SMARTDIP: THE INTELLIGENT PORTABLE FOUNDRY PYROMETER
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SMARTDIP 2 is a rugged portable digital pyrometer planned specifically for use in the foundry environment. Housed in a tough well designed lightweight aluminium case and with a single button operation that searches, holds, displays and stores the peak dip temperature using its plateau detection program: Digital circuits and program throughout.
Smartdip 2 is the ideal tool for obtaining your molten metal temperature data. Add to this the capability to store over 1000 temperature readings with overflow including the time and date, for batch down loading to a simple to use PC windows program. No other portable pyrometer comes close for ease of use, accuracy, reliability and flexibility, at an affordable cost.

  

SMARTDIP 2 is battery powered with a 4 digit bright display which will automatically indicate 'low battery voltage', 'broken thermocouple' and 'reversed polarity' whilst obtaining readings. Your new instrument will be provided with a 1.25 metre steel dip arm as standard, mechanically clamped into the instrument with your required thermocouple connector or thermocouple pre-fitted and hard wired to your Smartdip 2 instrument.

  SMARTDIP 2 is available for use with Type 'B', 'K48', 'K68', 'N', 'R48','R68', 'S48','S68' thermocouples, degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit.
SMARTDIP 2 'K' can be supplied with a hard wired KWIKTIP K-90 or swaged dip arm. Alternatively, for quick and easy use, a disposable plug-in swaged Arm may be specified. SMARTDIP 2 'N' is supplied with an arm fitted with a swaged sheath. SMARTDIP 2 'B', 'R' & 'S' have arms with a connector pre-fitted to accept the plug-in expendable thermocouples of your choice.

Standard Features:
1. A DIP (DIL) switch within the instrumen enables any calibrated range to be selected, plus deg. C or deg F.

Additional Features, on request:
Green, Amber, red Sequence Light Systems indicating thermocouple O.K. (Green) Temperature Rising (Amber), Plateau detected (Red).

OPERATION: If expendable thermocouples are to be used:- plug in the correct type of thermocouple to the dip arm. Grip the handle and press the 'ON' button switch. Time is displayed, Station number, then ambient temperature. {Ambient temperatures whilst being displayed are automatically rejected for a stored reading} Immerse the thermocouple tip in the metal. Allow the reading to stabilise, then remove the tip from the melt. Peak temperature will be automatically displayed for 15 seconds after the tip temperature drops 200 deg. C below the stable value held whilst in the melt. Note the reading. A second switch, on top of the handle allows an identifying number to be added to each reading: This number, 1 to 8, may be used to identify station, cast or batch number. After a measurement is completed you may press this second switch to delete the reading. The range of numbers is preset, from the computer, via our Input/Output program.
SMARTDIP 2 also stores the reading along with the time and date for future downloading to a computer via a stereo socket in the side of the instrument, which is also utilised for recharging the internal battery pack, from the mains, with a plug-in, constant current charger. Please specify mains supply voltage required, 110V or 220/230V.
SMARTDIP 2 is also available with domestic non-rechargeable AA dry cell batteries.

'SMARTDIP' SPECIFICATION THERMOCOUPLE RANGES:
  • B90' 300 to 1820 deg. Celsius for Pt30%Rh/Pt6%Rh.( 570 to 3310 deg. F)
    'K48' or 'K68' -270 to 1372 C. NiCr/NiAl ( -450 to 2500 deg. F)
    'R48' or 'R68' " 0 to 1768 C. Pt13%Rh/Pt. (0 to 3214 deg. F)
    'S48' or 'S68' 0 to 1768 C. Pt10%Rh/Pt (0 to 3214 deg. F)
    AUTOMATIC Cold Junction Compensation
  • CALIBRATION....IPTS'68 (BS4937: DIN 43 710) - STANDARD Other calibrations on request; e.g. IPTS'48 or ITS'90.
  • ACCURACY.... +/- 0.1% of reading + 1 deg. C or F
  • RESOLUTION... 0.1 DEG. UP TO 200 then 1 deg. C or F
  • AMBIENT TEMPERATURE RANGE... 0 to 45 deg.C (32 to 113 DEG.F)
  • SUPPLY: 6 volt rechargeable battery pack as standard, (if battery holder fitted, 4x MN1500 or AA cells.)
  • STANDARD FEATURES: Built-in real time clock/calendar Storage capacity of 1000 temperature readings for batch downloading to a PC. Automatic indication when data storage is full. Automatic overflow that ensures the latest 1000 readings are retained.
  • DISPLAY: 10mm green or red LED (specify).
    Low battery voltage... display shows 4 decimal points flashing.
    Broken thermocouple... Display shows "- -" flashing.
    Broken thermocouple during a measurement... Display shows latest measured value flashing. Off scale e.g. Type 'B' at ambient temperature... Display shows "- -" steady
    Reversed input... Display counts down to -60 then changes to "- -" steady
  • Standard dip arm:- 16mm x 1.25 metres steel with 30 degree bend and connector. Single plateau peak temperature search operation, with automatic hold time delay and automatic switch off.
  • PROGRAM: Download program for use on IBM clone type personal computers with Microsoft operating system and windows versions 3.1, 95, 98 or NT. Installation disk provided on single 3.5" floppy. Download lead consists of stereo jack plug to Smartdip and 9 or 25 din serial port (com) connector to PC.
  • OPTIONS: 10mm bright red LED display. Longer or shorter dip arm. 20mm diameter dip arm . Socket for disposable plug-in type 'K' swaged dip arms.
  • Battery charger: external plug-in, 70 mA stabilised current - 220/230 or 115 Volts a.c

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