Brookfield RST Rheometer - Manual (Page 47)

Brookfield Engineering Labs., Inc. page 47 Manual No. M14-223
IV General Procedures for Operation of Rheometer and Measuring
Systems
Caution!
Assembly / disassembly of measuring devices
Make sure during all measurements that no sample or solvent whatsoever penetrates into the
measuring bob coupling, the measuring drive, the instrument or the electronic unit.
Caution!
Power ON
During Power ON process the motor encoder needs some rpm for initialization , therefore no
spindle may be attached!
This is the procedure to be followed for measurements in manual mode:
Measuring:
• Connect the AC adapter.
• Connect a printer, if required.
• Remove any attached spindle.
• Turn the power button ON and wait until the main menu is shown in the Touchscreen.
• Prepare the sample.
• Attach the measuring system.
• For temperature-controlled measurement, wait until the substance to be measured has reached
the desired temperature.
• Start a measuring program.
• After completion of measurement, turn off temperature control, wait until your sample has cooled
down.
• Remove and clean the measuring system.
When making measurements in remote mode under PC control, follow this procedure:
• Connect the AC adapter.
• Connect the cable between RST Rheometer and PC.
• Remove any attached spindle.
• Turn the power button ON and wait until the main menu is shown in the Touchscreen.
• Select the menu item Remote.
• Turn on the PC and all peripheral devices.
• Start the Rheo3000 software.
• Load a measuring program into the Rheo3000 software.
• Prepare the sample.
• Attach the measuring system.
• For temperature-controlled measurement, wait until the substance to be measured has reached
the desired temperature.
• Start the measuring program in the Rheo3000 software.
• After completion of the measurement, turn off temperature control and wait until your sample has
cooled down.
• Remove and clean the measuring system.