Brookfield M14-TASBAWB1 - Manual

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M14-TASBAWB1
Installation Instructions for Texture
Accessory Part Number: TA-SBA-WB-1
TA-SBA-WB-1 – Shear Blade Assembly
The Shear Blade Assembly (SBA) is used to perform cutting tests
on various food items, especially meat products. The “WB” in the
part number refers to Warner-Bratzler which was the name first
given to a shearing apparatus used to measure the force needed to
cut meat. The original instrument used a stainless-steel blade with a
cutout through the blade in the shape of an equilateral triangle.
The TA-SBA-WB-1 is Brookfield’s Shear Blade 1mm Assembly,
which comes with 2 blades that are each 1mm thick:
1) TA-SBA-13 is the Plain Blade
2) TA-SBA-10 is the Plain Vee Blade
Installation
The blade assembly screws into the probe coupling on the head of
the CT3 Texture Analyzer. The thumb nut allows you to orient the
blade so that it will slide into the Guide Block mounted on the Base
Plate during the test.
The Base Plate with Guide Block mounts onto the Fixture Base
Table, which is purchased separately from the Shear Blade
Assembly.
Choice of blade depends on the cutting action that is desired:
1) Meat that is round in shape, such as the American frankfurter,
is best cut with the Plain Vee Blade; the “vee” shape opening in
the blade accommodates the meat sample by making initial
contact at 2 points on the sample surface, which effectively
holds it in place as the cutting action commences.
2) The Plain Blade is appropriate for samples that have a flat
horizontal surface.
Move the blade downward before commencing the test, to confirm
that it is correctly oriented and will fit into the Guide Block.
Put the food item in place on the Base Plate. Bring the blade to a
position a few millimeters above the test sample. Commence the
test.
TA-SBA-WB-1 Assembly
with TA-SBA-13 (Plain Blade)
TA-SBA-10 (Plain Vee Blade)