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A&D SV-10 Instruction Manual

Manual is about: Vibro Viscometer

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    Sv-10 sv-100 vibro viscometer instruction manual 1wmpd4000646e.

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    ? 2008 a&d company ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, or translated into any language in any form by any means without the written permission of a&d company ltd. The contents of this manual and the specifications of the instrument cover...

  • Page 3: Contents

    1 contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................3 1-1 compliance.......................................................................................................................................

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    2 8. Connection to a personal computer...........................................................................49 9. Connection to a printer ....................................................................................................48 10. Rs-232c serial interface ............................

  • Page 5: 1. Introduction

    3 1. Introduction this manual describes how the sv series viscometer works and how to get the most out of it in terms of performance. Read this manual thoroughly before using the viscometer and keep it at hand for future reference. 1-1 compliance compliance with fcc rules please note that this devic...

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  • Page 7: 1-2 Features

    5 1-2 features high accuracy the sine-wave vibro viscometer achieves a high measurement accuracy of 1%* 1 (repeatability) over the full range. *1 refer to "14. Specifications" on page 58. Wide range continuous measurement continuous measurement over the whole measuring range is possible, without rep...

  • Page 8: 2-1 Unpacking

    6 2. Unpacking the viscometer 2-1 unpacking the viscometer is a precision instrument. Unpack the viscometer carefully. Keep the packing material to be used for transporting the viscometer in the future. Accessories note please confirm that the ac adapter type is correct for your local voltage and re...

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    7 2-2 installing the viscometer install the viscometer as follows: 1 connect the display unit to the main unit using the connection cable. 2 insert the ac adapter plug into the ac adapter jack located on the rear side of the display unit. Insert the other end of the ac adapter plug into an electrica...

  • Page 10: 3. Display And Keys

    8 3. Display and keys 3-1 display name description standby mode displays [- - - - -]. Measurement mode displays the viscosity value in real time. Viscosity display data hold mode freezes the display of the viscosity value. Viscosity units displays the unit of viscosity. Standby mode measurement mode...

  • Page 11: 3-2 Keys

    9 3-2 keys key description on:off power turns the power on and off. When the power is turned on, the viscometer enters the standby mode ( [- - - - -] is displayed.) start start measurement start a measurement. (the processing indicator blinks.) displays the viscosity and temperature values in real t...

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    10 3-3 displaying the viscosity values the viscosity values are displayed as below, depending on the unit selected and the viscosity range. The correlation of the units are as follows: 1 mpa ⋅s = 0.001 pa⋅s = 1 cp =0.01 p 3-3-1 sv-10 use the mode key to switch between mpa ⋅s (millipascal second) and...

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    11 3-3-2 sv-100 use the mode key to switch between pa ⋅s (pascal second) and p (poise). The unit selected at the factory before shipment is pa ⋅s. Unit selected viscosity measured pa ⋅s p pa ⋅s display minimum display display minimum display 1 1.00 10.0 ｜ ｜ 9.99 0.01 99.9 0.1 10 10.0 100 ｜ ｜ 99.9 99...

  • Page 14: 4. Precautions

    12 4. Precautions to get the optimum performance from the viscometer and acquire accurate measurement data, note the following: 4-1 general precautions install the viscometer in an environment where the temperature and humidity are not excessive. The best operating temperature is 25°c ±2°c at 45-60%...

  • Page 15: 4-2 During Use

    13 4-2 during use to level the surface of the sample; adjust the leveling feet so that the center of the narrow part of the right and left sensor plates is on the liquid surface. The viscosity of a liquid is temperature dependent and changes by negative 2 to negative 10 percent, per degree celsius. ...

  • Page 16: 4-3 After Use

    14 4-3 after use remove any residual sample material from the sensor plates, temperature sensor and protector using alcohol. Using the sensor plates, temperature sensor and protector with residue of an old sample left on will cause a measurement error. Clean the sensor plates carefully to avoid bend...

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    15 4-4 measuring the absolute value of viscosity the sv series sine-wave vibro viscometer, as a measuring principle, detects the product of viscosity and density. Displayed viscosity value = viscosity × density ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ [1] while the displayed value has a unit of mpa ⋅s, it indicates the product of...

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    16 4-4-2 at calibration when calibrating, enter the product of the absolute viscosity value and the density of the standard viscosity fluid used for calibration, as a correction value. The standard viscosity fluid has the calculation sheet of kinetic viscosity and viscosity at various temperatures a...

