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Table 4-5. Eddy Current Instruments Applications, Features and Limitations.
General
Features
Instrument
Application
Type
Frequency
Output
Limitations
Hocking
UH-B
Locator
Cracks and flaws in
magnetic and
nonmagnetic material;
general purpose sorting.
Impedance
(Amplitude
only)
200 kHz
2 MHz
6 MHz
Meter
Single coil
testing; no phase
analysis; no low
frequency
capability.
Staveley
NDT-19e
Flaw detection;
conductivity and
thickness measurement;
multi-layer inspections;
dual frequency mixing
Impedance
Amplitude
& Phase
Freq 1 =
50 Hz - 2 MHz;
Freq 2 =
100 Hz - 1 MHz;
Dual Freq: variable
Impedance
plane display;
recorder;
external printer
Staveley
NDT-19eII
NDT-19e plus
semiautomatic bolthole
scanner
Zetec
MIZ-20A
Flaw detection,
conductivity; thickness
measurement; multi-
layer inspections
Impedance
Amplitude
& Phase
50 Hz - 2 MHz,
variable
Impedance
plane display;
recorder;
external printer
No signal mixing
( single
frequency); no
digital
conductivity
display
Physical
Acoustics
PD-214
Flaw detection,
conductivity, thickness
measurement, bolt hole
scanner, probe
characterization, C-scan,
waterfall presentation
Impedance
Amplitude
& Phase
50 - 3 MHZ
Impedance
display RS232
output Floppy
disk external
printer
Zetec
MIZ-22
Flaw detection,
conductivity; thickness
measurement; multi-
layer inspections
Impedance
Amplitude
& Phase
Freq 1 =
100 Hz - 2 MHz;
Freq 2 =
100 Hz - 1 MHz;
Dual Freq: variable
Impedance
plane display;
recorder;
external printer