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Страница 2: ...Adjustment 9 Adjustment Techniques 9 Cal Settings Menu 10 1 Point Adjust 10 2 Point Adjust 10 Setup Menu 12 Reset 12 Gage Info 13 Statistics 14 Memory Management 15 Annotate 16 Display 17 Summaries 18 Screen Capture 18 Accessing Stored Measurement Data 19 PosiSoft USB 19 PosiSoft net 19 PosiSoft Desktop 19 PosiSoft App 19 Table of Contents Table of Contents ...
Страница 3: ... Powder Probes 24 List 24 Change Order 24 Add New 24 Probe Off 24 Connect 24 Updates 25 Probe RESET 25 Temperature 26 PosiTector Body Power Supply Battery Indicator 26 Changing Probe Batteries 26 Additional Accessories 27 Technical Data 28 Returning For Service 29 Warranty 29 ...
Страница 4: ...ust stay within 10 meters 30 feet of each other while measuring A rubber holster with belt loop allows the PosiTector body to stay with the operator while measuring 1 PosiTector PC Contents PosiTector body Advanced PosiTector probe PC PC Probe Connector Cover Probe zeroing fixture Replacement screen Protective lens shield Carabineer Wrist strap Protective rubber holster with belt clip 3 AAA alkali...
Страница 5: ...be pg 8 3 ADJUST to the specific powder if necessary pg 10 4 MEASURE the applied powder pg 5 Quick Start Quick Start NOTE Wrist Strap We recommend attaching and wearing the supplied wrist straps for both the PosiTector body and PC probe 1 2 Protective Lens Shield The LCD is covered with a thin plastic film for protection against fingerprints and other marks during shipment This film while usually ...
Страница 6: ...accepts a wide variety of probe types including magnetic eddy current and ultrasonic coating thickness surface profile environmental Shore hardness durometer salt contamination and ultrasonic wall thickness probes See www defelsko com probes PosiTector bodies accept all PosiTector DPM 6000 200 SPG RTR SST SHD and UTG probes ...
Страница 7: ...reens are available During power up a physically connected probe is recognized when a PC probe is not available powered off To reconnect to a PC wireless probe after power up select Connect within the Connect Powder Probes menu pg 27 The PosiTector body will automatically connect to an active wireless NOTE If a thickness result does not appear after 5 seconds release the measurement button and try...
Страница 8: ...ghtly keeping a the Distance Paddle close to the Distance Target Bar b the Amplitude Indicator at maximum height pg 5 Release the button when you hear a double BEEP or see a thickness measurement on either display How to Measure How to Measure Maximum Amplitude Dot Probe Display button not pressed Amplitude Indicator Results Indicator Distance Target Bar Probe Batteries Status pg 29 Probe Connecte...
Страница 9: ...ed cured thickness is less than the minimum range The collected samples have resulted in a good reading but the resultant predicted cured thickness is greater than the maximum range An indeterminate or invalid reading Wireless Indicator The symbol indicates the PosiTector body and wireless probe are communicating properly Results Indicator When the probe is in the proper position and good samples ...
Страница 10: ...siTector body then press the center navigation button Below is a sample menu for a PosiTector PC Some buttons have a tick box to their right to indicate current status An empty box indicates that feature is not active Current selection is displayed with darkened background Up Down Center To navigate use the Up and Down buttons to scroll and to SELECT Select Exit to exit from any menu ü Navigation ...
Страница 11: ...e on a new powder and periodically thereafter the user should perform an accuracy check This ensures the gage measures properly by comparing predicted thickness values with actual cured thickness values Zero the probe pg 8 1 Spray powder onto a flat smooth metal sample 2 Measure the uncured powder with the PosiTector PC 3 Cure the powder 4 Measure cured thickness with a magnetic or eddy current 5 ...
Страница 12: ...ckness results is outside the combined tolerances of the two measuring instruments PosiTector PC and dry film thickness instrument then two adjustment techniques are available to correct the variance see Adjustment Techniques pg 9 User adjustments are stored in the current Cal setting It may be desirable to open a new Cal setting first see Cal Memory pg 11 Adjustment Techniques Adjustment Techniqu...
Страница 13: ...approximately 40 microns 1 5 mils on one and 75 microns 3 mils on the other Select 2 Pt Adjust then select Measure 2 Take at least 3 uncured powder measurements on the thin 3 powder panel with the PosiTector PC Results will be stored in the gage Select OK Take at least 3 uncured powder measurements on the thick 4 powder panel with the PosiTector PC Results will be stored in the gage Select OK Cure...
Страница 14: ...isplays the current calibration setting ex Cal 3 in the upper right corner of the display The setting called Cal 1 has unique features It can be adjusted but never deleted and is always made active with factory settings after a Reset pg 12 Creates a new calibration setting using the next available number Maximum of 10 By default these new Cal settings are initially created with the Gage s factory ...
Страница 15: ...tory calibration icon will appear on the display Cal Reset Reset Reset menu reset restores factory settings and returns the Gage to a known condition The following occurs All batches stored measurements images and batch names are erased Menu settings are returned to the following Perform a more thorough Hard Reset as follows 1 Power down the Gage and wait 5 seconds 2 Simultaneously press and hold ...
Страница 16: ...o pg 13 Set Clock Flip Display This option causes the display to rotate 180 Ideal for right side up viewing when the sensors are pointed away from the user Converts the display from inch to metric or vice versa Stored measurements in memory are not converted Units Switching units will turn off Statistics view and closes Memory Converts displayed and printed words to the selected language Language ...
