Important Notes Proper use Use TRAPtest VKP 30 only for testing steam traps. Safety Note The equipment must only be installed by qualified staff. Qualified staff are those persons who – through adequate training in electrical engineering, the use and application of safety equipment in accordance with regulations concerning electrical safety systems, and first aid &...
Explanatory Notes Scope of Supply The service case of the TRAPtest VKP 30 contains: 1 Hand-held terminal VKPN 30 1 Measuring transducer VKPS 30 1 Bag for VKPN 30 1 Bag for VKPS 30 1 Lithium back-up battery (installed in VKPN 30) for saving data in the event of a power...
■ Please observe the full system description in the online documentation of the TRAPtest main menu. To print the Online Documentation use the WORD file “Documentation.doc” from the directory “<Drive>:\GESTRA\VKP”. ■ The TRAPtest program and the online documentation are at present only available in ENGLISH and GERMAN.
Explanatory Notes Technical Data continued Measuring Transducer VKPS 30 Power is supplied to the measuring transducer by the storage batteries of the terminal. Adaptor VKPA 30 The adaptor connects the terminal to the PC. When the power supply unit is connected the storage batteries installed in the terminal VKPN 30 will be recharged.
Exit all open applications. Insert the TRAPtest CD in your CR-ROM drive, the installation program starts automatically. Follow the on-screen prompts. The set-up program creates the folder VPK 30 in the program group GESTRA. TRAPtest Program To start the program, click the START button on the Windows taskbar, point to Programs, and then click TRAPtest.
ONLINE DOCUMENTATION In this menu you will find a detailed functional description of the monitoring, recording and evaluation system for steam traps TRAPtest VKP 30. The online documentation is at present only available in ENGLISH and GERMAN. Should this cause any problems please contact our head office or your local repesentative.
Connecting and Commissioning the Terminal Connecting the Terminal to a PC Plug the power supply unit into the adaptor VKPA 30, and then into an earthed mains socket. The red and green LEDs of the adaptor are illuminated (green = power on, red = charging). Connect the adaptor cable of the VKPA 30 to the terminal VKPN 30.
Connecting and Commissioning the Terminal Commissioning the Terminal continued The main menu consists of the following items: TEST TEST MEASUREMENT DATA EXCHANGE QUIT Under the menu item TEST you can check steam traps for loss of live steam. The respective data records and test instructions must have been previously created on the PC.
After starting the terminal VKPN 30, select menu item TEST. For more information refer to the Online Documentation of the TRAPtest software. To print the Online Documentation use the WORD file “Documentation.doc” from the directory “<Drive>:\GESTRA\VKP”. Proceed as described in the Online Documentation. Test...
Test continued To check GESTRA RHOMBUSline steam traps use the two contact points provided at the edge of the name plate on the cover. Gently press the tip of the measuring transducer perpendicular to the surface into the respective dimple.
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