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MS4500E-

High Resolution ER Data Logger

Operator’s Manual

Metal Samples Company

A Division of Alabama Specialty Products, Inc.

152 Metal Samples Rd., Munford, AL 36268 Phone: (256) 358-4202 Fax: (256) 358-4515

E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.metalsamples.com

Summary of Contents for MS4500E-HC

Page 1: ...n ER Data Logger Operator s Manual Metal Samples Company A Division of Alabama Specialty Products Inc 152 Metal Samples Rd Munford AL 36268 Phone 256 358 4202 Fax 256 358 4515 E mail msc alspi com Internet www metalsamples com ...

Page 2: ...sting Probe 11 b Make Measurement 12 c Recall Readings 13 d Delete Readings 14 e Set Time Date 15 f Set Measurement Timer 16 g Communications 17 h Language 23 i Power Off 23 j Backlight On Off 23 C Maintenance 24 1 Testing the MS4500E HC High Resolution Data Logger with the Meter Prover 24 D Troubleshooting 25 III Service and Warranty Information 26 A Warranty 26 B Obtaining Service and Returning ...

Page 3: ...ings per probe on up to 250 different probes 4 million total Stored data can be downloaded directly to a USB Flash jump drive in non hazardous areas Data can be opened and charted using the provided CDMS software or can be imported into any standard data analysis spreadsheet program such as Microsoft Excel Data can also be reviewed and charted on the instrument s LCD display for quick reference B ...

Page 4: ...op Compatible 40 10 80 20 Flush Small Compatible 4 2 8 4 20 10 Cylindrical Preferred 10 5 20 10 50 25 Flush Large Preferred 5 2 5 10 5 20 10 40 20 Table 1 Standard ER Probe Elements The MS4500E HC High Resolution ER Data Logger measures an ER probe utilizing a high resolution 16 bit measurement This allows the unit to detect much smaller amounts of metal loss thus responding faster to corrosion ev...

Page 5: ...all Range 0 25 000 probe life units displayed as 0 00 to 1000 00 PLU s in 0 04 increments Resolution 0 004 of Probe Life Repeatability 0 1 of Full Scale Cycle Time 25 Seconds Electrical Data Power Requirements Two 2 C Type Batteries Maximum Probe Cable Distance 200 ft 61 m Download Method Directly to USB Flash drive Certified USB Drive Hazardous Location Certifications Intrinsic Safety Europe andW...

Page 6: ...rtages or missing items should be reported to Metal Samples immediately In the event of shipping damage a claim should be opened with the responsible carrier B Start Up CAUTION Using this product in any way other than that specified within this manual may impair the intrinsic safety protection ATTENTION l utilisation de ce produit de toute autre manière que celle spécifiée dans le présent manuel p...

Page 7: ... connector MS Connector to the probe 2 Power Up The unit is supplied with two 2 C type batteries installed The instrument can be powered up by pressing the ON button on the Keypad The Start up screen with the Metal Samples logo will appear on the screen the start up screen confirms the software version currently running and the SD card status Power On Button Display Window 1 SELECT PROBE 2 MAKE ME...

Page 8: ...ty Parameters Uo 4 94V Uo 4 94V Io 0 332A Io 0 215A Po 0 410 W Po 0 322 W Co 1 0 uF Lo 100 uH SPECIAL CONDITIONS Connection of the equipment to the ET1867 USB barrier or any other certified barrier used with the equipment may only be made whilst both the barrier and the equipment are located in the non hazardous area External non metallic materials utilize a conductive coating to prevent the risk ...

Page 9: ...THE OUTER SUFRACE OF THE EQUIPMENT OR BOOT ATTENTION 1 Mini port USB pour transférer les données de l enregistreur de données au PC autorisé uniquement dans une zone sûre grâce à une barrière USB certifiée 2 Connexion de l équipement aux échantillons métalliques ET1867 La barrière USB ou toute autre barrière certifiée utilisée avec l équipement ne peut être fabriquée que si la barrière et l équipe...

Page 10: ...L 145F Tadiran TL4920 battery is required for intrinsic safety The cover screw is used to prevent unauthorized tampering of the batteries and is required to ensure intrinsic safety Do not over tighten the cover screw as this may damage the instrument case ATTENTION Avertissement Ne mélangez pas des piles neuves et usées Avertissement Ne mélangez pas des piles de types différents telles que des pil...

