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ACM - Ds Standard Field Machine v2.0.4

The Field Machine is a portable electrochemical instrument housed in a waterproof case that is as capable as fixed laboratory counterparts. It has a battery life of up to 26 hours and includes techniques for corrosion testing, impedance analysis, and cyclic sweeps. The Field Machine is lightweight at 2.4kg and works with any Windows PC to perform electrochemical testing on site.

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ACM - Ds Standard Field Machine v2.0.4

The Field Machine is a portable electrochemical instrument housed in a waterproof case that is as capable as fixed laboratory counterparts. It has a battery life of up to 26 hours and includes techniques for corrosion testing, impedance analysis, and cyclic sweeps. The Field Machine is lightweight at 2.4kg and works with any Windows PC to perform electrochemical testing on site.

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Field Machine Data Sheet

The Field Machine brings a laboratory out


on-site, no sacrifices were made to obtain
portability. A Field Machine is very much as
capable as its fixed laboratory counterparts.

Housed in a professional slim black case,


fully waterproof a go anywhere instrument,
from Sahara heat to the cold of Alaska. A
long battery life of up to 26 hours and
thanks to Lithium Polymer battery
technology now 2.4Kg lighter than previous
model.

Field Machine Standard Features

Capabilities - internal Potentiostat, Zero Resistance Ammeter, Frequency Response Analyser and
Galvanostat

Software - functions with any Windows PC using Windows XP SP3, Vista, 7, 8, 10 or 11 (netbooks are
ideal due to low power consumption). A complete suite of standard AC and DC techniques is supplied
with the popular Sequencer.

Included Techniques - Current & Voltage Noise, AC Impedance, Cyclic Sweeps, LPR {Sweep /
Step}, Potentiostatic, Long Term {Potential / Galvanic / LPR}, Corrosion Rate LPR. IR Compensation,
Harmonic Analysis, Galvanodynamic Sweeps. Standard included techniques can be removed for cost
saving.

Cables - Everything needed to ‘get you going’: electrode cables 2.5m terminating in banana plugs, a
universal adaptor is supplied also for quick wiring to probes. Mains cable (UK, Euro, USA, Australian, as
appropriate), 2x USB cables (long and short). Car cigarette adaptor and battery cable.

Low Noise Susceptibility - optically isolated from PC, fully shielded, mains rejection measurement.
External AC power supply.

Self Calibration - active self calibration at the start of each test to remove thermal induced offsets.

Power - External 110/240vac and 12vdc adapters. Inbuilt charger with over/under voltage protection.
UN38.3 compliant battery. 12V output for portable computer

Manuals - A full manual including application notes on CD.

Warranty - 2 years return to base, can be extended to 6 years.

Channels - Single channel (up to 20 can be specified)

Delivery - to any part of the world typically covered by courier companies.


Options

Channels - expandable to 20 channels.

Software - custom elements, especially logging techniques created to your exact specification, call us,
we are always glad to oblige. A Field Machine can also be controlled from your own software with our
supplied DLLs (dynamic link libraries).

Femto Amp - Increased impedance measurement by two decades (10mA to less than 1pA).

Weld Test - four additional ZRA for segmented, or mixed metals. Both DC and AC type Polarization
tests and Galvanic tests can be applied to the couple in the same way as if it were a standard single
test electrode.

Extra Inputs - 6 Voltage or temperature inputs (such as K-Type thermocouples),

Cables - longer, shorter, different probe connections.

Training - On site or off site, including installation.

Internet Control - remote operation anywhere in the world.

Guard Ring - typically used to monitor rebars.

Critical Pitting Temperature - determination of local corrosion critical temperature,

Electrical Resistance - precision measurement of ER probes.

Warranty - extendable to 8 years.

Included Accessories

Install CD
(software and manual) Electrode Cables Mains Cable 2 USB Cables Universal Interfaces

Total Tester
Car/12v Adaptor Charger Battery Cable Carry Bag Test box
Software Overview

At the heart of an ACM system is a Sequencer and Core Running application, now into Version 5 the emphasis is on
reliability. Working in unison, Sequencer setups up a sequence of techniques and Core Running collects data from a
sequence of techniques. The Sequencer was designed to be easy to use, with an intuitive interface, one that is
common across the range from Data Collection to Analysis; learning effort is kept to a minimum.

Typical technique setup page, shown is Cyclic


Sweep. Each page smartly remembers last
settings, keeping overall setup time to a
Sequencer – available techniques are displayed to minimum. Each page displays a connection
the right, they are added to the sequence list on diagram, displaying which parts of the
the left. A sequence list can be copied across instrument are in use and which electrodes
channels, or channels can be treated individually. should be connected.

Test Notes allows entry of a complete ASTM G107 notebook, hundreds of optional fields can be entered to catalogue
your experiment, metals, temperature, environment, etc. Fields are saved in a global database for searching and
cross-referencing at a later date.

Onto data collection, pressing one button in the sequencer Run All starts data collection:

Core Running – data collection control at your Analysis – display multiple plots on same graph,
finger tips. View each channel individually, or smooth, delete points, label, zoom, all catered for.
tile all, instantly display any one of the last 10 A raft of standard analysis functions is included
collected tests, printing on operator demand. such as Tafel rulers, AC Nyquist Circle fits, C&V
FFT analysis, point to point.

Once in the analysis, data is quick to load, browse and display, test parameters are obtainable, including rest
potentials. A quick export to a multitude of packages such as Excel is supported; graphs can be clipped into a word
document.
Technical Specifications

Case Dimensions 47 * 36 * 17 cm
Power Supply 110 / 230 VAC 50-60Hz or 12 VDC
Internal Battery Lithium polymer 12V 8Ah, UN38.3 compliant
Weight 6.6 Kg (standard instrument, without accessories)
Electrode Cable Length 2.5 Meters (can be increased)
Noise & Ripple Less than 4µV

Potentiostat
Compliance Voltage ± 12 V (can be a increased)
Sweep Range ± 3 V (can be increased)
Sweep Resolution 25 µV
Current Output ± 500 mA
RE Input Impedance Greater than 1012 Ohms
Frequency Response 100 KHz (1 to 100K Ohm load)
Measurement Accuracy 21 Bit A/D (full mains rejection)
Measurement Resolution 1 µV ± 0.0015% nonlinearity
Potentiodynamic Sweep Rate 200 mV / Second

Zero Resistance Ammeter


Current Range 10 pA to 500 mA
Counter Resistors 1, 10, 100, 1K, 10K, 100K, 1M, 10MW
Input Offset Voltage Less than 10 µV

Galvanostat
Current Output ± 10 pA to 500 mA
Potential Resolution 1 µV ± 0.0015% nonlinearity

Frequency Response Analyzer


Frequency Range 10 µHz to 100 KHz
Amplitude 1 to 232 mV
Impedance Error < 2% for 1 to 100K Ohm Loads
Theta Error < 1 ° for 1 to 100K Ohm Loads
Averaging Configurable adaptive averaging
Sample Rate 1 MHz (true continuous sample rate)
ADC 12 Bit
DAC 12 Bit

Operational Temperature -5 °C to 72 °C
Calibrated Temperature 25 °C

Requirements

Operating System - Windows XP SP3, Vista, 7, 8, 10 and 11

Minimum PC Requirements – Any PC capable of running Microsoft Windows with a free


COM/RS232 port or USB port. Ideally a 12” notebook or 10” netbook.

The Silver Works, Aynsome Lane, Cartmel, Cumbria. LA11 6HH. UK.
Telephone: +44 (0)15395 59185 Fax: +44 (0)15395 58562
[email protected] www.acminstruments.com

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