Brookfield DV2T User Manual

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minutes40seconds.Totalpointscollectedwillbe11withthelastdatapointtaken
at10minutes40seconds,anaverageofthelast20secondsofthestep.
No Data: End Condition is met and no data is collected.
III.6 End Condition
ThecompletionofatestisdenedbytheEndCondition.EachtimethatyouenterCongure
ViscosityTest,theEndConditionwillbesettothelastvalueused.TheEndConditionparameter
orvaluescanbechangedbypressingtheEndConditionbutton.
WithintheEndConditionscreen,thecurrentlyselectedEndConditionparameterandvaluesare
displayed.TheEndConditioncanbechangedbypressingthebluedownarrowwithintheparameter
eld.SixEndConditionsareavailable:Time,#ofPoints,#ofRevolutions,Torque,Viscosity,
Temperature(seeFigureIII-5).
Figure III-5
Time:Thetestwillcompletewhenthespeciedamountoftimehaselapsed.Timeisentered
inHours,Minutes,andSeconds.
Hours: 0-99
Minutes: 0-59
Seconds: 0-59
 Atimeofzerohours,minutesandsecondsmaybeselected.WiththisEndCondition,
theDV2TwilloperateattheselectedspeeduntiltheoperatorselectsStopTest.Data
willbecollectedaccordingtotheDataCollectionsetting(seeSectionIII.5).
TIP:AnEndConditionofzeroTimecanbeusefulwhenmeasuringanewmaterial.
Duringthetest,thespeedcanbechangedwithoutendingandthenrerunning
thetest(seeSectionIII.8).Thismethodcanallowyoutoquicklyevaluatethe
spindleselectiontodeterminethebestspeedsfortesting.

Brookfield DV2T Specifications

General

Type	Viscometer
Model	DV2T
Repeatability	±0.2%
Data Output	USB, RS-232
Accuracy	±1.0% of range
Temperature Range	Optional temperature probe
Power Supply	100-240V, 50/60Hz
Display	5-inch Color Touch Screen
Viscosity Range	1-2, 000, 000 cP