Danatronics ECHO FD Flaw Detector

ECHO FD is our portable ultrasonic flaw detector in the same field-proven case as our popular ECHO series. Our ECHO FD represents a breakthrough in terms of cost, size and ease of use for your everyday flaw detector. ECHO FD can even toggle from a flaw detector, corrosion or precision thickness gage making it the smallest and most affordable unit in the world to offer such a vast application set. Our new hand-held ultrasonic flaw detector is packed with many useful and practical features including:

Unsure which ECHO series gage is right for you? Our ECHO series chart can help you decide.

Features:

• 3.5” sunlight readable display with color pallet
• Change color and vibrate on alarm
• 2 independent gates
• DAC
• AWS
• Peak Memory
• 2 gb expandable to 32gb of micro sd card memory
• Datalogger including b-scan and export of reading to excel
• 13 hour battery life
• Custom rubber boot with padded wrist strap and bail
• Made and designed in USA

ECHO FD is available in 4 models:

ECHO FD

The ECHO FD is a Hand-Held Digital Ultrasonic FLAW DETECTOR. It includes 2 independent gates, DAC, AWS software, Datalogger with B-Scan, Rubber Boot with built in stand with hand strap, 2GB microSD card, AC adapter, USB, plastic carrying case, couplant, and Data XL interface program to export saved readings to p.c. (Microsoft Excel), ASNT-TC1A, calibration certificate

ECHO 9FD

ECHO 7FD

ECHO 8FD

Oxide Scale
Available as a software option for ECHO 7FD and ECHO 8FD
When equipped with the oxide scale option and 20mhz delay line transducer, both ECHO 7DLW and ECHO 8DLW units with live waveform can measure the oxide scale (0.015"-0.040") and tube thickness calibrated to their independent sound speeds.

Floating Gate
Available as a software option for ECHO PRO

The floating gate option  allows the gate to float from -1 to -18db for gate 1 and 2.  Includes tracking gate and V-path correction when using select duals.

Interface Gate
 Available as a software option for ECHO PRO

The interface gate option details are TBD

Back Echo Attenuator
 Available as a software option for ECHO PRO

The Back Echo Attenuator option details are TBD

The following accessories are available for the ECHO FD series

EZ Scan 6 - Magnetic Wheel Encoder
Danatronics EZ Scan 6 encoder is a 1 axis encoder that keeps track of the transducer movement as it relates to the B-scan image. The ECHO 9 must contain the Datalogger Software for the B-scan to appear. This feature requires a hardware change to allow for the lemo encoder jack on the top of the gage.

 

 

Spring Loaded Holder

The spring loaded holder (SPH-718) is the ideal fixture to be used on small diameter applications such as tubing to prevent the probe from rocking. Shown above is the SPH-718 with the DK718 transducer inside. The probe can be rotated as well and the fixture has v-notches to assist in probe alignment.

 

 

Chest harness
Custom 4 point chest harness with comfortable adjustment of straps for shoulder and waste line. Comes with metal detents.

 

Magnetic Pipe Holder
Available magnetic pipe holder that screws onto the ¼, 20 connector on the ECHO 9. This is ideal to stabilizing the ECHO 9 on a larger pipe or any magnetic surface and can even be used up side down.

 

5 Step Test Block
We offer a 5 step test block, made of carbon steel with nickel plating engraved in both English and Metric values from .100’, .200”, .300”, .400”, .500” or 2.54mm, 5.05mm, 7.5mm, 10.0mm, 12.7mm (No certification is provided with these blocks but can be provide on special order for an additional fee).

 

 

Rubber boot
We offer a custom protective rubber boot with built in bail, 4 point chest harness and unique 2 finger hold strap.

Heavy Duty Bail
Heavy Duty bail for use with rubber boot

Batteries
Standard 3.7 V Li Ion internally rechargeable battery comes standard

 

ECHO Transport Case
The ECHO Transport Case is shown with common inclusions. (Spare batteries and 5 step test block sold separately).

 

Cables
Dual and single cables offered in 6 feet or other lengths upon special order. Shown left to right: DLM-06, DLM-06ACMP, LM-06

Couplants
We offer a variety of ultrasonic couplants from a standard gel in 2 Oz. or 12 Oz. options, to high temperature up to 1100 Degrees F. Contact us for more details.

