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The Filus EC-1 is a hand-pushed trolley that uses eddy current methods to inspect rails for surface-breaking defects. It has a single probe that can detect defects in the rail head, gauge corner, and face. The onboard computer detects defects and issues audible and visual warnings while continuously recording inspection data. The trolley is rugged, collapsible, and self-contained for easy transport and one-operator setup. Inspection involves slowly pushing the trolley along the rail at a walking pace.

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Railcheck-Brochure d2f A4

The Filus EC-1 is a hand-pushed trolley that uses eddy current methods to inspect rails for surface-breaking defects. It has a single probe that can detect defects in the rail head, gauge corner, and face. The onboard computer detects defects and issues audible and visual warnings while continuously recording inspection data. The trolley is rugged, collapsible, and self-contained for easy transport and one-operator setup. Inspection involves slowly pushing the trolley along the rail at a walking pace.

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Filus EC-1

Single Rail Eddy Current Trolley to detect surface-breaking defects.


The FILUS EC-1 Trolley is a hand-pushed
trolley, specially designed to check a single rail
using Eddy current methods.

The trolley uses a single eddy current probe


and is capable of continuous inspection of the
rail for defects which break the surface of the
head of the rail. Inspection of the gauge corner
and face for head checks is also possible due
to the unique design of the probe.

The on-board computer-controlled Eddy current


flaw-detector can trigger an audible and visual
warning should a defect be indicated; the display
shows the presence of potential defects in the
rail and the complete inspection is continuously
recorded for later analysis.

Rugged, collapsible and totally self-contained,


the FILUS EC-1 trolley for rail inspection can
be easily carried to site. The FILUS EC-1 can
be set up in a few minutes by only one operator
without tools.

The FILUS EC-1 is hand-pushed along the track


under test, at a normal walking pace, providing
a highly accurate test of the rail surface.

The system uses a unique Probe designed to


follow the shape of the top and gauge faces of
the rail. The probe is held of the rail at a nominal
1mm gap. Sprung Diablo wheels and a floating
mechanism ensure that the probe is kept in the
correct orientation at all times, irrespective of
the position of the trolley.

The Filus EC-1 system is composed of the following elements:-

The main trolley is composed of


the main body (lower part) and
a collapsible handle.

The trolley can be folded


down in seconds to enable The probe carriage assembly Sprung Diablo wheels to
the operator to start testing held off the rails by adjustable ensure a good reference to
as soon as inspection area is height rollers to ensure a the gauge face.
reached. constant gap between probe
and rail.
Operation ETher NDE Rail Probe (Widescan)

The Filus EC-1 is straightforward in use. Rail probes are used in conjunction with an
The operating parameters remain set for the ETher NDE portable flaw detector for rapid rail in-
majority of operation, the only setup required spection, they can detect surface breaking flaws,
is calibration against a known-size slot in a lightness, and overcome consistency problems
test piece then the unit is placed on the rail associated with ultrasonic couplant and higher
and the probe block lowered onto the surface. surface speed capability.
The system is then ‘balanced’ (an automatic
operation to null all readings on a clean These probes can be coupled to a manual or au-
section of rail) then the distance counter is tomatic trolley to aid inspection, I/O and data log-
reset and recording can be started. The ging systems can be introduced to ensure com-
display will show data at the current point. prehensive documentation of test results.

When carrying out a continuous test we can The Rail probe is also equally
get a trace -v-distance:- applicable to wheels and oth-
er rolling stock areas such as
axles. Rail probes offers an
extremely efficient and cost
effective solution to detecting
surface breaking flaws typical
of rolling contact fatigue.