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    17 5. Measurement 5-1 preparing the sample 1 pour the sample into the cup until its surface reaches between the level gauges. The level gauges indicate 35 and 45 ml. 2 attach the cup on the table along the guides. 3 confirm that the protector is in the position as shown in the figure. Raise the leve...

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    18 no note use the protector in the position as shown on the left below. If the protector is not used with the sv-10, a measurement error may occur, especially in measuring a viscosity over 5000 mpa ⋅s. When the position of the sensor plates in the liquid is not at the same level, level the viscomet...

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    19 5-2 basic measurement procedure 1 with the power turned off, press the on:off key. When the display is in the standby mode, press the start key. *1 after about 15 seconds, the measurement values are displayed. 2 during measurement, press the hold key as necessary, to freeze the display temporaril...

  • Page 22: 5-3 Changing Units

    20 5-3 changing units the units of viscosity available are: mpa ⋅s (millipascal second), pa ⋅s (pascal second), cp (centipoise), p (poise). The correlation of the units are as follows: 1 mpa ⋅s = 0.001 pa⋅s = 1 cp =0.01 p the units of temperature available are: °c (celsius) and °f (fahrenheit). The ...

  • Page 23: 6. Viscosity Calibration

    21 6. Viscosity calibration viscosity calibration is to correct the viscosity value. Two calibration methods are available: one-point calibration and two-point calibration, using standard viscosity fluids. With the sv-10, simplified calibration using purified water is available. It is recommended th...

  • Page 24: 6-2 Calibration Procedure

    22 6-2 calibration procedure note as to the correction value used for one-point calibration and two-point calibration, enter the product of the absolute viscosity value and the density of the standard viscosity fluid. For details, refer to "4-4-2 at calibration". After calibration, check the values,...

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    23 6-2-1 one-point calibration 1 in the standby mode, press and hold the hold key to enter the calibration mode. " cal " appears. 2 select one-point calibration (cal-1) and press the print key to confirm. The standby mode of the one- calibration mode appears. Use the mode key to switch between the c...

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    24 6-2-2 two-point calibration 1 in the standby mode, press and hold the hold key to enter the calibration mode. " cal " appears. 2 select two-point calibration (cal-2) and press the print key to confirm. The standby mode of the two- calibration mode appears. Use the mode key to switch between the c...

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    25 9 when the measurement of the first point has completed, clean the sensor plates, temperature sensor and protector and prepare the second standard viscosity fluid. 10 place the second standard viscosity fluid in the sample cup. Press the start key to start the measurement of the second point. 11 ...

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    26 6-2-3 simplified calibration using purified water (sv-10 only) 1 place the purified water in the sample cup. 2 press the start key to measure the purified water. Confirm that the viscosity and temperature values are stabilized. 3 press and hold the start key. The theoretical viscosity value(visco...

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    27 reference data: theoretical viscosity value (viscosity × density) of the purified water at various temperatures temperature (°c) viscosity × density (mpa･s) 10.0 1.31 11.0 1.27 12.0 1.24 13.0 1.20 14.0 1.17 15.0 1.14 16.0 1.11 17.0 1.08 18.0 1.05 19.0 1.03 20.0 1.00 21.0 0.98 22.0 0.95 23.0 0.93 ...

  • Page 30: 7. Function Setting

    28 7. Function setting the viscometer, by selecting functions to be used in the function setting, can specify the performance appropriate to the usage. Each function is assigned parameters. The performance of a function is specified by changing the parameter. The parameters saved, even if the power ...

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    29 example of the function setting procedure using the sv-10, to change the setting of "unit upon power-on (unit)" to the viscosity: cp (centipoise) and the temperature: °c (celsius). 1 in the standby mode, press and hold the mode key to enter the function setting mode. " cladj " appears. 2 press th...

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    30 7-2 details of the function items function item parameter description cladj date/time sets the order of the date (ymd,mdy,dmy) and the date/time. Cond 0 follows the viscosity changes quickly. (prone to vibration) condition 1 • 2 follows the viscosity changes slowly. (stable values) unit 0 • mpa⋅s...

  • Page 33: 7-3  Description of Items

    31 7-3 description of items date/time (cladj) the upper two digits of the year are not displayed. For example, the year 2003 is displayed as "03". The time is set using the 24-hour system. Do not enter a non-existing date and time. Set the order of the date, the date and time as follows: (example: t...

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    32 changing the date the date is changed in the selected displaying order. The following is an example when the order of " y " (year), " m " (month) and " d " (day) is selected. 5 press the mode key to select the setting value of " y " (year). (example:03) 6 press the start key or hold key to change...

