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Plastic carrying case • Operating Instructions To maximise the benefits of your new Elcometer 3095 Buchholz Hardness Tester please take some time to read these Operating Instructions. Do not hesitate to contact Elcometer or your Elcometer supplier if you have any questions.
2.2 Adjusting the microscope Adjust the focus and the scale of the microscope before you take a reading (Figure 2): 1. Adjust the focus on the scale by rotating the knurled rubber eyepiece. 2. Rotate the scale as required. 3. Place the microscope on a flat surface, switch on the light and adjust the focus on the specimen by rotating the large knurled ring.
2. Place the indenting tool on the adjusting shim with the supporting pins in the holes in the shim. 3. Loosen the hexagon screws until the pins drop down to the surface and then re tighten the screws. Loosen and re tighten hexagon screws...
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2. Hold the indenting tool angled as shown and lower it onto the template, supporting pins first, until the pins locate in the two holes in the template. 3. Rotate the indenting tool very gently until the bevelled disc touches surface specimen (Figure 5).
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5. Keeping the template pressed down firmly against the specimen, place the microscope into the rounded shape of the template, with the light source orientated at right angles to the indentation (Figure 6). Figure 6. Microscope and template on a specimen 6.
0.94 1.38 4 MAINTENANCE The Elcometer 3095 Buchholz Hardness Tester is designed to give many years reliable service under normal operating and storage conditions. Store the components of the test set in a dry and clean place. Avoid contact with solvents.
The tester does not contain any other user-serviceable components. In the unlikely event of a fault, the Elcometer 3095 should be returned to your local Elcometer supplier or directly to Elcometer. Details of Elcometer offices around the world are given on the outside cover of these operating instructions.
6 SPARES The Elcometer 3095 Buchholz Hardness Tester is complete with all the items required to get started, however over the life of the tester replacements may be required. The following replacement items are available from your local supplier or direct...