is the one selected B...

Page 10: ...10 1 7 Electrical Connections The Electric Connections Layout in the display references the physical layout of these 4 banana socket Example see figure The letters A B C and D are for identification purposes and will be of reference in this manual only ...

Page 11: ...off valve Slowly increase the pressure with the reducer until the maximum admissible pressure for the unit under test is reached Close the pressure shut off valve close the bottle shut off valve and decrease the reducer to minimum Check with the TRAQC 8 if there is any leakage this becomes apparent by an extreme change of the test pressure Remove the pressure from the system by opening the bleed v...

Page 12: ...increase the temperature An increase in temperature will affect the pressure by increasing it This means no optimal filling will be obtained Close the gas bottle shut off valve and shut off the compressor To get the filling hose free of pressure decrease the reducer to a minimum and open the Pressure shut off valve Then disconnect the filling hose 2 4 End of use Close the bottle shut off valve Ope...

Page 13: ... this gas gauge is automatically updated when the battery is charged or discharged and is used to indicate the battery charging state and remaining operating time The charging state of the battery is indicated with lines in the battery symbol When the battery is full all lines in the battery are drawn and when the instrument is operating on the battery less lines will be shown The number of lines ...

Page 14: ... are for optional functionality of the instruments Therefore it is possible the TRAQC 8 included with this manual has less functions than explained in this user manual Main Menu pressure setup electric input A setup electric input B setup electric output A setup electric output B setup instrument configuration memory functions advanced options Pressure range mA input Under development pressure xmt...

Page 15: ...f a pressure hose to the pressure coupling port of the TRAQC 8 and leave the other side of the hose unconnected With these procedures the pressure in the system of the TRAQC 8 can get equal with the atmospheric pressure To zero another test pressure and or electrical signal first generate the required test signal tare value and carry out the above described zeroing procedure The test value display...

Page 16: ...K key F3 to cancel 2 11 2 Electric in or output not active When the electrical input are not active an instrument with more than one sensor can show the measured value of two pressure inputs In this situation the pressure range menu can be used to switch the individual ranges on or off 2 11 3 Selecting Pressure sensor Auto ranging The TRAQC 8 can also be equipped with two pressure ranges and one p...

Page 17: ... be selected as described in 2 11 To enable the auto ranging again Power the TRAQC 9 P off and start it up again By entering the Pressure range menu and selecting the Px auto ranging line with the ARROW keys and press the ENTER key F1 2 12Instrument Status By pressing the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW key in measuring mode the instruments status is shown ...

Page 18: ...unit The menu to select the pressure unit can in most operating modes be accessed by pressing the UNIT function key There are however operating modes where this is not possible for these modes the pressure unit selection is also available in the pressure setup menu see section 2 10 3 1 3 Averaging on off A progressing averaging can be applied The reading speed is standard three times per second Th...

Page 19: ... set the TRAQC 8 can calculate the pressure into meters under water The density of the seawater will differ in different parts of the world and the value has to be adjusted for correcting for the pressure under water The seawater density is set in kg m3 and can be adjusted from 950 up to and 1100 kg m3 For adjusting the unit use the left and right arrow keys to select the digit which has to be alt...

Page 20: ...metric pressure will be displayed on the line just above the descriptions of the function keys This pressure is always displayed in mbar 3 2 Electrical Input A Setup The electrical connections can be used to measure currents between 0 24 mA DC voltages between 0 to 11V resistance of 0 4000 ohm temperature with an RTD probe and for connection of a switch To access the menu options for the electrica...

Page 21: ...and the limit will be saved in the internal memory and will be used immediately to switch the Xmtr supply on or off The transmitter supply increases the current drawn from the batteries use it only when needed 3 2 4 Resistance input optional This option is for measuring resistances in 2 wire 3 wire or 4 wire mode and is for measuring resistances in the range of 0 4000 ohm This input is auto rangin...

Page 22: ...ested 3 2 7 Switch Test Setup In this menu it is possible to first set the desired detection current with the ARROW keys and then to select if the switch should be normally open or closed above the set detection current 3 2 8 V Input To switch the voltage input on or off select the voltage input on off in the electrical setup menu and press ENTER key F1 to continue Select the desired state by usin...

Page 23: ...OW keys and press ENTER key F1 to confirm When scaling is on in the measuring mode screen the unit will show the measured current will be displayed in the desired unit from the set mA V scaling feature see paragraph Fout V erwijzingsbron niet gevonden When the scaling function is turned off the display will again show the measured electrical current or voltage 3 2 11 Set mA V Scaling With this fun...

Page 24: ... 1 Pressure xmtr mode Pressure transmitter mode The TRAQC 8 will be used to replace a pressure transmitter output for calibration purposes Select mA xmtr mode mA Source On Off mA simulator V xmtr mode On Off In mA source the TRAQC 8 will supply electrical power and control the mA output effectively a controlled current source In mA simulator an external electrical power supply is required and the ...

Page 25: ...exception of the output setting as set in the next step Current output Settings Output setting will not be in pressure units but in mA with fixed mA steps to go from minimum to maximum Current output will switch on off in this menu 3 3 4 Current Output Settings As explained in Xmtr mode settings there are no units to select The user is requested to enter Lowest value highest value and step value d...

Page 26: ...d entry The display will wait for a valid entry before proceeding to next entry Following functions are only available when Current output or Voltage output has been switched to on 3 3 7 Auto Span Check Mode Select On automatically the step time entry panel is displayed Enter the required step time using the ARROW keys then press ENTER key F1 Select off the function has been disabled 3 3 8 Ramp Mo...