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    33 changing the time 12 the current time is displayed. Press the mode key to display the current date. 13 press the print key to select the setting value of the hour. (example:11) 14 press the start key or hold key to change the hour. (example:11 →12) 15 press the mode key to select the setting valu...

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    34 condition (cond) the stability of the viscosity measurement results can be adjusted, taking ambient conditions such as vibration into consideration. Parameter settings description 0 follows the viscosity changes quickly. (prone to vibration) 1 • 2 follows the viscosity changes slowly. (stable val...

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    35 decimal point (pnt) parameter settings description 0 • dot " . " 1 comma " , " the decimal point format for the displayed measurement data and the decimal point code for measurement data output via rs-232c are specified. With "comma" selected, the separator for csv format and rsvisco format will ...

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    36 data output format (type) the output format appropriate for the device connected to rs-232c can be selected. Parameter settings description 0 a&d standard format used with the printer mode 1 or mode 2 when the optional compact printer, ad-8121b is connected. Only the viscosity value is output. 1 ...

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    37 date/time output (5-td) parameter settings description 0 no output 1 • output with d.P. Format or csv format selected, whether or not to add the date and time to the measurement data can be selected. For examples of output format, refer to "7-4 data output format examples". Other output (5-ed) pa...

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    38 setting the id number 1 in the standby mode, press and hold the mode key to enter the function setting mode. " cladj " appears. 2 press the mode key to select " id ". 3 press the print key to enter the id number setting mode. 4 set the id number using the following keys: mode key switches the bli...

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    39 initialization (clr) restores the following data to the default setting. Function setting calibration data after initialization, check the viscosity value and perform calibration as necessary. (refer to 6. Viscosity calibration"). 1 in the standby mode, press and hold the mode key to enter the fu...

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    40 7-4 data output format examples 7-4-1 a&d standard format used with the printer mode 1 or mode 2 when the optional compact printer, ad-8121b is connected. Only the viscosity value is output. Sv-10 output format example viscosity unit display output format remarks l llll mpa･s ol,-99999999mps belo...

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    41 sv-100 output format example viscosity unit display output format remarks l pa･s ol,-99999999pas below measuring range error 1.00 pa ･ s st,+00001.00pas 10.0 pa･s st,+00010.00pas the digit of 0.01pa⋅s is always zero. Pa･s h pa･s ol,+99999999pas above measuring range error l p ol,-99999999 p below...

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    42 7-4-2 d.P. Format used with the printer mode 3 when the optional compact printer, ad-8121b is connected. With "prt 0" or "prt 1" selected for "data output mode (prt)", output contents can be selected by the settings of "5-at", "5-td" and "5-ed". With "prt 2" selected for "data output mode (prt)",...

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    43 printing format example (4) function setting ( √=output blank=no output) 5-at 1 measurement elapsed time √ 5-td 0 date/time remarks device id information 5-ed 0 signature printing format example (5) function setting ( √=output blank=no output) 5-at 0 measurement elapsed time 5-td 0 date/time rema...

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    44 output format example (1) with id number, date and time added function setting ( √=output blank=no output) 5-td 1 date/time √ 5-ed 3 device id number √ sv-10 output format example viscosity / temper- ature display output format example remarks l llll mpa･s lab-12,2003/03/19,12:34:56,+025.67,c,+00...

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    45 sv-100 output format example viscosity / temper- ature display output format example remarks l pa･s lab-12,2003/03/19,12:34:56,+025.67,c,+00000.00, pa s zeroes are output for below measuring range error. 1.00 pa･s lab-12,2003/03/19,12:34:56,+025.67,c,+00001.00, pa s 10.0 pa･s lab-12,2003/03/19,12...

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    46 output format example (2) with date and time added function setting ( √=output blank=no output) 5-td 1 date/time √ 5-ed 0 device id number sv-10 output format example viscosity / temperature display output format example mpa ⋅s / °c 1.23 mpa ⋅s ,2003/03/19,12:34:56,+025.67,c,+00001.23,mpa s : spa...

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    47 7-4-4 rsvisco format used with the graphing program rsvisco. Measurement data are output in comma separated format. When a comma is selected as the decimal point by "pnt 1", a semicolon ";" is used as a data separator. When a measurement is started using rsvisco, the viscometer automatically sele...

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    48 sv-100 output format example viscosity / temper- ature display output format example remarks l pa･s +0000.000, pa s,+025.67,c zeroes are output for below measuring range error. 1.00 pa･s +00001.00, pa s,+025.67,c 10.0 pa･s +00010.00, pa s,+025.67,c pa･s / °c h pa･s +00120.00, pa ,+025.67,c 120 is...

