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- Page 1 User Manual PCE-3000 Series Durometer User manuals in various languages (français, italiano, español, português, nederlands, türk, polski, русский, 中文) can be found by using our product search on: www.pce-instruments.com Last change: 17 May 2019 v1.2 © PCE Instruments...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Using of the UCI method ....................11 Using of the Rebound (Leeb) method ................14 10 Measurement modes ................15 10.1 Normal mode ........................15 10.2 Statistics mode ....................... 15 10.3 Smart mode ........................16 10.4 Signal mode........................16 © PCE Instruments... - Page 3 12.4 Battery maintenance ....................... 23 12.5 Storage ........................... 24 12.6 Transportation ........................ 24 12.7 Putting into operation after storage and transportation ............ 24 12.8 Special operation conditions ................... 24 13 Warranty ....................25 14 Disposal ....................25 © PCE Instruments...
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Page 5: Safety Notes
We expressly point to our general guarantee terms which can be found in our general terms of business. If you have any questions please contact PCE Instruments. The contact details can be found at the end of this manual. © PCE Instruments... -
Page 6: Applications
UCI probe 100 g Ø20х150 mm Rebound probe 100 g Power supply Powered by two rechargeable 1.2 V Ni-MH batteries (1000 mAh). To save battery power, make use of the Auto Power Off function in the menu. © PCE Instruments... -
Page 7: Requirements Of The Material To Be Tested
The speed ratio is therefore unaffected by the impact direction. As opposed to this, other rebound hardness testers require presetting of the impact direction in fixed steps (influence of gravitation on the speed ratio) - which constitutes a considerable disadvantage with frequently changing test positions. © PCE Instruments... -
Page 8: Uci Method
Used or defective batteries are special refuse and must be disposed of according to the governing laws! Connection of probes Socket for the probe is at the top of the information processing unit. Connect the probe cable to the PCE-3000U / PCE-3000UL socket in accordance with the marks on the connector. © PCE Instruments... -
Page 9: Basics Of Operation
- surfaces of the testing objects with hardened layers. Operation Preparation of the test material The surface must be clean and free of oil, grease and dust. The surface roughness of the material should meet the requirements of a specific probe (paragraph 3.6). © PCE Instruments... -
Page 10: Features Of The Measurement Methods
The menu consists of 6 sections: 1. Measuring 2. Calibration 3. Archive 4. Settings 5. Memory card 6. Information Scroll through the menu using the Up and Down keys. For entering, press the OK key (soft key SELECT). © PCE Instruments... - Page 11 Archive Selecting Archive you go to the list of saved measurements, which displays Measurement name, Scale, Material and Average Value. You can save up to 1024 measurements. Scroll through the list using the Up and Down keys. © PCE Instruments...
- Page 12 Smart mode. Detailed description of the Smart mode, see paragraph 10.3. Retro: allows you to return to the measurement mode with saved last measurements after restarting of the device. © PCE Instruments...
- Page 13 Load backup copies of calibration After the initial save of calibrations you can always download it to the probe. This function is needed for the resumption of adequate calibration in case of wrong settings of the probe. © PCE Instruments...
- Page 14 This menu displays the total, used and empty memory cells. 8.3.6 Information In this menu you can see the serial number of the meter and the probe(s), the firmware version and the number of measurements you can make until the meter needs to be re-calibrated. © PCE Instruments...
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Page 15: Hardness Measurement
1 – Probe’s body 2 – Collapsible nozzle 3 – Puck 4 – Place for fingers 1 – Probe’s body 2 – Nozzle main part 3 – Puck 4 – Protective tube 5 – Diamond © PCE Instruments... - Page 16 (Figure 3b). Slowly (in about 0.5 seconds) by pressing with a force of (5 or 1 kg depending on probe type) thrust skirt, push the diamond tip into the metal surface, preventing swinging (Figure 3c). After the beep, remove the probe from the tested object. © PCE Instruments...
- Page 17 NOTE! The "exciter" in the probe is powered from the batteries. If the batteries are depleted you will get erratic test results. You can get the value of the current measurement or the average for the series of measurements, depending on the settings in Measurement settings menu Current or Average: © PCE Instruments...
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Page 18: Using Of The Rebound (Leeb) Method
Position of the probe perpendicular to the ground plane corresponds to the angle 0°. Place the rebound probe vertically onto the test surface and press it slightly against the surface. Charge the impact body by a charging mechanism pressing the probe enclosure until the clicks, as shown below: © PCE Instruments... -
Page 19: Measurement Modes
Current or Average in Measurement settings menu: 10.2 Statistics mode Statistics mode allows to monitoring the following parameters of measurement series: - Maximum; - Minimum; - Deviation; - Average; - Number of measurements. © PCE Instruments... -
Page 20: Smart Mode
Signal mode Mode is active only for Leeb probe and shows the voltage produced during the impact and rebound of impact body. M is the maximum value of the conditional code number which corresponds to the received signal. © PCE Instruments... -
Page 21: Calibration
The cells can have these three states: User calibration (1 or 2 point) Calibration Empty cell Press the Up and Down keys to choose a cell for calibration, for example HRC for alloy steel: © PCE Instruments... - Page 22 Make sure that the value of X would not varied by more than 5 %. If you get an obvious error measurement, press OK to choose EDIT and select DELETE. The last measurement will be removed from the series. © PCE Instruments...
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Page 23: Calibration Of Rebound (Leeb) Probe
For calibration Leeb scale (and all corresponded other available scales converted from the main Leeb scale) press the SEL key. In the upper left part of the table will be highlighted segment: Choose SELECT by pressing the OK key and then select USER. The following table appears: © PCE Instruments... - Page 24 To go to the next digit number, select EDIT by pressing the OK key. To save, select BACK by pressing the On / off key. The following window will appear: Select YES by pressing the OK key. Calibration is saved. Leeb and all converted scale are calibrated. © PCE Instruments...
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Page 25: User (Additional) Calibration
Press EDIT for select the number of calibration points, as we have two sample - set 2 with pressing the Up and Down keys, then again EDIT by pressing the OK key. Move the cursor by pressing the Down keyto select the first row in the column Nominal value: © PCE Instruments... - Page 26 To save, select BACK by pressing the On / off key. The following window will appear: Select YES by pressing the OK key. Calibration is saved. Select the appropriate material and scale, and device is ready for operation. About the stored user calibration will symbolize the next state of the cell: © PCE Instruments...
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Page 27: Technical Maintenance, Special Conditions Of Operation
Open the battery compartment cover on the rear side of the meter. Remove the two rechargeable batteries. Charge the batteries in the charger. Insert the charged batteries into the battery compartment and make sure the polarity is correct. Close the battery compartment cover. © PCE Instruments... -
Page 28: Storage
LCD. If there is a possibility, keep hardness tester closer to your body and protect id with your coat or keep in the inside pocket, taking it out time from time for inputting the data into the archive. © PCE Instruments... -
Page 29: Warranty
For countries outside the EU, batteries and devices should be disposed of in accordance with your local waste regulations. If you have any questions, please contact PCE Instruments. © PCE Instruments... - Page 30 © PCE Instruments...
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- Page 32 PCE Instruments contact information Germany France Spain PCE Deutschland GmbH PCE Instruments France EURL PCE Ibérica S.L. Im Langel 4 23, rue de Strasbourg Calle Mayor, 53 D-59872 Meschede 67250 Soultz-Sous-Forets 02500 Tobarra (Albacete) Deutschland France España Tel.: +49 (0) 2903 976 99 0 Téléphone: +33 (0) 972 3537 17...
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