Page 27: ... can be configured by selecting the instrument configuration label in the main menu Backlight setup use the ARROW keys to change the contrast Select language the language can be set to English Dutch French and German by using the ARROW keys Date time display turning date time in display on off ...

Page 28: ...faults are measuring range is 1 only the basic unit of the instrument is selectable current voltage switch input switched off time display is off date display is off zeroing point offset off and value set to zero averaging is off averaging number is 6 resolution is 6 digits SI standard selected absolute mode is off absolute interval 1 min language reset to the instrument default language calibrati...

Page 29: ...wants to stop it is possible to abort the procedure without storing the results 3 8 Memory Functions To access the memory functions select the memory functions option in the main menu with the ARROW keys and press ENTER F1 key 3 8 1 List by tag number When instruments data is stored in the TRAQC 8 memory select the instrument to be calibrated in the list by tagnr option The menu shows the differen...

Page 30: ...rtc date To set the real time clock date select the set rtc date in the advanced options menu and continue with pressing ENTER key F1 Use the ARROW keys to change the date to the desired setting and press ENTER key F1 to confirm 3 9 3 Set recal Date To change the recalibration date select the set recal date menu in the advanced options menu with the ARROW keys and press ENTER key F1 to continue Th...

Page 31: ...clear the memory or press EXIT to abort When erasing memory all calibration procedure data will be lost 3 9 5 Show Product Data To view the product details select show instrument data menu in the advanced options menu and press ENTER key F1 The information shown is the following The serial number Firmware version Recalibration date Pump details Accuracy FS ...

Page 32: ...use a pressure or electrical device higher accuracy standards than the accuracy standards of the TRAQC 8 After entering Advanced Options in the Main Menu the he PIN CODE entry display will appear Enter the required PIN Code using the arrow keys and then press ENTER key F1 The following menu will be displayed Commands Set rtc date set rtc time and set recall date are simple straight forward operati...

Page 33: ...e number of milliamps as applied for the highest value After entering all milliamp input data the TRAQC 8 will confirm at the last ENTER key F1 with a long beep and automatically revert to the adjust instrument inputs menu The TRAQC 8 Milliampère measuring range is limited to the maximum voltage current The maximum voltage current that may be applied is 30 Volts and or 24 mA do not apply current i...

Page 34: ...ernal pressure cell Input using the ARROW keys the actual input value pressure and press ENTER key F1 Now the entire procedure will be repeated for the high pressure value It is not important that the pressure applied exactly matches the requested pressure as indicated by the TRAQC 8 As long as the applied pressure lies around the requested value the calibration is ok The only thing critical for t...

Page 35: ... the PLUS and MINUS 4mm banana sockets of the TRAQC 8 to a multi meter with higher specifications than the TRAQC 8 Correct the output signal by using the ARROW keys When the desired setting is reached press ENTER key F1 In the following screen fill in the readout of the multi meter by using the ARROW keys and press the ÉNTER key F1 to confirm Repeat the same procedure for the maximum value 3 10 2 ...

Page 36: ...than the TRAQC 8 Correct the output signal by using the ARROW keys When the desired setting is reached press ENTER key F1 In the following screen fill in the readout of the multi meter by using the ARROW keys and press the ENTER key F1 to confirm Repeat the same procedure for the maximum value 3 10 3 Show calibration factors In this menu values are stated which are used by Tradinco Instruments for...

Page 37: ...electronically communicate and retrieve a measurement value It is also possible to control the TRAQC 8 with the AutoCal software For this communication the TRAQC 8 makes use of a RS232 interface 5 2 Connections The TRAQC 8 can be equipped with a 9 pin RS232 female connector which is mounted in the pressure indicator The pin assignment of the TRAQC 9 9 pin is as follows 2 Txd transmit data from cal...

Page 38: ...ulating valves for leakage If a leakage is detected when the valve is closed the following procedure has to be followed Remove the black cap from the knob Remove the knob with a Philips head screwdriver Open the valve Unscrew the 11 mm locking nut Adjust the 11mm gland compressor nut Adjustment must be made in order that a light friction is detected when turning the control knob When ready tighten...

Page 39: ...It is strongly recommended to return this instrument to Tradinco Instruments B V for such inspections The user of the instrument is strongly advised to handle the bottle carefully and needs to pay attention if corrosive gasses and or fluids are used in the proximity and or in pressure measuring lines If the before mentioned inspections are not carried out in a proper way by a proper institute very...

Page 40: ...splay LCD 70 x 70 mm 128 x 128 pixels with backlight Resolution 4 5 of 6 digits Operating temp 5 45 º C Certification CE Interface RS232 Interface Menu language NL UK FR D Connections Pressure Minimess 1215 Electric banana socket 4mm RS232 Loop supply for external powered transmitters 250 Ohm resistance for HART transmitters 7 2 Measurement Pressure integrated sensor accuracy 0 02 FS Sensor Ranges...

Page 41: ...pply RvA accredited calibration certificate for pressure and electrical signals traceable to international standards High pressure connection set 10 400 bar Set electrical test leads RS232 Memory option including RS232 interface RS232 cable USB to RS232 convertor AutoCal calibration management software mA with 24 VDC for externally powered transmitters Loop calibration function 0 24 mA sourcing Ul...

Page 42: ...User Manual TRAQC 8 TRAQC 8 04 2017 EN Rev 4 page 42 Tradinco Instrumenten Apparaten b v Radonstraat 250 2718 TB Zoetermeer The Netherlands 31 79 2033133 www tradinco com info tradinco com ...

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