Manual No. OM5000
Jan X/04 Ver 1.40
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2. INTRODUCTION
The NovaScope 5000 is the most significant improvement in the NovaScope series of precision
ultrasonic thickness gages and represents the most versatile and precise digital ultrasonic thickness
gage available on the market today. By means of its dual-trace CRT based scope display and
variety of “virtual” Touch Screen controls, the NovaScope 5000 is specifically designed for complex,
difficult and ultra-critical gaging applications (where the more common portable/non-scope
ultrasonic thickness gages either won't operate or are too risky in their interpretation to use).
Operating on the ultrasonic pulse-echo principle, the NovaScope 5000 gages sectional thickness
with access to only one surface of the material. Furthermore, its versatile design permits the gaging
of both stationary or in-motion products-using either a manual or automatic mode of operation.
The NovaScope, which operates from either a standard nominal 115 or 230 VAC power outlet. It
also features a highly versatile dual digital port. This port offers both high speed binary or RS-232C
digital interfacing with peripheral equipment, computers, printers, other test instruments and NDT
Systems, Inc’s
PortaScan
portable ultrasonic imaging system.
A wide selection of specifically designed NovaScope thickness-gaging transducers (probes) are
available to further optimize application performance. The use of various other types, sizes and
frequencies of contact, delay line and non-contact immersion (focused or non-focused) transducer
are included. When required to suit specific customer applications, NDT Systems’ transducer
engineering department can custom design and fabricate transducers to meet virtually any situation.
Many other features of the NovaScope 5000 will become evident upon reading and understanding
this Operating Manual.