Or as a Vector Display; Or both views can be shown simultaneously

The
Flaw detector,
The Rail probe, a single an Ether NDE ‘Railcheck’
A rotary encoder to provide hand-held Eddy current flaw
distance information to the probe that is capable of
detecting orientated flaws detector, modified for specific rail
software and synchronise inspection. The position of this can
the sample rate with the in one pass of the rail
head, giving depth (size) be adjusted by the operator using the
speed. ‘RAM’ mount.
of the flaw.
Specifications: ETher NDE RailCheck - IRAL001
Connectors LEMO 2B 12 way
Probes
Modes Absolute, Bridge, Reflections, Conductivity and Rotary 600-3000 rpm ETher Mercury Drive (ARD002).
Frequency Dual Frequency 10Hz - 12.8MHZ
Overall -18 to +100 dB, 0.1, 1 and 6dB steps (100dB Max)

Gain Input 0dB or 12dB


Drive 0dB, 6dB and 10dB (0dB ref 1mW into 50Ω)
Max X/YRatio +100dB

Phase Range 0.0 – 359.9°, 0.1° steps


Auto-Phase Allows phase angle to be automatically set to a pre-set angle
Normal High-Pass DC to 2kHz or Low Pass Filter, whichever is the lower in 1 Hz steps. Plus
Filters variable adaptive balance drift compensation 0.01 - 0.5 Hz (6 steps).
Normal Low-Pass 1Hz to 2kHz or a quarter of the lowest test frequency, whichever is lower in 1 Hz steps.
Manual 4 internal balance loads; 2.2μH, 5.0μH, 6.0μH, 6.5μH, 7.0μH, 7.5μH, 8.2μH, 12μH, 15μH, 18μH,
Balance 22μH, 30μH, 47μH, 82μH
Automatic Optimised balance load selection
Box Fully configurable, Freeze, Tone or visual.
Alarms
Sector Fully configurable, Freeze, Tone or visual.
Output Open collector transistor (25v dc at 10mA max)

Type 5.7” (145mm), 18-bit Colour, daylight readable

Viewable Area 115.2mm (Horizontal) x 86.4mm (Vertical)

Resolution 640 x 480 pixels

Flip Manual or automatic screen orientation change to enable left or right-handed use.

Colour Schemes User configurable Dark, Bright and Black & White

Full Screen, Single, Dual Spot or Dual Pane with variable size and location. Screen and function e.g.
Display Configurable Screen
XY, Timebase, Waterfall and Meter
Spot, Time base (0.1-20 seconds x 1-200 sweeps and up to 55 seconds), Waterfall and Meter with
Display Modes
peak hold and % readout

Graticule None, Grid (4 sizes 5, 10, 15 and 20% FSH), Polar (4 sizes 5, 10, 15 and 20% FSH)

Offset Spot Position: Y =-50 to +50, X =-65 to +65%


Digital Spot Display in X, Y or R,θ
Position Readout Display of all settings in Legacy Format
Setup Storage micro SD up to 32GB, holding over 10,000 settings
Stored Screen Shots micro SD up to 32GB, holding over 10,000 screen shots
Removable Data Storage
Comprehensive Record Replay and Storage. Real-time recording of trace data and Replay on
Record Replay
instruments and desktop PC up to 200km max per 2GB file.
PC Connectivity USB (Full PC remote control plus Real Time data)
Outputs Digital Alarm On Lemo 12-way Open collector transistor (25v dc at 10mA max).

VGA Full 15-way VGA output

Languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Turkish.

External 100-240 v 50-60Hz 30 Watts


Battery Internal 7.2V nominal @ 3100mAh = 22.32 watt.hr
Power
Running Time Up to 8 hours with a 2MHz Pencil Probe 30% Back Light
Charging Time 2.5 hrs. charge time, Simultaneous charge and operation

Technical Data - Trolley


Dimensions (depending on gauge and probes configuration):
Length Unit Stowed: 889mm (35˝) Operational above rail top: 664mm (26.2˝)

Width 249mm (9.8˝)

Height Unit stowed: 327mm (12.9˝) Operational above rail top: 963 mm (38˝)

Total mass in operating regime 9.5kg (21lbs)

ETher NDE, Endeavour House, Unit 18 Brick Knoll Park,


Ashley Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, UK. Geismar UK
Tel: +44 (0)1582 767912 Email: [email protected] Salthouse Road, Brackmills Northampton NN4 7EX, UK
www.ethernde.com Tel: +44 (0)1604 769191 Email: [email protected]
Document number RCheck_temp_jun2018

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