Elcometer 456 3 User manual

English

Elcometer 4563

Coating Thickness Gauge

Basic Models

Operating Instructions

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English

These instructions apply to the following Elcometer 4563models:

Ferrous (F), Non-Ferrous (NF) and Dual Ferrous/Non-Ferrous (FNF)

Equipment described in these instructions is covered by the following Patents:

FNF UK Patent No: GB2306009B FNF US Patent No: 5886522

F1 2 UK Patent No: 2367135B F1 2 US Patent No. US 6,762,603

F1 2 German Patent Pending

This product meets the emc directive 89/336/EEC, amended 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC.

and are registered trademarks of Elcometer Ltd.

All other trademarks acknowledged.

otherwise) or translated into any language, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, manual

or otherwise) without the prior written permission of Elcometer Ltd.

A copy of this Instruction Manual is available for download on our Website via www.elcometer.com/downloads.

Doc.No. TMA-0422 Issue 04

Text with Cover No: 20241

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CONTENTS

Section Page

1 About your gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

1.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.2 Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.3 What this box contains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

1.4 Conventions in these instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

1.5 Quick-start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2 Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2.1 Fitting the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2.2 Battery condition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2.3 Fitting probes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.4 The controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.5 Switching the gauge on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.6 Switching the gauge off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.7 The screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.8 Selecting a language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.9 Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3 Taking a reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3.1 Before you start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3.2 Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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4 The reading screen and menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

4.1 Reading screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

4.2 Main MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

4.3 Main MENU - Extended menu off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

4.4 Main MENU - Extended menu on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

5 Calibration adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

5.1 Calibration method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

5.2 Calibration foils and standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

5.3 Calibration adjustment procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

6 Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

6.1 Enlarge stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

6.2 Stats on LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

6.3 Clear stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

6.4 Select stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

6.5 Set NDFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

6.6 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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7 Probes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

8 Personalised welcome screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

9 Storage and transit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

10 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

11 Statistics terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

12 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

13 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

14 Related equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

15 Fitting the wrist harness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

16 Probe measurement performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

17 Probe capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

18 Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

19 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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Thank you for your purchase of this Elcometer 4563

Coating Thickness Gauge. Welcome to Elcometer.

Elcometer are world leaders in the design,

manufacture and supply of coatings inspection

equipment. Our products cover all aspects of

coating inspection, from development through

application to post application inspection.

The Elcometer 4563Coating Thickness Gauge is a

world beating product. With the purchase of this

gauge you now have access to the worldwide

service and support network of Elcometer. For

more information visit our website at

www.elcometer.com.

1 ABOUT YOUR GAUGE

The Elcometer 4563Coating Thickness Gauge is a

handheld gauge for fast and accurate

measurement of the thickness of coatings on metal

substrates.

The gauge is available in

three versions; Basic,

Standard and Top. This

manual describes the

operation of the

Elcometer 4563Basic.

All versions of the gauge

feature an easy-to-use

menu driven graphical

interface which guides the

user through tasks such

as gauge configuration

and calibration

adjustment.

The gauge is available either with a built-in integral

probe or as a separate probe version. A wide range

of probes is available to suit requirements - see

page 33. Separate probes may be standard,

miniature or Plug in Integral Probes (PINIP™), and

must be ordered separately.

Figure 1.

Elcometer 4563

Coating Thickness

Gauge

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1.1 FEATURES

• A range of smooth and rough surface

calibration adjustments.

• Menu driven backlit graphical user interface.

• Interchangeable probes (separate versions

only).

• Simple statistics.

• Monitoring of readings to NDFT in accordance

with 90/10 rule.

• RS232 interface.

1.2 STANDARDS

The Elcometer 4563can be used in accordance with

the following National and International Standards:

FERROUS (F)

ASTM B 499, ASTM D 1186-B, ASTM G 12,

BS 3900(C5), BS 5411 (11), DIN 50981,

IMO MSC.215 (82/84), ISO 1461, ISO 2063,

ISO 2808-7C, ISO 2808-12, ISO 19840,

NF T30-124, SSPC-PA2 (2004)

NON-FERROUS (NF)

ASTM D 1400, BS 3900 (C5), BS 5411 (3),

BS 5599, DIN 50984, ISO 2360,

ISO 2808-7D, ISO 2808-12

FERROUS AND NON-FERROUS (FNF)

AS 2331.1.4, AS 3894.3-B, AS/NZS 1580.108.1,

ASTM D 7091, ASTM E 376, ECCA T1,

EN 13523-1, ISO 2808-12, NSTM 631,

SMS 6310-081-015, US NAVY NSI 009-32,

US NAVY PPI 63101-000

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1.3 WHAT THIS BOX CONTAINS

• Elcometer 4563Gauge with integral probe, or

Elcometer 4563Gauge and separate probe

(probe must be ordered separately)

• Calibration foils

• Gauge carrying pouch

• Wrist harness

• Batteries

• Operating instructions

1.4 CONVENTIONS IN THESE INSTRUCTIONS

The Elcometer 4563is controlled using a simple

menu structure which helps you get the most from

your gauge - see page 18.

As an example, the LANGUAGES option which is in

SETUP from the MAIN MENU would be shown in

these instructions as

MENU/SETUP/LANGUAGES

These instructions include images of Elcometer

4563screens with units set to microns (µm). Similar

screens will be seen when the gauge is set to other

units such as mils or inches.

1.5 QUICK-START

To quickly configure the gauge and start taking

readings:

1. Fit batteries: see page 7

2. Fit probea: see page 8

3. Switch on: see page 9

4. Select language: see page 11

5. Try taking a reading: see page 12

6. Adjust calibration: see page 22

The gauge is now configured and ready to use.

To maximise the benefits of your new

Elcometer 4563, please take some time to read

these Operating Instructions. Do not hesitate to

contact Elcometer or your Elcometer supplier if

you have any questions.

a. Gauges with separate probes only

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2 GETTING STARTED

2.1 FITTING THE BATTERIES

1. Open battery compartment cover; press down

in direction of arrow using thumb nail.

2. Insert 2 x LR03 (AAA), alkaline dry batteries

taking care to ensure correct battery polarity

(Figure 2).

3. Close battery compartment cover.

Rechargeable batteries can be used but they will

only have 25% to 30% of the life of alkaline

batteries.

Figure 2. Fitting batteries -

ensure correct battery polarity

2.2 BATTERY CONDITION.

Symbol Battery condition/action required

100%

66% to 100%

33% to 66%, replacement

recommended.

16% to 33%, replacement required.

<16%, gauge beeps every 10 seconds

and symbol flashes - immediate

replacement required.

5 loud beeps, gauge switches off

automatically.

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2.3 FITTING PROBES

(separate versions only)

To ensure correct transfer of data from the

probe and detection of the new probe, the

gauge must be switched off when

separate probes are fitted.

A probe must be calibrated once it has been

fitted - see “Calibration adjustment” on page 22.

To fit the probe

Align connector keyway and

push in direction shown. The

connector locks automatically.

Note: The design of the probe

connector allows some

movement between the probe

and the gauge. This is intentional

and does not affect

measurement performance.

To release the probe

Grasp knurled section and pull

gently away from the gauge. The

connection will unlock and the

probe will release.

To fit the PINIP™

Twist the PINIP™ until the

connector locates. Taking

care not to cross the

threads, lock the probe by

turning the locking ring

1½ times clockwise, or

until tight.

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