2.1. Range of Validity The manual on hand is valid for particle counters named "Patrick". It adresses to the operator of this instrument, that means the person, who works with the instrument. The manual is not a technical manual. Please contact our service staff for questions, that exceed the contents of this manual.
2.4. Use as Agreed The device Patrick is an optical particle monitor that may be used for the monitoring of fluid cleanliness. It works according to the light extinction principle and detects particles and other contaminants in the fluid. The measured values are calculated into purity classes according to ISO4406:99 or SAE AS4059E and then shown on the display.
Patrick the Particle Counter Operating Instructions Send your instrument with an invoice copy or delivery note copy to Hydrotechnik. The adress is mentioned at the end of this manual. 2.6. Obligations to the Customer The operating authority of this product has to assure, that only persons who •...
Patrick the Particle Counter Operating Instructions You may use Patrick to monitor the contamination level and the purity trend of fluids. There may be differences in the absolute accuracy to particle counters calibrated according to ISO 11171:99, but this difference is smaller than one ordinal number. Changes are display with very high accuracy. By the continuous purity monitoring you can detect changes within a machine very quickly.
4.1. Installation Location Please observe these hints when choosing an installation location: • Connect Patrick with a T-branch to a bypass pressure line. • The flow direction is arbitrary. • There should be constant pressure conditions at the installation location. The pressure may vary, but there may not be pressure peaks or large alternations.
The device may be installed by qualified staff, only. Obtain the national and international regulations for the installation of electrical plants and install the power supply in accordance to EN50178, SELV, PELV, VDE0100-410/A1. Use the Hydrotechnik power pack 8812-00-00.36 together with the Y-distributor 8808-50-01.03.
ISO 4406:99 purity levels of 15 and better should be re-measured after 120 seconds, latest. Patrick can be used in three operation modes that can be selected in the menu: Time controlled meas. Patrick works with the set sample time and a delay time between the measurements;...
Patrick the Particle Counter Operating Instructions Alarm memory Here you select the reaction of Patrick in case of an alarm. This can either be disabled automatically (set to „Auto off“) or remain active until confirmed by the operator. Smoothing Here you may set an average calculation preventing alarms for a single extreme value. Open the function and set the desired number of values used to calculate the average.
The display limits (bar chart) are between L = 100 ml/min and H= 400 ml/min. The L (low) starts flashing, if the volume flow rate falls below 100 ml/min. Patrick continues measuring correctly down to the minimal flow rate of 50 ml/min.
6.1. Serial interface configuration Patrick can be readout and configured via the serial interface. You will need a PC and an installed terminal software to do this. Connect Patrick to an available COM port of the computer. A suited communication cable for the serial connection between sensor and PC/control can be ordered from Hydrotechnik.
Hydrotechnik cables Identic values in all size classes air in the oil connect Patrick at pressure side; increase distance to the pump Fault measurement of analog current outputs wrong parameter emitted correct the value assignments to the current outputs...
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