rd INSTRON WILSON/SHORE INSTRUMENTS Wilson® Rockwell® Series 500 Instruction Manual for Digital Hardness Testers P/N 900031347 www.instron.comTABLE OF CONTENTS MODEL DESIGNATION SET-UP Unpack ing Set-up INTRODUCTION Models 520R and 5208 Operating Instruction in Brief Principle of Rockwell Test (Simplified) Principle of Rockwell Test (Detailed) OPERATION Selecting the Penetrators Limitation of Penetrators Selecting Major Loads Selecting the Proper Scale Controlling Factors for Proper Scale Selection Type of Material Thickness of Specimens Width of Area Scale Limitations INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING PRINCIPLES Principles of Operation of the Model 520 Digital Tester scale and Load Selection Minor Load Application Major Load Application Test Results Seale Conversion Model 520R & Model 520S Operating Instructions in Detail Model 520T Operating Instructions in Brief Model 520T Operating Instructions in Detail SUMMARY AND OPERATIONAL SEQUENCE OF SPECIAL FEATURES Statistics Mode Cancel Test Conversion Lock Plastics Node INTRODUCTION - MODEL 530_ TESTERS Fail Safe Conditions Description of Special Controls Operation Instructions - Nodels 503R, 5308, and 530T 15 17 19 20 20 22 25 26 27INTRODUCTION - MODELS 540 AND 550 Operating Instructions for Models 540 and $50 i Operation of Programmable Functions, Statistical Data Acquisition Node Error Calculation Mode Standard Deviation w/Multiplier Mode Automatic Averaging/Programmable Mode Automatic Applied Cylindrical Correction Factor Mode Test Limitation Selection Mode progranmable/Multiple Dwell and Recovery Time Mode Tester Diagnostics Node UP FOR RS232C SERIAL DATA PORT OPTION General ! Real Time Queue Transfer Handshak ing Printer Connection Data Format DataMyte Compatibility Wilson® SPC Program THE RS232C DATA PORT - ALL MODELS Statistical Node Cancel Test Node Conversion Lock Mode Plastics Mode THE 32 DATA PORT ON 540 and 550 Statistical Data Acquisition tode Error Calculation Mode Standard Deviation w/Multiplier Node Automatic Averaging w/Programmable Mode Send Test Data Set-up Data Clear Memory 46 46 aq 49 50 50 52 53 55 57 57 57 37 58 59 59 60 61 62 62 62 63 63 63 63 68 64 64 64 65 68