The Elcometer 456 Models S and T have the
Counted Average function as standard and this can
be used to set the number of readings in each area
or spot and the gauge will then store the average
of these individual readings in the memory of
the gauge.
The Fixed Batch Size feature on the Elcometer 456 T
version allows the maximum number of readings to
be defined by the User for each batch. Once this
number of readings have been collected and stored,
the gauge automatically closes the batch and opens
a new batch linked to the previous batch, e.g.
name-1, name-2, etc.
Specifications for coating thickness determination
often describe the number of individual thickness
readings to be taken as a spot measurement and
the number of spot measurements for a given area.
For example, SSPC PA-2 requires three gauge
readings per spot and five spot readings in a
10 m² area.
With the Ultra/Scan Probe connected to the
Elcometer 456 T version with the Auto Repeat
function selected, SSPC PA-2 (or similar test
specification) can be completed for a given area
more than 40% faster than with the more traditional
measurement. A counted average setting of three
readings and a fixed batch size of five spot readings
allows the coating thickness readings data defined
by SSPC PA-2 to be collected with each inspection
area being contained in its own batch.
The ElcoMaster ® software and the USB and
Bluetooth ® gauge connectivity allows the resulting
data to be transferred to a computer either directly
using the USB cable connection or wirelessly using
Bluetooth ® . These features are suitable for Cloud
Computing so that data can easily be transferred
via the Internet using the ElcoMaster ® Mobile App.
Elcometer Bluetooth ® enabled inspection gauges
can be connected directly to iPhone, iPad, iPod
or Android™ mobile phones and tablets via
ElcoMaster ® Mobile App. The software also
provides the option for recording the location
of the inspection site by using the GPS feature
on the mobile device and tagging the batch
locations in ElcoMaster ® .
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