Patent No. 6,766,028 - OFI Testing Equipment, Inc.
OFITE, 11302 Steeplecrest Dr., Houston, TX 77065 USA / Tel: 832-320-7300 / Fax: 713-880-9886 / www.ofite.com
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To begin a test in Auto mode:
1. Add approximately 170 mL of test fluid to the clean and dry stainless
steel sample cup.
2. Enter the raw file save period (in MM:SS) and select the shear stress
units from the drop-down menu.
3. Highlight a test to run from the list in the upper left-hand corner of the
Main Screen. Refer to page 27 for instructions on creating custom
tests.
4. Enter a name in the “Experiment Name” field.
5. Click the “Start Test” button.
6. Enter a comment in the resulting dialog box. Comments are optional,
but can be used later to identify the test results.
Caution: The Model 900 Viscometer thermocouple must be immersed
in the fluid before enabling the temperature or heating a sample in the
heat cup.