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Electromagnetic Testing Chapter 3- Electromagnetic Testing

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With the linear time base form of analysis, no voltage is applied to the vertical<br />

deflection plates of the CRT when conditions are balanced; a sinusoidal wave<br />

is applied to the vertical deflection plates when an unbalanced condition<br />

exists; sawtooth voltages are applied to the horizontal deflection plates. The<br />

phase control of the time-based system shifts the signal to the left or right on<br />

the CRT screen.With any of the phase analysis methods, storage scopes are<br />

useful for examining nonrepetitive flaw indications during high-speed testing.<br />

Many state-of-the-art eddy current instruments now offer dual-frequency<br />

operation from 1 kHz to 10MHz, storage scope display, absolute or differential<br />

detectors, and impedance balancing. Other features include high- or<br />

lowfrequency filters for each axis of each impedance plane, 360° rotational<br />

control of each axis, instant replay of inspections, printing options, and<br />

computer interfacing. Table 3.2 summarizes some of the currently available<br />

design features for eddy current instruments. The table and the photographic<br />

illustrations that follow clearly show there is a trend toward phase analysis,<br />

the incorporation of microprocessors into individual eddy current test<br />

instruments, and computer control of large automated lines.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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