ABEM Terrameter SAS 1000 / SAS 4000
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1 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 UNPACKING AND INSPECTING 1
1.1.1 SHIPPING DAMAGE CLAIMS 1
1.2 WARRANTY 1
1.3 REPACKING AND SHIPPING 2
1.4 COMPLIANCE 2
2 GENERAL 3
2.1 TERRAMETER SAS 4000 - THE SYSTEM 4
2.2 TERRAMETER SAS 1000 – THE SYSTEM 4
2.3 TERRAMETER SAS 1000 / 4000 - GENERAL 4
2.4 TYPES OF MEASUREMENT SUPPORTED 5
2.4.1 RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENTS 5
2.4.2 INDUCED POLARIZATION MODE - CHARGEABILITY 6
2.4.3 NEGATIVE READINGS? 10
2.4.4 DC POTENTIAL MEASUREMENT (SP) 11
2.5 TECHNICAL LAYOUT OF THE SAS 1000 / 4000 11
2.5.1 CURRENT AND POTENTIAL CONNECTORS 12
2.6 ACCESSORIES 12
2.6.1 THE LUND RESISTIVITY IMAGING SYSTEM 12
2.6.2 TERRAMETER SAS LOG 300 13
3 OPERATING THE SAS 1000 / 4000 14
3.1 CONTROLS AND TERMINALS 14
3.1.1 CONTROLS 14
3.1.2 SPECIAL KEY SEQUENCES 15
3.1.3 MULTI CHANNEL ADAPTER (MCA) 15
3.2 WARNINGS 17
3.2.1 SAFETY 17
3.2.2 LIGHTNING 17
3.2.3 HEAT 17
3.3 MANAGING THE CONTROLLING PROGRAM 18
A tour through the SAS 1000 / 4000 program 18
3.4 MEASURING MODES OF THE SAS 1000 / 4000 20
3.4.1 STATISTICAL DESCRIPTION - MEAN OR MEDIAN 20
3.4.2 VOLTAGE MEASURING MODE (SP) SURVEYS 21
3.4.3 RESISTIVITY SURVEYING MODE 21
3.4.4 INDUCED POLARIZATION SURVEYS 22