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Technical Datasheet
Basic DCVG Set Constituents
Analogue DCVG Survey Meter
Cat. No.: L003
❖ Specialized Analogue DCVG meter for locating coating faults and determining the corrosion status of
the coating fault.
❖ Input Impedence:1 meg ohm
❖ 300ms full scale deflection.
❖ Ranges: 10mV to 4V
❖ Sensitivity: On 10mV range calibrated to + and -5mV from centre scale position.
❖ Quantity: 1x
Analogue DCVG Meter with Harness
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Probe Handle: Bias
Cat. No.: L004
❖ Bias Probe Handle used with the Traditional Analogue DCVG Survey Meter.
❖ Bias probe handle used for biasing away any DC influence and for adjusting analogue meter
movement to ensure that both ends of the pulse are viewable on the meter screen.
❖ Single pole 3 mm connection socket point for right hand and left-hand connection leads to connect
bias probe handle/reference probe to DCVG meter.
❖ Small voltage range knob to select the range according to range selected on analogue DCVG meter.
Increasing to bias in a clockwise fashion from off position.
❖ Large biasing knob used to bias the analogue DCVG meter pulse which works in conjunction with the
small voltage range switch to ensure analogue pulsing DCVG meter needle is viewable on the meter
scale.
❖ At bottom of bias probe handle is a brass threaded socket that allows the copper/copper sulphate
reference probe to be screwed into the bias probe handle to make electrical connection.
❖ Battery non-changeable without sending back to DCVG Ltd but rechargeable and consists of a 1.2V
size AA nickel cadmium battery.
❖ On reverse side of bias probe handle is a figure of 8 battery charging socket which is used to charge
the bias probe handle with the battery charger supplied with the full DCVG survey kit.
❖ Also next to Figure 8 charging socket is a LED light that glows red when the bias probe handle is
being charged.
❖ Recommend to charge bias probe handles every night if carrying out a long survey.
❖ Quantity: 2x
Bias Probe Handles
120/2040V Battery Charger
Cat. No.: L004
❖ Battery charger comes in small black plastic box with a lead out either end.
❖ At rear of battery charger is cable for connection to mains electricity.
❖ At other end is black panel with the mains voltage range switch, 120 or 240V AC selection.
❖ Also a one ampere fuse for protection and red LED charging light.
❖ Low voltage cable at front of black panel that has a two pin plug to connecting to Interrupter for
charging.
❖ Quantity: 1x
120/240V Batter Charger
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3-Way Battery Charger Adaptor
Cat. No.: L013
❖ Used to charge multiple items of equipment (up to three items) at a time when plugged into the
battery charger. Figure of eight socket is sited on the bottom side of the small black casing for which
the battery charger must be plugged into to charge three items at a time. Three Sheathed cables
with figure of eight sockets on each end situated on the top of the small black casing, which
connects to items in the set to be charged.
❖ Quantity: 1x
3-Way Battery Charger Adaptor
Lead, Right Hand Connection
Cat. No.: L006
❖ 1 metre long shielded cable fitted with a 3-pin connection and banana plug for
connection of bias probe handle or single connector / reference probe to DCVG
analogue meter.
❖ Only connects right-hand bias handle or single connector / reference probe to right-
hand side of the DCVG analogue meter.
❖ Quantity: 1x
Lead, Left Hand Connection
Cat. No.: L007
❖ 1 metre long shielded cable fitted with a 3-pin connection and banana plug for
connection bias probe handle or single connector / reference probe to DCVG
analogue meter.
❖ Only connects left-hand bias handle or left-hand single connector handle/reference
probe to left hand-side of the DCVG analogue meter.
❖ Quantity: 1x
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Wooden Probe Tip
Cat. No.: L010-S
❖ Standard wooden probe tip made from hardwood, oak. Used in the Reference Probe to make
contact with the survey area.
❖ Quantity: 4x
Wooden Probe Tip
Probe Tip Holder
Cat. No.: L008
❖ Nylon Probe Tip Holder with thread used to hold the wooden probe tip.
❖ Quantity: 2x
Probe Tip Holder
PTFE Sealing Tap
Cat. No.: L011
❖ PTFE tape consists of a thread seal tape normally composed of a film tape that is
waterproof.
❖ Used to make a tight waterproof seal between the wooden probe tip and the probe
tip holder.
❖ Quantity: 1x
PTFE Sealing Tape
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Probe Copper Sulphate : Reference Probe For DCVG
Cat. No.: L005
❖ 1metre Copper/Copper Sulphate Reference Probes made from hollow 100% copper
tubing.
❖ Black Heat shrink applied to copper tubing.
❖ Black nylon top cap placed on top of stainless-steel thread for connection to Bias
Probe Handle or Single Connector Handle.
❖ Probe tip holder along with a nylon washer screwed onto bottom copper thread and
wooden probe tip inserted with PTFE tape to ensure a tight seal.
❖ Copper/Copper Sulphate Reference Probe filled with 1-5% copper/copper sulphate
solution prior to a DCVG survey and clean it out at the end of the survey.
❖ Quantity: 2x
Reference Probe For DCVG
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