Instruction Manual Digital Coating Thickness Gauge Thank you for buying a SAUTER digital Coating Thickness Gauge. We hope you are pleased with your high quality Thickness Gauge with its big functional range. If you have any queries, wishes or helpful suggestions, do not hesitate to call our service number.
This coating thickness gauge is small in size, light in weight and easy to carry. Al- though it is complex and advanced, it is convenient to operate. Its ruggedness will allow many years of use if all the instructions are followed carefully. Please keep this instruction manual always within reach! Annotation: It is strongly recommended to adjust the new instrument before the first use, as described in paragraph 9.
3 Front panel description here: Model TF, with inbuilt sensor Sensors inbuilt at model TF ( F and N) or at model TG with external sensor FN Display Power-key/Zero- key Plus- key (arrow button up) Minus- key ( arrow button down) Reading key (READ- key) Delete key (DEL-key) Socket for RS-232 interface...
4 Measurement procedure 4.1 The power key 3-3 has to be pressed to switch on the instrument. `0` appears on the display 3-2. Both instruments, TF and TG, will recognize the mode of the last measurement itself by the symbol appearing in the display `Fe` (= F) for ferrous metals or `NFe` (= N) for non-ferrous metals.
To clear the statistical data before starting a new set of data, the Zero-key 3-3 just has to be pressed and released. In measurement mode, which is marked by SV, the last value can be deleted by pressing the DEL-key. Statistics is re-calculated and displayed again.
9 Calibration 9.1 Zero adjustment Zero adjustment for `Fe` and `NFe` should be carried out separately. The iron base plate has to be used if `Fe` is being displayed. The base plate of aluminium has to be used if `NFe` is shown on the display. The sensor 3-1 has to be placed carefully onto the base plate.
be covered. These adjustment foils are also available as an optional accessory, arti- cle number ATB-US07. 12 Correct handling at Coating Thickness Measurement with exter- nal sensors Sensor Spring shaft for handling Measurement head The sensor has to be touched at the lower pole segment and it has to be pressed slightly onto the test object.
14.2.3 If now NF:H appears in the display, the sensor has to be lifted for more than 5cm. Then the Zero- key has to be pressed and the instrument returns into meas- urement mode. With this, factory setting is restored. Comment: This procedure should always be finished within 6 seconds.