Magnet-physik FH 52, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...BA Nr 1620010102 Emil Hoffmann Strasse 3 50996 Koeln Germany Operating Instructions FH 52 Gauss Teslameter Preserve for future application...

Page 2: ...or disregard of our safety notes If you face any problems while working with the equipment or the operating instructions or if you have any proposals for improvements please do not hesitate to contact...

Page 3: ...anty These contractual warranty provisions are neither extended nor limited by statements in these instructions MAGNET PHYSIK GmbH K ln 1620010102 2016 Passing on and reproduction of these documents a...

Page 4: ...ons to be ordered separately 13 2 8 Taking Into Operation 13 3 Operation 14 3 1 Display 14 3 2 Key Pad 15 3 3 Functions 16 3 3 1 On Off Key Switching the Device On and Off 16 3 3 2 Range Key Range Sel...

Page 5: ...LE 2 AMBIENT CONDITIONS 10 TABLE 3 RANGES 16 List of Illustrations FIG 1 FRONT VIEW OF THE DEVICE 12 FIG 2 DISPLAY DURING MEASUREMENT OPERATION 14 FIG 3 MAIN MENU 18 FIG 4 AC DC MENU 18 FIG 5 UNIT MEN...

Page 6: ...th or considerable material damage may occur if the appropriate safety measures are not taken Warning Means that bodily injury or material damage may occur if the appropriate safety measures are not t...

Page 7: ...limitation can cause danger to life Danger The Hall probe must never be brought into contact with an electrical voltage conductor or close to an electrical high voltage conductor The coating or sleeve...

Page 8: ...repair to ensure that safety features are maintained 1 4 Authorized Operators The FH 52 must only be used by personnel authorized by the owner In this case the owner must place operating instructions...

Page 9: ...any missing parts if not informed within 60 days from date of dispatch Important Check on receipt of goods and before taking the device or accessories into operation whether they show visible signs o...

Page 10: ...USB approx 6 mA from batteries Accessories Options Hall probes Transverse probe or axial probe the probe connection cables are fixed to the probes length 1 5 m 5 ft Hard case Included USB cable USB ty...

Page 11: ...n IEC 61000 4 2 Air discharge 8 kV Contact discharge 4 kV Immunity from electromagnetic HF field amplitude modulation based on IEC 61000 4 3 80 MHz to 1000 MHz 3 V m 80 AM 1 kHz Immunity from electrom...

Page 12: ...ont panel keys and a liquid crystal display LCD Most important user features are only one pushbutton away In Fig 1 the front side of the FH 52 is shown The sockets on the upper side are used for probe...

Page 13: ...s Open the door on the bottom side of the FH 52 Install 4 batteries observing the polarity for each cell into the battery compartment Close the door again 2 Connect the probe Plug the probe into the s...

Page 14: ...e automatically saved when the device is switched off 3 1 Display The figure below shows the measurement display of the FH 52 with all available elements enabled In real operation you will normally us...

Page 15: ...an integrated block of 9 keys and a line arranged above with 3 keys The block contains the following keys On Off Delete Mode Escape Enter and arrow keys in 4 directions The line contains the Range Ze...

Page 16: ...le to the no volatile memory Therefore you should always switch off the device using the On Off key If the device does not contain operational batteries and the USB cable is removed while the device i...

Page 17: ...e Relative function instead of Zero 3 3 4 Reset Key Resetting the Display of Maximum and Minimum Using the Reset key the memories for the maximum and minimum measured values are reset to the current r...

Page 18: ...elected the root mean square RMS value of the field strength or flux density of a periodically alternating magnetic field is displayed If DC is selected the measured value for a static magnetic field...

Page 19: ...iven by the following relation B 0 H 4 10 7 Vs Am H 1 257 10 6 Vs Am H Here 0 is the magnetic field constant or permeability of the vacuum If the unit for the measurement is changed the relative and l...

Page 20: ...f if the signal mode is switched between AC and DC and if the device enters standby The Max Min function can be used together with the relative function The Max Min function is designed to observe slo...

Page 21: ...e is selected Move the cursor using the arrow keys onto the sign or onto the digit to be changed and change them with the arrow keys Terminate editing using Enter or Mode Please note that the RMS valu...

Page 22: ...editing using Enter or Mode If the desired reference value cannot be entered in the active range you can change the range using the Range key without leaving the input line Please note that the automa...

Page 23: ...ally a letter N for north pole and S for south pole can be shown behind the reading N means that the sensor is opposite to a north pole and S means that the sensor faces a south pole see also Fehler S...

Page 24: ...age path of the probe is checked If no probe is connected or if the voltage path is interrupted open is shown If OK is shown the voltage path is operational For third the probe Current is measured It...

Page 25: ...FH 52 will normally continue operation on batteries On weak batteries it might happen that the FH 52 restarts or extinguishes 3 5 Standby Mode If the FH 52 is connected to a PC and the PC enters the s...

Page 26: ...d the measured values are saved Important You should remove the batteries from the FH 52 if the device will not be used for a longer time This will avoid damage due to leaking batteries 3 7 Probes Two...

Page 27: ...an be damaged Warning Care must be exercised when handling the probe The sensor of the probe is very fragile Stressing the Hall sensor can alter its calibration The probe must not be clamped or presse...

Page 28: ...and falls and the maximum is captured Make note of the probe orientation at the maximum reading to identify the field direction You should consider all the possible contributions to the accuracy of th...

Page 29: ...amed FH 52 Software is available for free download This contains the following components FH 52 Teslameter a simple program for displaying and saving readings and for remote control of the most import...

Page 30: ...de surface of the Hall generator so that an electric voltage the Hall voltage UH can be measured between the opposite sides d B I R UH H The Hall voltage is thus in the first approximation proportiona...

Page 31: ...a year We recommend having this calibration carried out by the manufacturer Magnet Physik or an authorized calibration laboratory 4 4 Troubleshooting Using the Test menu chapter 3 3 16 you can carry...

Page 32: ...entative This probe is not supported is displayed You are trying to use a probe that is not suitable for a FH 52 or the present version of the FH 52 In case of doubt ask Magnet Physik Therefore it is...