Argo-Hytos OPCom User manual

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OPCom Portable Oil Lab
PPCO 300-1000
Manual
Safety and operating instructions
Read the safety and operating instructions before use.
Note: The indicated data only serve to describe the product.
Information regarding the use of this product are only examples and suggestions.
Catalog specifications are no guaranteed features.
The information given does not release the user from his / her own assessments and inspection.
Our products are subject to a process of natural wear and aging.
© All rights are reserved by ARGO-HYTOS GMBH, even in the event of industrial property rights.
Any right of disposal such as copying and distribution rights shall remain with us.
The picture on the title page shows a configuration example. The delivered product may thus
differ from the illustration.
Original operating instructions

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Contents
OPCom Portable Oil Lab
Contents........................................................................................................................................................................ 2
1. About this documentation.......................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Applicability of this documentation................................................................................................................................. 4
1.2 Required and supplementary documentation .................................................................................................................. 4
1.3 Presentation of information ............................................................................................................................................ 4
1.3.1 Safety instructions in this documentation ....................................................................................................................... 4
1.3.2 Symbols.......................................................................................................................................................................... 5
2. Safety instructions....................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.1 About this chapter.......................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.2 Intended use................................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.3 Improper use ................................................................................................................................................................. 6
2.4 Reasonably foreseeable misuse ....................................................................................................................................... 6
2.5 Qualification of personnel .............................................................................................................................................. 6
2.6 General safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................. 7
2.7 Product and technology related safety instructions ......................................................................................................... 7
3. General instructions .................................................................................................................................................... 8
4. Scope of delivery ......................................................................................................................................................... 9
5. About this product..................................................................................................................................................... 10
5.1 Functional description................................................................................................................................................... 10
5.2 Measured values ........................................................................................................................................................... 10
5.3 Component overview ................................................................................................................................................... 11
5.4 Controls........................................................................................................................................................................ 12
5.5 Control panel................................................................................................................................................................ 12
5.6 Printer........................................................................................................................................................................... 13
5.4 Identification of the product ......................................................................................................................................... 13
6. Transport and storage ............................................................................................................................................... 14
7. Assembly .................................................................................................................................................................... 15
7.1 Operating site............................................................................................................................................................... 15
7.2 Hydraulic connection .................................................................................................................................................... 15
7.3 Electrical connection ..................................................................................................................................................... 17
7.4 Charging process .......................................................................................................................................................... 18
8. Commissioning........................................................................................................................................................... 19
8.1 Before commissioning .................................................................................................................................................. 19
9. Operation.................................................................................................................................................................... 20
9.1 Operation ..................................................................................................................................................................... 20
9.2 Menu structure ............................................................................................................................................................. 21
9.2.1 Switching on the device ................................................................................................................................................ 23
9.2.2 Start screen................................................................................................................................................................... 24
9.2.3 Measurement quick menu............................................................................................................................................. 25
9.2.4 Memory quick menu..................................................................................................................................................... 25
9.2.5 Main menu ................................................................................................................................................................... 26
9.2.5.1 Memory menu .............................................................................................................................................................. 26
9.2.5.2 Measurement settings................................................................................................................................................... 28
9.2.5.3 System settings ............................................................................................................................................................. 31
9.2.5.4 Select start screen ......................................................................................................................................................... 31

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9.2.5.5 Print selection ................................................................................................................................................................ 33
9.2.5.6 Display........................................................................................................................................................................... 35
9.2.5.7 Time / date .................................................................................................................................................................... 36
9.2.5.8 Language....................................................................................................................................................................... 36
10. Maintenance / repair .................................................................................................................................................. 37
10.1 Maintenance.................................................................................................................................................................. 37
10.2 Repair ............................................................................................................................................................................ 37
10.3 Spare parts..................................................................................................................................................................... 37
11. Software ...................................................................................................................................................................... 38
12. Decomissioning ........................................................................................................................................................... 39
13. Disassembly................................................................................................................................................................. 40
14. Disposal........................................................................................................................................................................ 41
14.1 Environmental protection ............................................................................................................................................... 41
15. Extension and conversion .......................................................................................................................................... 42
15.1 Accessories .................................................................................................................................................................... 42
16. Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................................................... 43
16.1 Basic procedures ............................................................................................................................................................ 43
17. Technical data.............................................................................................................................................................. 44
17.1 Dimensional drawing ..................................................................................................................................................... 45
18. Appendix ..................................................................................................................................................................... 46
18.1 Declaration of conformity............................................................................................................................................... 46

