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RS PRO 3100
stock number: 254-3500
rspro.com
VIBRATION METER
MAX
M
R
SET
MIN
4
6
2
8
0
10
UNIT

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  • Page 1 User Manual RS PRO 3100 stock number: 254-3500 VIBRATION METER UNIT rspro.com...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Title Page 1. SAFETY INFORMATION .............1 2. INTRODUCTION FEATURES............2 3. SPECIFICATIONS ...............3 4. PARTS & CONTROLS..............7 4-1 Description of Parts & Control Keys ........7 4-2 Description of Display............13 5. PREPARATIONS ...............16 5-1 Power Supply ...............16 5-2 Cable and Accelerometer Connection ........18 5-3 Accelerometer Mounting............19 6.

  • Page 3: Safety Information

    1. SAFETY INFORMATION To prevent bodily injury or damage to the meter, the following cautions must be observed. CAUTION Do not place the meter on an unstable place (shaky table or sloping place). If the meter falls down, it is very dangerous. Do not use and storage the place which moisture or dust, and where air with high salt or sulphur content, or other gase or chemicals.

  • Page 4: Introduction Features

    2. INTRODUCTION FEATURES The meter is designed mainly for routine maintenance and monitoring of rotational and other industrial machinery. Acceleration, velocity, and displacement can be easily measured using a suitable frequency range, allowing comprehensive and precise evaluation of machine vibrations. Applications: Industrial hygiene investigations Industrial machinery check-ups...

  • Page 5: Specifications

    3. SPECIFICATIONS Accelerometer Model PA-01 specification 1. Sensor: Voltage output type (built-in preamplifier) 2. Type: CCLD (Constant Current Line Drive) 3. Sensitivity: Listed on supplied calibration chart of PA-01 4. Transverse sensitivity: 5% or less 5. Frequency characteristics: 5Hz to 10kHz (±10%), 10kHz to 15kHz (±3dB) 6.
  • Page 6 Upper measurement limit for velocity and displacement measurements is restricted by maximum input acceleration. Frequency range Acceleration (ACC): 3Hz ~ 1kHz, 3Hz ~ 5kHz, 1Hz ~ 100Hz, 3Hz ~ 20kHz Velocity (VEL): 10Hz ~ 1kHz, 3Hz ~ 1kHz Displacement (DISP): 10Hz ~ 500Hz, 3Hz ~ 500Hz The above figures refer to the point where response is down by 10% from flat response, due to the action of a high-pass filter or low-pass filter.
  • Page 7 Indication characteristics Acceleration (ACC): EQ PEAK, RMS Velocity (VEL): RMS, EQ PEAK Displacement (DISP): EQ PEAK, EQ p-p, RMS EQ PEAK = RMS x , EQ p-p = EQ PEAK x 2 Time constant of rms processing: 1 second Data memory: Maximum 99 data (01 ~ 99) can be stored by manually.
  • Page 8 Power requirements: Four IEC R6 size AA batteries (zinc-carbon batteries, alkaline batteries, or nickel-metal hydride batteries) or AC adapter (VA-03 for 100 to 240V AC, optional) Power consumption: Approx. 60mA (6V, backlight off) Battery life: Continuous use, on room temperature, backlight off, accelerometer in stable condition.

