Danfoss Vickers Target-Pro 2 User manual

Vickers by Danfoss
Target-Pro 2 Analyzer and Sampler
Operation Manual

O p e r a t i n g P re c a u t i o n s
Battery
• The Target-Pro 2 uses a nickel-cadmium (NiCd) battery.
Charge it for at least 24 hours before first use.
• For o timum erformance, fully discharge and recharge
the battery once a month: Leave the Target-Pro 2
switched on until the LCD screen goes blank, then switch
off the Target-Pro 2, connect the charging ada ter, and
allow it to charge the battery for 24 hours.
• To rolong battery life, switch off the analyzer when it is
not in use.
Internal Cleaning
Do not clean the Target-Pro 2 or Bottle Sam ler with ace-
tone or other solvents that are not com atible with nitrile
seals. The recommended cleaning fluid for internal flushing
is mineral s irits.
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Target-Pro 2
Laser Particle Analyzer
User Guide:
September 2 4 C o n t e n t s
O erating Precautions 2
Introduction 3
ISO Cleanliness Code 3
Target-Pro 2 O eration 3
Key and Connector Diagrams 3
Online O eration 3
Analyzer Set-u 4
Test Set-u 4
Running a Test 5
Shutting Down 5
Continuous Sam ling 6–7
External W iring Details 8
Memory Recall 8
Battery Charging / Printer Pa er 9
Software Installation 9
ISO 4406 Cleanliness Code System 10
NAS 1638 Cleanliness Code System 11
Hydraulic Com onent Manufacturers Recommendations 11
Hydraulic System Target Cleanliness Levels 11
110ml Bottle Sam ler for Target-Pro 2 12–13
A endix 13–14
S ecifications and Part Numbers 15
Troubleshooting 15
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Introduction
Target-Pro 2 Analyzer
O pe ra ti on — On li ne
1. Insert the waste fluid hose in the waste disposal ottle
rovided.
Important: Do not connect the waste fluid hose to a res-
surized system; this will cause the analyzer to malfunction
and could cause internal leakage. Discharge the waste fluid
hose into the bottle rovided, or into a tank or vessel vented
to the atmos here.
2. Connect the waste uid hose to the waste connector ort
on the analyzer. Push back the quick-cou ling outer ring
before connecting or disconnecting the hose end.
3. Connect the fluid sampling hose to the HP connector
on the analyzer.
4. Connect the fluid sampling hose to the system using a
minimess connector; the system to be monitored must
be more than 2 bar and less than 400 bar.
5. Press the green utton to switch on the analyzer; the
‘Main/Test’ rogress screen will be dis layed.
Note: To im rove LCD screen visibility, unlatch the two
extension feet on the case bottom and tilt the case. If LCD
screen remains blank, refer to battery charging instructions.
Next Test Reference
Next Text Number Normal Test
ISO Code is
Start Stop Print Paper Set Log Contrast
+ -
The Target-Pro 2 measures and quantifies solid contami-
nants in hydraulic, lubrication and transmission a lications.
It is designed to rovide laboratory accuracy in the field,
using mineral oil as the o erating fluid.
The analyzer uses the light extinction rinci le, in which
two lasers are rojected through the fluid and toward hoto
diodes. Particles that interru t the beams reduce the light
received by the diode; their sizes are measured by changes in
condition.
Hydraulic and lu ricating systems contain metal arts that
move continuously, with hydraulic fluid as the ower medium.
The fluid also creates a lubrication film to kee recision
arts se arated, and serves as a cooling medium.
By their nature, hydraulic systems roduce solid articulate
contaminants. When contamination exceeds set levels,
hydraulic systems can fail. A revised standard cleanliness
code, ISO 4406, classifies the numbers of articles that can
be tolerated; the Target-Pro 2 measures the levels ofthese
contaminants.
The international standard for re orting solid contaminants is
ISO 4406. This standard has been revised to incor orate the
change to ISO Medium Test Dust as the calibration
standard.