Страница 17: ...ry type No damage will occur if the wrong battery type is selected DeFelsko recommends the use of eneloop NiMH rechargeable batteries NOTE PosiTector body only When selected a icon and statistical summary will appear on the display Remove the last measurement by pressing the button Press to clear statistics Statistics Mode Statistics Mode Mean average Standard Deviation of measurements Minimum mea...
Страница 18: ...batch Last reading readings in current batch Remove the last reading from the current open batch by pressing If memory is ON continuous measurements can be taken and stored in memory NOTES New Batch Closes any currently opened batch and creates a new batch name using the lowest available number For example if only Batch 1 and Batch 3 exist then Batch 2 would be created and made the current batch T...
Страница 19: ...ons Annotations can be synchronized with PosiSoft net and are included in all PosiSoft reports see Accessing Stored Measurement Data pg 18 Annotations can also be created using PosiSoft net pg 19 or PosiSoft Mobile pg 20 Delete Removes a batch completely from memory The name is deleted and all measurements are erased View Scroll using the Up or Down buttons through information statistical summary ...
Страница 20: ...Chart for Single Layer Application When a batch is open press Up to scroll through the above display options Shortcut None Default screen shows statistics PosiSoft net pg 19 and PosiSoft Mobile pg 20 are used to insert an Image and Notes into a batch Calibration adjustments cannot be made if any measurements were taken with that setting and stored into a batch Each batch can contain a maximum of 1...
Страница 21: ...s are stored in memory and can be accessed when connected to a computer see PosiSoft USB Drive pg 22 Sample Screen Captures Displays a summary of all stored batches including the name probe type number of readings and type In the following example Batch 3 B3 indicates an F 6000 coating thickness probe was used to record a total of 6 readings in PA2 mode ...
Страница 22: ... pg 24 PosiSoft Desktop Powerful desktop software PC Mac for downloading viewing printing and storing measurement data Includes a customizable templated PDF Report Generator No internet connection required PosiSoft net Web based application offering secure centralized storage of measurement data Access your data from any web connected device PosiTector App Advanced models only s n 784000 App for c...
Страница 23: ...dings into PosiSoft Desktop v4 0 Software whenever a WiFi network is not available or out of range To enable select Access Point from the Connect WiFi menu The Access Point icon will display in the upper left of the PosiTector display Securing your Access Point To ensure the PosiTector is only accessible to authorized devices it is important that you enter a passphrase password for the Access Poin...
Страница 24: ...able local networks Available networks detected by the Gage are listed on the screen along with any networks that the Gage has previously been connected to that are not currently within connection range Information Gage displays information about the local WiFi network connection including SSID the network s name State displays if the Gage is connected to the network or not IP Address the network ...
Страница 25: ...eration process is started that installs device drivers with out re booting your computer You may see several pop up windows in the taskbar at the bottom right of your screen Wait for the entire process to be completed before proceeding Serial Streaming via USB Advanced models only serial numbers 784000 and greater Advanced gage bodies have the ability to serial stream live readings from the USB p...
Страница 26: ...et from within the USB connect menu to automatically synchronize upon connection to a PC Additional measurements added to memory while connected are synchronized only when the USB cable is disconnected and reconnected or when the Sync net Now option is selected WiFi connected gages automatically attempt synchronization upon power up NOTE PosiSoft Desktop pg 24 is required when using USB or Bluetoo...
Страница 27: ... datasets to the paired Bluetooth Device as they are taken Datasets can be streamed as they are taken to the optional Bluetooth printer or third party computer software Powder Probes Displays menu options that enable the PosiTector Advanced body to communicate with wireless PosiTector PC probes See http www defelsko com pc List Add New Connect Probe Off Change Order Displays all Powder Checker pro...
Страница 28: ...termines if a software update is available for your Gage If an update is available a prompt will appear allowing the user to choose to perform the update at this time or not To perform an update the Gage must be connected to an internet connected computer with PosiSoft Desktop pg 24 or WiFi network pg 24 Updates Ensure that stored measurements are backed up to a PC or PosiSoft net The Gage may per...
Страница 29: ...Type is selected in the Setup Battery Type menu pg 14 Battery performance decreases at low temperatures Use only AA alkaline batteries 3 in the probe Nickel cadmium and nickel metal hydride rechargeable batteries will work but the probe battery state indicator icon may appear to have weak batteries The gage will turn off automatically when batteries are very low preceded by a low battery warning o...
Страница 30: ...port that acts as a continuous power source Or connect the cable to the included power adaptor which plugs into any AC wall electrical outlet 110 or 220V A selection of electrical plugs is included which are capable of dealing with most country s outlets The USB cable provided can also be used for Accessing Stored Measurement Data pg 18 USB Cable A USB Cable is provided with every PosiTector The U...
Страница 31: ...echnical Data Technical Data Measuring Range 20 110 microns 0 8 4 3 mils Accuracy 5 microns 0 2 mil Resolution 1 micron 0 05 mils Measurement Time 2 5 seconds Measurement Distance to Powder 18 mm 0 75 inch Measurement Area 2 mm 0 08 inch Body Size 137 x 61 x 28 mm 5 4 x 2 4 x 1 1 in Probe Size 222 x Ø50 mm 8 75 x Ø2 0 in Body Weight without batteries 140 g 4 9 oz Probe Weight without batteries 272...
Страница 32: ... or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate DeFelsko is not responsible for printing or clerical errors Returning for Service Returning for Service Before returning the instrument for service 1 Install new batteries in the proper alignment as shown within battery compartme...
