Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester

Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester

The Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester is our most advanced sonic tester designed for the racing industry. 

  • Summary
    • Summary

    • The Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester is most commonly used to measure the thickness of cylinder walls, head ports, decks, chassis tubing, body panels, and windshields.  The time-based B-Scan feature of the Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester displays a cross section view to see the profile/contour of the back surface while scanning cylinders.

      Transducer Options

      A wide range of Dual Element Transducers available

  • Key Features
    • Key Features

      Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester

      Applications

      Cylinders

      Body Panels

      Chassis Tubing

      Roll Cages

      Head Ports

      Windshields

  • Technical Information
    • Technical Specification
      Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester
      Part Number Description Certificate
      Z-158-0004 Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester (PR-8V)
      Operating Temperature -10 to 60ºC (14 to 140ºF)
      Power Supply 3 x AA batteries and via USB
      Battery Life Alkaline – 35 hrs, Nicad – 10 hrs and NI-MH – 35 hrs
      Gauge Weight 383g (13.5oz) - including batteries
      Gauge Dimensions 63.5 x 165 x 31.5mm (2.5 x 6.5 x 1.24”)
      Packing List Unit, Standard Transducer, Couplant, Manual, Plastic Carrying Case and AA Batteries. PC Engine Mapping Software and Transfer Cable
  • Standards
    • Standards
      Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester

      Factory calibration traceable to NIST & MIL-STD-45662A

  • Downloads
    • Downloads
        • Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester (PR-8V) Instruction Manual

  • Part Numbers
    • Part Numbers
      Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester
      • Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester (PR-8V)
        • Part Number : Z-158-0004

Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester

Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester

The Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester is our most advanced sonic tester designed for the racing industry. 

Summary

Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester

The Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester is most commonly used to measure the thickness of cylinder walls, head ports, decks, chassis tubing, body panels, and windshields.  The time-based B-Scan feature of the Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester displays a cross section view to see the profile/contour of the back surface while scanning cylinders.

Transducer Options

A wide range of Dual Element Transducers available

Downloads
    • Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester (PR-8V) Instruction Manual

Key Features

Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester

Applications

Cylinders

Body Panels

Chassis Tubing

Roll Cages

Head Ports

Windshields

Product Features
Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester
Model RX8-DL
Display Mode
Material thickness digits display
B-Scan cross sectional display
Combined B-Scan and digits display
Coating Thickness Display
Scan Bar Display
Measurement Range
PE: 0.63 - 914.4mm (0.025 - 36")
EE: 2.54 - 101.6mm (0.100 - 4.0”)
Resolution
0.01mm (0.001”)
Velocity Range
305 - 18,542m/s (0.0120 - 0.7300in/μs)
Additional Features
High Speed Scan
10 - 200 readings per second
Pulser
150 volt square wave pulser
Gain
Manual or automatic gain control (AGC) with 50dB range
Timing
Precision temperature controlled crystal oscillator (TCXO) timing with single shot 100MHz 8bit ultra-low power digitizer
Memory and Data Logging
Grid (alpha numeric)
Engine Map (cylinder scans)Screen Capture: Bitmap graphic capture for quick documentation (.tif )
OBSTRUCT to indicate inaccessible locations
Calibration Options
1 - point
2 - point
Material selection
Velocity (speed of sound)
Transducer Probe Type
Dual Element
Transducer Frequency Range
1 - 10MHz
V-path / dual path error correction
Automatic
Probe Zero
Manual (via integrated probe disk)
Display
12.7mm (0.5 inches) high digits
Units (selectable)
mm or inches
LED Backlight
on/off/auto
Repeatability / Stability Indicator
Technical Specification
Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester
Part Number Description Certificate
Z-158-0004 Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester (PR-8V)
Operating Temperature -10 to 60ºC (14 to 140ºF)
Power Supply 3 x AA batteries and via USB
Battery Life Alkaline – 35 hrs, Nicad – 10 hrs and NI-MH – 35 hrs
Gauge Weight 383g (13.5oz) - including batteries
Gauge Dimensions 63.5 x 165 x 31.5mm (2.5 x 6.5 x 1.24”)
Packing List Unit, Standard Transducer, Couplant, Manual, Plastic Carrying Case and AA Batteries. PC Engine Mapping Software and Transfer Cable
Standards
Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester

Factory calibration traceable to NIST & MIL-STD-45662A

Part Numbers
Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester
  • Dakota RX8-DL Sonic Tester (PR-8V)
    • Part Number : Z-158-0004