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News Release from: GE Sensing | Subject: Phasec 3 family of eddy current flaw detectors
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 23 June 2008
NDT flaw detectors are large pocket size
A family of flaw detectors allow eddy current inspection for crack and corrosion detection and conductivity and coating thickness measurement in the most difficult of environments.
GE Sensing and Inspection Technologies has introduced its Phasec 3 family of eddy current flaw detectors The three detectors have a large colour display, with colour coding of each channel to enhance signal interpretation
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 16 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The detectors are lightweight, battery-powered and small enough to fit into a toolbox or even a large pocket, said GE Sensing.
So eddy current inspection can be used for crack and corrosion detection and conductivity and coating thickness measurement in the most difficult of inspection environments.
The Phasec 3 series features USB connectivity for easy downloading and reporting of data.
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The new 1/4 VGA TFT, large colour screen of the Phasec 3 series brings significant user benefits.
Colour coding can now be used to highlight specific data, to allow easier, more reliable and faster interpretation of displayed signals, as each channel is assigned its own colour.
Colour coding can be used to differentiate between stored and active signals and it is possible to use colour to differentiate the graticule from the signal.
With a choice of eight colour combinations, viewability can be optimised for specific situations.
* Portability - the Phasec 3 range instruments weigh just 1.1kg, including batteries.
They are roughly the size of a hard back book, so they are easy to carry to site and to use on site.
Battery life is around 6h.
Each instrument is housed in a tough, robust case, and the instrument internals have been designed to resist moist, tropical or salt-laden atmospheres.
A rubber boot further increases shock resistance The new Phasec 3 range offers enhanced ease-of-use and easy-to-read display texts.
The on-screen menu allows all functions and parameters to be set, stored in the memory and recalled as required.
The on-board memory has the capacity for 200 set-ups and 200 traces and USB connectivity permits safe and fast downloading to a PC.
It can be operated equally well by left-handed and right-handed users.
Large tactile buttons give good feedback even when wearing gloves.
An integrated stand is available on the rubber boot for bench use so that a comfortable viewing angle can be set.
Incorporating all the functionality of earlier Phasec models, the new range of instruments can operate in phase plane, Y(t) and bar graph modes and spot information gives the coordinates on screen.
Digital alarm systems can be audio or visual and help to ensure that all defects are identified.
There are three models in the Phasec 3 range and they are all compatible with all commonly used, relevant, eddy current probes.
* The Phasec 3 is a single frequency instrument for crack and corrosion detection and conductivity and coating measurements in a wide range of applications in virtually every industrial segment.
* The Phasec 3s adds dynamic rotating inspection capability, which ensures increased probability of detection and faster operation when inspecting bolt holes or other bores.
* The Phasec 3d adds dual frequency capability to the functionality of the 3s so that it is possible to inspect at two different depths and optimize weld inspections.
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