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    49 8. Connection to a personal computer using the standard rs-232c serial interface and the rs-232c cable provided, the viscometer can be connected to a personal computer. In addition, using the graphing program rsvisco, contained in the accessory windows communication tools winct-viscosity, measure...

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    50 9. Connection to a printer the viscometer can be connected to the optional compact printer, ad-8121b using the standard rs-232c interface and the measurement results can be printed. The statistical calculation data of the results and the changes in the viscosity value per a certain time can be pr...

  • Page 53: 10. Serial Interface

    51 10. Serial interface rs-232c serial interface transmission system eia rs-232c transmission form asynchronous, bi-directional, half duplex data format baud rate 2400 bps data bits 7 bits parity even stop bit 1 bit code ascii terminator cr lf (cr: 0dh, lf: 0ah) bit format pin connections sv-10/sv-1...

  • Page 54: 11. Command List

    52 11. Command list the viscometer can be controlled by the following commands from the computer. Add a terminator ( 0dh、0ah ) to each command. Command description q outputs the current data. Sir outputs data continuously c stops data output by sir command. Qm outputs the data during measurement. (e...

  • Page 55: 12. Troubleshooting

    53 12. Troubleshooting the viscometer is a precision instrument. When the measuring environment or the measurement method is inadequate, correct values can not be obtained. If measurement values do not become stable or they seem to be incorrect, check as described below. If improper performance pers...

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    54 how to remove and attach the surface locator plate removing loosen the screw and remove the surface locator plate from the temperature sensor. Attaching install the surface locator plate as shown in the illustration. Slip the locator plate onto the temperature sensor. Move the plate to the top of...

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    55 when measurement values are not correct: has the sample surface been adjusted to the center of the narrow part of the sensor plates? Adjust the table height by turning the knob so that the center of the narrow part of the sensor plates is on the sample surface. Are the positions of the left and r...

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    56 when more precise measurement is required: when the viscometer is installed for the first time or is moved to another location, plug in the ac adapter and warm up the viscometer for one hour or more, to acclimatize the viscometer to the measuring environment. And before measurement, calibrate the...

  • Page 59: 13. Error Display

    57 13. Error display error display description above measuring range error the viscosity value exceeds the upper limit of the viscosity measuring range (sv-10: 11.99 pa ⋅s, sv-100: 119.9 pa⋅s). The viscosity of the sample can not be measured. This error may occur when the display unit is not connect...

  • Page 60: 14. Specifications

    58 14. Specifications measurement method sv-10 sv-100 measurement method sine-wave vibro viscometer using the tuning-fork vibration method vibration frequency 30 hz viscosity measuring range 0.3 to 10000 mpa ⋅s 1 to 100 pa ⋅s (1000 to 100000 mpa ⋅s) repeatability * 2 1% (standard deviation) measurem...

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    59 *1 when a sample cup of 45 ml is used. *2 repetitive measurement with the sensor plates remaining in the sample *3 the value after calibration using a standard viscosity fluid at a temperature range between 20°c and 30°c with no condensation. In a measurement that takes a long time, perform calib...

  • Page 62: 15. Optional Accessories

    60 15. Optional accessories list of optional accessories (sold separately) name number standard viscosity fluid (js2.5) *1 ax-sv-31-2.5 standard viscosity fluid (js5) *1 ax-sv-31-5 standard viscosity fluid (js10) *1 ax-sv-31-10 standard viscosity fluid (js20) *1 ax-sv-31-20 standard viscosity fluid ...

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    61 ax-sv-35 glass sample cup (approx. 13 ml) • used when organic solvents will be measured. • the ax-sv-37 consists of : glass sample cup (capacity: approx.13ml) 1 pc (pyrex ® glass, operating temperature: 230°c max.) glass sample cup holder (stainless steel) 1 pc sample cup 1 pc (polycarbonate, ope...

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    62 ax-sv-37 water jacket assembly • used, in combination with a commercially available constant temperature bath for heating medium circulation, to maintain the sample temperature constant or to measure the viscosity while changing the sample temperature. • the glass sample cup sold separately can a...

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    63 ax-sv-38 glass storage container • used to store sample fluids. • the viscosity of the sample stored in the container can be measured as it is. • the ax-sv-38 consists of : glass storage container 10 pcs capacity: approx. 50ml material: polypropylene operating temperature: 180°c max. Lid 10 pcs m...

  • Page 66: 16. External Dimensions

    64 16. External dimensions whole view unit: mm detailed view of the sensor unit unit: mm.