Turnkey
Instruments Ltd
TintMan
Quick Reference Guide
Any material to be tested should be clean and free from grease, finger marks
and dust. If necessary the material should be cleaned using a propriety glass
cleaner and thoroughly dried using lint free cloth.
Before use always check and adjust the Tintman instrument sensitivity against the
sample of
Reference Window
supplied in the instrument kit. The
Reference Window
is marked with the transmission measured by a reference instrument. Please refer to
the
Checking and Adjusting Tintman
instructions at the end of this guide.
To use the instrument connect the light source and detector to the readout unit
with the colour coded connectors. Check the colours match and the connectors
are pushed in firmly. The light source has a red connector, the detector black. No
damage will be done if the connectors are mistakenly swapped.
Attach the source and detector to either side of the material to be measured, if
necessary use the captive suckers to secure to vertical windows. The source and
detector should self align magnetically. On raked windscreens attach the detector
to the inside of the glass hanging from its sucker. When the source is placed on
the outside of the windscreen the magnetic attraction between the two should
automatically draw the detector to the windscreen.
Before taking a reading, visually check that the source and detector are
concentrically aligned and firmly against the material.
To take a transmission reading press the large button on the readout unit. The
display will show the measured transmission in percent. Allow about 10 to 20
seconds with the button depressed for the light source intensity to stabilise. Keep the
button pressed throughout this period. It is recommended that three readings are
taken at different positions and the average value used.
