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Brookfield RST Rheometer User Manual

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Brookfield Engineering Labs., Inc.

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Manual No. M14-223

Figure III-6


Enter the value for the cone spindle truncation in mm on this screen. This value is listed on the data sheet
that comes with your spindle.

Set the gap for the cone spindle. See Appendix B for the procedure to set the gap.

When the gap has been set, push OK to go to the next screen.

6. If the spindle is not a cone spindle, the following screen appears and provides the sample volume
required for a viscosity test with the spindle that has been selected.

Figure III-7


Push OK to go to the next screen.

7. This screen allows you to choose the type of test that you want to run. Choices include:

Speed
Torque
Shear Stress
Shear Rate

Figure III-8


Push OK to go to the next screen.

8. Enter the START and END values for the test type that you have chosen.