he Wert ener aig We Tt Instruction Manual Model GK-404 Vibrating Wire Readout [Nop ofthe nutcton manual may be reproduced yay means, tout he writen cont of ‘GrokonIne ‘The lnlomation contuaed bere lee ohe ac nd rihle Howevr, Gehan nes serene revo, ois rien, Thom va one Capi © 20 y Geka, bee ev, 1105)on Gookon, Ine. warrant its product tobe free of defects in materials and workmanship, under romal use and servic fr aprid of 13 months from date of purchase. Ihe unit should ‘malfunction, it must be returned tthe fctory for evaluation, freight prepeid. Upon examination by Geoken, ifthe units found tobe defective, it willbe repaired o replaced at no charge. tthe WARRANTY is VOID ifthe unit shows evidence of having bosn tampered with shows evidence of bung damaged asa result of excessive corrosion o aren, est, moire oF -vibeation, improper speciation, misapplication, misuse or other operating conditions ouside of Geokoa's contol. Components which wear or which are damaged by misuse are not warranted, “This inclades fuses and batterie Geokon manufttures scene iastruments whose misuse is potentially dangerous, The {nsrument ar intended tobe inalled and used ony by qualified personel. Thee are no \waranis except as stated herein There arn other waranties, expressed or implied, including ‘bunt Limited to the implied waranies of merchantability andof fines for particular ‘purpose. Geokon, Inc is ot respunsible for any damages r losses caused to other equipment, wheter direct, indirect, incident, special or consequential whch the purchaser may experience 1s a esl ofthe installation or uv ofthe product. The buyer's soe remedy fr any breach of his sgreement by Geokon, In. or any breach of any warranty by Geokon, Ine. shall not exceed the Purchase price pid by the purchaser to Geokon, Inc. for the unit or units, or equipment directly affected by such breach. Under no circumstances will eokon reimburse he claimant fr loss incumed in removing andl eeinsalling equipment “Bveryprecnuton for acura ha boon taken inthe preperation of manual and/or software, however, Geokon Ine. neither assumes responsibility for any omissions or eros thet may appear ‘nor assumes sb for any damages or losses that result fom the we ofthe produ in secordance with the information contin nthe manual or sofwareCorer Vibrating Wire Readout Box tranadicers nal kinds of ‘enty GK408 provides the blowing 's Hon hold pontabity ‘ony operation ‘ain accuracy and reason -+AAbatary power ‘sts weather operation ‘ech itn‘Preteen Comparer ‘Technical Specifications edhe isaac wih pechoad ly Randn td oa aT 1-50-18 cetrozeoon son Seem Grokon‘TABLE of CONTENTS Page 1 atroduetion ss 1 2 Front Panel Controle 3. GR-404 Operation sen 3.1 POS (POSITION) SWITCH... 32MODE SWITCH 33 CFG SWITCH, 33.1 BACKLIGHT. 33.2 BATTERY VOLTAGE 333 CONTRAST vv 33.4 POWERTIMER... 34 ONIOFF SWITCH. 4. Low Battery Indication and Auto-Off. ‘5. Maintenance... 5 Sate iit nd piconet mt 52Cleaning, = 53 Calibratin. 6, Troubleshooting 7. Limits of Liability... "APPENDICES. Page Appendix AS ‘All Vibrating Wire Readout ‘A2 Temperature Readout ‘A3 Phy 8 5 8 8 Appendix B - Accessories. ‘Appendix C - Connector Pin outs... C1 Gage Lead Cable Pin out. ‘Appendix D - Thermistor Temperature Derivation...Tah ass : muita: fhsre ee F1. Introduetion ‘The handheld GK-404 Vibrating Wire Readout provides precise measurements of vibrating wire instruments and thermistors. The GK-404 provides complete compatibility with the GK-401 readout, 2. Front Panel Controls ‘The font panel ofthe GK-404 provides te following features: 16 columns x2 lines backlit LCD. TRANSDUCER connector. ONOFF switeh, ‘CEG (Configuration) switch. MODE switch, POS (Position) swite, nepese3. GK-404 Operation Install afresh se of (2) 1.5V AA batteries per the instructions in section 6.1 Battery Installation and Replacement ‘The OK-404 Virating Wire Readout arrives witha patch cord for connecting othe vibrating wire anges. One end will consist ofa 5-pin plug. for connecting tothe respective socket onthe bottom of the GK-404 enclosure. The other end will consist of 5 leads terminated wit alligator clips. Note the colors ofthe alligator clipe are red, black, green, white aed bluc. The colors represent the positive vibrating wire gage lead (ed), negative vibrating wire gage lead (Diack), positive thermistor lea (green), negative thermistor led (white) and transducer cable drain wire (Glue). The clips should be connected to their respectively colored leads from the vibrating wire gage cable. Push the