AMETEK Brookfield - KU-2
Manufactured by AMETEK Brookfield
for Paints & Coatings
Brookfield offers a completely digital calculating Krebs Unit Instrument with all the reliability you'd expect in Brookfield instrumentation...now with relative centipoises display. This instrument is used widely for making viscosity measurements on paints/coatings in accordance with ASTM D562.
Why the KU-2? This instrument is used widely for making viscosity measurements on paints/coatings in accordance with ASTM D562.
Why the KU-2? This instrument is used widely for making viscosity measurements on paints/coatings in accordance with ASTM D562.
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Features of KU-2
- Continuous sensing and display in Krebs units, grams, and centipoise
- Allows rapid sample measurement to determine required consistency
- LED Digital Display of:
- Krebs Units (increased resolution in 0.1 KU increments)
- Grams (in 1 gm increments)
- Centipoise (cP)
- Expanded measurement range (40 to 141 KU; 32 to 1099 g; 27 to 5274 cP).
- Accuracy to ±1% of full scale range.
- Reproducibility to ±0.5% of full scale range.
- Output to parallel printer for automatic test documentation.
- Easy to use; no weights; simplifies an established test procedure.
- Compatible with industry specification (ASTM D562).
- Base accommodates standard pint, ½ pint, and quart cans.
- Optional air purge allows interior of KU-2 to be pressurized with air or inert gas.
- The optional paste spindle is suitable for use with high consistency materials such as roller mil pastes.
- NIST traceable viscosity standards available
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General Specifications
On-Line Monitoring | 0 |
Temperature Range | -25 to 140 °C |
Viscometer Type | Rotational |
Power Requirements | 230 V AC, 50/60 Hz; 24 V DC |
Maximum Viscosity | 5274 cP |
Viscosity Range | 27 to 5274 cP |
Repeatability | 0.5% |
Additional Specifications
Maximum Pressure: 25 bar (360 psi)
Output: 4 - 20 mA