Technical specifications
DM5E family
Instrument specifications
Operating principle
Ultrasonic, pulse echo measurement method
Measuring range
Depends on probe and material, 0.60 mm to 508 mm (0.025” to 20.00”) in IP to 1st BW measurement mode,
2.00 mm to 127.0 mm (0.079” to 5.00”) in dual-multi measurement mode, the coating thickness range shall
be 0.3 mm to 2.50 mm (0” to 0.098”).
Measuring
resolution
0.01 mm default - selectable 0.01, 0.1 mm (0.001” default - selectable 0.001”, 0.01”)
Material velocity
range
0.508 to 18.699 mm/msec (0.0200” to 0.7362”/msec)
Material velocity
resolution
1 m/s (0.0001”/msec)
Units
Inch or millimeter
Calibration
One-point cal, on-block and off-block, two-point cal
Pulser
Excitation Pulse
Spike pulser
Voltage
120 V into 50 ohm load, using 20 MHz oscilloscope
Receiver
Bandwidth
500 KHz to 12 MHz @ -3 dB
Gain
Automatic gain control
Display type
High-resolution graphical LCD, 64 x 128 pixels, 53.0 mm x 27.0 mm with backlight and adjustable contrast
Update rate
4 Hz or 8 Hz, user selectable, 24 Hz scan mode capture rate
Thickness value
display
NORMAL view mode
5 Digit, 10.6 mm (0.4”) high
B-SCAN view mode
5 Digit, 2.55 mm (0.1”) high
Display of last
reading
Solid filled or hollow digits indicate coupled or uncoupled condition
Setups
9 standard setups for probes
Alarm settings
Minimum and maximum alarms, range of 0.25 mm to 508 mm, 0. (0.010” to 20.00”)
reading alternates between solid and hollow when alarms are enabled and violated
Power
requirements
2 “AA” size batteries
Battery life/
operating time
Approximately 60 hours
Instrument shut-off
Selectable ALWAYS ON or AUTO OFF after 5, 10, 15, 30 minutes of inactivity
Language
Selectable English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese and Chinese
I/O connectors
Transducer
Dual Lemo 00 (coax)
Mini-USB
Mini USB to PC
Temperature
Operating
-10°C to +50°C (+10°F to +120°F)
Storage
-20°C to +60°C (-10°F to +140°F)
Weight
223 g (0.597 lb) including batteries
Size
138 mm x 32 mm x 75 mm
Shock
IEC 68-2-27 Ea, as per Mil Std 810C Method 516.2 Procedure I with a 15g 11ms impulse half sinusoidal wave
applied 6 times per axis
Sealing
IEC529 / IP54, dust proof/dripping water proof as per IEC 529 specifications for IP54 classification
