Triplett UTG300, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual UTG300 Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge ...

Page 2: ...ates and machined parts The gauge can be widely used in petroleum chemical metallurgy shipbuilding aviation aerospace and other fields 1 1 Operating Principle When measuring the thickness the ultrasonic pulse is generated by the probe to reach the measured body through the coupling agent Part of the ultrasonic signal is reflected from the bottom of the object and the probe receives the reflected e...

Page 3: ...surement auto calibration Battery Built in 3 7V 2000mAh lithium battery Charging specification DC5V 1A Type C interface Operating time full battery About 16h Operating temperature and humidity 0 40 10 RH 80 RH Storage temperature and humidity 10 50 10 RH 70 RH Product size 140 66 28 5mm Note 1 Oil coupling agent cannot be used for the standard probe otherwise the probe will be damaged After using ...

Page 4: ...s 5 3 2 1 Single 20 00mm Mat Steel 5920 Max mm Min mm Avg mm ULTRASON IC THICKN ESS GAUGE Mode m s Menu Cal Rec Enter Back Alarm 6 7 1 Outer shell 2 Buttons 3 Display 4 Transmitting socket 5 Receiving socket 6 Standard thickness block 7 Probe 03 ...

Page 5: ...m 3 3 Battery Charging and Maintenance The product is equipped with a non removable 3 7V 2000mAh lithium battery When the product cannot be turned on or the battery is empty please charge it in time Charge the product with a DC5V adapter larger than 1A and the charging interface is Type C When charging the battery icon scrolls When fully charged the battery icon becomes full 04 ...

Page 6: ... Use coupling agent on the measured object surface Use rust remover wire brush or sandpaper to treat the surface Multiple measurements near the same point 6 Operation 6 1 Power On Off Insert the probe into the gauge and short press to power on Long press to power off Auto power off The product will shut down automatically when there is no operation The default time is 5 minutes Users can select th...

Page 7: ... the material the screen will display the coupling symbol If the coupling symbol flickers or there is no coupling symbol it indicates that the coupling condition is bad and the coupling agent needs to be added After the probe is removed the coupling symbol disappears and the thickness value remains Figure 1 Add the coupling agent Figure 2 Evenly smear the coupling agent and tightly couple the prob...

Page 8: ...ple Standard value 4 00mm limit 0 1mm When the measured thickness is less than 3 90mm or greater than 4 10mm the gauge will give an alarm sound indicating that the thickness is not qualified Users can press any button to exit the alarm or continue measuring 6 5 Calibration Note Calibration should be carried out when the probe is replaced the ambient temperature changes greatly or the measurement d...

Page 9: ...sulting in calibration errors 3 Press to save the calibration data Note Before pressing the value displayed might not be 4mm When the value is stable press After calibration the displayed value should be within the range of 4 0 04mm otherwise recalibrate 6 6 Sound Velocity Measurement Different materials have different sound velocities The materials and velocities listed in Appendix A are for r ef...

Page 10: ... point the correct sound velocity can be obtained and the correct thickness can be obtained by measuring the same material with the sound velocity Note The thickness adjustment range is 20mm 0 79in for customized materials 250mm 9 84in The upper limit is 300mm and the lower limit is 1mm In case of misoperation users can refer to 6 7 Sound Velocity Selection 9 ...

Page 11: ...locity Measurement Material selection interface MAT 1 Press to step through the options upwards Steel 5920 2 Press to step through the Stainless 5740 options downwards Brass 4399 Copper 4720 3 Press to confirm the selected Iron 5930 material and enter the sound velocity Cast iron 5110 adjustment interface Plumbum 2400 4 Press to return to the main interface Sound velocity adjustment interface SPD ...

Page 12: ...ter the probe is removed 6 9 Data Storage In the single and continuous measurement interfaces long press to save records Each record includes the current measured value MAX MIN AVG and material sound velocity A maximum of 300 groups of data can be stored To view and delete records refer to 6 14 Records In the continuous measurement mode the data can only be saved after the probe is removed to avoi...

