Brookfield KU-2 - KU-2 Viscometer Operation and Troubleshooting; II.1 Set-Up; II.2 Taking Measurements

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II. OPERATION
II.1 Set-Up
 1) Besurethatthepowerswitchisoff.Attachthepowercordtotheappropriatepowersource.
 2) Movetheoperatinghandletothetop(uppermost)position.
 3) Connecttheprinter(ifused)totheparallelport.Besuretheprinterpowerisoff.
 4) LoosenthethumbscrewontheViscometershaft;insertthepaddlespindleintotheViscometer
shaft,asfarasitwillgo.Lineupthegrooveonthespindlewiththeholethatthethumbscrew
goesinto.Tightenthethumbscrew.
 5) For Quart Cans: Thecanwillbeplaceddirectlyontheviscometerbase.
 6) For Pint Cans: Placethepintcanadapter(KU1-74)ontheviscometerbase,pullingthe
springloadedfrontlocatoroutandplacingtheadapteragainsttherearlocatingpins.Release
thelocatortosecuretheadapterinplace.
 7) For 1/2 Pint Cans: Followtheprocedureforpintcans.Placethe1/2pintcanadapter(KU1-
73)ontopofthepintcanadapter(KU1-74).
II.2 Taking Measurements
 1) Poursampleintothecontainer.Fillto3/4inch(20mm)
belowthecontainerlip.
 2) Bringthesampleinthecontainertothespeciedtemperature.
 3) SwitchontheKU-2powerswitchandthentheprinter(if
used).SwitchtheHoldReadingSwitchtotheupposition.
(SeeFigure5.)
 4) Selectthedesireddisplay(KU,gmorcP)usingtheDisplay
unitSelectorswitch.(Thissettingmaybechangedat
anytimeduringthetest.)
 5) For Quart Cans:  Place the sample container on the
Viscometerbasebypullingthespringloadedfrontlocator
out,placingthecontaineragainsttherearofthelocating
pins,andreleasingthelocatortosecurethecaninplace.
 6) For Pint & 1/2 Pint Cans: Placethesamplecontainer
directlyonthecanadaptermountedontheviscometer
base.
 7) MovetheViscometerhandledowntothelowestposition.
This will automatically immerse the spindle into the
uid.Ifthecorrectamountofuidhasbeenputintothe
container,thesurfaceoftheuidwillbeattheimmersion
markofthespindle.
KU-2
VISCOMETER
POWER
KREBS UNITS
gm
HOLD
cP
Figure 5
Figure 6
KU1-74
(pint adapter)
KU1-73
(1/2 pint adapter)
Knob