Main/Test Progress Screen
Button
1. Start—Starts sam ling and em tying cycles
2. Stop—Sto s test at any oint (next test will start with
em tying cycle before new sam ling cycle begins)
3. Print—Prints a co y of test results
4. Paper—Advances rinter a er by three lines
5. Set—Selects O erations Screen
6. Log—Selects software o tions
• Transfer Log Downloads memory to software ackage
• Clear Log Clears memory
• Clear Last Clears last result
• Recall #0 Recalls results from memor y
• Print Prints recalled results
7. + Contrast—Increases backlight intensity
8. – Contrast—Reduces backlight intensity
Low Battery Indicator

5. Test Type—Press [5] one or more times to
select test ty e.
Te s t Ty p e s
Normal: Single test with 15ml sam le volume.
Dynamic: Com rehensive tri le test with results average;
30ml sam le volume com rising three 10ml sam ling and
em tying cycles. Results are dis layed on com letion of
three tests, including em tying cycles.
Triple/Bottle Sampling: Tri le test with resultsaverage;
faster than Dynamic test; 24ml sam le volume com rising
three individual 8ml sam les tested consecutively.
For bottle sam ling instructions, see ages 12–13.
Continuous Sampling: For instructions, see ages 6–7.
Short-Single Test: 8ml sam le volume; faster than Normal
test; not recommended for oil sam les cleaner than ISO
17/15/12 (NAS6).
6. Test Options—Press 6 to dis lay Test
O erations screen.
Test Operations Screen (continuous test only)
These o tions only a ly to the Continuous Test; ignore if
other test ty es are selected. For detailed continuous sam-
ling instructions, see ages 6–7.
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Test Set-up
1) Minutes Between Tests:
2) ISO Target Level:
3) NAS Target Class:
4) Do Not Log Every Test:
5) Confirm Cleanliness Level
Press a Key to Choose or 0 to Exit
Press the Set button [5] to rogram the analyzer.
The dis lay will show the O erations Screen.
To change analyzer settings, follow this sequence:
1. Test Reference—Press [1], enter your reference
details (u to 16 characters), and ress [Return]
2. Test Num er—Press [2], enter a number,
and ress [Return] (test numbers increase automatically)
3. Time and Date—Press [3], set time and date using key-
ad, and ress [Return]
A cumulative cycle count is dis layed on the Time and
Date screen; this value increases automatically by 1 each
time a test is taken, and cannot be adjusted or reset.
4. Result Presentation Option—Press [4], then
ress keys to select o tions: Press the relevant
key to switch between o tion selections:
1) ISO format, Re eat 1) NAS format
2) Print detailed counts, Re eat 2) Do not rint
detailed counts
3) Print test reference, Re eat 3) Do not rint test
reference
4) Automatically rint results, Re eat 4) Do not
automatically rint results
5) Print s ace for notes, Re eat 5) Do not rint s aces
for notes
6. Language number (four o tions):
Language 0 (default) . . . . . .English
Language 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Italian
Language 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .French
Language 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . .German
To select language, ress 6, enter chosen value (such as
1 for Italian), and ress Return; to use a newly selected
language, you must switch the analyzer off and on again.
1) Test Ref:
2) Test Number:
3) Time and Date:
4) Result Presentation Options:
5) Type Test:
6) Test Options:
Press a Key to Choose or to Exit
Operations Screen
Test Operations Screen
Analyzer Set-up

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A n a l y z e r U p p e r
C o n t a m i n a t i o n L i m i t
The analyzer u er o erating
limit is set at 24/22/20.
Tests that result in article
counts exceeding any scale
number in the three- art ISO
u er limit has the scale
number re laced by an
asterisk. Associated article
counts on the rintout are
re laced by X’s.
See exam le.
Further Test—Same
Sampling Point
To re eat a test on the same
sam le oint, ress the
Start button [1]. The test
number will increase auto-
matically.
