model: pce-ct 25 introduction caution warning
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1. MAX MIN key to switch maximum minimum max min average and number of data log MAINTENANCE Battery Replacement 1 Power is supplied by a 9 volt transistor battery NEDA 1604 IEC 6F22 If the LCD shows ANF it means the battery replacement is need 2 Pull off battery cover 3 Remove the battery cover by gently sliding it onwards the bottom of the meter 4 Remove and disconnect the old battery from the meter and replace with a new unit Wind the excess lead length and put the top of battery beneath the battery chamber Install the battery and put the battery cover Cleaning Periodically wipe the case with a damp cloth and detergent do not use abrasives or solvents tet auton Ver 1 7 02 14 112. 1 second nominal Operating Environment 32 F to 122 F 0 C to 50 C at lt 75 R H Storage Temperature 4 F to 140 F 20 C to 60 C 0 to 80 R H with battery removed from meter Auto Power Off 30 seconds Standby Consuming Current lt 15uA Battery Standard 9V battery NEDA 1604 IEC 6F22 006P Battery Life 9 hours continuity typical contain Back lit Dimensions 148mm H x 105mm W x 42mm D Weight Approx 157g including battery Detectable Substrate Material Ferrous metal iron steel and Non Ferrous metal copper aluminum zinc bronze brass etc ELECTRICAL Thickness Range 0 to 40 0mils 0 to 1000um Display Resolution 0 1 mils 1 um Accuracy 4dgts on 0 to 7 8mils 10dgts on 0 to 199um 3 4dgts on 7 9mils to 40mils 3 10dgts on 200um to 1000um Temperature Coefficient 0 1x specified accuracy C lt 18 C or gt 28 C Response Time second DEFINITION Zeroing Plate Ferrous is steel Non ferrous is Aluminum Non Ferrous Peel off the other side protection film before use Ferrous Peel off the other side protection film before use Standard Coating Plate Standard Thickness 39 6 mils 5 1006 micron We Peel off the both side of protection film before use Peel off the protection films from foil and standard coating plate before first use Function key Sensing lt Tip OO Trigger EN LCD Battery cover FUNCT
3. point will be saved to the meter Users do not have to set this cali dF uk brating point every time Calibration on Frequent Calibrating Point 1 Press the sensing tip to contact frequent calibrating surface on the substrate Pull the trigger and wait until E sign appears 2 Hold Zero key for longer than 2 seconds The meter will calibrate automatically to match the frequent cali brating point which was saved in the meter earlier Calibrating Point Clearance 1 When power is off hold Zero key and pull the trigger to power on LCD shows Clr and Set The zeroing point one point or two point calibration readings will be deleted 2 When calibration is not operated prop erly the clearance function helps users to start over again ERATOR 1 Keep the meter away any substrate or any magnetic field Pull the trigger to power on and wait for run and H sign 2 Press the sensing tip to contact coated surface tightly 3 Pull the trigger and release immediately i sign will appear when measurement is completed DO NOT re move the sensing tip from surface until H sign is shown 4 Substrate material will be indicated accordingly If the substrate material can not be recognized Ferr and Non Ferr are not shown 5 When the thickness is over the measurement range the LCD will show the original data and there is one sound beep announced 6 Use
4. AL to exit data logging mode and return to operation no i dhEH shows no dAtA The meter automati cally exit data logging mode and return to operation 4 Data logging counts in order starting Between first and last data there is CLr LoG for clearance Press CAL button will delete all logged data and return to m operation Please be aware that clearance function is not reversible Be cautious before pressing CAL button from 1 Use A to go to next data r ai 5 Data storage capacity 255 CALIBRATION X Before calibration make sure the substrate material can be recognized by the meter X During calibration Auto Power Off function will be extended to 2 minutes Substrate Zeroing Calibration l Power on Press the sensing tip to con tact uncoated substrate or foil as at tached accessory Pull the trigger and release immediately to have single measurement Wait until i sign ap pears Quickly press Zero key no E max longer than 2 seconds to calibrate sub strate material or foil LCD displays 0 mils um After substrate zeroing MAX MIN and MAX MIN readings become zero One Point Calibration Please have a thickness known surface ready for one point calibration Attached standard coating plate is 39 6 mils 1006um Power on Press the sensing tip to contact surface Thickness known surface or standard coating plate on top o
5. ION KEY 6e Use key to turn backlight on and off mils um Use mils um key to switch between mils and um 1 mils 25 4 um Zero 1 Quickly press Zero key no longer than 2 seconds for substrate zeroing calibration 2 Hold Zero key longer than 2 seconds to calibrate frequent calibrating point Item 1 and 2 for detail please see CALIBRATION 3 Delete all calibration readings 4 Delete MAX MIN and MAX MIN readings MA X MIN l U Use MAX MIN key to switch maximum minimum max min average and total counts of data log MAX MIN MAX MIN AVG and NO Capacity for data log is 255 Maximum minimum max min and average calculation will not be refreshed after 255 data When power is off hold MAX MIN key and pull the trigger to enter frequent calibrating point setting CAL l 2 Uo When power is off hold down CAL key and pull the trigger to enter Hi Lo limit alarm setting When power is on and show the reading after measur ing hold down CAL key for one point calibration In data logging mode and frequent calibrating point setting hold down CAL to confirm and return to op eration Item 2 and 3 for detail please see CALIBRATION INSTRUCTION Power on and off l Keep the sensing tip of the meter away Pull the trigger to turn on power When from any substrate or any magn