ON/OFF burton, The inital sreen wil display Geokon Tne. GK-404 verXX Press for Config Menu ‘Aftc approsimtely 1 sevoud, dae GK-404 will start aking readings acl dsplay them based on the seitings of the POS and MODE switches. Atypical reading screen for the GK-404 would be: Pos Reading degC B 5201.03 24.5 In this case, the position selected is B, the vibrating wire reading is $201.6 Digits (F210), and the transducer temperature is 24.5° Celsius, Pressing the MODE switch wil result in: Pos Reading degC 1B 2280.7Hz 245 displaying the vbrating wire reading in Hert{H2). Pressing the MODE switch again will result Pos Reading deg B 438.5u8 245 ‘The GK-404 will continue to take measurements and display the readings until the OFF button is pushed, or ifensbled, when the automatic Power-OfF dase abuts the GK-404 off.3M POS (POSITION) SWITCH Pressing the POS switch will select the proper pluck settings forthe vibrating wire gage ‘that you want o read. 32 MODE SWITCH Pressing the MODE switch wil select the format ofthe vibrating wire reading: Dg (Gigits), Hz (benz), nS (period) or pi (mierostain). Each Position seting(A-F) has ciffeent preprogrammed parameters that are optimized for ‘certain instruments. Each option also has different sealing and processing characteristics, See the table below to determine the best choice for your sensors. Use with Freqoes5 Pos | Geokon MODE Calculation | Units | Sweep Model No, 2) x All Dg PaO Digits | 430-6000 Me F Here 2S. i See B_ /SO0BK, 00] Dg Fas Digits [1500-3500] 4300, 4600, Hz F Hertz +00, Hs T See 4800, 4800 Ci 4000 1 F104 062 | Strain @) | 450-1200 He F Hertz aS T See. D 200 BE F2x1053.304 | Strain (@) | 450-1200] Be F Herz AS T See ¥ iow HE F2103-030102_| wStain (0) |1500-4000 iz F Hertz us T see F | a3008K Dg F103 Diaits [2500-6009 Hz F Hertz BS. T Sec ‘Where: ‘T= Period (1/F) in pSee33 8G SWITCH Pressing the CFG switch wil eause the GK-404 to enter the Configuration Menu. The [LCD sereen will spay CK-404 verXX Config Menu From his menu several GK-404 operating parameters may be set. Use the POS switch to ‘selectthe various parameters and the MODE switch to select each parameters options. ‘Press CRG at anytime to exit the Configuration Menu and return tote Readings Sereen. 33.41 BACKLIGHT: Press MODE totum the LCD backlight ON o¢ OFF. 332 BATTERY VOLTAGE: This sa bargraph display ofthe power remaining in ‘he (2) 1 SV AA cell, with F for FULL and E for EMPTY. The GK-404 is capable of ‘continuous operation for greater than 24 hours ona fresh set of batters. 333. CONTRAST: Press the MODE switch to adjust the contrast f the LCD display {in 25% increments, 334 POWERTIMER: Press the MODE switch to select automate shutoff after § ‘minutes, 15 minutes o 30 minutes. You may also disable the Powertimer so thatthe GK. 404 wil only shut off if the front panel ON/OFF switch is pressed. Note that these times apply any if no font panel switches are pressed. The timer will reset and sat over each ‘ime afront panel switch is pressed, When the GK-404 does shutoff, all stings are ‘saved to internal memory and wil restore the next time the GK-404istumed on. Also smote that the times indicated are approximate, 3.4 ON/OFF SWITCH. ‘To tum the GK-404 ON, press the ON/OFE switch. To tum the GK-404 OFF, press and hold the ON/OFF switch until Saving Setting is displayed. Release the ON/OFF switch ‘to tum the GK-404 OFF. Al settings are stored on shutoff and willbe restored the next time the GK-404 i tuned on,4. Low Battery Indication and Auto-Off ‘The OK -404 continuously monitors the status ofthe (2)13V AA cells, and when their combined voltage drops to 2V, the message Batteries Low is displayed on he screen. A fresh set of 1.5V ‘AA batteries should be installed at this point. [rte battery voltage drops to 1.8V, the message: REPLACE BATTERIES is displayed on the sereen, and the GK-404 wil shut itself off Al settings are still saved in ‘intemal non-volatile memory. 5. Maintenance $.1 Battery Installation and Replacement (@) 1.5 AA Batteries need tobe installed in the GK-404, Alkaline batteries ar the best choice and a sets provided with the GK-404 Readout. Use af! Phillips screwdriver to remove the battery compartment cover located in the back ofthe readout and install the buateries following the polarities indicated inside the battery compartment. Reinstall the battery compartment cover [Never use two different types of batteries or mix old batteries with new. This could cause batteries to leak and permanently damage the readout. Although alkaline batteries are highly recommended, standard “AA" batteries can be used. 52 Cleaning ‘clean cloth can be used to wipe down the GK-404 Readout. No solvents should be ‘sed as they may damage the ase of the readout 583 Calibration ‘The readout shouldbe sent periodically (every 12 months) back othe manufacturer for inspection, cleaning, and calibration. A nominal fe will be charged forthe service, but it ishighly recommended6. TROUBLESHOOTING Listed below are afew commonly experienced problems and remedial action. Contact the factory should a problem arise not explained herein. 