Model 1010 TE Survey Meter - Far West Technology, Inc.
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1. A A Odd 4 MAINTENANCE uns aa ratonera aaa 5 M REPAIR RA 5 MODEL 1010 TE SURVEY METER 1 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION The Model 1010 Survey Meter consists of a multiplying ion chamber an electrometer with a metering circuit and the necessary power supplies It has the following ratemeter ranges 0 0 1 mrad h 0 1 mrad h 0 10 mrad h 0 100 mrad h and 0 1000 mrad h It also has 0 0 01 mrad 0 0 1 mrad and 0 1 mrad integrating dose ranges The survey meter will measure the absorbed dose from any penetrating radiation including x rays gamma rays neutrons and high energy Particles The multiplying ion chamber is a cylindrical tissue equivalent plastic shell 2 in diameter with a central loop The chamber is operated at about 1500 volts and the pressure of tissue equivalent filling gas is 10 cmHg The electrometer circuit measures the total charge collected by the central loop Because of the sharp dependence of gas multiplication on chamber voltage the high voltage is regulated to about 0 1 by an integrated voltage regulator and a feed back loop 11 USE The instrument is designed to measure low level penetrating radiation Measurements of absorbed dose in non controlled areas in the vicinity of radiation sources may be performed guickly The instrument normally reads background levels of radiation on the 0 01 mrad range When switching to the 0 1 mrad h rate meter range the meter may be driven off scale By momentarily switching to the2. OPERATION MANUAL Model 1010 TE Survey Meter August 1998 oe Health Physics Instruments 330 South Kellogg Ave Suite D Goleta CA 93117 GENERAL INFORMATION This instrument is manufactured in the United States of America by Health Physics Instruments Suite D 330 South Kellogg Ave Goleta CA 93117 3814 Tel 805 964 3615 Fax 805 964 3162 Email support Ofwt com Health Physics Instruments is a division of Far West Technology Inc Both Health Physics Instruments and Far West Technology have been manufacturing radiation measuring devices since 1972 REPAIR SERVICE Although we design and manufacture our instruments to a high standard we realize that repairs are sometimes necessary If you believe service is needed on this instrument please call our service department before shipping the instrument to us for repair often we can help you with simple problems If you do decide to return it to us for repair then please include Contact person s name Organization or Company name Address Phone number of contact person Description of the problem Anything else you may think important DARAN We will inform you of the repair charges and wait for your authorization before we repair your instrument TABLE OF CONTENTS a o e lila AAA o nn A 2 Il USE ITA AAA ARANA RRA TR AAA RRA 2 ll GENERALCIRCU socinsisnnonanananona ona 2 NE ASSEMBRL aaa 3 V CALIBFIA nel 4 A ROUTINE RECAER MON O 4 B ORIGINAL CALIBRA ON
3. hm resistor for the x 100 and x 1000 rate meter ranges 50 000 megohm resistor for the x 0 1 x 1 and x 10 rate meter ranges and a 6000 pF capacitor for the integrate ranges The metering circuit the components of which are mounted on the switch sections presents a constant impedance to the electrometer output and uses 1 resistors to obtain accurate decade steps Only three calibration adjustments are available one for each high impedance element The electrometer is a plug in unit of the varactor bridge type Zero adjustment is available to cancel the offset voltage The DC to DC converter supplies 12 v to the electrometer and 12v to the high voltage power supply from the 6 v batteries The high voltage power supply is regulated with an integrated circuit precision voltage regulator with a feed back loop using an FET A high voltage adjustment is available All adjustments are located in the battery compartment MODEL 1010 TE SURVEY METER 2 MODEL 1010 TE SURVEY METER DETECTOR JO gt lt lt HIGH VOLTAGE LEAD SIGNAL LEAD RANGE SWITCH METER ELECTROMETER CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY The following order is recommended to disassemble the instrument Remove the end plate by removing the 4 rubber feet to replace batteries or make calibration adjustments Remove bottom plate by removing 4 rubber feet and 2 screws Range switch electrometer circuit b
4. is known to be 10 mR h the instrument should read 9 6 mrad h Two calibration procedures will be described a routine calibration and an original calibration Normally only the former will be required A 1 Routine Recalibration 1 35 All adjustments are in the battery compartment The CENTER procedure is to check the accuracy of the x 10 mrad h SENSITIVITY x 100 mrad h and the 1 mrad ranges If one is off or in 10 mR h field and note meter reading It should be 9 6 mrad h Observe accuracy of 100 mrad h range Observe accuracy of 0 1 mrad dose range Time for full scale deflection in a 10 mR h field should be about 37 sec If all ranges are off uniformly adjust high voltage If one range is off adjust the proper calibration control Check operation on all ranges The meter should be able to go off scale on the 10 mrad h and the 1 mrad ranges Original Calibration Check zero by setting range switch on R Check battery condition and replace batteries if necessary BATTERIES Place CAL LO control in about the center Place center of chamber in a 10 MR h field from Co 60 or Cs 137 and adjust high voltage HV to give a meter reading of 9 6 mrad h Place center of chamber in a 100 MR h field and adjust CAL HI to give a reading of 96 mrad h Place center of chamber in a 10 mR h field and the HV ZERO CAL CAL CAL ra
