Features • Measures a wide range of materials including; cast steel, alloy steel, stainless steel, aluminum, bronze, copper and cast irons • Measures 7 types of hardness scales; Rockwell (HRC, HRB, HRA), Brinell (HB), Leeb (HL), Vickers (HV) and Shore (HS) • Compact pen style design • Bright OLED display • Real-time clock and internal memory stores up to 350 measurements • USB connectivity and software allows for further measurement analysis • Rechargeable lithium battery • Low battery indicator Applications • Ideal for hardness testing of large and heavy objects • In production lines of mass produced components • Materials identification in stores and warehouses • In locations with difficult access, or in confined spaces reedinstruments GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
Instrument Description On / Off / Exit Menu / Confirm Measuring set short cut / Right / Down / Increase Scan / Delete / Left / Up / Decrease reedinstruments GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
Display Description Battery Indicator: Displays battery capacity and charge status when plugged in. Impact direction: Set impact direction. Hardness scale: Set hardness scale. Measured value: Current measured value (without average value indicator), or current average value (with average value indicator). Material: Set material. Impact times: The total number of impact times will be displayed. Impact times set through the menu will also be displayed here. Bluetooth: The Bluetooth flag will be displayed when Bluetooth is connected. Connection flag: The connection flag will blink when the instrument is trying to connect to the PC. A solid flag means successful connection. Operating Instructions Power On/Off Press the...
Navigating Instrument Menu Browsing measurements When testing is finished, press the key to enter data browse mode. Press the key to scroll through data. If you want to delete displayed data, press the key. Press the key to confirm selection. Press the key to delete displayed data, or press the key to exit. Measured value storage When testing is finished the instrument displays the average value. Press the key and then press the keys to choose to store the average value measurement. Press the key to confirm or the key to exit. Short-cut measuring setting In the standby interface, press the key to enter the short-cut measuring settings. First the cursor is on the hardness scale and press key to change it cyclically. Then press the key to move cursor cyclically on the measuring conditions and press the...
Charging Battery symbol will flash if battery capacity is close to empty. The tester will automatically switch on during charging. will flash alternately while in charge mode. will flash once fully charged. Battery Replacement The R9030 is equipped with a lithium rechargeable battery. Battery life expectancy with regular use is 3 years. Should you require a new battery please contact REED Instruments 1-877-849-2127 or info@REEDinstruments.com. Auto Shut Off • Auto switch off function is supplied to save the energy of battery. • If neither measurement nor any key operation is performed within 5 minute, the tester will switch off automatically, a flash showing for 10 seconds on the OLED screen prior to switch off. At this time, any key except the key can be pressed to stop the flash of OLED screen, and cancel the switch off operation. • In case of too low battery voltage, “Battery Empty!” will be displayed and switch off automatically. reedinstruments GlobalTestSupply www.
Maintenance • After using the impact device 1000 times, it is recommended to use the nylon brush provided to clean the guide tube and the impact body of the impact device. To clean the guide tube, unscrew the support ring and then take out the impact body. Use the nylon brush to clean in a counter-clock direction. Repeat this 5 times and remount the impact body and the support ring. • Remember to release the impact body after use • It is strongly recommended to not use any lubricant agent to clean the impact device • The tester should be stored at room temperature, away from vibration, strong magnetic field, corrosive medium, dampness and dust. For service on this or any other REED product or information on other REED products, contact REED Instruments at info@reedinstruments.com reedinstruments GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
Appendix A: Hardness Scale Tables The R9030 includes D impact device. Please note that impact devices DL, DC, D+15 and C can be ordered seperately. For more information please contact us at 1-877-849-2127 or info@REEDinstruments.com. Non conventional impact devices DC(D)/DL D+15 11mJ Impacting energy 11mJ 2.7mJ Mass of impact body 5.5g/7.2g 7.8g 3.0g 1600HV Test tip Hardness 1600HV 1600HV Diameter of test tip Material of test tip...
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Hardness value Error of Repeatability Type of impact of standard displayed of displayed device Leeb hardness value value block 760±30HLD ±6 HLD 6 HLD D (included) 530±40HLD ±10 HLD 10 HLD 760±30HLDC ±6 HLDC 6 HLD DC (optional) 530±40HLDC ±10 HLDC 10 HLD 878±30HLDL DL (optional) ±12 HLDL 12 HLDL 736±40HLDL...
2.0 Preparation of test surface Please note that measurement values may be affected if the material under test is exposed to extreme temperatures. If the tested material is too rough, a measuring error will appear. The surface of the sample must have metallic luster and the surface must be flat and smooth. No oil or dirt should be present. Curved surface: It is better that the testing surface of workpiece is flat. When the curvature radius (R) of the curved surface to be tested is less than 30mm (for D and DL type impact device), a small support ring (included with the R9030) should be used. Self-magnetism of the workpiece should be less than 30 Gauss. reedinstruments GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
3.0 Adjusting R9030 Settings Set your hardness scale, material and impact direction on the R9030. 4.0 Instrument Calibration The tester and impact device must be calibrated with a standard Leeb hardness test block prior to first use, or after not using the instrument for an extended period of time. Press the key as well as the key at the same time to enter instrument calibration mode. The interface impact times is set to 5 by default. The impact selected direction should be vertically down on the Leeb hardness test block. Average value will be showed after measuring. Press the or the key to input nominal value. Press the key to finish calibration and back to the main unit.
7.0 Taking Measurements Press down on the release button on the top of the impact device to take a measurement. At this point, the test sample, impact device and the operator are all required to be stable; and the force direction should comply with the axis set on the instrument. Five measurements should be carried out per measuring position of test sample. The divergence of data should be not exceeds ±15HL of mean value. Distance between any two indentations, or the distance between any indentation center and the edge of test sample should be in accordance with the following specifications: The distance between The distance of two indentation center and indentations center Type of impact device edge of test piece No less than No less than D, DC, DL, D+15 3 mm 5 mm...
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