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1. About this documentation
1.1 Applicability of this documentation
This documentation is applicable for the following product:
›Particle Monitor OPCom Portable Oil Lab
This documentation is written for service engineers, technicians, operators and system operators.
This document contains important information for safe and appropriate assembly, transport, activation, operation, usage, servicing,
dismantling and simple troubleshooting.
›Read this document completely and in particular Chapter 2, “Safety Instructions”, before you work with the product.
1.2 Required and supplementary documentation
›Do not commission the product until you have received the documentation marked with the book icon  and you have
understood and complied with the information therein.
Title Number of document Document type
Data sheet 100.60 Data sheet
1.3 Presentation of information
So that this document can help you to work quickly and safely with your product, we use standardized safety instructions, symbols,
terms and abbreviations. For better understanding, these are explained in the following sections.
1.3.1 Safety instructions in this documentation
In this documentation, safety instructions are faced with a sequence of actions which would result in the danger of personal injury or
damage to equipment. The measures described to avoid theses hazards must be observed.
Safety instructions are structured as follows:
SIGNAL WORD
Type and source of danger
Consequences of non-compliance
›Measures for safety and hazard defense
›<List>
›Warning signal: draws attention to the danger
›Signal word: indicates the severity of the danger
›Type and source of danger: specifies the type and source of danger
›Consequences: describes the consequences of non-compliance
›Measures: describes how to deal with the risk
Warning sign, signal word Meaning
DANGER Indicates a dangerous situation which results in death or serious injury if not avoided.
WARNING Indicates a dangerous situation which may result in death or serious injury if not avoided.
CAUTION Indicates a dangerous situation which may result in light to moderate injury if not
avoided.
NOTE Indicates equipment damage: The product or surrounding could be damaged.
Table 1: Required and supplementary documentation
Table 2: Danger classes acc. ANSI Z535.6-2006

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1.3.2 Symbols
The following symbols indicate notes which are not safety-relevant but increase the intelligibility of the documentation.
Symbol Meaning
If this information is not observed, the product cannot optimally be used or operated
This symbol warns against laser beams.
Singular, independent action step / instruction
1.
2.
3.
Numbered instruction
The numbers indicate that the action steps follow one another
Table 3: Meaning of symbols

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2. Safety instructions
2.1 About this chapter
This product was manufactured according to the generally recognized standards of engineering. Nevertheless, there is a danger of
injury or damage if you do not observe this chapter and the safety instructions in this documentation.
 Read this document thoroughly and completely before working with the product.
 Retain this document and ensure that it is available for all users at all times.
 Always include the necessary documentation when passing the equipment along to a third party.
2.2 Intended use
This product is a hydraulic component.
The device serves to monitor the condition of fluids.
You may use the product for the following:
›Condition monitoring of a fluid
The product is intended for professional use only, not for private use.
"Intended use" also includes that you have completely read and understood this documentation, in particular Chapter 2
"Safety Instructions".
2.3 Improper use
Any other use than the intended use described, is improper and therefore inadmissible.
If unsuitable products are installed or used in safety-related applications, unintended operating states can occur in the application,
which can cause personal injury and / or material damage. Therefore only use this product in safety-related applications if this use is
expressly specified and permitted in the product‘s documentation, e.g. in explosion protection areas or in safety-related parts of a
control system (functional safety).
ARGO-HYTOS GMBH assumes no liability for damages resulting from improper use.
The risks associated with improper use are solely with the user.
2.4 Reasonably foreseeable misuse
The delivery of the following media is forbidden:
›Others than listed in Chapter 18.1 "Technical Data".
The operator alone is liable for damages resulting from improper use.
2.5 Qualification of personnel
The operations described in this document require fundamental knowledge of mechanics and hydraulics as well as knowledge of the
appropriate technical terms. In order to ensure safe use, these operations may therefore only be carried out by a correspondingly
skilled worker or an instructed person under the guidance of a skilled worker.
A skilled worker is someone who can - based on his / her technical education, knowledge and experience as well as knowledge of
the respective regulations of the jobs assigned to him / her - recognize possible dangers and ensure appropriate safety measures. A
skilled worker must observe the relevant technical regulations.

