Brookfield RST Rheometer - Manual (Page 24)

Brookfield Engineering Labs., Inc. page 24 Manual No. M14-223
III Making Measurements in Standalone Mode
The following chapter summarizes the operation and the menu system of the RST for the performance of
manual measurements without PC.
III.1 Quick Start: Run Single
The following steps describe the procedure to run a test in standalone mode:
1. Connect the power supply to the instrument and plug into the main power supply. Turn on the
instrument by pushing the POWER button on the back panel. The spindle coupling rotates in one
direction, then the opposite direction for a few seconds. The following self-test message appears on the
screen during this brief startup procedure:
Figure III-1
2. When the self-test completes, the following main screen appears:
Figure III-2
Attach the spindle. Push the Run Single button. The following screens allow the operator to input test
parameters that will execute a single step test.
The data will be reported in the default units for the RST Rheometer;
Viscosity: Pa.s
Shear Stress: Pa
Shear Rate: 1/s
Temperature: °C
Push the OK button to proceed to the next screen. Push the HOME button to return at any time to the
main screen.