Page 11: ...o the first item of the Main Menu a Select Probe The display will show as below if you select SELECT PROBE menu from the main menu You can enter a new probe delete a probe or select an existing probe from this section 1 SELECT PROBE 2 MAKE MEASUREMENT 3 RECALL READINGS 4 DELETE READINGS 5 SET TIME DATE 6 SET MEASUREMENT TIMER 7 COMMUNICATIONS 8 LANGUAGE IDIOMA LINGUAGEM 9 POWER OFF 10 BACKLIGHT ON...

Page 12: ...e Type Use the Right arrow to advance to the Probe Life field 3 Enter the Probe Life using the number keys 4 Press ENTER SELECT EXISTING PROBE To assist you with selecting a probe ID the screen displays a list of all probe IDs currently in memory Select from the list of probes in memory the one for which you wish to run a function Make Measurement Recall Readings and Delete Readings o Press the ar...

Page 13: ...onger used To delete the ID of a probe in memory select DELETE EXISTING PROBE 1 Enter the probe ID use the number keys press the DOWN arrow if you make an error 2 Press the UP arrow when you ve entered the correct ID number The instrument will confirm your choice of probe ID before deleting it from memory DELETE PROBE PROBE ID 1000 USE UP DOWN ARROW TO CHANGE ...

Page 14: ...ROBE Press ENT button to start measuring the probe value During measurement MEASURING message displays on the screen On completion of measurement the display shows the probe reading Press ENT button to save the reading Press Up Arrow to re measure the probe again 1 SELECT PROBE 2 MAKE MEASUREMENT 3 RECALL READINGS 4 DELETE READINGS 5 SET TIME DATE 6 SET MEASUREMENT TIMER 7 COMMUNICATIONS 8 LANGUAG...

Page 15: ...al loss value and corrosion rate ENTER NEW PROBE DELETE EXISTING PROBE 1000 WIRE LOOP PL 10 0 2500 CYLINDRICAL PL 10 0 2500 CYLINDRICAL PL 10 0 0434 TUBE LOOP PL 10 0 PRESS ENTER TO SELECT PROBE ID 1000 RDG READING DATE M D Y TIME CHECK 8 859 60 04 24 15 18 45 809 7 759 59 04 24 15 18 45 704 6 841 60 04 24 15 18 45 705 5 459 00 04 24 15 18 45 809 4 118 00 04 24 15 18 45 704 3 434 00 04 24 15 18 45...

Page 16: ...ich needs to be deleted by using up down arrows and press ENT button The selected probe reading will be deleted permanently from the instrument memory ENTER NEW PROBE DELETE EXISTING PROBE 1000 WIRE LOOP PL 10 0 2500 CYLINDRICAL PL 10 0 2500 CYLINDRICAL PL 10 0 0434 TUBE LOOP PL 10 0 PRESS ENTER TO SELECT PROBE ID 1000 RDG READING DATE M D Y TIME CHECK 8 859 60 04 24 15 18 45 809 7 759 59 04 24 15...

Page 17: ...4500E HC will display N A ATTENTION l heure et la date sont définies à l usine mais ils peuvent être ajustées à votre fuseau horaire Aussi si vous essayez de changer la date ou l heure et que ce ci conflit avec l information mémorisée le MS4500E HC affichera N A Use the numbers on the keypad and the arrow keys to make changes to the time and date Press ENT button on the keypad to confirm your chan...

Page 18: ...be from the display Use Up Down arrow keys to select the probe and press ENT button Use Right Left arrow keys to turn on off the data logging Use Up Down arrow to change data logging interval Minimum can be set as 1 Hours and maximum can be set as 99 Days The unit takes the reading once per the set interval ENTER NEW PROBE DELETE EXISTING PROBE 1000 WIRE LOOP PL 10 0 2500 CYLINDRICAL PL 10 0 2500 ...

Page 19: ...ntheCorrosionDataManagementSoftware OpentheInstrumentDownloadCenter Selecttheserialportandinstrument ClicktheDownloadbutton ensurethatPartStatustogglesto On Select COMMUNICATIONS menu from the Main Menu of the instrument Select TRANSFER ALL or Select the Probe data you wish to download DatawillbegintotransferfromtheinstrumenttothePC andwill appearinthedatawindowofthe InstrumentDownloadCenteras sho...