Further Test—Different
Sampling Point/Same
System
Re eat ste s 7–12 above.
To change test reference/test
mode data, re eat ste s
1–12 on ages 4–5.
Further Test—New System
Re eat ste s 1 through 12
on ages 4–5.
Online—Normal
ParticlecountandISOCodeto4406
standard(NASCode1638displayed)
Online—Dynamic
ISO and NAS codes, complete with aver-
age analysis
Online—Normal
Particlecountsdisplayed; NASCode1638
standard(ISOCode4406displayed)
Running a Test
Ta k i n g a S a m p l e —
N o r m a l , D y n a m i c ,
Tr ip le /B ot tle , S hor t
7. Press the flush valve ush-
button to o en the ush
valve; ushbutton lights u
to indicate valve is o en.
• Leave valve o en for at
least one minute or 200ml
of fluid; this removes
tra ed air and uid from
the revioustest and elimi-
nates cross-contamination
between sam les.
8. Press the flush valve ush-
button to close the ush
valve; ushbutton light
goes off.
• Alternate method: Proceed
to ste 9— ressing the
start button automatically
closes the flush valve
before sam ling begins.
9. Press the start
button [1]. The
analyzer will
begin the sam- ling cycle.
10. Results will be automati-
cally dis layed on the
screen and, if Auto Print
mode is on, will be auto-
matically rinted at the
end of the sam ling cycle.
(If Auto Print isoff, ress
the Print key for a co y of
the rinted results.)
11. After dis laying the
results, the analyzer auto-
matically discharges the
sam le fluid to waste.
Test status is shown as
Em tying.
12. When the Sam ling and
Em tying cycles are com-
leted, the test status is
shown as Idle.
Results are automatically
stored to memory. To
download, follow the
instructions on age 9.
Shutting Down
1. Press red button to switch
off analyzer.
2. Disconnect minimess con-
nector on sam ling hose
to isolate fluid su ly.
3. Remove fluid sam ling
hose from analyzer.
4. Remove waste fluid hose
from analyzer.
5. Re lace end ca so n
sam ling hose; wi e
clean and store.
6. Connect waste fluid hose
quick-cou ling end ttings
together; wi e clean and
store.
I n t e r p re t i n g R e s u l t s
See age 11 for hydraulic
com onent manufacturers’
recommendations on stan-
dard cleanliness require-
ments for various a lica-
tions.
ISO 4406 and NAS 1638 are not directly
com arative. Please refer to age 11.

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C o n t i n u o u s S a m p l i n g — S e t I n t e r v a l s
The analyzer can run continuous tests at set time intervals.
Once continuous sam ling has started, the flush valve
o ens and closes automatically before each test. This lets
fluid reach the sensing arrangement before the 15ml sam-
ling test begins.
The flush valve automatically o ens at the end of the sam-
ling cycle and remains o en while the analyzer is em tying
the sam le fluid from the revious test.
De ending on the time set for minutes between tests, the
flush valve o erates as follows:
Time set to 0:
At the end of the em tying cycle, the flush valve automati-
cally closes and the next sam ling test beginsimmediately.
Time set etween 1 and 5:
After the em tying cycle ends, the flush valve remains o en
for the time set, then closes automatically before the next
sam ling test.
Time set etween 6 and 30000:
Flush valve automatically closes after the em tying cycle
ends, and remains closed until 5 minutes before the next
sam le test is rogrammed to begin.
Notes:
When the flush valve ushbutton is lighted, the valve is
o en; when the ushbutton light is off, the valve is closed.
The flush valve servo motor makes a slight ‘ticking’
noise, whether the valve is o en or closed. This is normal.
Do not connect the waste fluid hose to a ressurized sys-
tem; this will cause the analyzer to malfunction and could
cause internal leakage. Discharge the waste fluid hose into
the bottle rovided, or into a tank or vessel vented to the
atmos here.