  • Page 9: Parts & Controls

    4. PARTS & CONTROLS 4-1 Description of Parts & Control Keys UNIT 1. BNC input connector: The piezoelectric accelerometer is to be connected here, using the supplied curled cable. The power supply to drive the accelerometer (24V, 2mA) is always output from the BNC input connector.
  • Page 10 3. ACC/VEL DISP key: Press this key to select measurement of acceleration (ACC m/s²), velocity (VEL mm/s) or displacement (DISP mm) mode. 4. READ key: Press this key to enter or exit the manual data memory READ mode. 5. MEM key: Press this key one time to store the one data to memory.
  • Page 11 11. UNIT/↵ key: UNIT: In the measurement mode, press “UNIT” key to change the measurement units. ↵ : In the setting mode, press ↵ key to enter or exit a setting mode or store the displayed setting. 12. ► key: In the setting mode, press ►...
  • Page 12 15. PEAK RMS/P-P key: Press this key to select the display mode for each measurement mode. Once the setting is made, it will be used every time the measurement mode is selected. The following settings are available. Acceleration (ACC): EQ PEAK, RMS Velocity (VEL): RMS, EQ PEAK Displacement (DISP): EQ PEAK, EQ P-P, RMS The display characteristics settings have the following meaning.
  • Page 13 When using an accelerometer with a sensitivity of 0.1 to 0.99 mV/(m/s²). ACC: 10, 100, 1000, 10000 m/s² VEL: 100, 1000, 10000 mm/s DISP: 1, 10, 100, 1000 mm When using an accelerometer with a sensitivity of 10 to 99 mV/(m/s²). ACC: 0.1, 1, 10, 100 m/s²...
  • Page 14 Piezoelectric accelerometer Curled cable (VA-02) BNC connector Piezoelectric accelerometer PA-01 BNC connector: Insert this connector into the input connector on the meter. Piezoelectric accelerometer PA-01: Detects vibrations and converts then into an electric signal. The accelerometer must be coupled on the measurement object using screw mounting or another method.

  • Page 15: Description Of Display

    4-2 Description of Display 1. Date/time: Shows the current, memory or recorded year, month/day, hour/minute, or second. : Year÷Month : Day-Hour : Minute : Second 2. HOLD : Data hold indicator 3. Full-scale value: Shows the full-scale value of the current range.
  • Page 16 : Battery status indicator Four segment indicator shows the remaining batteries capacity. When the indication starts to flash, correct measurement is no longer possible. Replace the batteries immediately. 7. Data memory: M : Manual stored measured value to memory indication, M disappear one time store one data into the memory.
  • Page 17 12. Measurement value: Numeric indication of measurement value in intervals of approx. 1 second. 13. Measurement mode unit indicator: m/s² : Acceleration (ACC) g : Acceleration (ACC) mm/s : Velocity (VEL) in/s : Velocity (VEL) mm : Displacement (DISP) mils : Displacement (DISP) mV/m/s²...

  • Page 18: Preparations

    5. PREPARATIONS The required matter is indicated before beginning measurement. Always set the power to OFF before inserting batteries and making any connections. 5-1 Power Supply The meter can be powered by four IEC R6 (size AA) batteries or by the optional AC adapter VA-03 (for 100 to 240V AC). Battery installation: When the meter is in operation, press key to turn off the...
  • Page 19 Selecting the battery type: Set the battery type used for the meter. The remaining battery capacity corresponding to the selected battery type is displayed. Available settings are Zinc-carbon, Alkaline and Ni-MH (nickel-metal hydride) battery. 1. Press key to turn on the meter. 2.

  • Page 20: Cable And Accelerometer Connection

    5-2 Cable and Accelerometer Connection Important Make sure that the power of the meter is turn to off before connecting or disconnecting the cable and accelerometer. Make the connection with the supplied curled cable VA-02, as shown in the illustration as follows. (VA-02) Curled cable BNC connector...

  • Page 21: Accelerometer Mounting

    5-3 Accelerometer Mounting There four basic methods attaching accelerometer measurement object. accelerometer mounting method greatly affects the contact resonance frequency. Please perform suitable method in consideration of the advantages and disadvantages of the four methods are outlined below. Contact resonance frequency: When the contact area between the accelerometer and the measurement object is partially deformed, a kind of spring system is created which vibrates at a frequency that is...
  • Page 22 Screw mounting (VA-04): Piezoelectric accelerometer (PA-01) Screw hole M5, P=0.8 M5 screw Effective depth 4 (VA-04) option 0.4a~1.6a Measurement object rspro.com...
  • Page 23 This mounting method is the best vibration characteristics. The mounting surface must have a surface smoothness of 0.4a ~ 1.6a. Use a fastening torque of 1 ~ 1.5 N-m for the accelerometer and the M5 screw that joins the accelerometer to measurement object.
  • Page 24 Flat magnet mounting (VA-01): Although a magnet can be used when the measurement subject is made of the metal which sticks to a magnet, due to this mounting method the contact resonance frequency will be quite low, this method is mainly suited for vibration measurements in the medium to low frequency range.
  • Page 25 4. Carefully lower the accelerometer onto the measuring surface until the magnet attachment is in full contact and perpendicular to the surface. (PA-01) Piezoelectric accelerometer Magnet attachment (VA-01) Measurement object (ferromagnetic) rspro.com...
  • Page 26 Rod attachment mounting (VA-06): Piezoelectric accelerometer M5 screw Rod attachment Measurement object Pressing the accelerometer against the measurement object with a rod is the simplest method, but it is only suitable for measurement below 500Hz, due to the contact resonance frequency will be very low.

