Brookfield Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
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Manual No. M/98-211-B0104
Brookfield Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
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Manual No. M98-211-E0912
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Viscometer Will Not Return To Zero
✓
Rheometer is not level
• Adjust the laboratory stand
✓
Pivot point or jewel bearing faulty
• Perform an Oscillation Check*
✓
Manually lift the spindle nut and rotate counter clockwise until the display shows
20% - 30% deflection.
✓
Release the spindle nut.
✓
The % display should return to 0.0%
±
0.1%.
• Perform calibration check
• Contact Brookfield Engineering Laboratories, Inc. or your Brookfield dealer for repair.
* This procedure does not apply to instruments with ball bearing suspension (See Section I.7).
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Display Reading Will Not Stabilize
✓
Special characteristic of sample fluid. There is no problem with the rheometer.
• Refer to Appendix C
✓
Check for erratic spindle rotation
• Verify power supply
• Contact Brookfield Engineering Laboratories, Inc. or your Brookfield dealer for repair.
✓
Bent spindle or spindle coupling.
• Contact Brookfield Engineering Laboratories, Inc. or your Brookfield dealer for repair.
✓
Temperature fluctuation in sample fluid
• Use temperature bath control.
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No Recorder Response
✓
Be sure the rheometer is not at ZERO reading.
✓
Be sure the recorder is ON and not on STANDBY.
✓
Verify the range settings.
✓
Check cable leads for clean connection.
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Recorder Pen Moves In Wrong Direction
✓
Output polarity reversed
• Reverse leads