MONARCH INSTRUMENT Nova-Strobe DBL Instruction Manual

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MONARCH INSTRUMENT
Instruction Manual
Nova-Strobe DBL
and
Nova-Strobe PBL
Deluxe and Phaser LED Stroboscopes
15 Columbia Drive
Amherst, NH 03031 USA
Printed in the U.S.A.
Phone: (603) 883-3390
Copyright 2011 Monarch Instrument, all rights reserved
Fax: (603) 886-3300
E-mail: support@monarchinstrument.com
1071-4231-110R
Website: www.monarchinstrument.com
-0911

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  • Page 1 Instruction Manual Nova-Strobe DBL Nova-Strobe PBL Deluxe and Phaser LED Stroboscopes 15 Columbia Drive Amherst, NH 03031 USA Printed in the U.S.A. Phone: (603) 883-3390 Copyright 2011 Monarch Instrument, all rights reserved Fax: (603) 886-3300 E-mail: support@monarchinstrument.com 1071-4231-110R Website: www.monarchinstrument.com -0911...
  • Page 2 ROS-P-25 Remote Optical Sensor with 25 foot [7.6 m] cable for Safeguards and Precautions triggering strobe IRS-P Infrared Sensor with 8 foot [2.5 m] cable for use without Read and follow all instructions in this manual carefully, and reflective target at 0.5 inch [12 mm] gap for triggering strobe retain this manual for future reference.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    11. Nova-Strobe LED units contain Nickel Metal Hydride batteries OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES / SENSORS which must be disposed of in accordance with Federal, State, & Local Regulations. Do not incinerate. Batteries should be PSC-2U Universal Recharger, 115/230 Vac with USA, U.K., AUS, shipped to a reclamation facility for recovery of the metal and Euro Adapter Plugs for battery operated Nova-Strobes plastic components as the proper method of waste...
  • Page 4 3.0 LED STROBE OPERATION ............. Memory Last setting before power down is remembered 3.1 Adjusting the Flash Rate - RPM ........and restored on next power up. 3.1.1 Using the Knob ............7 9 user settable flash rates. 3.1.2 Using the Keypad ............7 Input Power Battery powered: Internal Rechargeable Batteries 3.1.3...
  • Page 5: Overview

    SPECIFICATIONS OVERVIEW Internal Mode: The Nova-Strobe Deluxe DBL and Phaser PBL LED (Light Emitting Diode) Flash Range 30 - 500,000 FPM (Flashes Per Minute), 0.5 to are rugged portable battery powered LED Stroboscopes used for inspection 8333.33 Hz and to stop motion to determine the speed of rotating objects. The units have 0.004% of setting or ±...
  • Page 6: Internal Mode

    Allow the recharger to charge the batteries until the display shows 1.1.1 Internal Mode DONE for peak battery life performance. If the batteries are not charged The strobe is in the Internal Mode when nothing is plugged into the to 100% regularly, the batteries will lose capacity. input jack or when manually set using the INPUT button.
  • Page 7: Brightness

    Low Battery Indication Brightness When the batteries are charged, there will be no battery icon indication. GLOSSARY: When the batteries are low, the Low Battery icon will blink in the LED – Light Emitting Diode display. The strobe may still be used for a short time. msec –...
  • Page 8: Degree Of Rotation Adjustment

    to take into account tangential velocity (rotational speed) – the further If a Remote Optical Sensor or Magnetic Sensor is used to sense one pulse per away the rotating point is from the center axis the faster the tangential revolution (External mode), the readout will display directly in RPM (FPM) velocity and the worse the blur appears to be –...
  • Page 9: Preparation For Use

    button. You should again see a single image (which may be phase shifted with The strobe automatically adjusts these values as the flash rate is respect to the first image seen). increased or decreased to maintain these limits at all times. For example - at a flash rate of 600 flashes per minute 14°...
  • Page 10: Input / Output Connections

    Input / Output Connections 3.8.5 Blanking Blanking is used to reject the strobe’s own flash when using an The strobe has input and output jacks on the left side of the stroboscope. external optical sensor and prevent double triggering. After pressing These can be used for external triggering or synchronization (daisy- the MENU button rotate the knob until the display bottom line chaining two or more strobes).
  • Page 11: Led Strobe Operation

    polarity of the input pulse can be set in the MENU options. In the 3.8.2 Backlight external mode the knob cannot be used to change the flash rate. Enables the display backlight to be turned on or off. After pressing the MENU button rotate the knob until the display bottom line With no external input, the output jack ( pointing away from socket)
  • Page 12: Decade Adjustment

    button. Note: The system will round the display to the nearest In the External Time Delay mode the flash is delayed 0.01 to least significant digit displayed. If the display has no decimal places 1000 msec after each external trigger pulse. The display will show and you enter 1234.6 the display will show 1235 and the strobe the TIME icon, the delay in milliseconds on the top line and will indicate MSECS on the lower line.
  • Page 13: Adjusting The Flash Duration (Brightness)

    Phase Delay 3.1.5 Fixed Increment N Adjustment The strobe flash rate can be incremented or decremented The DELAY button adjusts the phase shift of the flash with in fixed increments. To do this, adjust the flash rate to respect to time. There are two modes: INTERNAL and the required adjustment value, say 300, which we will EXTERNAL (PBL model only).
  • Page 14: Display Units

    degrees provided this does not exceed the strobe specifications. the display. There is also an ON TARGET INDICATOR Press any key other than BRIGHT to exit or press BRIGHT again shown right which illuminates when a valid external signal is to go to MICROSECOND adjustment.

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