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- Page 1 Turbine Flow Meter MC4000 Handheld Hydraulic System Analyzer User Manual TST-UM-00017-EN-03 (February 2015)
- Page 2 Turbine Flow Meter, MC4000 Handheld Hydraulic System Analyzer Page ii February 2015...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
User Manual CONTENTS Product Unpacking And Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Introduction . -
Page 4: Product Unpacking And Inspection
. An optional automobile style power cable is available for operation from a car battery . When in Datalogger mode, the MC4000 stores data in an internal 2 .5 MB memory space . Each stored measurement contains the day and date from the instruments real time clock . -
Page 5: Operating Principle
Introduction Operating Principle Fluid entering the meter passes through the inlet flow straightener, which reduces its turbulent flow pattern and improves the fluid’s velocity profile . Fluid then passes through the turbine, causing it to rotate at a speed proportional to the fluid velocity . As each turbine blade passes through the magnetic field, the blade generates an AC voltage pulse in the pickup coil at the base of the magnetic pickup (see Figure... -
Page 6: Connections
CONNECTIONS 11 V to GND Flow RPM Pulses Sensor Excitation 10 mV Figure 3: MC4000 controls and connections Battery charging indicator Flow, pressure and temperature sensors Auxiliary pressure sensor Keypad Battery charging USB–B port Table 1: Controls and connections locations INSTALLATION Check the interior of the meter for foreign material . -
Page 7: Operation
Any reference to the P2 pressure sensor assumes installation of the optional pressure sensor in the system . Start the MC4000 by pressing ON OFF . The MC4000 performs a self-test and displays the version number of the firmware and the unit's serial number . Additionally the setup parameters, the battery capacity, date, time ,and free memory are also available . - Page 8 Operation Up and Down Arrow Buttons Press UP or DOWN to view any of following display modes: • Peak & valley, pressure difference, power • Large display mode for pressure P1 or P2 • Large display mode for temperature • Large display mode for flow and rpm P1-P2 P1-P2...
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Page 9: Programming Menu
Operation Programming Menu Press MENU to open the programming menu . Continue to press MENU to scroll through the user settings and measurement parameters on the display . Press UP or DOWN to scroll through the options available for each parameter . Press OK to store any new settings, the display will read DATA STORED . - Page 10 Operation Fast Transients In the transient menu, you have the option to delete, start, or show a transient . There are two memory locations available to record transients, TRANSIENT NO.1 and TRANSIENT NO.2 . Before a new transient can be started, one must be deleted from the memory by pressing OK at the TRANSIENT DELETE prompt .
- Page 11 With threshold set for example at >10% the recording starts when the pressure transducer is sending 5 .6 mA of current to the MC4000 display . If scaled for 200 psi, pressure sensor P1 begins recording as soon as the pressure reaches 20 psi .
- Page 12 Operation Figure 7: Programming menu map To exit the programming menu and return to measuring mode, press ESC three times . Page 12 TST-UM-00017-EN-03 February 2015...
