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Brookfield DV-III Ultra Rheometer User Manual

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Brookfield Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

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Manual No. M98-211-E0912

5) Press the

OPTION/TAB

key to move the cursor to the HI ALARM % field.

6) Enter the HI ALARM % torque value. The new entry will overwrite the default values.
7) Press the

OPTION/TAB

key to move the cursor to the MOTOR OFF % field.

8) Enter the MOTOR OFF % torque value. The new entry will overwrite the default value.
9) Press the

ENTER

key to accept the ALARM values.

10) Press the

NUMBER 3

key to enable (turn on) / disable (turn off) the alarms.

11) Press

ENTER

to accept the ALARM condition.

Note:

The LO ALARM is tripped after the % torque reading falls below the

setting. The beeping may be shut off by either the % torque reading

rising above the alarm setting or by pressing the ESCAPE key.

The HI ALARM is tripped after the % torque reading goes above the alarm

setting. The beeping may be shut off by either the % torque reading falling

below the alarm setting or by pressing the

ESCAPE

key.

The MOTOR OFF is tripped after the % torque reading goes above the

motor off setting. The DV-III Ultra stops rotating and the instrument

beeps. Pressing any key turns off the beep.

V.4 Set Temperature

The DV-III Ultra can issue temperature control commands when an external temperature control

device has been connected (see Section V.1). Selecting item #4 Set Temp in the Options menu

will display the current setpoint. Enter the new setpoint by using the number keys and accept with

the

ENTER

key. The temperature controller will begin using the new setpoint immediately upon the

press of the

ENTER

key.

Note:

The sign of temperature is changed by using the arrow keys when the

cursor is under the ± character. This is possible only with temperature

bath controllers.

V.5 Data

The Review Data menu allows data review of the most recently completed speed set program.

Data may be reviewed on the DV-III Ultra screen, on a serial printer, or both. The procedure for

reviewing data after a test is as follows:

1) Run a DV-III or B.E.V.I.S. program.

2) Press the

OPTION/TAB

key.

3) Press the

NUMBER 5

key to display the Review Data screen.