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Thank you for purchasing this Elcometer Krebs Viscometer. Welcome to Elcometer.
Elcometer are world leaders in the design, manufacture and supply of inspection equipment for
coatings and concrete. Our products cover all aspects of coating inspection, from development
through application to post application inspection.
The Elcometer Krebs Viscometer is a world beating product. With the purchase of this product you
now have access to the worldwide service and support network of Elcometer. For more information
visit our website at www.elcometer.com
1 ABOUT YOUR VISCOMETER
The Elcometer Krebs Viscometer measures the viscosity of paints, varnishes, adhesives, pastes
and liquid inks in accordance with ASTM D 562 and other standards.
This simple-to-use instrument consists of a paddle mounted on the end of a rotating spindle. The
paddle is immersed in the sample and rotated at a constant speed of 200 revolutions per minute.
The viscometer automatically calculates the viscosity value from the power required to maintain the
speed of rotation of the spindle.
A digital display shows the viscosity of the sample in Krebs units, centipoise or grams.
The Elcometer Krebs Viscometer features manual or automatic operation. In automatic mode, at
the press of a button:
• the spindle lowers into the sample to a pre-set depth
• the instrument waits to allow turbulence in the sample to subside (the wait time is adjustable)
• the spindle rotates and the measurement is taken (the measurement rotation time is
adjustable)
• the spindle rises out of the sample.
The operation of the Elcometer Krebs Viscometer is based on the Stormer mechanical system. In
this system a blade rotates at a constant angular velocity and the variation of viscosity between
products is determined by modifying theweight (ingrams) neededto maintainthis constantvelocity.
1.1 What the box contains
Note: When removing the viscometer from the packaging box, hold the viscometer by the
base and the column - do not lift it by the head.
•Viscometer
• Drive coupling protection cap, plastic
• Krebs spindle
• Sample container support, large, for 600 ml glass beaker and 1 pint (USA) can
• Sample container support, small, for ½ pint (USA) can
• Locating plug for sample container support
• Sample container, 600 ml, glass
• Hexagonal wrench, 1.5 mm
• Power supply cable
• Calibration certificate
• Operating instructions