The PCE-FD 20 is a portable ultrasonic flaw detector featuring a large LCD screen that visualizes A-scan representations of ultrasonic signals and B-scan cross-sectional views. It’s well-suited for mechanical engineering, aerospace, and metallurgical applications. This defectoscope operates using high-frequency ultrasound and comes with a contact transducer that includes two different probes (45° and 90°). It’s designed to measure material thickness and detect various imperfections, including discontinuities in welds.
Technical specifications |
Operating frequency range |
1 … 10 MHz |
Measure time interval range (scan duration) |
6 … 1000 microseconds (µs) |
Sound velocity range |
1000 … 9999 m/s |
Deviation of measurement of time intervals |
Not exceed ± 0.025 µs |
Max. deviation of amplitude of signals at receiver input in 0 … 110 dB range |
Not exceed ± 0.5 dB |
Testing gain region |
125 dB |
Averaging over the quantity of starts |
1 … 16 |
Range of time-variable gain (TVG) / Number of control points TVG |
40 dB / 15 |
Duration of excitation pulse to load |
0 … 0.5 µs |
Amplitude of excitation pulse to 50 Ohm load, not less |
100, 200, 300 |
Operating frequency range of receiver at -3 dB |
1 … 10 MHz |
Deviation of amplitudes of input signals in 10 … 100% range of screen height |
Not more than 1 dB |
Scanning |
1 … 1000 µs |
Scanning delay |
0 … 2000 µs |
Measurement range of time intervals |
0 … 1000 µs |
Prism of probe delay |
0 … 15 µs |
Automatic signaling of defects (AFS) |
Dual-gate |
Setting range of AFS gates |
0 … 2000 µs |
Adjusting thresholds of AFS gates |
0 … 100% |
Detection of signals (receiver) |
Positive half-wave, radio mode |
Dimensions of device (approx.) |
80 x 162 x 35 mm / 3.14 x 6.37 x 1.37″ |
Dimensions display (approx.) |
48 x 74 mm / 1.88 x 2.91″ |
Power supply |
100 … 250 V AC or 3 x 1.5 V AA batteries |
Weight (approx.) |
250 g / 0.55 lb (without batteries) |