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Page 13: Supplementary Measurements
SUPPLEMENTARY MEASUREMENTS Peak and Valley While the MC4000 is in operation, the maximum and minimum pressure measurements from both pressure transducers, P1 and P2, record automatically . Pressing UP or DOWN displays the measurements . In measuring mode press UP to display the maximum values recorded by pressure sensors P1 and P2 . The small arrows on the... -
Page 14: Two Point Flow Sensor Calibration Using The New Lin Function
. The raw frequency from the turbine flow sensor requires scaling by a constant in order to achieve a display reading in the required flow units . The MC4000 refers to this constant as the SCALE defined as follows . -
Page 15: Three Point Flow Sensors Linearizing Using The New Tab Function
Three Point Flow Sensors Linearizing Using the New Tab Function Linearization achieves better accuracy of the flow sensor connected to the MC4000 . The MC4000 is capable of using up to three linearization points . The points are entered in pairs of frequency values with their associated flow rates . The linear point pairs can be entered using the MC4000 keyboard or from a connected PC . -
Page 16: Mc4Con Software
MC4CON software allows bi-directional communication between a PC and the MC4000 datalogging utility . Communications between the MC4000 and a PC is via the USB port that runs at 230,400 baud . The datalogger function is fully programmable from a PC using the MC4000 in download mode . In upload mode, the PC transfers all recorded data, transients and parameters to the MC4000 for manipulation . -
Page 17: Menu Structure
Same as pressing MENU on the MC4000 instrument Datalogger Same as selecting Datalogger on the MC4000 instrument Current Data Table Same as selecting Current Data Table on the MC4000 instrument Peak pressure P1 Same as selecting Peak Pressure P1 on the MC4000 instrument Info... - Page 18 No Sensor No Sensor No Sensor No Sensor Read Figure 11: MC4000 Setup Menu Read Clicking the Read check box in the measurement screen transfers stored data to the PC from the MC4000 . Contrast The display contrast is set using the slider bar to the right of the sensor displays .
- Page 19 MC4000 Setup Tab Under the Menu MC4000 tab, all instrument parameters can be set and then uploaded to the MC4000 . The MC4000 also transfers the process parameters and saved data currently displayed on this screen to the PC .
- Page 20 New Device Default setting File Read Reads all the menu parameters from a file with the file format filename .set from the MC4000 Stores all the menu parameters in a file with the format filename .set to the MC4000 File Save...
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Page 21: Datalogger Tab
There are also controls to show tabular views of current and peak pressure measurements . Stop Stops the software screen updating during the data transfer from the MC4000 to the PC Peak Data Table Transients data shown in table format... - Page 22 MC4CON Software Data Table Controls The peak pressure and current data tables use the same controls for manipulating the available data . Save TXT Stores the table in a * .txt Excel Open Stores the table in Microsoft Excel * .xls format Copy Copies the current file Delete...
- Page 23 MC4CON Software Current Data Table The current data table shows all four signal channels plus the calculated power . Current Data Table Current Data Table Save TXT Date Time P1 (psi) P2 (psi) T (F) Q/N (g/min) POW (HP) 11.07.2013 08:46:59 200.5 101.72...
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Page 24: Troubleshooting Guide
Meter doesn't respond to any changes Processor hang due to communications Figure 3 on page in process inputs or keystrokes . interruption . OTEE: For this procedure to work, the charger must be disconnected from the MC4000 . Page 24 TST-UM-00017-EN-03 February 2015... -
Page 25: Specifications
Specifications SPECIFICATIONS Display Accuracy ±0 .1% + 1 digit from midrange A to D 16-bit, Linearity ± (1 LSB + 1 digit) Display Graphic LCD display with back light, 128 x 64 pixels; back light auto-off function Flow 10 mV…5V sine wave from turbine;... -
Page 26: Dimensions
8 .70 in . (221 mm) 3 .62 in . (92 mm) 1 .62 in . (41 mm) Table 2: Monitor dimensions Figure 19: MC4000 sensor arrays SERIES SAE 8 (G 1/4) 1 .23 in . (31 .2 mm) 4 .72 in . (120 .0 mm) 1 .47 in . -
Page 27: Model Numbers
Model Numbers MODEL NUMBERS MC4000 Handheld System Analyzer – Model FMC4 MC4000 Handheld System Analyzer Language English + Spanish English + French English + German English + Italian Power Cord International North American Flow Sensor 0 .4…7 gpm (1 .5…26 lpm) SAE 8 1…40 gpm (4…151 lpm) SAE 12... - Page 28 Control. Manage. Optimize. FLO-TECH is a registered trademarks of Badger Meter, Inc . Other trademarks appearing in this document are the property of their respective entities . Due to continuous research, product improvements and enhancements, Badger Meter reserves the right to change product or system specifications without notice, except to the extent an outstanding contractual obligation exists .