Page 20: ...eportonandoff willalsoclearthedatawindow Onceavalidserialportandinstrumenthavebeenselected clickthe Downloadbuttontoturnthe portonandenablethecomputerto receivedata Ifavalidserialporthasbeenselected the statusbarat thebottomofthewindowwilldisplaythemessage PortStatus On Ifaninvalidserialporthasbeenselected anerrormessagewillappear andthestatusbarwilldisplay themessage PortStatus Off Ifthis happens...

Page 21: ...ctionofa datafile Loading aDataFile Afterselectingadatafile orclickingtheChartDatabuttonfromthe InstrumentDownloadCenter a statuswindowwilldisplaytheprogress ofthefilebeingopened alongwiththeInstrumentType ProbeType andProbeIDforthedatafile Data Table Afterafilehasbeensuccessfullyloaded thedatawillbedisplayedin theDataTableforreview By default alldatapointswillbeincludedin thechart However datapoi...

Page 22: ...art AchartcanbeexportedtootherapplicationsusingtheCopyChart optionintheFilemenu Thiswill copyboththechartandtherawdata totheWindows Clipboard Thechartcanthenbeinserted intoother applicationsusingthePastefunction Note Insomeapplications usingthePastefunction willinserttherawdatainsteadofthechart In thiscase usethePasteSpecialfunction thenselect Picturetoinsert thechart ChartTools Statistical Data T...

Page 23: ...togglesthemeanvaluelineonandoff o TrendLine ShowTrendLinetogglesthetrendlineonandoff o Title FootnoteSetup Title FootnoteSetupdisplaysawindowthatallowsthe charttitleandfootnotestobetoggled onandoff andtobe modified o PlotSetup PlotSetupdisplaysawindowthatallowsconfigurationof Y axisscaling andofthecharttype TheY axiscanbescaledtodefaultvaluesbycheckingthe AutoScalingoptionbox TheY axis canbescaled...

Page 24: ...ialviewofthechart which displaysthefulldataset o CalculateCorrosionRate IfthechartcontainsERdata theCalculateCorrosion Rateoptionwillbecomeavailableunder theToolsmenu Thisoptionallowsthecorrosionratetobecalculated betweenanytwodata pointsonthechart Tocalculatethe corrosionrateclickCalculateCorrosionRate thenclick twodatapoints Thecorrosionratebetweenthosetwo datapointswillbedisplayed In calculate ...

Page 25: ...Select POWER OFF from Main Menu to turn off the unit j Backlight On Off Select BACKLIGHT ON OFF from Main Menu to turn the backlight for the LCD display on or off ENGLISH ESPANOL PORTUGUES FRANCAISE PRESS ENTER TO SELECT PRESIONAR ENTPARA SELECCIONAR PRESSIONAR ENT PARA AJUSTAR TAPER ENTRER POUR REGLER LOGGING OFF ...

Page 26: ...ution ER Data Logger with the Meter Prover A Meter Prover is provided to allow routine checks of the MS4500E HC High Resolution ER Data Logger The Meter Prover simulates a Wire Loop type probe at a fixed value To test the unit with the Meter Prover 1 Connect the Meter Prover to the probe connector 2 Turn on the MS4500 HC data logger by pressing the ON button 3 Select probe type as Wire Loop 4 Sele...

Page 27: ...to each of the other pins There should be continuity low resistance to each pin NOTE Continuity on each pin does not ensure that the probe is good However if you find an open circuit on any pins then it is almost certain that the probe is bad and should be replaced 2 Ensure the battery voltage 3 Test the MS4500E HC High Resolution ER Data Logger transmitter using the supplied Meter Prover see page...

Page 28: ...use are beyond our control B Obtaining Service and Returning the Instrument for Repair If you experience problems with your instrument please contact the factory at 256 358 4202 and ask for customer support for instrumentation Our customer support department will assist you in troubleshooting your instrument Most issues can be resolved over the phone but in some cases it may be necessary to return...

Page 29: ...se Contact Information for Repair Contact Name Company Phone Number E mail Address Return Shipping Information Recipient Name Company Return Address If different than above Reason for Return Provide as much detail as possible Attach additional pages if required Invoice Instructions For non warranty repairs Invoice me for the repair Requires an open account with Metal samples Contact me for credit ...

Page 30: ...Appendix A Revision History Revision Date Changes 0 2 15 2018 Initial Release A 4 26 2018 Hazardous Area Certification Details Modified B 4 27 2018 Special Conditions Added ...

Page 31: ...Appendix B Hazardous Area Certification Details ...

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Page 33: ...Appendix C Control Drawing ...

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