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Summary of Contents for Hanatek RL-A80-005
- Page 1 OPERATING MANUAL RUB AND ABRASION TESTER ©Rhopoint Instruments Ltd. Rhopoint House • Enviro 21 Park • Queensway Avenue South St Leonards on Sea • TN38 9AG UK Web: www.hanatekinstruments.com • Main Office: +44 (0)1424 739 623...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
RoHS and WEEE .................................. 15 Product Safety WARNING THE HANATEK RUB TESTER HAS MOVING PARTS WHICH MAY CONSTITUTE A PINCHING RISK FOR HAND/FINGERS AND ENTANGLEMENT RISKS FOR HAIR/CLOTHING. REASONABLE CARE MUST BE TAKEN AT ALL TIMES – DO NOT TOUCH THE MOVING PARTS DURING OPERATION AND ENSURE HAIR AND CLOTHING ARE KEPT CLEAR. -
Page 3: Equipment
Equipment Package Contents Hanatek Rub and Abrasion Tester Mains leads – EU/US/UK Rub Test Sample Template - 115mm DC power pack Rub Test Sample Template - 50mm Knife Test Weight for 1 P.S.I. Manual Standard rub test head Sample clamping ring Test Weight for 2 P.S.I. -
Page 4: Optional Extras
Optional Extras Universal Sample Cutter (RL-A80-005) Allows for simultaneous cutting of 50mm and 115mm ø samples Suitable for film and paper-based samples with a thickness between 6 and 250 microns (μm) volume testing. Abrasion Tester Head (HAN-B1002RT4HEAD-S) A more aggressive test, useful for assessing through cure of UV coatings or high abrasion transit testing. -
Page 5: Set Test Conditions
Set Test Conditions Selecting test conditions Select a test condition that is close to the failure point of the material. Increasing the test pressure increases the severity of the test. The failure point can be found by trial and error, several tests should be carried out using increasing weights until marking of the substrate and/or deterioration of the coating is visible. -
Page 6: Performing A Test
Performing a Test Selecting test type The instrument can be used with three different sample heads. It is supplied with the foam pad as standard. (Abrasion/scratch and felt pad heads are optional extras). • Foam Pad - used for rubproofness testing for BS3110. •... -
Page 7: Rubproofness Testing To Bs3110
Rubproofness Testing to BS3110 Ensure that foam is selected in the test menu and the corresponding sample head is fitted. Test Options • Face to face - Select an area from the printed material and cut a small and large sample using the sample cutter. •... - Page 8 • Place the small test sample underneath the foam head with the side to be tested face down and in contact with the large sample (fig 10). Fig 10 • Lower the sample head using the handle, adjusting the sample so that when fully lowered, the printed sample is exactly covered by the foam pad (fig 11).
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Page 9: Abrasion Testing
Abrasion Testing Ensure that scratch is selected in the test menu and the corresponding sample head is fitted. Sample Positioning • Remove the weights from the weight platform and turn the handle to put the instrument into the up position (fig 8). •... -
Page 10: Selecting Test Revolutions
Selecting test revolutions • To set the number of revolutions, press the Rev’s button (fig 12) and input the amount of revolutions required (fig13). Fig 12 Fig 13 Running a test • Press the on-screen start button (fig 14 ) •... -
Page 11: Turning On/Off The Fan
Turning on/off the fan The instrument has a fan to remove paper fibres and debris which act as abrasive agents – not usually required for wet rub resistance test. • To switch on/off click the button on the test set up menu. Button Fig 3 –... -
Page 12: Test Results
Test Results Evaluation of test results Pass/fail of each test is determined visually or by further analysis by using a densitometer, glossmeter or spectrophotometer. -
Page 13: Service And Repair
Service and Repair Calibration To maintain the optimum performance of this machine Hanatek Instruments recommends an annual recalibration of the equipment. A full list of service centres can be found on the Hanatek website: https://www.hanatekinstruments.com/support/authorised-service-centres/ Spares Product Order Code Wet rub head (includes 5 pads) -
Page 14: Certificate Of Conformity
Certificate of Conformity... -
Page 15: Rohs And Weee
RoHS and WEEE EU Directive 2002/96/EC on WEEE (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) and RoHS (Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances). The European Union's Directive on Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (ROHS) defines each of 10 categories of electrical and electronic equipment in Annex I .
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