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Elcometer 312 Elcomotor™

Coating Thickness Gauge

Operating Instructions

www.elcomotor.com

Elcomotor™ is a division of

Elcometer Incorporated, Michigan, USA

312_TMA_0261_00 Issue 05 A6L.fm  Page -1  Wednesday, January 14, 2009  5:46 PM

Summary of Contents for Elcomotor 312

Page 1: ...r 312 Elcomotor Coating Thickness Gauge Operating Instructions www elcomotor com Elcomotor is a division of Elcometer Incorporated Michigan USA 312_TMA_0261_00 Issue 05 A6L fm Page 1 Wednesday January...

Page 2: ...nd are registered trademarks of Elcometer Limited All other trademarks acknowledged Copyright Elcometer Limited 2009 All rights reserved No part of this Document may be reproduced transmitted transcri...

Page 3: ...etting started 4 3 Taking a measurement 6 4 Calibration adjustment 7 5 Storage 9 6 Maintenance 9 7 Technical specification 10 8 Spares and accessories 11 9 Related equipment 11 312_TMA_0261_00 Issue 0...

Page 4: ...er com www elcomotor com 1 ABOUT YOUR GAUGE The Elcometer 312 Elcomotor Coating Thickness Gauge is a handheld coating thickness gauge for checking dry film thickness of paint coatings on automotive bo...

Page 5: ...Carrying case Operating instructions The Elcometer 312 Elcomotor Coating Thickness Gauge is packed in a cardboard and foam package Please ensure that this packaging is disposed of in an environmental...

Page 6: ...ensuring correct polarity 4 Replace battery compartment cover Note Remove the batteries from the gauge if it is to remain unused for a long period of time This will prevent damage to the gauge in the...

Page 7: ...displayed The gauge will switch off automatically after one minute of inactivity 2 4 CHANGING UNITS To change the units of measurement displayed on the screen m or mils 1 Press to switch the gauge on...

Page 8: ...pressed firmlya against the surface you are measuring 2 Read the coating thickness shown on the display The screen displays the coating thickness the measurement units m or mils on FNF gauges only the...

Page 9: ...have access to an uncoated sample ferrous steel and non ferrous aluminium substrates checkpieces are available as accessories from Elcometer See Spares and accessories on page 11 for ordering details...

Page 10: ...teps as the button is held Release and re press the key to slow the change as the correct value is approached 4 When the correct value is displayed press to enter the value STEP 3 CHECK THE CALIBRATIO...

Page 11: ...er supplier or directly to Elcometer The warranty will be invalidated if the instrument has been opened Details of Elcometer offices around the world are given on the outside cover of these Operating...

Page 12: ...lineb dry batteries or rechargeablec equivalents Battery life 20d hours continuous alkaline dry batteries b Alkaline batteries must be disposed of carefully to avoid environmental contamination Please...

Page 13: ...arry case separate T99918019 Splash proof cover set of 5 T99913537 9 RELATED EQUIPMENT Elcometer produces a wide range of coating thickness gauges and associated paint inspection equipment Users of th...

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