Table Of Contents - GE USM 36 Series Technical Reference And Operating Manual

0 Overview
First operating level (Base). . . . . . . . . . . . 0-3
First operating level (Options). . . . . . . . . . 0-4
Second operating level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-5
Second operating level (continued) . . . . . 0-6
Status display icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-7
Power level indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-8
Keypad functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-9
1 Introduction
1.1 Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Battery operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Defects/errors and exceptional stresses. . 1-3
FCC compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1.2 Important information on ultrasonic
testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Prerequisites for testing with
ultrasonic test equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Operator training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
USM 36
Technical test requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Limits of testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Ultrasonic wall thickness measurement . . 1-5
Effect of the test object material . . . . . . . . 1-6
Effect of temperature variations . . . . . . . . 1-6
Measurement of remaining wall thickness 1-6
Ultrasonic evaluation of flaws . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Flaw boundary method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Echo display comparison method . . . . . . . 1-7
1.3 The USM 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Special features of the USM 36 . . . . . . . 1-12
1.4 How to use this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
1.5 Layout and presentation in
this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Attention and note symbols. . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Listings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Operating steps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Issue 2 (12/2013)
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