Page 13: ... downwards 3 Press to enter the interface of the selected option 4 Press to exit the menu and return to the main interface 6 11 Material In the material selection interface MAT Custom 1 Custom 2 Custom 3 Aluminum 6370 Steel 5920 Stainless 5740 Brass 4399 1 Press to step through the materials upwards 2 Press to step through the materials downwards 3 Press to confirm the selected material and return...

Page 14: ...ong press it to scroll up 2 Press to subtract the value Long press it to scroll down 3 Press to save and return to the menu 4 Press to return to the menu 6 13 Unit In the unit selection interface Unit 0 1mm 0 01mm 0 01in 1 Press to step through the units upwards 2 Press to step through the units downwards 3 Press to save and return to the menu 4 Press to return to the menu 13 ...

Page 15: ...to step through the options upwards 2 Press to step through the options downwards 3 Press to enter the interface of the selected option 4 Press to return to the menu 6 14 1 First Page Select First page and the screen will display the records from the first page The number and value of each record will also be displayed Records 1 4 50mm 2 4 44mm 3 4 42mm 1 Press to page up 2 Press to page down 3 Pr...

Page 16: ...rs can long press to delete this record Press or to view the previous or next record 6 14 2 Last Page Select Last page and the screen will display the records from the last page The number and value of each record will also be displayed refer to 6 14 1 First Page 6 14 3 Selected Item In the records interface select Selected item to choose a record to be viewed The screen will display the record li...

Page 17: ...e records interface select Delete the item to choose the record to be deleted Del Group group range 001 009 From 001to001 1 Press or to adjust the record number 2 Press to confirm the adjusted digit tens digit tens digit units digit After the units digit is confirmed a prompt will pop up 3 Press to return to the records interface When the prompt pops up users can press or to select Yes No and then...

Page 18: ...o return to the records interface Del Do you confirm to Delete all Saved data Yes No 6 15 Setting In the setting interface Setting Sound Back light Power off Alarm Language 1 Press to step through the options upwards 2 Press to step through the options downwards 3 Press to enter the interface of the selected option 4 Press to return to the menu 17 ...

Page 19: ...ight interface 1 Press to add the backlight time Backlight 2 Press to subtract the backlight Time 180S time 3 Press to confirm 4 Press to return to the setting interface 6 18 Power Off In the power off interface Shut Time 300S 1 Press to add the power off time 2 Press to subtract the power off time 3 Press to confirm 4 Pressto return to the setting interface 18 ...

Page 20: ...it 0 01mm 6 20 Language 1 Press to add the standard limit 2 Press to subtract the standard limit 3 Press to confirm 4 Press to return to the setting interface In the language interface Language Chinese English 1 Press to step through the options upwards 2 Press to step through the options downwards 3 Press to save 4 Press to return to the setting interface 19 ...

Page 21: ...sion V 202204 6 22 Reset In the reset interface Reset Do you need to restore Factory settings Yes NO 1 Press or to select Yes No 2 Press to confirm 3 Press to return to the setting interface 7 Measurement Applications 7 1 Measurement Modes Single point measurement Use the probe to measure any point of the measured object The displayed value is the thickness 20 ...

Page 22: ...l Measurement The probe split surface can measure along the axis of the pipe or the axis of the vertical pipe If the pipe diameter is large the measurement should be in the direction of the vertical axis When the pipe diameter is small it should be measured in both directions and take the minimum value as the thickness 8 Maintenance and Cautions 8 1 General Cautions The gauge and probe should be a...

Page 23: ...When measuring rough surface try to reduce the probe scratching on it When measuring at room temperature the surface of the measured object should not exceed 60 otherwise the probe can no longer be used If the probe wears the indicating value will be unstable Please replace it 8 3 Clean the Standard Thickness Block The standard thickness block should avoid rust Wipe the block after use and don t c...

