Protec PROTEK II PROTEK II SF manual

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    Coating Thickness Instrume nts ProTek II S SERIES User’s Guide ProTek II SF _____ ProTek II SN _____ ProTek II ST _____[...]

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    2 1.0 INTRODUCTION T he P ro T ek II ser ies Coat ing T hic kness I nstruments represent the latest techn ology for the non-destru ctive m easurem ent of surf ace coatings on all metals . While they are very easy and conve nient to use , t he fir st time use r s hould r ead t his e ntir e manual before op erating the instrum ent to fully utilize it[...]

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    3 2.0. EQUIPMENT SUP PLIED 2.1 Standard Accessories The ProT ek II Series Gaug es are supplied w ith the f ollowin g standard acces sories: a. Bare test plate for setting Z ERO calibration. ProT ek II SF supplied w ith steel plate ProT ek II SN supplied w ith alum inum plate ProT ek II ST supplied w ith steel and alu mi num plates b. Two precisi on[...]

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    4 3.0. KEYP AD FUNCTIONS 1. Turns the power on ON 2. Turns the power off 3. Selects display ed value or displayed su b-m enu option 1. Enters calibration mode 2. Increases display ed value in calibration m ode 3. Increases num ber of m easuremen ts in CA M mode 1. Enter CAM ( average ) mode. 2. Decreases displayed valu e in calibration mode 3. Decr[...]

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    5 4.0 OP ERATING PR OCEDURE 4.1 HANDLE P ROB E CAREFULLY 4.2 Taking Measurements 1. Press the ON k ey to turn on the pow er. T he LCD w ill m omen tarily flash SAB ERN and all of th e indicators w ill be illum inated. T he display will then show “- - -- --” alon g with the selected un its of meas ure indicator: a. m ils/thou : English b. um (mi[...]

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    6 5.0 CALIBRATION 5.1 Introduction The Pr oT ek II series normally d o not require calibr ation before use. How ever, wh enever the product or part to be checked varies greatly f rom the supplied test plate, in either shape or thickness, it is best to check or verify the calibration using an u ncoated sample of the actu al prod uct or part and usin[...]

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    7 Settin g The “Z ERO” Point 3. Af ter pressing th e key , the display w ill flash “ 2 PT CAL” fol low ed by “ 0 0 P LATE” . An au dible “beep” w ill also be heard. Place the probe on th e bare m etal part and press until th e shell contacts the surf ace. 4. T he display w ill show “CA L” on the lef t and a thicknes s reading (n[...]

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    8 6.0 CHANGING UNITS OF MEASURE To change the u nits of m easure from mils to m icrons, and vice versa, press the 0N + key. Each tim e this combination of key s are p ressed the units w ill chang e from on e to the other. The unit of m easure indicat or, located in the u pper right corn er of th e display , w ill also change. 7.0 CAM MODE (COUNTED [...]

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    9 Af ter the first m easurement is tak en, a nu mber w ill app ear on t he l eft side o f the d ispl ay alo ng with the thi ckness rea di ng o n the r ight. T he number o n t he l eft indi ca tes the num ber of m easuremen ts that m ust be taken to complete the current series for the CAM average. Thus, each tim e a m easurem ent is taken, th e num [...]

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    10 4- P ress the ON key . T he gaug e enters to its previous setup w ithout any changes 8.0 CHANGING THE BATTERY. When a battery indicator appears on top of the display , replace the battery . Battery life is approxim ately 6 m o nths w hen the ProTek II series g auge s are us ed for about 80 readin gs per day. BATTER Y TY PE: Any high qu ality 9 v[...]