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MD-20 Wire Rope Tester Key Benefits
The handheld MD-20 tester is the simplest instrument for the wire rope examination. It is perfectly suited to provide the location of faults in the form of broken wires (internally and/or externally), lay distortion and corrosion in the wire ropes from 8 to 22 mm (5/16" to 7/8") in diameter. It has an external output for the recording device. The tester can be used in mining, construction industries as well as for the elevator wire rope inspection in general terms. The MD-20 Tester set includes charger/AC adapter, some spare parts and the aluminum carrying case.
Features direct LED indicators of the wire rope conditions designed for a quick and simple detection of: -wire breaks - localized corrosion hand operated or mounted on the existing wire rope tester simplicity allows for the use by non-technical personnel external output for the recording devicerelatively small weight and size LED indicator of the battery conditions powered from a standard 9 V size batteriesTechnical Specifications Range of wire rope sizesfrom 8 to 22 mm (5/16" to 7/8") in diameter Instrument detection principle stable magnetic field method developed and patented by the Academy of Mining and Metallurgy in Cracov, Poland Sensitivity adjustable with the ten-turns potentiometer Recommended speed of the wire ropes from 6 to 150 in/mm, unit can be mounted External output from inductive transducer as the damage detection signal Batteries 2 x 6LF22 size rechargeable batteries Operating Temp. from 0 to +40 deg. C - MD-20 model from -25 to +40 deg. C - MD-20L model Dimensions 205 x 46 x 163 mm (8.1" x 1.8" x 6.4") Weight 4.5 kg. (11.2 Ib) unit alone |
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