| THE ECONOMICAL SOLUTION FOR THE PROACTIVE MAINTENANCE PROFESSIONAL
The vb5™ data collector is a single channel, route-enabled product that provides everything needed for cost effective data collection and analysis. Using this instrument maintenance professionals are able to easily take recordings with up to 6400 lines of resolution and greater than 95dB of dynamic range, and all at a low price that represents exceptional value for money. The vb5 instrument includes the powerful Ascent® software in the purchase price
Ascent Level 1 enables you to program the instrument with thousands of separate machine definitions covering a number of route choices. A library of over 300 customizable parameter sets is also available enabling a vast array of measurement options.
Ascent Level 1 software:
• Route enabled - build routes in Ascent software and send to the instrument
• CBDb - Commtest Bearing Database with over 30 000 bearings
Enhanced instrument functionality
• 1 channel recordings
• 6400 line FFT resolution
• 40 kHz Fmax
• 1 GB memory – virtually unlimited spectra storage
• ≥ 95 dB dynamic range
• Spectrum and Waveform recordings
• Large, high resolution (HVGA) backlit LCD
• "Commtest Care" including 5 year warranty on the instrument hardware
Specifications:
- Channels (simultaneous): 1
- Sensors: Accelerometer
- AC coupled range: 16 V peak-peak
- Connectors: BNC
- Analog to digital conversion: 24-bit ADC
- Sensor excitation current: 0 mA or 2.2 mA (configurable), 24 V maximum
- Sensor detection: Warns if short circuit or not connected
Tachometer:
- Sensor: Laser sensor with reflective tape included in kit
- Laser sensor range: 10 cm to 2 m nominal
- Other Sensor types supported: Contace, TTL pulse, Keyphasor
- Power supply to sensor: 6 V to 8 V, 50 mA
- TTL Pulse rating: 3.5 V (4 mA) min, 28 V (6 mA) max, off-state 0.8 V
- Speed range: 30 RPM to 300,000 RPM (0.5 Hz to 5 kHz)
Parameter Indication:
- Maximum levels:
- >1000 g (10,000 m/s2)
- >1000 in/sec (25,000 mm/s)
- >100 in (2500 mm)
- Dynamic signal range: >95 db
- Harmonic distortion: Less than -70 dB typical
- Units: g or m/s2, in/s or mm/s, mil or mm or µm adB, vdB
- Magnitude & Cursors: Overall RMS value, dual cursors, harmonics
- Accuracy: ± 1% (0.1 dB)
- Frequency response: ± 0.1 dB from 10 Hz to 15 kHz; ± 3 dB from 1 Hz to 40 kHz
Spectrum Display:
- Fmax possible ranges: 25, 50, 100, 125, 150, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 8000, 10000, 15000, 20000, 30000, 40000 Hz
- Fmin possible range: 0 to Fmax
- Resolution: 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400 lines
- Frequency scale: Hz, CPM, Orders
- Amplitude Scale: Accelertaion, velocity, displacement
- Window shapes: hanning, rectangular
- Overlap: (0, 12.5, 25, 37.5, 50, 62.5, 75, 87.5)%
- Number of averages: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128
- Averaging types: Linear, exponential, peak hold
- Demodulation bandwidths: 21 bandwith options
Waveform Display:
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