5. mine whether the circuit or the chamber is faulty If the voltages check out the high voltage power supply is not at fault Disconnect the chamber by withdrawing the jack from the center of the chamber and note the reading when the instrument is turned on The meter should approach zero and possibly dip slowly below on the x 0 1 rate meter range If the chamber is at fault it can be tested if an electrometer such as a General Radio or Keithley is available With the high voltage from the instrument applied 1300V the current should be about 2 x 10 amps mR h from gamma rays The current should approach zero and individual events should be observable at background radiation levels The chamber is sealed and no repairs can be made in the field If resistors in the regulator circuit are replaced 1 metal oxide types are required If carbon resistors are used the instrument will be temperature dependent If resistors in the switch sections are replaced 1 metal oxide types are required for accurate calibrations on all ranges MODEL 1010 TE SURVEY METER 5 EET ETTE JUST Ag UMDIG 66 7 3100 0002 4z 20v r
6. nge switch on R Turn range switch to x 0 1 mrad Fl LO INT position and time full scale deflection Adjust CAL INT so that full scale deflection takes 7 sec If it is not possible to calibrate all three ranges because of limitations of the controls readjust high voltage slightly and repeat steps 3 4 and 5 Place the chamber near a source and check for off scale deflection on the x 10 mrad h and mrad ranges It is possible to have the instrument in calibration and the meter not be able to read full scale deflection on these ranges If this is the case decrease HV slightly and repeat the calibration MODEL 1010 TE SURVEY METER 4 MAINTENANCE CAUTION HIGH VOLTAGE EXISTS AT THE CHAMBER AND ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD The only routine service required is the replacement of batteries and the calibration Any type of 1 3to 1 5 volt batteries of the D size may be used such as carbon dry cells or alkaline cells VI REPAIR CAUTION After removing the bottom panel the high megohm resistors are exposed They are mounted on the switch section nearest the back panel Because of their small size they may be overlooked Do not handle these resistors with your fingers as they will change resistance and alter the calibration The location of all parts is shown in the drawings or in the parts list Normal operating voltages of the critical locations are shown in the circuit diagram If difficulties are experienced deter
7. oard and meter are available Remove 2 screws on edges of circuit board Circuit board may now swing up so that components are available Remove knob and selector switch nut and withdraw the signal lead from connector in detector Selector switch can swing out of the chassis without disconnecting leads Remove electrometer by removing 2 4 40 screws available under circuit board Pry the electrometer from the socket and swing socket out of way Remove the meter by disconnecting the 3 wires Remove the two 4 40 nuts holding the front panel to the instrument case These nuts have spacers under them and are located in the comers of the meter compartment beside the meter This will permit the meter and front panel to be removed as a unit Remove detector by withdrawing the 2 jacks and removing the 4 mounting nuts V CALIBRATION The overall sensitivity is adjusted by setting the high voltage See Figure 3 The three calibration adjustments are to allow for the 10 tolerances on the high impedance elements One ofthese CAL INT sets all integrate ranges CAL LO sets the x 0 1 x 1 and x 10 rate meter ranges and the third CAL HI sets the x 100 and x 1000 rate meter ranges The decade steps are fixed by the metering circuit To properly calibrate the instrument in mrads with known exposure rates from Co 60 or Cs 137 a factor of 0 96 must be used to obtain tissue rads from exposure in R NCRP quotes 0 957 If the exposure rate at some location
8. reset position R and back to the 0 1 mrad h range the time constant capacitor will be discharged and the meter will come back on scale Rapid switching of the range switch does not harm the meter The instrument is independent of battery voltage until the voltage is insufficient to operate the power supply oscillators The battery check switch position BAT consists of a 6 volt voltmeter operated with the load on the batteries The instrument will operate properly at 4 5 volts For very low radiation level measurements the integrating ranges may be used The instrument should be checked for leakage periodically by measuring background radiation drift rates on the 0 01 mrad scale Normally time for full scale deflection 10 microrad is about 1 hour but it is dependent on location If the drift rate from background is known differences in drift rates can be attributable to radiation sources The three absorbed dose ranges employ the same charging capacitor Switching from one range to the next does not destroy the measurement The capacitor is discharged and the meter returned to zero by switching to the reset position R lil GENERAL CIRCUIT The Model 1010 Survey Meter consists of a detector a low voltage DC to DC converter a regulated high voltage power supply an electrometer and metering circuit and a selector switch assembly The two power supplies are mounted on the printed circuit board Three high impedance elements are used 50 mego
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