To conserve battery life, connect the analyzer to the ower
ada ter for continuous o eration.
Con ti nu ou s Sa mp li ng —B as ic O pe rat io n
1. Follow instructions 1–5 on age 4 to select
analyzer settings. On the O erations Screen,
ress [5] until Continuous is selected.
2. Test Options—Press [6], then ress the rele-
vant key to switch between o tion selections:
1. Set minutes etween tests: Press [1], enter the time in
minutes required between tests (value must be between 1
and 30000), and ress [Return].
2. Set ISO Target Level: Press [2], enter 0 (zero), and ress
[Return].
3. Set NAS Target Level: Press [3], enter 0 (zero), and ress
[Return].
4. Set logging: Press [4] once to log every test, re eat; ress
[4] again to deselect logging.
Note: If you deselect log every test, the analyzer will not store
any test results in its memory.
3. Press the ush valve ushbutton to o en the valve; the
ushbutton will light u . Leave the valve o en for at least 1
minute or 200ml of fluid—more if the HP sam ling hose is
longer than 1.5m.
4. Press the ush valve ushbutton to close the valve; the
ushbutton light will go o.
Alternate method: Proceed to ste 5— ressing
the start button [1] automatically closes the flush
valve before sam ling begins.
5. Press the start utton [1].The analyzer will
begin the sam ling cycle.
6. The completion progress ar indicates test status:
Results will be dis layed automatically on the screen; if
auto rint mode is on, results will be automatically rinted
at the end of the sam ling cycle; if auto rint is off, ress
the rint key for a co y of the rinted results.
7. Between tests, status will show Waiting.
8. Press the stop utton [2] at any oint in the cycle to end
continuous sam ling. Test status will show Idle.
Continuous
Sampling

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C o n t i n u o u s S a m p l i n g — w i t h Ta r g e t
C l e a n l i n e s s L e v e l
This mode is similar to basic o eration, exce t
that when a s ecified target cleanliness level is
achieved, the analyzer sto s testing and the test
status shows Com leted.
9. Follow instructions 1–5 on age 4 to select analyzer set-
tings. On the O erations screen, ress [5] until
Continuous is selected.
10. Test Options—Press [6], then ress the relevant key to
switch between o tion selections:
1) Set minutes between tests: Press [1], enter the time
in minutes required between tests (value must be
between 1 and 30000), and ress [Return].
2) Set ISO Target Level: Press [2], enter the desired
Target Cleanliness Level using the format Number/
Number/Number with any code combination
from 5 to 24, such as 10/9/5); then ress [Return].
• For continuous testing until the ISO Code is achieved,
select ISO Format as described in O erating the
Analyzer, ste 4. Testing will continue until all three num-
bers in the code are reached.
3) Set NAS Target Level: Press [3], enter the desired
Target Cleanliness Level as a single class number from
2 to 12, and ress [Return].
For continuous testing until the NAS Class is achieved,
select NAS Format as described in O erating the
Analyzer, ste 4.
Testing will continue until the class number is reached at
each of the five micron size ranges covered by NAS 1638.
4) Set logging: Press [4] once to log every test, re eat;
ress [4] again to deselect logging.
Note: If you deselect log every test, the analyzer will only
store the test results when the Target Cleanliness Level is
achieved; this reduces memory storage demands.
5) Confirm cleanliness: Press [5] once to confirm
cleanliness level, re eat; ress [5] again to deselect
confirmation.
Note: If you select Confirm CleanlinessLevel, the analyzer
will re eat the sam ling cycle until the target cleanliness
level is reached in two consecutive sam les, and will then
dis lay Com leted status. If you choose not to confirm the
cleanliness level, the analyzer will sto , and the dis lay will
show Com leted status, after the target cleanliness level is
reached only once.
Press the flush valve ushbutton to o en the valve; the
ushbutton will light u . Leave valve o en for at least one
minute or 200ml of fluid; this removes tra ed air and fluid
from the revious test and eliminates cross-contamination
between sam les.
