Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester
Product Description
The Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester is most commonly used to measure the thickness of cylinder walls, head ports, decks, chassis tubing, body panels, and windshields. The time-based B-Scan feature of the Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester displays a cross-section view to see the profile/contour of the back surface while scanning cylinders.
Applications
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Cylinders….. |
Body Panels……….. |
Chassis Tubing |
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Roll Cages………… |
Head Ports………….. |
Windshields |
Product Features
| Model | RX8-DL |
| Display Mode | |
| Material thickness digits display | ♦ |
| B-Scan cross sectional display | ♦ |
| Combined B-Scan and digits display | ♦ |
| Coating Thickness Display | ♦ |
| Scan Bar Display | ♦ |
| Measurement Range | PE: 0.63 – 914.4mm EE: 2.54 – 101.6mm |
| Resolution | 0.01mm |
| Velocity Range | 305 – 18,542m/s |
| Additional Features | |
| High Speed Scan | 10 – 200 readings per second |
| Pulser | 150 volt square wave pulser |
| Gain | Manual or automatic gain control (AGC) with 50dB range |
| Timing | Precision temperature controlled crystal oscillator (TCXO) timing with single shot 100MHz 8bit ultra-low power digitizer |
| Memory and Data Logging | Grid (alpha numeric) Engine Map (cylinder scans)Screen Capture: Bitmap graphic capture for quick documentation (.tif ) OBSTRUCT to indicate inaccessible locations |
| Calibration Options | |
| 1 – point | ♦ |
| 2 – point | ♦ |
| Material selection | ♦ |
| Velocity (speed of sound) | ♦ |
| Transducer Probe Type | Dual Element |
| Transducer Frequency Range | 1 – 10MHz |
| V-path / dual path error correction | Automatic |
| Probe Zero | Manual (via integrated probe disk) |
| Display | 12.7mm (0.5 inches) high digits |
| Units (selectable) | mm |
| LED Backlight | on/off/auto |
| Repeatability / Stability Indicator | ♦ |
Technical Specifications
| Part Number | Description | Certificate |
| Z-158-0004 | Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester (PR-8V) | ♦ |
| Operating Temperature | -10 to 60ºC | |
| Power Supply | 3 x AA batteries and via USB | |
| Battery Life | Alkaline – 35 hrs, Nicad – 10 hrs and NI-MH – 35 hrs | |
| Gauge Weight | 383g – including batteries | |
| Gauge Dimensions | 63.5 x 165 x 31.5mm |
Data Sheet
Standards
Factory calibration traceable to NIST & MIL-STD-45662A
Part Numbers
| Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester (PR-8V) | ||
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Part Number: | Z-158-0004 |
Packing List
| Packing List | Z-158-0004 |
| Unit | ♦ |
| Standard Transducer | ♦ |
| Couplant | ♦ |
| Manual | ♦ |
| Plastic Carrying Case | ♦ |
| AA Batteries | ♦ |
| PC Engine Mapping Software | ♦ |
| Transfer Cable | ♦ |
