Table 1

Column Description Enter model and serial number of your instrument where indicated above data table. J Enter the actual value of your specific calibration fluid. This value can be found on the bottle label or A on the accompanying calibration certificate. B C D E F G H I No entry required. Calculated 1% of fluid value in column A No entry required. Shows instrument model. Enter spindle code for spindle used in calibration check Enter RPM used for calibration check No entry required, FSR is calculated based upon spring, spindle and speed No entry required. Calculated 1% of FSR value in column F No entry required. % torque value calculated from viscosity in column I Enter viscosity reading from instrument display

Table 2

Column Description Low No entry required. Calculated value for low limit of acceptable range Limit Reading No entry required. Value copied from column I in table 1 High No entry required. Calculated value for high limit of acceptable range Limit Passed? TRUE = Passed. FALSE = Failed

Sp Code 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 14 15 16 18 21 25 27 28 29 31 34 37 40 41 42 51 52 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 70 71 72 73 74 81 82 83 85 86 87 91 92 93 94 95 96

SMC 0.64 1 4 10 20 40 100 400 125 50 128 3.2 5 512 25 50 100 32 64 25 0.327 1.228 0.64 5.178 9.922 6.4 32 128 640 1280 32 128 105 2.62 11.1 53.5 535 3.7 3.75 12.09 1.22 3.65 12.13 20 40 100 200 500 1000

Torque ULA Spindle selected 5 RV/HA/HB spindles Spring Selected RV SMC 40 TK 1 0.25RV 0.5RV 2.5HA 2.5HB 2.5LV 2HA 2HB 5HB 5LV HA HB LV RV

Small Sample Adapter

W-B Cone spindles

LV spindles

Vane spindles

DIN spindles

Helipath spindles

TK 0.25 0.5 5 20 0.234325 4 16 40 0.46865 2 8 0.09373 1

CALIBRATION TEMPLATE FOR ANALYZING CALIBRATION RESULTS

INSTRUCTIONS :
ENTER VALUES INBOLD FIELDS ONLY
Enter instrument model: RV serial number:

Enter value of calibration fluid in column A

^ | | | | A

Enter spindle code in column D Enter in numerical order the RPMs used In column E ^

C
Instrument Model

| | D
Spindle Code

^ | E
RPM

Enter viscosity reading in column I

F
FSR cP

G
1% of FSR cP

H
% Torque (must be >10%)

I
Viscosity Reading in cP

Actual Fluid Value (cP) from 1% of Fluid Label or Value (cP) Certificate

5000 5000 5000

50 50 50

RV RV RV

5 5 5

10 20 50

4.00E+04 2.00E+04 8.00E+03

400.00 200.00 80.00

12.5% 25.0% 62.5%

5.00E+03 5.00E+03 5.00E+03

RPM

Low Limit = A (B + G)

Reading I

High Limit = A + (B + G)

Calibration Passed?

10 20 50

4,550.00 4,750.00 4,870.00

5000 5000 5000

5,450.00 5,250.00 5,130.00

TRUE TRUE TRUE

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Calibration Graph

5,500.00

5,400.00
5,300.00 5,200.00

Viscosity (cP)

5,100.00
High Limit

5,000.00 4,900.00 4,800.00 4,700.00 4,600.00 4,500.00 0 10

5000

5000

5000

5000 Low Limit

20

30

40

50

60

RPM

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If calibration check fails, what should you check? 1) Is temperature of fluid equilibrated at 25C? 2) Is fluid being measured in a 600ml beaker? 3) Is instrument guard leg being used? (applies only to standard spindles with LV and RV models) Calibration fluid must be at specified temperature +/0.2C Smaller containers will increase apparent viscosity Without guardleg in place apparent viscosity will be lower than expected. Effect is greatest when using larger spindles. Surface of fluid should be in center of immersion groove. On spindles with wide groove the immersion mark is raised ring at center of groove. LV model instruments at high rpm may require as long as 45 seconds to stabilize. Bubble level must be centered.

4) Is spindle immersion mark being observed? Did spindle rotate long enough? (minimum of 5 revolutions)

5)

6) Is the viscometer level?

With no spindle attached and the motor off, does the % Verifys that good zero torque is established and bearing 7) display read 0.0? (-0.1 to +0.1 is OK) Does not apply to mechanism is in good condition. DV-E. 8) With no spindle attached and the motor running at 10rpm or 12rpm does the % display still show 0.0? Further verification that good zero torque is established and bearing mechanism is in good condition.

If calibration check still fails you may have to send your instrument to Brookfield for repair. Brookfield Engineering Laboratories, Inc 11 Commerce Blvd Middleboro, MA 02346 Tel: 508 946-6200 Fax: 508 946-6262