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THE ect MAD 8D EDDY CURRENT SYSTEM
This system is capable of inspecting any heat exchanger tube in the world (ferrous or nonferrous), and can do it faster than any other eddy current system. Everything that is needed to inspect any heat exchanger from the largest power plant condenser to the smallest feed water heater, all in one portable unit.

    IMPORTANT SPECIFICATIONS:
  • High Speed 2-Meter Per Second Inspection Speed
  • Up to 8 kHz Sample Rate
  • High Speed 5-Meter Per Second Automatic Data Analysis
  • Peak-to-Peak or Maximum Rate of Change Data Analysis
  • Built-in 4.2 GByte Optical Disk Drive for Data Storage
  • All in One 27 Pound Unit
  • 12.0 H x 15.5 W x 8.5 D Inches
  • AT Style Keyboard, 102 Keys
  • 110/220 Vac Auto Sensing Power Supply
  • Extensive On Line Help
  • Training Video Tapes Available

    SPECIAL FEATURES:


specifications

PROBE TYPES
Differential, Absolute, and Send/Receive with industry standard 4 Pin MS Connector

BRIDGE IMPEDANCE 50 ohm
FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS
RANGE: 55 Hz to 4MHz
DRIFT: Less than 0.002% for 24 hours
REPEATABILITY: Better than 0.002%

ANALOG OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS
VOLTAGE: ± 8 Volts minimum into 10k ohm
BANDWIDTH: 450 Hz
IMPEDANCE: 100 ohm nominal
CONNECTOR: 15 Pin D Connector

TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS
SENSITIVITY: 150 Volts/Ohm min. at 30 kHz at max. gain setting
GAIN: 84 db at maximum gain setting
DRIFT: Less than 0.1 Volts per hour at 60db gain with probe
NOISE: Less than 90 mV P-P at max. gain & max. bandwidth
BALANCE: High speed successive approx. electronic balance
DISPLAY: 10.4 inch active TFT color VGA on local bus

STORAGE DISPLAY MODES
4XY Impedance Planes; 1XY Impedance Plane
4 or 8 Strip Charts; Optional C-Scan
2XY Impedance Planes and 2 or 4 Strip Charts

PERSISTENCE DISPLAY MODE
1XY Impedance Plane

EDDY CURRENT CHANNEL CONTROLS
GAIN: 256 Linear Steps
PHASE: 360 Degrees
FREQUENCY: 2 Digit and X10 Multiplier
VOLTS/DIVISION: Separate Horiz. & Vert. .06, .13, .25, .5, 1, 2, V/DIV
ANGLE AMPLIFIER: On/Off
HP FILTER: On/Off
LP FILTER: 8 to 450 Hz
BALANCE: Each channel independent or all simultaneously
FLAW GATE: ± 8 Volts Vertical
POSITION: ± Full Screen, Horizontal and Vertical

MIXER CONTROLS
INPUT PHASE: 360 Degrees
OUTPUT PHASE: 360 Degrees
HORIZ. WEIGHT: 0 - 100
VERT. WEIGHT: 0 - 100
VOLTS/DIVISION: Separate Horiz. & Vert. .06, .13, .25, .5, 1, 2 V/DIV
ANGLE AMPLIFIER: On/Off
HP FILTER: On/Off
POSITION: ± Full Screen, Horizontal and Vertical
CANCEL: Automatic

SYSTEM CONTROLS
SAMPLE RATE: 125Hz, 250Hz, 500Hz, 1kHz, 2kHz, 4kHz, 8kHz
AUTO ERASE: 1 to 32 Seconds or Off

CODE COMPLIANCE
Meets or exceeds ASME Section V & XI requirements

COMPUTERS
In the ect MAD 8D Eddy Current System, the eddy current hardware is housed in a computer, usually a lunchbox style computer. In most quotations for a complete system, Line Item 1, the ect MAD 8D Eddy Current System includes the computer. The two most common computer models are as follows:

800 COMPUTER SPECIFICATIONS
STYLE: Lunch Box
COLOR LCD SCREEN: 800 x 600 Pixels
DIAGONAL SCREEN SIZE: 12.1 inches
DIAGONAL IMAGE SIZE: 9.7 inches
PROCESSOR: Pentium 586-233 MHz
OPERATING SYSTEM: DOS 7.03 or Windows
RAM: 32 MByte
HARD DRIVE: 20.0 GByte Minimum with local bus controller
FLOPPY DRIVE: 3-1/2 inch 1.44 MByte
KEYBOARD: 102 Key
SIZE: 11.5 H x 15.75 W x 8.25 D inches
WEIGHT: 20 pounds (with optional Optical Disk Drive)

1280 COMPUTER SPECIFICATIONS
STYLE: Lunch Box
COLOR LCD SCREEN: 1280 x 1024 Pixels
DIAGONAL SCREEN SIZE: 15.4 inches
DIAGONAL IMAGE SIZE: 15.4 inches
PROCESSOR: Pentium 586-233 MHz
OPERATING SYSTEM: DOS 7.03 or Windows
RAM: 32 MByte
HARD DRIVE: 20.0 GByte Minimum with local bus controller
FLOPPY DRIVE: 3-1/2 inch 1.44 MByte
KEYBOARD: 102 Key
SIZE: 13.25 H x 17.25 W x 9.75 D inches
WEIGHT: 25 pounds (with optional Optical Disk Drive)

POWER REQUIREMENTS
VOLTAGE: 90-130 and 185-270 Vac auto selected
FREQUENCY: 50 - 60 Hz
POWER: 200 Watt Max

features

The ect MAD 8D Eddy Current System, designed for inspecting ferro and non-ferromagnetic heat exchanger tubes, has up to four frequency channels and two mixers.

  • Up to 2 meters per second probe speed.
  • Up to 8,000 Hz sample rate, each channel.
  • Over 100 samples/inch.
  • Automatic data analysis.
  • Save and recall unlimited test setups.
  • Defect signals are highlighted in red in real time during recording or playback.
  • Up to four independently selected frequencies.
  • Up to 7 MByte (7,168k Byte) data buffer.
  • Digital filters.
  • Four simultaneous X-Y signals on four screens.
  • Eight built-in strip chart displays.
  • Independent horizontal and vertical display scaling.
  • Signal phase and amplitude measurement functions.
  • Defect depth measurement functions.
  • Audio, visual, and logic output alarms.
  • Eight analog outputs.
  • Standard printer interface.
  • Angle amplifier.
  • The macro string capability allows additional user programmable automation.
  • Optional ect Data Analysis Software
  • Optional ect AutoMAD Software
  • Optional ect Data Storage Software stores and recalls eddy current signals on disk.
  • Optional ect Report Software reads the defect list provided by the ect Analysis Software and provides tube sheet maps color-coded based on defect depth.


accessories

    INCLUDED ACCESSORIES
  1. Power Cord
  2. Manual
    OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
  1. Transit Case
  2. ect Data Analysis Software
  3. ect Data Storage Software
  4. Built-in 4.2 MByte Optical Disk Drive
  5. ect Report Software
  6. Separate Data Analysis System
  7. Available in RM, XS, LT and TT Computer Styles


ordering info

ect MAD 8D XS 1F Single Frequency Version
ect MAD 8D XS 2F Two Frequency Version
ect MAD 8D XS 3F Three Frequency Version
ect MAD 8D XS 4F Four Frequency Version
ect TC-8D Transit Case for ect MAD 8D


Pricing

Specifications Subject to Change. Not exactly as shown.


The ect MAD 8D family of eddy current systems has many more features than can be described on this web site. For additional information, request the ect MAD 8D Demonstration Software.


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