MPFiltri LPA2 Manual
Operators Guide
LPA2 - Aviation Edition
Portable Particle Counter
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
• Approved by Airbus
• Specialist Airbus sampling valve adaptor* and C spanner
• LPA2 - Aviation Edition saves time: online/realtime monitoring
• Immediate hydraulic health check
• Predictive maintenance procedures can be employed
• Reduced downtime for industrial and mobile plants
• Reduced costs associated with downtime
• Fully portable
• Precision Instrument
• Full Calibration based on ISO11171
• Measures and displays the following international standard formats; ISO 4406:2017, NAS 1638, AS 4059E
• Data logging and 600 test result memory
• Manual and remote control exibility
• LPA View software (included)
• Full size QWERTY keyboard
• Normal test 50ml sample volume for Airbus application
• Full accessories kit included
• Internal rechargeable battery capable of performing 100 tests between charges
The LPA2 - Aviation Edition is a highly precise, lightweight & fully portable instrument designed exclusively for the Aviation
Industry.
It can automatically measure and display particulate contamination, moisture and temperature levels in various hydraulic uids.
The LPA2 - Aviation Edition can be connected to the MP range of bottle sampler products to enable laboratory based particle
counting.
Approved by Airbus, the LPA2- Aviation Edition is a solution for online monitoring of contamination in hydraulic uid, providing an
immediate hydraulic health check. It employs predictive maintenance procedures to help reduce downtime and in turn costs.
LPA2 - Aviation Edition - Portable Particle Counter
Features and benets
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Product Presentation
The LPA2 - Aviation Edition is designed to measure and quantify the numbers of solid contaminants in Hydraulic, Lubrication and
Transmission applications. The LPA2 - Aviation Edition is designed to be a laboratory accurate instrument suitable for “on-site’’
applications utilising mineral oil as the operating uid. Please contact local sales ofce for other operating uid options.
The instrument uses the light extinction principle whereby two laser light systems shine through the uid and lands on photodiodes.
When a particle passes through the beam it reduces the amount of light received by the diode, and from this change in condition,
the size of the particle can be deduced.
Hydraulic and lubricating ystems consist of sets of continuously moving metal parts, which use hydraulic uid as the power
medium. Hydraulic uid is also used to create a lubrication lm to keep the precision parts separated and it is also used as a cooling
medium. The very nature of a hydraulic system is that it produces solid par- ticulate contaminants and these are ever present in all
hydraulic systems. There is a revised standard ISO cleanliness code ISO 4406 which classies the numbers of particles that can be
tolerated within the system and it is these levels of contaminants that the par- ticle counter is designed to measure.
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Disclaimer
As a policy of continual improvement, MP Filtri reserves the right to alter the specication without prior notice.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
EC Declaration of Conformity
Product Manufacturer:
MP Filtri UK
Bourton Industrial Estate
Bourton on the Water
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL54 2HQ
01451 822522
sales@mpltri.co.uk
Product: LPA20PSTA30 - Laser Particle Analyser
The products described are in conformity with the following directives:
BS EN 61326-1:1997 Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use – EMC requirements
BS EN 61010-1:1993 Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use
Date: July 2020
Signed:
Phil Keep (Managing Director) on behalf of MP Filtri UK Ltd
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Product overview 1
EC Declaration of Conformity 5
Table of Contents 8
1 General warnings and information for the Operator 8
1.1 General safety warnings 8
1.2 Operator position and dangerous areas 10
1.3 Dangers and Hazards that cannot be eliminated 10
1.4 Personal Protective Equipment 10
1.5 Precautions related to product handling of the Liquid Crystal Touchscreen display
2 Transportation and Storage 13
2.1 Transportation and Handling Conditions 13
2.2 Storage 13
3 Warranty, Limitations and Disclaimers 14
4 Technical Specication 16
4.1 Performance 16
4.2 Electrical Interface 16
4.3 Physical Attributes 17
4.4 Fluid Characteristics 17
4.5 Environment 17
4.6 Product Family 17
4.7 Dimensions 18
4.8 Designation & Ordering code 18
4.9 Scope of supply 19
5 Product Installation and Online Operation 20
5.1 Connecting the sample valve adaptor to the aircraft 20
5.2 Connecting and performing an online particle analysis 25
5.3 Disconnecting and shutting down the LPA2 - Aviation Edition and sampling valve adaptor 30
5.4 Pressure transducer 34
5.5 Data logging 34
5.6 Battery changing 34
5.7 Printer paper changing 35
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6 Computer analysis 36
6.1 Software installation 36
6.2 Results download 36
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7 Spares 37
7.1 Product and part numbers 37
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8 Appendices 38
9.1 NSA307110 (SAE AS4059 Rev E) Cleanliness classication for hydraulic uids 38
9.2 Replacement of the adaptor seal 39
9.3 Adaptor tightening tool 41
9.4 Com ports 43
9 Spares 44
9.1 Fault nding 44
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It means that failure to comply with the relevant safety regulations may result in mild injury or property damage.
It relates to important information concerning the product, its use or part of this documentation
to which special attention must be paid
It means that failure to comply with the relevant safety regulations may result in death, serious injury
or serious property damage.
CAUTION
NOTE
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1 General warnings and information for the Operator
1.1 General safety warnings
Do not operate, maintain or carry out any procedure before reading this manual. Any individual operating the unit shall wear the
following Personal Protective Equipment:
- Protective eyewear
- Safety shoes
- Gloves
- Overalls (or other suitable protective clothing)
Before carrying out any machine installation procedures and/or before use, one should scrupulously follow the in- structions listed
in this manual. Moreover, it is necessary to comply with the current regulations related to occupational accident prevention and
safety in the workplace.
Notices aimed at the prevention of health hazards for personnel operating the machine are highlighted in this document with signs
having the following meaning:
Failure to comply with the relevant safety regulations may result in death, serious injury or serious property damage.
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