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PowderTAG 

LD5860

Thickness Analysing Gauge

Operating Instructions 

(V1.4 0718)

IMPORTANT! Before taking this instrument in 
use we strongly advise you to read this manual 
carefully.

Summary of Contents for LD5860

Page 1: ...PowderTAG LD5860 Thickness Analysing Gauge Operating Instructions V1 4 0718 IMPORTANT Before taking this instrument in use we strongly advise you to read this manual carefully ...

Page 2: ...cal damage an act of God or non compliance with the operating instructions shall be excluded from the warranty as well as mechanical interference by the customer or by third parties with the PowderTAG and related equipment without TQC Sheen s written permission No liability will be accepted for defects damage or injury caused due to use not carried out in accordance with the manufacturer s user in...

Page 3: ...ng started 7 1 Insert batteries and connect sensor 7 2 Starting the PowderTAG and perform measurements 8 User interface 8 1 Main menu 8 2 Measurement screen 8 3 Measure settings 8 4 Limit values 8 5 Instrument settings 8 6 Check instrument 9 Measuring mode 9 1 Notes for coating thickness measurement 9 2 Preparation for measurement 9 3 Performing measurements 10 Calibrations 10 1 General guide line...

Page 4: ...ailed safety instructions in section 2 1 3 Copyright The copyright of this operating manual remains with TQC Sheen This operating manual is intended solely for the user and his personnel Its instructions and guidelines may not be duplicated circulated or otherwise passed on to others neither fully nor partly Infringement of these restrictions may lead to legal action may be taken if this restricti...

Page 5: ... Mechanical damage can lead to internal short circuits Fire risk Protect batteries from damp In case of fire do not extinguish it with with water but with sand say Electrolyte solution is highly flammable Leaked electrolyte solution from a Li ion battery can be washed away from the battery with water Do not short circuit Li ion batteries Take care when using tools and wearing metal jewellery Fire ...

Page 6: ...racy about 3 Layer thickness typ 50 300 microns Depending on the material properties 4 4 Power supply The PowderTAG is powered by four Li Ion batteries 3 7V type included It is not suitable for operation with conventional 1 5V AA batteries To charge the batteries an external battery charger included must be used This charger is exclusively designed for Li ion batteries For safe handling of the bat...

Page 7: ...d down when the measurement is performed The cured setting is not meant for QC applications as per formed by a regular coating thickness gauge It mainly comes in handy on curved objects and corners that cannot be measured with a regular coating film thickness gauge In case of new combinations of materials check measured PowderTAG values against a regular coating thickness gauge When a second layer...

Page 8: ...tare in it directly The instrument is now ready to measure 4 Point the sensor to the object Make sure the three LED pointers combine into one point on the object This is the correct measuring distance 5 Press the measurement button to trigger the measurement Start and end of the measurement are indicated by a brief flash of the positioning LEDs and an acoustic signal 6 The measurement result is sh...

Page 9: ...Measure settings The Measure Settings menu allows you to load edit create and delete calibrations and set limits Use the arrow keys to highlight the corresponding calibration and press OK You will immediately be redirected to the measurement screen The desired calibration appears in the display and you can start a measurement immediately For more information on creating and editing calibrations se...

Page 10: ... based on the factory calibrations The PowderTAG has the option of single point or two point calibration To ensure an optimum calibration the following should be observed The quality of a calibration influences how precisely the layer thicknesses of a material system can be determined A careful approach is therefore essential Please note that the powder coatings may vary greatly in nature and comp...

Page 11: ...layer thickness Example With a regular coating thickness gauge you have determined that the lower layer thickness averagely is 60µm On this same area the PowderTAG measured a mean of 53µm The average higher layer thickness of another area is 100µm measured with a regular coating thickness gauge whereas the PowderTAG measures 85µm on this area This way you have determined that a specific powder dev...

Page 12: ... level of 60 A battery should be recharged every six months to 55 75 11 5 Precautions Batteries in carry on baggage aircraft cabin The battery employed in PowderTAG is a generic single cell Lithium Ion battery 3 7V 850mAh The battery employed in PowderTAG has a capacity of 3 11 Watt hours and is rated for low power use only A protection circuitry has been applied to the PowderTAG mainboard as per ...

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