Download BROOKFIELD CT3 TEXTURE ANALYZER Operating Instructions

I.2 Utilities
Input Voltage:
Input Frequency:
Power Consumption:
Fuse:
Power Cord Color Code:
Hot (live)
Neutral
Ground (earth)
90-265 VAC
50/60 Hz
150 VA
Two 4 amp, 5 x 20mm, Time-lag
United States
Outside United States
Black
White
Green
Brown
Blue
Green/Yellow
Main supply voltage fluctuations are not to exceed ±10% of the nominal supply voltage.
I.3 Units
The CT3 Texture Analyzer uses the SI system of units for all parameters.
Parameter
Load
Deformation
Time
Speed
Work
Unit
Grams or Newtons
Millimeter
Seconds
Millimeter per second
MilliJoules
Abbreviation
g or N
mm
s
mm/s
mJ
I.4 Specifications
Load:
Range
Resolution
Model
Grams
Grams
Accuracy*
CT3-100
0-100
0.01
±0.5%FSR
CT3-1000
0-1000
0.10
±0.5%FSR
CT3-1500
0-1500
0.20
±0.5%FSR
CT3-4500
0-4500
0.50
±0.5%FSR
CT3-10kg
1-10000
1.0
±0.5%FSR
FSR = Full Scale Range
*This value applies to the full range of operating temperatures as defined in Section I.4
Environmental Conditions. Accuracy will be greatly improved when the instrument is
operated in a stable ambient temperature.
Trigger Point:
Model
CT3-100
CT3-1000
CT3-1500
CT3-4500
CT3-10k
Range
Grams
0.1-10
0.2-100
0.2-150
0.5-500
1-1000
Resolution
Grams
0.01
0.10
0.2
0.5
1.0
Recommended trigger value settings are given in Table II.1
Brookfield Engineering Labs., Inc.
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