AC Power
ECHO 9 series comes with a convenient AC charger via the USB port so you do not have to replace the batteries on a regular basis.

 

 

Footswitch
With this hardware option the operator can use a footswitch to save, freeze or send readings.

 

Specifications

Display: 3.5” TFT, 320 x 240 pixels (¼ VGA) sunlight readable color display with display update rate of 60 Hz. Under all test conditions

Backlight: Light Emitting Diode (LED) backlight. Includes variable light intensity.

Package: Designed for IP67 rating, custom, splash-proof, high impact plastic with illuminating rubber keypad for go/no-go testing

Operating Temperature: -4 to 122F (-20 to 50C)

Transducer Connectors: Lemo 00

Bandwidth: .5-30 Mhz (-3dB)

Pulser: Tunable Square Wave (1-25 MHz), Spike

Mode: Pulse-echo, dual, thru

Measurement rate: 60 Hz

Pulser Voltage: 30, 60, 90 120V

Range: .400” full scale to 23 inches for steel velocity

Zoom: zooms gate 1 width to minimum range capability

Delay: 0-23” (23” minus the range)

Zero Offset: 0-5000 µsec.

Vel: .025 in/usec-.6 and metric equivalent

Weight: 1.15 lbs with internal rechargable batteries

Battery life: 13 Hrs.

Battery Type: 3.7V li Ion and alkaline tray option.

Charger: 5V, 2 amp output, 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz input

Rubber Boot: custom Boot to protect the unit with chest harnesses, padded strap with built in stand.

Gain: 0-90db in .1db increments

Linearity: Per ASTM E317-15 (1% on vertical axis, .5% on horizontal axis.

USB 2.0: 2-way communication, acts as input for battery re-charge

Alarm: dynamic change of color and vibrate on alarm for echo in gate, echo above DAC positive or negative gate and minimum depth alarm

Datalogger: 2Gb std, expandable to 32GB of removeable micro sd card memory: file types linear, 2D 2D with custom point, 3D 3D with custom point, boiler with and without waveform storage options.32 character file name and 20 character longer i.d. strings.

Stored Setups: storage and recall of 2700 calibration and set-up files.

Data XL: Interface program to send and receive files to and from PC. Displays thickness with ID in Microsoft Excel

Memory: internal and micro sd card, 2 GB standard upgradeable to 32GB

Peak Hold: Holds peak of all echoes including for setting up DAC in Outline waveform, hold curve of echo envelope with live echo below which is ideal for flaw sizing (-6db drop technique (API 5UE)), RF peak hold as well. Peak on, peak hold and Peak off.

Freeze: Freezes for data storage and waveform viewing analysis.

Waveform Filled or outline

Gates: 2 independent gates, adjustable gate start, width, level and alarm type (positive, negative, minimum depth). Can be set to peak or edge detection for each gate.

Zoom: Zooms gate width 10 times to minimum range capability

Auto Cal: 2 point calibration, cal zero and cal velocity of thin and thick

Display special funcitons: 5 display modes for varying A-scan size plus A and B scan simultaneously

Rectifcation: RF, Full Wave, Half +, Half –, RF

Units: Inches, MM or µsec

Languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Czeck, Finnish, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, German, Slovak, Swedish, and Hungarian.

Angle Beam: display all three leg components, which leg you are in visually, angular distance, surface distance and depth accounting for leg correction.. auto beam index peak pitch where audible beep indicates when the peak of the signal is reached, x-value to correct for beam index point of wedge.

Angle: 0-90 degrees in 1 degree increments including 0,30, 45, 60, 70 and 90 as pre-set choices.

Reject: 0-85% FSH, completely linear with vertical indication bar

Measurement Types, single, dual, thru transmission, angle beam, delay lines, contact, immersion, echo to echo, dry couple

Bluetooth: Optional

Standard Inclusions: Echo FX including 2 GB SD card, li Ion battery, battery charger, transport case, manual with Data XL, USB cable, DAC, AWS software, 2 gates, Echo to Echo, B-Scan, 2oz bottle of couplant, rubber booth with padded wrist strap and stand

Software Options: Corrosion module, precision module, pipe curvature correction

Hardware options: Rubber boot with chest harness and bail, Magnetic wheel encoder, Alkaline battery tray, Spare battery, Foot switch, Test blocks, cables, probes, couplant, power bank, and Magnetic pipe stand (1/4, 20 aftermarket)