Dakota DFX-8 Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge/Flaw Detector Combo
Dakota DFX-8 Portable Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge Flaw Detector -Combines two instruments into one for easy quality testing of virtually all types of materials in all shapes and sizes.
- Display: Blanview sunlight readable QVGA TFT color display (320 x 240 pixels). Viewable area 4.54 x 3.40 in (115.2 x 86.4 mm), or 5.7 in (144.78 mm) diagonal. 16 color pallete, multiple color options and variable brightness.
- Screen Refresh Rate: 60Hz.
- Display Views: Flaw Detector: Full wave, +/- Rectified, or RF. Thickness Gauge: Digits, +/- Rectified, RF, or B-Scan.
- Timing: Precision TCXO timing with single shot 100 MHz 8 bit ultra low power digitizer.
- Measurement Gates: Two independent gates (Flaw), and three gates (thickness). Start & width adjustable over full range. Amplitude 5-95%, 1% steps. Positive or negative triggering for each gate with audible and visual alarms.
- Operating Temperature: 14 to 140F (-10C to 60C).
- Environmental: Meets IP65 requirements.
- Size: 8.5W x 6.5H x 2.5D in 4.5 lbs. with batteries
- Power Connector: 12v @ 2amps, adapter 100-240 VAC, .7 Amps, 50-60 Hz..
- .Test Range: 0 to 0.076in (1.93mm) minimum, to 1200in (30,480mm) maximum at steel velocity. Continuously variable.
Thickness Gauge FeaturesMeasurement Modes (Dual Element):
- Pulse-Echo Mode (P-E) - (Pit & Flaw Detection) measures from 0.025 in to 100 ft.
- Pulse-Echo Coating Mode (PECT) - (Material, Coating, Pit & Flaw Detection): Material: 0.025 in to 100 ft. Coating: 0.001 to 0.100 inches.
- Pulse-Echo Temp Comp Mode (PETP) - (Pit & Flaw Detection) Auto temp compensation - measures from 0.025 in to 100 ft.
- Echo-Echo Mode (E-E) - (Thru Paint & Coatings) measures from 0.050 to 4.0 inches. Will vary based on coating.
- Echo-Echo Verify (E-EV) - (Thru Paint & Coatings) measures from 0.050 to 1.0 inches . Will vary based on coating.
- Coating Only Mode (CT) - (Coating Thickness) Measures from 0.0005 to 0.100 inches Range will vary +/- depending on the coating.
Flaw Detector Features
- TRIG: Trigonometric display of beam path, depth, surface distance, and curved surface correction. Used with angle beam transducers
- .DAC: Up to 8 points may be entered and used to digitally draw a DAC curve. Reference -2, -6, -10, (-6/-12), (-6/-14), (-2/-6/-10) dB. Amplitude displayed in %DAC, dB, or %FSH.
- AWS: Automatic defect sizing in accordance with AWS D1.1 structural welding code.
- AVG/DGS: Automatic defect sizing using probe data. Stores up to 64 custom setups.
- TCG: Time corrected gain. 50 dB dynamic range, 20 dB per microsecond, up to 8 points for curve definition.
- Measurement Mode: Pulse-Echo (P-E) measures from 0.025 in to 100 ft. (0.63mm to 3048 cm).
- Auto-Cal: Provides automatic calibration with two reference points.
- Auto Interface Gate - DFX-8+ Automatic adjustment of interface gate for immersion testing (water path).
- Detection Modes: Zero Crossing, Flank and Peak
- .Exceptional visibility in sunlight (Blanview) transmissive color QVGA display (320x240 pixels).
- P.R.F. - 8 Hz to 2 kHz, adjustable.• Detection: Z-Cross, Flank & Peak.
- Peak Memory: Captures peak signal amplitude.
- Display Freeze: Holds current waveform on screen.
Pulser
- Two adjustable square wave pulsers.
- P.R.F.: 8 to 2000Hz in selectable steps (8, 16, 32, 66, 125,250, 333, 1000, 2000 Hz).
- Pulser Voltage: 100 - 200 volt peak amplitude,rise/fall time < 10ns into 50ohm.
- Pulse Width: 40 to 400 ns. Selectable step options 40,80 & 400 ns (labeled spike, thin & wide)
| Weight | 5.000000 |
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| Product Includes | Flaw Detector, Lithium Ion battery, Line Power Adapter, Universal Power Cable, Canvas Instrument Case, and NIST Traceable Certificate |
| Specifications | Test Ranges: 0–0.05 in (1 mm) up to 0–800 in (20,000mm) at steel velocity.Variable in 1, 2, 5 sequence or continuously in 0.05 in (1mm) increments. Also from 1 to 5000 (μs) Resolution: 0.0001 inch (0.001 millimeter) Velocity: 0.0100in/μs (256–16000m/s) Gates: Two fully independent gates with positive and negative triggering foreach gate. Expands range to width of Gate 1. Selectable 0.6 sec delay on gate 2 negative monitor Echo Echo Mode: Echo-Echo distance, automatic gate 2 position Trig Mode: Trigonometric display of beam path, depth, surface distance. Calculation of skip depth, curve surface comp., X-offset for transducer. System Linearity: Vertical = 1% Full Screen Height (FSH) Amplifier Accuracy ±0.1%dB. Horizontal ±0.4% Full Screen Width (FSW) Gain: 0 to 110dB. Adjustable in 0.5, 2, 6, 14 and 20dB steps Gate-To-Gate: Independent gates Pulser Voltage: 100V–350V (450V 638 ) square wave pulser. Pulse width from spiketo 2000ns duration—rise/ fall times < 5ns into 50 ohms Pulser Width: Adjustable in 2% of nominal width, minimum 1ns maximum 40ns Frequency Bands: 6 narrow bands centered at 0.5, 1, 2.25, 5, 10 & 15 MHz. Broadband at 2 to 22 MHz (-6dB) and 1 to 35 MHz (-20dB) Size: 9.25 x 7.13 x 4.0 in (235 x 181 x 102mm) Weight: 7.5lbs. (3,4Kgs) with Li-Ion cells Reject: 80% linear reject Memory: Storage for 8000 readings stored in Block/Location/Number coding or alpha-numeric pre-programmed work sheets. Transferable to Excelusing optional PC software. A-Scan memory 800 waveforms DAC: Up to 10 points may be entered and used to digitally draw a DAC curve. Reference -2, -6, -10, -12, -14 dB curves can be selected for JIS,ASME and EN1714 codes AWS: Automatic defect sizing in accordance with AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code Interface Trigger: Interface gate locks to surface echo and eliminates water path variation High Power Pulser: 450 Volt Boost |
| size | 8.5W x 6.5H x 2.5D in (216 x 165 x 70mm) |
| Power Supply | Power Connector: 12v @ 2amps, adapter 100-240 VAC, .7 Amps, 50-60 Hz. |
| Manufacturer | Dakota Ultrasonics |
| MPN | DFX-8 |
| Manufacturer Warranty | 2 Year Limited |
| PDF Download | DFX-8 Data Sheet DFX-8 Flaw Detector User Manual DFX-8 Thickn |