6. LCD ALM Turn on the power Single Mode Press the sensing tip to contact coated surface tightly Pull the trigger One sound Beep announced and re lease immediately Another sound Beep announced to have single measurement i sign appears when measurement is completed DO NOT remove the sens ing tip from surface until i sign is shown Continuous Mode Pull the trigger One sound Beep announced and hold it continuous measuring will be performed Reading is refreshed every second Release the trigger Another sound Beep announced and wait for J sign to complete the last measuring DO NOT remove the sensing tip from surface until E sign is shown lt No matter single or continuous mode there are two sounds beep announced to complete the measurement Substrate material will be indicated accordingly as Ferr or Non Ferr If the substrate material can not be recognized the LCD shows run and E Same with Power on instead of Ferr and Non Ferr APO is inactivated during continuous measuring ata Logging ALMHi measuring results During operating 113 l status hold mils um for 2 seconds IC 11 The meter goes to data logging mode aa and P sign will be shown Main read Eps ing indicates thickness measurement sub reading indicates data counts _ Ta Use A or Y to view previous or next data After view ing press C
7. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS MODEL PCE CT 25C 2 IN 1 COATING THICKNESS GAUGE INTRODUCTION This instrument is a portable easy to use 3 2 digit com pact sized digital ferrous or non ferrous coating thickness gauge designed for simply one hand operation Meter comes with backlight LCD display Data Logging function and Auto Power Off 30 seconds approx to extend battery life CAUTION e Do not use the unit near any device which generates strong electromagnetic radiation or near a static electrical charge like power generator magnet as these may cause errors e Do not use the unit where it may be exposed to corro sive or explosive gases The unit may be damaged or explosion may occur e Do not keep or use this unit in an environment where it will be directly illuminated by sunshine or where it condensation If you do it may be deformed its insula tion may be damaged or it may no longer function ac cording to specification e Do not place the meter on or around hot objects 70 C 158 F It may cause damage to the case e If the meter is exposed to significant changes in ambient temperature allow 30 minutes for temperature stabiliza tion before taking measurement e If the meter continues to use over one minute the accu racy of the measurement of the higher thickness will become degraded But the meter is still within its speci fied accuracy Condensation may form on the sensor
8. etic field LCD shows run and IM the meter is ready for use Auto Power Off APO function Leave the gauge without operation for 30 seconds power turns off automatically Auto Mode and Fixed Mode l 2 The meter is set to auto mode Default indicated as FA which recognizes ferrous and non ferrous substrate au tomatically If the substrate is fixed to ferrous or non ferrous materi al users may use fixed mode When the power is off Hold amp button and pull the trigger to fix ferrous mode Hold mils um button and pull the trigger to fix non ferrous mode In the mean time F will not be shown P r Err AONT S onl Y anu Y Hi Lo Alarm Function l Hi Lo alarm function is always on to alert users When the measurement is over high limit alarm beeps 4 times while the measurement is under low limit alarm goes off continuously for 2 5 seconds The Hi Lo limit is de faulted 1200um and Oum rA User may set the limits for application Hold CAL when power is off Pull trigger to power on and enter SET Hi Adjust Hi limit by using A or V Confirm with CAL and enter SET Lo Adjust Lo limit by using A or V Confirm again with CAL and the me ter is ready for use Measuring Single and Continuous Mode Oo 5 D 1 Data logging automatically records the When there is not any saved data
9. f foil Pull the trigger and wait until J sign ap pears Press CAL key and LCD will show 1 Pt Use A or V key to adjust reading until it matches the standard s thickness Press CAL key again to exit calibration program and return to operation Two Point Calibration X There are two zeroing plates one is steel and the other is Aluminum Ferrous is steel and Non ferrous is Alumi num Non Ferrous Peel off the other side Ferrous Peel off the other side protection film before use protection film before use Step 3 Put the measuring head on the substrate Ferrous or Non Ferrous And then pull trigger Put the measuring head on the substrate Step 4 Ferr stands fo ferrous material Step 6 Press Zero key to make zeroing and the display will show 0 Step 11 Press Zero V or MAX MIN A to adjust Display s values to 1006 um See the Step 12 Step 12 Display s values INNC TEINTE Step 13 Press CAL again Frequent Calibrating Point Setting 1 When power is off hold MAX MIN key and pull the trigger to power on 2 LCD shows SET and dFut Wait for 2 seconds until it shows reading of fre quent calibrating point eg 39 6 mils 1006um i MAX 3 Use A or V key to adjust reading until it matches the frequent calibrating point Press CAL key again to exit calibra tion program and return to operation This thickness
10. when going from a cold to hot environment Wait for 10 minutes for con densation to dissipate before taking measurements This unit is not constructed to be waterproof or dust proof Do not use it in a wet or very dusty envi ronment In order to take accurate measurement make sure the sensing tip contacts the coated surface tightly with out tilting Please make sure there is no air bubbles between sub strate and coating Substrate zeroing calibration must be implemented for each use e Two point calibration MUST implement for frequent testing points to increase measuring accuracy WARNING ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD INTERFERENCE This instrument uses magnetic field method to measure the coating thickness on ferrous metal base If this meter was placed in the environment with 20mG mini Gauss or above the accuracy would be affected Suggest that the meter should to put far away from the interfered source at least 30cm Electromagnetic field strength lt unit mini Gauss Fan 100 1000 lt 5 Reading Lamp 400 4000 Any product with coil inside should be considered Recommended operating conditions gt 30cm Abnormal operating conditions lt 30cm SPECIFICATION GENERAL Display 3 digit liquid crystal display LCD wit maxi mum reading of 1999 Low Battery Indication The XW is displayed when the battery voltage drops below the operating level Measurement Rate
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