Level 1 Ultrasound Course wrap-up

Last week, we ran our second Level 1 Ultrasound Course of the year. As usual, I'm delighted to say that everything went without a hitch and everyone went home happy.

Thanks to the feedback from April's course, we included a lot of new practical and software content this time around. I believe these new additions were well received, so we'll be looking to do the same next time.

A massive thank you goes out to our excellent instructor, Doug Waetjen, and of course our very own Tina, who attended and helped to organise everything.

We should receive exam results and certificates in early December, so we'll send those out as soon as possible. We can now also confirm that our next course will be held between the 4th and 8th of April, 2011, so please get in touch as soon as possible if you'd like to receive a booking form.

Ultraprobe 10000 training video

We haven't been able to organise as many webinars as we would have liked this year, but we're still committed to providing users with as much video content as possible.

With that in mind, we've just updated our website with a training video for users of the Ultraprobe 10000, which was recorded by UE Systems's Mike Naro.

This hour-long video explains all of the different buttons, menus and options on the Ultraprobe 10000, and is a great watch for both new and existing operators.

Please visit our website to watch the video. No special video codec is needed, but please let me know if you experience any problems, and we'll send you a CD copy.

Level 1 Thermography Course, 2011 dates

Training continues to be very important to many companies, and our Level 1 accredited courses in particular have been popular all year round.

For those of you with an infrared camera (regardless of the make or model), you may be interested to learn that we recently confirmed seven new dates for our Level 1 Thermography Course for the first half of next year...

• Kent:  January 31 - February 4
• Stockton-on-Tees:  February 14 - 18
• Dublin:  March 7 - 11
• Cardiff:  March 28 - April 1
• Milton Keynes:  April 11 - 15
• Aberdeen:  May 9 - 13
• Manchester:  June 13 - 17

If you'd like to reserve a place on one of the above dates, then please drop me a line.

PHD-4 helium leak detector tip

When using the PHD-4 helium detector, you can sometimes see some very odd readings on the screen. Fortunately, this doesn't mean that your instrument is faulty, but that the Automatic Zero mode may have been unintentionally activated.

Automatic Zero (AZ) mode is quite clever, as it compensates the sensor reading and slowly brings it down to zero. While this mode can be helpful, it should only be switched on when the background level of helium is constantly fluctuating.

Fixed Zero (FZ) mode tends to be the more suitable choice when you're working in an environment where the background helium level is stable. As soon as this mode is activated, the current helium level is sampled and used as zero.

To confirm which mode you're currently using, the instrument displays an AZ or FZ icon in the bottom-left corner of the measurement screen (see picture above). The first button on the unit (corresponding to "ZERO" in the top-left) will switch the mode.

Contact us

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