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MARTINDALE ABRASION AND PILLING TESTER OPERATION MANUAL ** Thank you for your esteemed company to buy our products ** The operation is simple to use, but the wrong operation will cause the accidents and shorten the life of the device or reduce its performance. Therefore, please be sure to familiarize yourself with this manual before use.
Dongguan Xin Bao Instrument Co., Ltd SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Due to the potential hazards associated with any electrical instrument it is important that the user is familiar with the instructions covering the capabilities, and the operation of the instrument. The user should ensure that all reasonable safety precautions are followed and if any doubt should seek professional advice before proceeding.
Dongguan Xin Bao Instrument Co., Ltd PROVISION FOR LIFTING AND CARRYING When unpacking or moving this unit extreme care is required, owing to its physical construction and weight. It is recommended that accepted lifting and carrying procedures are employed and that personnel wear the appropriate protective equipment e.g.
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 The SBT401 The SBT401 Abrasion and Pilling Tester is used to determine the abrasion and pilling resistance of all kinds of textile structures. Samples are rubbed against abradants at low pressures and the amount of pilling or abrasion is compared against standard parameters.
2.4 Calibration Checks If the SBT401 is being used on tests where end point is defined by a change in colour, then to ensure that the machine is correctly set, start the machine using a specimen of plain dark pigment printed fabric.
The machine is normally dis-assembled for shipping and should be re-assembled for abrasion testing as follows: 1. Place the SBT401 on a firm level bench. The machine has 4 adjustable feet to allow for levelling. 2. Ensure that the three bearing support blocks are correctly positioned such that the total stroke is 60.5mm.
Connect to the electricity supply with the cable supplied. SECTION 4 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SBT401 4.1 Operation Ensure that the machine is connected to the mains supply and the “on” switch at the front of the machine is switched on.
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Dongguan Xin Bao Instrument Co., Ltd Set the number of cycles required by using the set keys on the main counter in the centre of the machine. Press the green button while pressing the arrow keys to do this. Ensure that the batch total counter above the main counter also reads zero, if it does not then press the RESET button to the right hand side of the display.
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Dongguan Xin Bao Instrument Co., Ltd If you wish to start an individual counter, press the number of the counter which you wish to start. 4.2 General instructions ENSURE THAT ALL MECHANICAL COMPONENTS ARE CORRECTLY POSITIONED BEFORE PROCEEDING FURTHER. Load the samples into the specimen holders and loading the abradant onto the abradant tables .
Dongguan Xin Bao Instrument Co., Ltd 4.3 preparation of apparatus, test specimens and conditioning. 4.3.1 preparation of apparatus For conducting tests for abrasion according to: ASTM D4966、BS 2543、BS 3424-24、BS 5690、BS 8428、ISO 12947 ISO 17704、ISO 5470-2、IWTO 40、M&S P19、Next 18、SFS 4328 SN 198529、TWC 112、Volvo 1024,7122 The abrasion table should be covered with a circle of felt which is either woven or non woven (non woven only for M&S testing).
Dongguan Xin Bao Instrument Co., Ltd NOTE: ALL THE PARTS FOR ONE ABRADING STATION ARE NUMBERED. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE CORRECTLY NUMBERED PIECES ARE USED AT THE CORRECT ABRADING STATION. e.g ALL PIECES MARKED WITH THE NUMBER 1 SHOULD ALL BE ASSEMBLED TOGETHER AND USED AT STATION 1.
Dongguan Xin Bao Instrument Co., Ltd Place a 90mm disc in the recessed top of the loading device. Invert a specimen holder and place it on top of the felt. Carefully roll the rubber ring up the loading block until it locates in the groove.
Dongguan Xin Bao Instrument Co., Ltd Weigh all specimens before and after abrasion at each of the pre determined intervals. Draw a graph of no. of rubs against mass loss. (see also ISO 12947 part 3). For further details of the test method) TABLE 1 TEST SERIES NO.
Dongguan Xin Bao Instrument Co., Ltd set of photographs is also available from SBT which are mounted in an assessment viewer to enable the specimens to be more consistently rated. SECTION 6 CALIBRATION AND MAINTENANCE 6.1 Calibration The motion plate and abradant plate should be parallel. Insert a dial gauge through the sample holder bearing and inch the top plate.
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