6.1 Unit will not come on Internal batteries are ether dead or installed backwards. 62 Vibrating wire gage measurement shows dashes Check Alligator Clip connections to vibrating wire gage leads. If okay, check gage with COhmmeter. It should read between 90 and 180 ohms. If gage resistance is okay, check Readout with another gnge. Ifill doesn't work consult the factory to schedule return and repair of| Readout. 63 Vibrating wire gage reading unstable Improper POSitio selected, Verify gxge model number against the recommended setting. 1f switch POSition is correct, the gage is either marginal or there may be a strong source of eecto- ‘magnetic interference nearby. 6.4 Thermistor measurement shows dashes (Check Alligator Clip connections to Thermistor leads. Ifokay, check Thermistor with COhmmeter. I should read between 10K ohms and 2.4K ols (0 to +30 degrees Celsius), IF Theristar checks out okay consult factory to schedule repair of Readout. Note: Dashes wil Aisplay no Thermistor is connected!7. Limits of Liability ‘The GK-404 Vibratng Wire Readout has been developed specifically for we with Geokon, ne. vibrating wire gages and, as such, Geokon, Ine. assumes no responsibility for its use with other systems. Every effort has been made to ensure reliable operation, but the user must be aware that there is no waranty against uninerrpted or trouble-free operation. Forth user conducting particularly unusual or sensitive analysis, ofr those ‘not familiar with virating wire gage data processing its recommended thatthe problems be double checked using another measurement system. Also, the readout i provided ‘ais and Geokon, Inc. assumes no responsibility as to results, performanc, or interpretation associated with the GK-404 Vibrating Wire Readout. Warranty shall cover parts (except batteries) and labor fora period of 1 year ffom the date of purchase In adition, there isa I-month grace peried to the warranty for total of 13 months, We reserve the right to revise this publication and/or readout from te to time with no ‘obligation to notify asers ofthese changes. All things considered, Geokon, Inc, is not liable for any laims, injuries, or damages ‘caused directly or indirectly by the proper oF improper use of the GK-404 Vibrating, ‘Wire Readout, beyond the purchase price ofthe Readout.APPENDIX A - SPECIFICATIONS A. Vibrating Wire Readout: “Excitation Range: 400 Hz to 6000 Hz, Svolt square wave ‘Measurement Resolution: 0.1Hz o.1us O1Digit ‘Measurement Accuracy: 10.025 % of Full Seale (6000 Hz) A2 Temperature Readout: ‘Sensor Type: Thermistor, YSI 4400S, Dale #1C3001-B3, Alpha #13A3001-B3 ‘Sensor Accuracy: 40.5° Celsius ‘Measurement Range: -15° to + 60° Celsius ‘Measurement Resolution: 0.1° Celsius ‘Measurement Accuracy: +/- 1.0% of Full Sale AS Physical: Display: 16 Columns x 2 Lines LCD Dimensions: 120mm (4.72")x 65mm (2.56") x 22mm (0.87") ‘Weight: Approx 145 grams (5.1 ounces) with (2)“AA” alkaline batteries installed “Temperature Range: -20° to +50° Celsius Battery: 2) "AA" 15 volt alkaline. Operating Time: minimum 24 hours continuous at +25° Celsius_APPENDIXB - ACCESSORIES “The following acessories arrive wit the GK-404 Vibrating Wire Readout: 1 2 3 4 |. Vibrating wire gage interconnect cable (fying leads). 2. GK-404 Vibrating Wire Readout manual. ““AA" Alkaline bateres 2). ‘Carrying case with shoulder strap APPENDIX.C- CONNECTOR PIN OUTS. CA Transducer Plug Pin Out Spin ivose | Wire] Alligator Clip Boot Color H1n30-67-6P | Color (Flying Leads) Description A Red Red VW Gage + B Black Black VW Gage - c ‘White ‘White Themistor + D Green Green ‘Themistor=| E Bare Blue. Duis Wire0 APPENDIX D - THERMISTOR TEMPERATURE DERIVATION ‘Thermistor Type: VSI 4400S, Dale #1C2001-B3, Alpha #13A3001-B3 Resistance to Temperature Equation: AeBiiaR)+eCARY where: T= Temperature in °C, LaR = Natural Log of Thermistor Resistance 1.4081 x 10°3 (coefficients calulated over the -50 to +150" C. span) B=2365 x 104 =1.015 «107