  • Page 27: Setup

    6. SETUP 6-1 Setting the Real-Time 1. Press key to turn on the meter. 2. Press “MODE” key for 3 seconds to enter the setting mode, the “ ” mark is displayed. 3. Press ▼ key one time to select this mode, the “ ”...

  • Page 28: Setting The Accelerometer Sensitivity

    ” mark is displayed. 4. Press ↵ key to enter this mode, the “ ” mark is flashing displayed. 5. Press ▲ key to select “ ” or “ ”. 6. If select “ ” then press ↵ key to disable auto power off function and exit.
  • Page 29 7. Press ↵ key to store the setting and exit this mode. 8. Press “MODE” key again to exit setting mode. Piezoelectric Accelerometer Calibration Data PA- 01 Model 1612278 Serial No. 4.82 Voltage Sensitivity mV/(m/s (159.2 Hz) Inspectedby Temperature ℃ 2016.12 Date RS PRO rspro.com...

  • Page 30: Vibration Measurement

    7. VIBRATION MEASUREMENT 7-1 Vibration Measurement 1. Press key to turn on the meter. 2. Press “ACC/VEL/DISP” key to select the measurement mode. Press “FREQ RANGE” key to select the frequency range which suits the measurement purpose. Press “LEVEL RANGE” key to select the measurement range.

  • Page 31: Manual Data Memory And Read

    DISP: EQ PEAK, RMS, or EQ P-P 4. When the input signal overloads the circuitry of the meter, the indication “ OVER ” appears. Using the “LEVEL RANGE” key to select the level range so that “ OVER ”does not appears and the measurement value is easy to read.

  • Page 32: Maximum & Minimum Recording Measurement

    mode, the “ ” mark is displayed. 3. Press ▼ key 3 times to select this mode, the “ ” mark is displayed. 4. Press ↵ key to enter this mode, the “ ” mark is displayed. ”, then press ↵ 5.
  • Page 33 3. Press “MODE” key for 3 seconds to enter the setting mode, the “ ” mark is displayed. 4. Press ▼ key 5 times to select this mode, the “ ” mark is displayed. 5. Press ↵ key to enter this mode, the “ ”...

  • Page 34: Rtc Button Cell Battery Replacement

    8. RTC BUTTON CELL BATTERY REPLACEMENT Open meter bottom cover, find the button cell battery. You can change button cell battery. CR1220 Button cell battery 9. MAINTENANCE Cleaning: Periodically wipe the case with a damp cloth and mild detergent. Do not use abrasives or solvents. Clean and dry as required.
  • Page 35 Limited Warranty This meter is warranted to the original purchaser against defects in material and workmanship for 3 years from the date of purchase. During this warranty period, RS Components will, at its option, replace or repair the defective unit, subject to verification of the defect or malfunction. This warranty does not cover fuses, disposable batteries, or damage from abuse, neglect, accident, unauthorized repair, alteration, contamination, or abnormal conditions of operation or handling.
  • Page 36 Africa Japan RS Components SA RS Components Ltd. P.O. Box 12182, West Tower (12th Floor), Vorna Valley, 1686 Yokohama Business Park, 20 Indianapolis Street, 134 Godocho, Hodogaya, Kyalami Business Park, Yokohama, Kanagawa 240-0005 Kyalami, Midrand Japan South Africa www.rs-components.com www.rs-components.com Asia U.S.A RS Components Pte Ltd.

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