11. Press the flush valve ushbutton to close the valve;
the ushbutton light will go off.
Alternate method: Proceed to ste 12— ressing
the start button [1] automatically closes the flush
valve before sam ling begins.
12. Press the start utton [1]. The analyzer will
begin the sam ling cycles.
13. The com letion rogress bar indicates test status.
14. Results will be dis layed automatically on the screen; if
auto rint mode is on, results will be automatically rint-
ed at the end of the em tying cycle.
15. Status shows Waiting between tests.
16. Press the stop utton [2] at any oint in the cycle to
end continuous sam ling. Test status will show Idle.

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110ml Bottle Sam ler is designed
for use with the Target-Pro 2 Analyzer.
The bottle sam ler
allows users to test fluids in situa-
tions where the analyzer cannot
be connected directly to the
hydraulic circuit. This hel s over-
come limits of time and distance,
extending testing ca abilities to
all equi ment and locations. This
unit acce ts both 100ml and
110ml bottles.
The bottle sam ler offers the
o tion of de-aerating fluid sam-
les before testing with the ana-
lyzer by a lying a vacuum to the
chamber holding the sam le bot-
tle. The de-aeration feature is only
needed when it is sus ected, or
obvious, that air is resent in the
fluid sam le.
Two ca ty es are su lied with
the bottle sam ler: a blank vacu-
um ca for use when de-aerating
fluid, and a ressure ca with an
anti-vacuum valve for use when
delivering a fluid sam le to the
analyzer.
U s i n g t h e B o t t l e S a m p l i n g U n i t
1. Clean the um and hose rovided with an a ro riate
solvent, such as mineral s irits, before taking a sam le.
Do not use acetone. Clean sam le bottles and associated
roducts following the instructions on age 13.
2. Draw at least 80ml of fluid from the system into the bot-
tle rovided. If necessary, use a hand um .
3. Insert the waste fluid hose in the waste dis osable
bottle rovided.
4. Connect the waste fluid hose to the waste connector on
the Target-Pro 2. If you are using a hand um , dis- charge
fluid from the hand um into the sample ottle.
5. Place the sam le bottle into the ottle sampling unit.
6. Connect the bottle sam ling unit to the 12-volt DC
power supply.
If the collected fluid contains air, follow ste s 7–10 to de-
aerate the sam le. Otherwise, ski to ste 11.
Using the De-aeration Option
7. Fit the vacuum cap to the bottle sam ling unit.
8. Switch off the bottle sam ling unit, then turn the
selector kno from Sam le to Vacuum; the intermedi-
ate osition has no function.
9. Switch on the bottle sam ling unit and leave it running
for several minutes, until all air bubbles have been
removed from the fluid sam le.
10.Switch off the bottle sam ling unit; this automatically
vents the chamber to the atmos here.
11 ml Bottle Sampler
for Target-Pro 2

O p e r a t i o n w i t h t h e Ta r g e t - P ro 2
11. Fit a new disposa le tu e into the pressure cap, and
fit the ca to the bottle sam ling unit.
12. Connect the 0.5m fluid sampling hose to the bottle
sam ling connection.
13.Connect the fluid sam ling hose to the HP connection
on the analyzer.
14.Switch on the analyzer.
15.Press the set utton [5] on the Main/Test
Progress Screen to select the Tri le or Bottle
sam ling o tion.
16.Enter test details as described on age 4.
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17. Turn the selector kno to Sam le.
18. Switch on the bottle sam ling unit.
19. Press the flush valve push utton to o en the
flush valve for 10 seconds.
20.Press the start utton [1] to begin testing.
The bottle sam ling test is a three-test analysis; see
age 4 for details.
21.When the test is finished, switch off the bottle sam ling
unit; it will automatically vent the ressurized chamber to
the atmos here.
