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Process Calibrator
TechChek™ 830-KP
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CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION GENERAL OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS...........................3 Your New TechChek 830-KP TURN ON ...................................................................3 CONNECTIONS .........................................................3 Lighten your load…take the TechChek 830-KP to every FIELD & BENCH USE (TILT STAND) ........................4 site. It’s like bringing a cartload of test equipment from the CHANGING BATTERIES............................................4 sho
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GENERAL BAR, mBar, Atm, Kgf plus torr, inches and mm of mercury TURN-ON or water at a variety of temperatures. Characterized Each time you turn on the TechChek 830-KP it runs through a self modules for laboratory accuracy in the shop, control room or check then returns to the most recently selected settings. field. Voltage Calibration SOURCE - The three QUIK-CHEK outputs will be the same as previously stored. Each time a different function is selected, the Calibrate all your DC millivolt and volt
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS GENERAL GENERAL CONFIGURING TEMPERATURE SCALES FIELD & BENCH USE The thermocouple and RTD ranges may be configured for full time TechChek 830-KP comes with a carrying use of °C, full time use of °F or selectable °C and °F operation. case and a built-in tilt stand/hanger. The This configuration is part of the DEFAULT SETTINGS below. 830-KP is held securely in the case by VELCRO® for use with the carrying case AUTO-OFF open. The carrying case also has a
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS GENERAL GENERAL SELECTING FUNCTIONS DISPLAY CONTRAST Press a function key to choose among mA, The contrast of the Liquid Crystal Display may adjusted for best V, T/C, Ω , RTD, FREQ and PRESSURE. readability. 1) Press and hold the DISPLAY/SOURCE/READ push-button SELECTING RANGES while turning the 830-KP on to adjust the contrast of the Press the RANGE/TYPE pushbutton to TYPE display. select the desired range and scale. ENG UNITS 2) Press any UP or DO
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS CALIBRATE MILLIAMP INPUTS SOURCE MODE mA, mA % (Percent of 4 to 20 mA), DP% (DP Flow) Select source by pressing the DISPLAY/SOURCE/READ Choose this function to provide an output from 0.00 to 24.00 pushbutton until the word SOURCE appears on the LCD display. milliamps. The compliance voltage is a nominal 24 VDC to provide To change the output value, press the UP or DOWN key for each the driving power to your milliamp receivers. digit. To ramp the out
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS CALIBRATE VOLTAGE INPUTS SIMULATE 2-WIRE TRANSMITTERS V, mV 2-WIRE mA, 2-WIRE % (Percent of 4 to 20 mA) 2-WIRE DP % Choose this function to provide an output from 0.00 mV to 110.00 Choose this function to simulate a 2-Wire Transmitter output from mV and from 0.00 to 10.25 VDC. Current compliance up to 20 mA 1.00 to 24.00 milliamps. Operates in loops with power supply to provide the driving power to your voltage receivers. voltages from 3 to 45 VDC. 1
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS CHECK 1-5 VOLT INPUTS CHECK 1-5 VOLT INPUTS WITHOUT DISCONNECTING WIRES WITHOUT DISCONNECTING WIRES Most 1-5 Volt receivers in 4-20mA loops have a 250 Ohm resistor across the input of the receiver. This resistor may be mounted internally or externally. TechChek 830-KP is connected CONTROLLER directly across the input of the 1-5 Volt receiver without (TYPICAL) disconnecting any field wiring. This saves a great deal of time when a large number of voltag
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS CALIBRATE THERMOCOUPLE INPUTS CALIBRATE RESISTANCE INPUTS Choose this function to simulate a thermocouple signal into any Choose this function to simulate a resistance into a variety of instrument requiring a thermocouple input. The output of the 830- instruments. KP is automatically cold junction compensated. 1) Disconnect one or both input wires from the device to be 1) Disconnect the thermocouple from the instrument being calibrated calibrated. 2
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS CALIBRATE RTD INPUTS CALIBRATE RTD INPUTS Choose this function to simulate a temperature signal into any instrument requiring an RTD input. Two Wire RTD Connection 1) Disconnect the RTD from the instrument being calibrated. 2) Press the T/C/RTD/Ω pushbutton until any RTD type (Pt, Ni or Cu) appears on the display. Receiver Input Ohms or 2-Wire RTD 3) Press the DISPLAY/SOURCE/READ push-button until SOURCE Controller and any RTD TYPE appear on the dis