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2.6 General safety instructions
›Observe the valid regulations for accident prevention and environmental protection.
›Observe the safety regulations and requirements of the country in which the product is used / applied.
›Only use ARGO-HYTOS products that are in technically perfect condition.
›Observe all instructions on the product.
›People who assemble, operate, disassemble or maintain ARGO-HYTOS products may not do so under the influence of alcohol,
other drugs or medications that affect the responsiveness.
›Only use manufacturer-approved accessories and spare parts, in order to prevent personal danger due to unsuitable
spare parts.
›Observe the technical data and ambient specifications specified in the product documentation.
›If unsuitable products are used or installed in safety-relevant applications, unintended operating states can occur in the application,
which can cause personal injury and / or material damage. Therefore only use the product in safety-relevant applications if this use
is expressly specified and permitted in the product‘s documentation.
›You may only put the product into operation, when it has been established that the final product (e.g. a machine or system), into
which the ARGO-HYTOS products are installed, complies with the country-specific regulations, safety regulations and standards of
the application.
2.7 Product and technology related safety instructions
CAUTION
Laser
The OPCom Portable Oil Lab contains a laser sensor that is classified for intended use as a class 1 laser according to DIN EN
60825-1:2001-11.
In reasonably foreseeable circumstances, the accessible laser radiation is not dangerous.
 With direct exposure to class 1 lasers in the upper power range, injury, such as blinding, impairment of color vision and
disruption, cannot be ruled out.

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3. General instructions
For prevention of material damage and product damage
CAUTION
Danger due to improper handling
Material damage
 The Particle Monitor may only be used in accordance with Section 2.2, “Intended use”.
Leakage or spillage of hydraulic fluid
Environmental pollution and ground water pollution
 Use oil binding agents in order to bind leaked hydraulic oil.
Contamination due to fluids and foreign bodies
 Premature wear - malfunction - risk of damage - material damage
 Pay attention to cleanliness when assembling in order to prevent foreign bodies, such as welding beads or metal chips, from
entering the hydraulic lines and leading to premature wear or malfunction.
 Make sure that connections, hydraulic lines and attachment parts (e.g. gauges) are free of dirt and chips.
 Check prior to commissioning that all hydraulic and mechanical connections are connected and tight and that all gaskets and
seals of the plug connectors are correctly assembled and undamaged.
 For removal of lubricants and other contaminants, use residue-free industrial wipes.
 Make sure that connections, hydraulic lines and attachment parts are clean.
 Ensure that no contaminants enter when closing the connections.
 Make sure that no detergents enter the hydraulic system.
 Do not use cotton waste or faying cleaning rags for cleaning.
Do not use hemp as sealing agent.

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4. Scope of delivery
The package includes:
›1 OPCom Portable Oil Lab
›1 Operating manual
›1 Power supply 100-240 VAC
›1 Power cable
›1 Low-pressure hose set including connection couplings
›1 High-pressure hose
Fig. 1: Scope of delivery

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5. About this product
5.1. Functional description
The OPCom Portable Oil Lab is a mobile oil laboratory for service, with which oil cleanliness and oil condition in hydraulic and
lubricating systems can be examined.
The OPCom Portable Oil Lab enables measuring of particles to the latest standards and indicates the cleanliness classes in accordance
with ISO 4406:1999 and SAE AS4059.
Additionally it displays the relative humidity and oil temperature. Optionally, further information about the oil condition
can be obtained from the conductivity and permittivity of the oil and shown on the integrated display.
The OPCom Portable Oil Lab is an optical particle monitor that works according to the principle of light absorbance. The use of the
OPCom Portable Oil Lab allows the monitoring of contaminant levels as well as the observance of the trend
of changes in fluid cleanliness. With this, in the most precise cases, differences can occur compared to particle monitors that
are calibrated to ISO 11171:99. The discrepancy is, however, smaller than an ordinal number. Variances are very precisely
indicated.
Through continual monitoring of fluid conditions, changes in the machine can be detected very quickly. With quick
warning, measures can be taken to prevent increased contamination, which can lead to possible damage to the hydraulic
system.
5.2 Measured values
The following values are determined during a measurement:
Parameter Abbre-
viation
Unit Description
Temperature coefficient T °C / °F Fluid temperature
rel. permittivity (rel. DK) P The relative permittivity is a parameter for the polarity of the fluid. Oils
change their polarity during the aging process.
Conductivity C pS/m Fresh oils show a characteristic conductivity. Oil change, oil mixtures and
oil deposits can be detected by their conductivity.
rel. oil humidity RH % Relative humidity between 0 und 100 %
Cleanliness level acc. to ISO ISO Indicates the respective ordinal number (OZ) according to ISO 4406:99
Cleanliness level acc. to SAE SAE Indicates the respective ordinal number (OZ) according to SAE AS4059
Cleanliness level acc. to NAS NAS Indicates the respective ordinal number (OZ) following NAS 1638
Cleanliness level acc. to GOST GOST Indicates the respective ordinal number (OZ) following GOST 17216
Concentration Conc p/ml Indicates the number of particles per milliliter
Flow index FIndex ml/min Calculated volume flow