22. Switch off the analyzer.
S a m p l e B o t t l e C l e a n i n g P r o c e d u r e
Use qualifying and controlling methods that conform to ISO
3372 for sam ling containers. If com liant rocedures are
not ossible, follow these guidelines at a minimum:
1. Half-fill the sam ling bottle with the fluid to be analyzed.
2. Re-ca the bottle and shake it vigorously for 30 seconds.
3. Discard the fluid, following current COSHH legislation.
4. Re eat ste s 1–3 twice, for a total of three cycles. The
fourth time the bottle is filled, analyze the sam le.
Alarm/Indication Switching
during Continuous Operation
The Target-Pro 2 can be wired to an
external alarm to indicate testing
status during continuous sam ling. It
incor orates two solid-state relays,
shown in these diagrams.
Each relay is designed for a maximum
current of 1 am at 24 volts nominal
AC or DC (absolute maximum 60 volt
eak). O eration above these limits
will cause irre arable damage to the
relays. Danfoss strongly recommends
using wire of at least 20 AWG, and
installing a fuse between the
customer circuit and the Target-Pro 2.
External Wiring Details
Example 2: Bulb switches on during sam ling, and o when target cleanliness level
is achieved (com leted status). Relay 1 is also switched during Normal, Dynamic &
Tri le bottle test ty es. Relay will o en at test end or when sto button is ressed.
Example 1: Bulb stays o during sam ling, and switches on when target
cleanliness level is reached (com leted status).
Note: An external signal, such as a monitoring light, buzzer or bell, is not necessary for continuous sam ling.
Use of this annunciator circuit is o tional.

To view memory contents, follow these ste s:
Select Recall #0 button [4] and enter the number
of the test to be retrieved.
If you do not know the test number,
enter the last test number and scroll
through the list using Next [+] or
Previous [–] to find the test you want to review.
To rint the result, ress the quit button
[0], then ress button [5]. A co y of the
result will be rinted.
Note: The result will be rinted in the format
last selected through the Set function.
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Install software Pt. No. Target-Pro 2-W-30 on a suitable PC
running W indows 95®/NT 4.0 or better. Follow instructions
from the Target-Pro 2-View User Manual.
Results Download
1. Connect RS232 cable to analyzer and serial ort on PC.
2. Switch the analyzer on.
3. Switch PC on.
Launch Target-Pro 2-View software. From
the File menu, select U load. Data
Transfer Screen will be dis layed.
Transfer Data.
4. Select log function from Analyzer Main/Test
Progress Screen [6].
5. Press Transfer Log [1].
The analyzer will download all stored resultsfrom
memory to the software. After downloading, the
analyzer’s memory can be deleted. (select this
o tion from the PC menu.)
6. When the transfer is com lete, switch the analyzer off.
Software Installation
The internal battery can sustain 8 hours of continuous o er-
ation (a roximately 100 tests) after charging for 24 hours. If
the battery becomes com letely discharged, charge it for at
least 15 minutes before starting a test. The analyzer must
remain connected to the ower ada ter until the battery has
had time to recharge.
To recharge the battery, connect the lead from the ower
ada ter to the DC ower in ut socket on the analyzer. Make
sure the battery charging indicator on the analyzer lights u .
Low Battery Level Indicator
When the low battery level indicator flashes on
the LCD dis lay, recharge the battery as
soon as ossible.
Important: Before recharging the battery, always ress the
red button to switch off the analyzer.
Conserving Battery Power
To hel extend battery run time, use the ower ada ter
whenever ossible. You can also save battery ower by
switching the analyzer off between sam les, and by
turning off the Auto Print mode. The LCD screen backlight
dims automatically when the external ower su ly is not
connected.
Battery Charging
Press the log button [6] to retrieve results s t o r e d
in the analyzer’s memory; the Log Screen will be
dis layed.
1) Transfer Log
2) Clear Log
3) Clear Last
4) Recall #
5) Print
Press a Key to Choose or to Exit
Log Screen
Memory Recall