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS READ FUNCTIONS CALIBRATE FREQUENCY INPUTS Select read by pressing the DISPLAY/SOURCE/READ Choose this function to provide pulses into frequency measuring pushbutton until the word READ appears on the LCD display. The instruments. The 830-KP output is a zero crossing square wave READ functions measure the desired signal. Multiple scales are from -1V to +5V amplitude. Available ranges are from 0.01 to available for some functions. 10.00 kHz, 1 to 100
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS READ MILLIAMP OUTPUTS READ DC and AC VOLTAGE OUTPUTS mA, mA % (Percent of 4 to 20 mA), DP% (DP Flow) mV, V, Vhi and Vac Choose this function to measure from 0.00 to +24.00 milliamps. Choose this function to measure from 0.00 to 110.00 millivolts (mV), 0.00 to 10.25 DC Volts (V). Use the high voltage connection to read 1) Open the current loop at any convenient point along the signal from 0.0 to 200.0 VDC (Vhi). See the next page for Volts AC. path 1)
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS READ AC VOLTAGES MEASURE THERMOCOUPLE SENSORS Choose this function to measure from 0.0 to 250.0 V True RMS. Choose this function to read a thermocouple. The input of the TechChek 830-KP is automatically cold junction compensated. 1) Press the MILLIAMP/V push-button until mV, V, Vhi or VAC appear on the display 1) Disconnect the thermocouple from any instrument. 3) Press the DISPLAY/SOURCE/READ push-button until READ 2) Press the T/C/RTD/Ω pushbutto
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS CHECK CONTINUITY READ RESISTANCE Choose this function to check continuity. A tone will sound and a Ohms sound symbol will appear on the display when the resistance Choose this function to measure resistance from 0.0 to 1000.0 between the leads is less than 100 Ohms. Ohms. 1) Plug the leads into the TechChek 830-KP as shown below. 2) Press the T/C/RTD/Ω pushbutton until the Ω symbol appears 1) Disconnect one or both input wires from the device to be o
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS MEASURE RTD SENSORS MEASURE RTD SENSORS Choose this function to read an RTD. Three wires must be use for both 2 and three wire RTDs. 1) Disconnect the RTD from the instrument being calibrated. 2) Press the T/C/RTD/Ω pushbutton until any RTD type (Pt, Ni or Cu) appears on the display. 3) Press the DISPLAY/SOURCE/READ push-button until SOURCE and any RTD TYPE appear on the display 4) Connect using 3 wires as in the diagrams on the opposite page. Use a
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS COUNT FREQUENCIES COUNT FREQUENCIES Choose this function to use the 830-KP as a frequency counter. Available ranges are from 0.01 to 15.00 kHz, 1 to 1500 Hz and Connection for signals with amplitudes below 10.25V RMS from 1 to 1500 CPM (Counts-Per-Minute). To measure waveforms with amplitudes between 1 V and 10.25 V Frequency Output Signal RMS use the low level inputs. Use the high voltage connection to Flowmeter read waveforms with amplitudes from 1
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS CALIBRATE TRANSMITTERS CALIBRATE 2-WIRE TRANSMITTERS ANY SOURCE FUNCTION AND READ mA, READ %, READ DP% Choose this function to supply the input signal to the transmitter and displaying the 4-20 mA output of the transmitter (used with 4- Wire Transmitters). ANY SOURCE FUNCTION AND P-XMTR mA, P-XMTR %, P-XMTR DP% Choose this function to simultaneously supply power to a 2-Wire transmitter while supply the input signal to the transmitter and +IN- REF di
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS READ PRESSURE READ PRESSSURE Choose this function to measure pressure with a ModPak 91 module holder and one of the many QuikCal 90 pressure modules. WARNING! - SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS Sudden release of compressed or stored gas can cause personal 1) Select the proper module for the pressure range of the process injury. Always vent the system before making pressure 2) Place the QuikCal 90 Module in the ModPak 91 holder connections or disconnections. Ex
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS CALIBRATE PRESSURE TRANSMITTERS READ PRESSURE AND P-XMTR mA, P-XMTR %, P-XMTR DP% Choose this function to simultaneously supply power to a 2-Wire PROCESS CALIBRATOR pressure transmitter while supplying the input signal to the transmitter and displaying the 4-20 mA output of the transmitter. 1) Disconnect both the pressure input and output wires from the 2-Wire Transmitter to be calibrated 2) Select the proper module for the pressure range of the process 3) Place the QuikC
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SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS POWER & MEASURE 2-WIRE TRANSMITTERS GENERAL RANGES & ACCURACY: Same as for MILLIAMP SOURCE 1 TYPICAL 90 DAY ACCURACY: ±(0.025% of Full Scale + 1 LSD) OUTPUT CURRENT: up to 24.00 mA 1 YEAR ACCURACY: ±(0.05% of Full Scale + 1 LSD) TYPICAL DRIVE CAPABILITY:1200 Ohms @ 20.00 mA WARM UP TIME: 10 seconds to specified accuracy, 2 minutes to COMPLIANCE VOLTAGE: nominal 25 VDC @ 20 mA maximum accuracy COMMON MODE ERROR: 0.01% Full Scale/Common Mode Volt TEMPERATURE EFFECT: ±0
