Louis C. Eitzen Company Inc. - Manufacturer of the VISGAGE®

Louis C. Eitzen Company Inc. - Manufacturer of the VISGAGE® & Eitzen Portable Brinell Metal Hardness Testing Meter
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Louis C. Eitzen Company, Inc.

Manufacturer of the VISGAGE Pocket Viscometer

P. O. Box 1210
Glenwood Springs, CO
81602-1210 USA
Toll Free 888-950-7572
970-945-7572
Fax 970-945-2738

 e-mail:  sales@Visgage.com

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Visgage® - POCKET VISCOSITY COMPARATOR

Model #38 and Model #76 Operating Instructions

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Image of instruction for filling the test tube.

Image of inverting  the VISGAGE to discharge air bubbe.

HOW TO FILL THE TEST TUBE:

CAUTION: Do not draw hot oils directly from a crankcase or reservoir into the VISGAGE.

Place a small quantity of oil into a container (Fig. I), then insert nozzle of VISGAGE into this oil (fluid) when temperature is approximately 27° C (80° F).

Best test results are achieved when tests are made at 27° C (80° F).

After inserting nozzle in oil to be tested, slowly withdraw plunger (Fig. I). If an air bubble appears in the test tube, invert the VISGAGE (Fig. 2) and discharge the air with a small amount of oil. Insert nozzle in oil, slowly withdraw the plunger and completely fill the test tube with oil, free of air bubbles.

HOW TO PLACE VISGAGE IN DRAFT PROOF CASE:

Adjust the plunger to set sphere in test tube to zero (Fig. 3). Position VISGAGE in draft-proof case with plunger rod extending through slot at right side of case (Fig. 4). Close and lock cover. Allow the oils to attain the same temperature.

 

Image of adjusting the plunger to set sphere in test tube to zero

Image of positioning VISGAGE in draft-proof case with plunger rod extending through slot at right side of case READING:
  • Hold the case with VISGAGE in horizontal position at eye level, fifteen inches away, with scale in upright position.
  • With both spheres on zero line, tilt instrument with nozzle end down (Fig. 5) to an angle between 30 and 45 degrees so spheres move through the oils toward the line at left side of scale. (NOTE: To develop your proficiency, make VISGAGE tests using a standard fluid of specific viscosity for determining best angle of tilt.)
  • Give spheres the run of the oils. As the leading sphere approaches the line (38.6 line/76.5 line) at left of scale, gradually move the instrument to horizontal position to stop leading sphere exactly on the line.
  • Read point on scale opposite position of other sphere. The reading gives the viscosity of the tested oil directly in Centistokes at 40°C. After a few trials, any operator can check the viscosity of oils to an accuracy of 95°F or better; and if skillful, to even closer accuracy.

 

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Model #38 & #76
Image of tilting the Visgage instrument with nozzle end down.

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