MX-5 Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge

The MX-5 is a simple to use hand-held Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge. It offers features that make your job easier. An Alarm mode, Differential mode, high speed scanning, and data send are the main features of the MX-5 .

The MX-5 comes as a complete kit, ready to use, and is backed by Dakota Ultrasonics 5 year limited warranty.

Applications:

Corrosion & Pitting Tube & Pipe Tanks

Boilers Glass Variety of Applications

Specifications:

Physical

Weight: 10 ounces

Size: 2.5 W x 4.75 H x 1.25 D inches (63.5 W 120.7 H x 31.8 D mm)

Operating Temperature: -20° to 120° F (-30° to 50° C)

Case: Extruded aluminum body / nickel plated aluminum end caps.
Resistant to impact and environmentally sealed.

Keypad: Sealed membrane that is resistant to both water and petroleum products. Nine tactile-feedback keys.

Transducer:
- Dual element (transmit and receive).
- 1 to 10 MHz frequency range
- Locking quick disconnect LEMO connectors.
- 4 foot cable (Optional cable lengths up to 100 feet).

*Custom transducers available for special applications.

Power Source:
Two 1.5V alkaline or 1.2V NiCad AA cells
Typically operates for 200 hours on alkaline and 130 hours on NiCad.

*Display flashes when battery is low. Unit turns off automatically when battery is too low to operate reliably.

Display

- Multi-function 4.5 digit liquid crystal display with 0.500 inch numerals, backlit for use in poor light conditions.
- Backlight is selectable: on / off / auto (illuminates only when taking a measurement).
- Measurements displayed in inches, inches/microsecond. millimeters, and mters/second.
- Bar graph indicates stability of reading.

Certification
Factory calibration traceable to national standards.

Warranty
5 year limited

Measuring

Range:
- Measures from 0.025 to 19.999 inches (0.63 to 500 millimeters).
- Switch to select English or metric units.

Resolution: 0.001 inches (0.01 millimeters)

Velocity Range: .0492 to .3937 in/m s (1250 to 10,000 meters/sec)

Built in:
- Stainless steel reference disk for probe zeroing.
- Four readings per second for single point measurements or 16 per second in scan mode
- Captures the minimum thickness.
- Single and Two point calibration option included.

Features

Differential Mode: Enter acceptable thickness value, unit will display +/- the difference from the value entered.

Alarm Mode: Enter a minimum acceptable thickness value. If measurement falls below minimum, red led will illuminate and sound beeper. If measurement is above minimum value, green led will illuminate.

Data Ouput: RS232 output sends thickness readings to a computer or other external storage device.

 



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