Brookfield DV-E Viscometer - Manual (Page 12)

Brookfield Engineering Labs., Inc. Page 12 Manual No. M98-350-J0912
II. GETTING STARTED
II.1 Power Up
Turn the power switch (located on the rear panel) to the ON (I) position. This will result in the
following screen display:
BROOKFIELD DV-E
RV VISCOMETER
Figure II-1
After a few seconds, the following screen appears:
BROOKFIELD DV-E
VERSION: 1.00
Figure II-2
After a short time, the display will clear and the default screen is displayed:
cP
10OFF %
S02
Figure II-3
II.2 Spindle Selection
LVDV-E Viscometers are provided with a set of four spindles
and a narrow guardleg; RVDV-E Viscometers come with a set
of six spindles and a “wider” guardleg; HADV-E and HBDV-E
Viscometers come with a set of six spindles and no guardleg.
(See Appendix F for more information on the guardleg.)
The spindles are attached to the viscometer by screwing them to
the male coupling nut (see Figure II-4). Note that the spindles
and coupling have a left-hand thread. The lower shaft should
be held in one hand (lifted slightly), and the spindle screwed to
the left. The face of the spindle nut and the matching surface
on the coupling nut shaft should be smooth and clean to prevent
eccentric rotation of the spindle. Spindles can be identified by
the number on the side of the spindle coupling nut.
The DV-E
must have a Spindle Entry Code number to calculate
viscosity values. The DV-E memory contains parameters for
all standard Brookfield spindles and the two digit entry code
for each spindle (the complete list of spindle entry codes may
be found in Appendix C).
Note: The DV-E will display the Spindle Entry Code
which was in use when the power was turned off.
Figure II-4