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User's Guide
CATERPILLAR’
Battery/Coolant Refractometer with ATC
Model 245-5829
Introduction
‘Congratulations on he purchase of your Caterpilar 245-5829 Batory/Goolant Refactomeler with automatic temperature
Compensation (ATC) This pecsion optical nsrument should be handles gen, avo touching he optcal surface, Careful use
‘ofthis instrument wl provide years of relieble serve.
Specifications —
Range 160 1032°F (1 190°C) Propylene and ethylene gyco eeze point
1.1010 1.40 spect gravity of battery acid
Resolution 10°F propylene and ethylene glycol freeze point
0.01 specie gravity of battery acid
Dimensions 6.5x1,5¢1.5"(188%6x38m)
Wieiht 7.02 (2005)
Description
4. rem
2. Cover Plate
8. Adjustment Screw
4. Miro Tube
5. ByepleceField Of View
Operation
‘The instrument measures the rractve index of the sample,
4. Zero Adjustment
Place one o wo crops of tstiled water on the prism. Close the cover pate ng rotate the adjusting screw so thatthe
lightdark boundary ines uo withthe “walerine", Ones the zero aqlusimon: has been completed, clean th prism with soft
2. Sample Preparation and Reading
‘To take sample reading, simply place a few drops ofa sample quid an tha measurement prism a te end of the
Instrument, Lower the cover plo onto the sample and prism.
mar ‘Open tne prism cover and place 2 or 3 drops onthe prism.
ry 11, Close the cover so the liquid spreads across the entie
surface ofthe prim without af bubbles or dry spots. low
the sample fo remain onthe prism for appronmately 30
r seconds.
eee on
\nilenolsng the instrument under a ght source, took trough the eyepiece. The freezing point ofthe Lud or he state of
{he battory quid is determined by the inersecton of me bouncary of he ight and dark Neds (known as the shadow) on
the printed see. the scale appears out of focus, the eyepiece may be ajuslad by rotating the knrlod potion. Tho
insttument also features an eye quad to prevent say ight fom entering the eyepiece and Causing refectios,
lkmay be necossary to adjust the position ofthe ight source to maximize the contrast ofthe shadowlina. Under norma
conditions, optimal contrast is abtaned by haldng the nstrument undemeath and perpencicuar tas ight source,
Once 3 reading has been taken wipe dry with @ clean cloth (de not wash or rnge) and place the instrument the supplied
paste case. Sore the intvument in a safe, dy eneronmant
Temperature is one ofthe single most important factors influencing accurate refractometer readings and ie on ofthe
largest sources of erorn measuroment.Temperalure compensatonreloves the use ofthe respanstiy fo measure
temperature and apply a correction factor when taking readings. This reractomelr makos this coroclon automaticaly.
‘wmnen ambient temperatura vars rom 68°F (20°C), readings are automaticaly aduste fo compensate for temperature
vatance between 80°F 10 86°F (10"C to 30°C),
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