Page 24: ...the casing so wipe it gently with a wet cloth 8 5 Repair When there are problems with the gauge such as inability to measure abnormal LCD display large error and button operation failure or confusion please do not disassemble or adjust any parts and contact after sales 23 ...

Page 25: ...Steel common 0 233 5920 Steel stainless 0 226 5740 Brass 0 173 4399 Copper 0 186 4720 Iron 0 233 5930 Cast Iron 0 173 0 229 4400 5820 Lead 0 094 2400 Nylon 0 105 2680 Silver 0 142 3607 Gold 0 128 3251 Zinc 0 164 4170 Titanium 0 236 5990 Tin 0 117 2960 Acrylic resin 0 109 2760 Epoxy resin 0 100 2540 Ice 0 157 3988 Nickel 0 222 5639 Plexiglass 0 106 2692 Porcelain 0 230 5842 PVC 0 094 2388 Quartz gl...

Page 26: ... above In addition adjust the angle between the probe partition board through the bottom center of the probe metal thin layer and the measured material groove so that the partition board and the groove are vertical or parallel to each other Take the minimum value as the thickness B 1 4 Cylindrical Surfaces When measuring cylindrical materials such as pipes oil drums etc it is very important to cor...

Page 27: ...partition and axis perpendicular and parallel values respectively Take the smaller value as the thickness B 1 6 Unparallel Surfaces To obtain a stable and reliable value the other surface of the material must be parallel or coaxial to the measured surface B 2 Influence of Temperature on Measurement Results The thickness and the velocity of ultrasonic wave in the material are affected by temperatur...

Page 28: ...urface roughness etc In most cases satisfactory measurement accuracy can be obtained by using only one reference block The block shall be of the same material and of a similar thickness as the measured material The uniform material can be used as a block after measuring with a micrometer For thin materials a block may be used to determine the exact lower limit when its thickness approaches the low...

Page 29: ...ound velocity so it can measure the sound velocity first and then measure the workpiece with the sound velocity B 5 Casting Measurement The grain size of casting material is coarse and the structure is not dense enough which will cause great attenuation of sound energy In addition the measurement is often carried out in the state of wool so it is difficult to measure The degree of attenuation is c...

Page 30: ...ar The probe surface is acrylic resin Long term use will increase its roughness resulting in a decrease in sensitivity If the probe is badly worn sandpaper or whetstone can be used to smooth the surface If the measured value is still unstable replace the probe B 6 5 Multilayer and Composite Materials It is impossible to measure multilayer materials with incompact bonding surfaces because ultrasoni...

Page 31: ...ading Operators should be able to identify abnormal readings which are usually caused by rust spots corrosion pits and internal defects Solutions can be found in the relevant sections of this manual B 6 8 Selection and Use of Coupling Agents The coupling agent is used as the carrier of ultrasonic signal spread between the probe and the measured material If the type or use method of coupling agent ...

Page 32: ...t such errors the ultra thin material measurements should be checked repeatedly B 7 2 Rust Spots and Corrosion Pits Rust pits on another surface of the measured material small rust spots are sometimes difficult to detect will cause irregular changes in the reading and in extreme cases no reading at all When pits are found this area should be measured with great care Multiple measurements can be pe...

Page 33: ...9 Packing List NO Item Quantity Remarks 1 Ultrasonic thickness 1 gauge Standard 2 Probe 5MHz Φ10 1 accessories 3 Coupling agent 1 4 Carrying bag 1 5 Data cable 1 6 User manual 1 32 ...

Page 34: ...of purchase This warranty does not apply to any of our products which have been repaired or altered by unauthorized persons in any way or purchased from unauthorized distributors so as in our sole judgment to injure their stability or reliability or which have been subject to misuse abuse misapplication negligence accident or which have had the serial numbers altered defaced or removed Accessories...