Flowserve VKP 40Ex - Manual (Page 17)

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Checking Steam Traps
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If the selected steam trap cannot or should not be checked for reasons given in the following list of comments, call up this list by using
the arrow buttons or .
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Use the arrow buttons , to select (mark) the respective comment of the list and press the ENTER key.
By pressing the ENTER key the comment will be saved and the task list with the cursor positioned beside the next steam trap to be
tested appears. To test the selected steam trap, put the tip of the measuring transducer probe VKPS 40Ex vertically onto the surface
of the trap body on the specified reference point (see section “Reference point for measurement”). The test starts once the measuring
transducer is pressed down to the stop. The LED of the measuring transducer lights up and the display of the data collector shows the
text “Test running”.
During the test the recorded readings are shown as a graph.
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Test
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■ The connection between the data collector and the measuring transducer must not be undone during this
operating condition.
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The storage batteries of the data collector supply the measuring transducer with power. Avoid long
interruptions between selecting the steam trap for testing (graphical representation on the display) and the
test start so that the battery can hold charge for a longer period of time.
Note
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As soon as the graphical representation is displayed by the data collector, the measuring transducer will be
automatically switched off. (The LED of the measuring transducer lights up when the test starts).
Attention
Sound intensity
Threshold value (TV)
Limit value (LV)
Use the arrow buttons , to mark the steam trap to be tested and press the ENTER key. The cursor position is indicated by .
To scroll the contents of a window keep the arrow button ( or ) pressed down.
The limit sound value (LV) and the threshold value (TV) are displayed as horizontal lines in the graphical representation of
the sound level.
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