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Tectron
Engineering provides solutions to your tramp metal problems. Because
they specialize in the design and manufacture of tramp metal detectors,
their expertise in the industry is unparalleled. Tectron's ability
to simplify metal removal and a strong commitment to their customers is
the basis of their continued success. |
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What size metal can the
detector trip on?
Every time a new customer calls in they
ask the same question. Their interest is whether or not the metal
detector will trip on a piece of metal that can damage their equipment.
They know what size metal will cause damage, and they want to know if the
metal detector can see smaller pieces of metal.
So, what is the "Minimum Detectable
Size" (MDS)? First, you must decide which model is best suited
for your application. The Model T2000 is fine if you are protecting
an impact crusher or a shredder/hog. |
| The Model 8600 is the best
choice for protecting cone crushers that are gapped down to 3/4 inch.
If the application requires very small metal to be detected, then the
model 5500 is the best choice. The next step is to determine the
aperture, which is done by adding four inches to the maximum burden height
with lumps.
Once the aperture has been determined,
the charts below can be referenced. Select the aperture from the
chart that matches the calculated number. Check the metal size along
the aperture line. Select the metal detector that has the metal size
that is closest to the target metal size. There are two charts, one
for carbon steel and the other for carbon steel.
Please contact
us to ask questions. |
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Selection
Chart
Carbon
Steel
Selector |
Minimum
Size Cube
of Carbon
Steel
Detected (in.) |
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General
Purpose |
Workhorse |
High
Sensitivity |
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Sensitivity: |
10% |
5% |
1.5% |
| Overburden
Height (in.) |
Clearance |
Aperture
Height (in.) |
Model
T-2000 |
Model
8600 |
Model
5500 |
| 0 |
4 |
4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.09 |
| 1 |
4 |
5 |
0.5 |
0.25 |
0.09 |
| 2 |
4 |
6 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.09 |
| 3 |
4 |
7 |
0.7 |
0.35 |
0.105 |
| 4 |
4 |
8 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.12 |
| 5 |
4 |
9 |
0.9 |
0.45 |
0.135 |
| 6 |
4 |
10 |
1 |
0.5 |
0.15 |
| 7 |
4 |
11 |
1.1 |
0.55 |
0.165 |
| 8 |
4 |
12 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.18 |
| 9 |
4 |
13 |
1.3 |
0.65 |
0.195 |
| 10 |
4 |
14 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.21 |
| 11 |
4 |
15 |
1.5 |
0.75 |
0.225 |
| 12 |
4 |
16 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
0.24 |
| 13 |
4 |
17 |
1.7 |
0.85 |
0.255 |
| 14 |
4 |
18 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
0.27 |
| 15 |
4 |
19 |
1.9 |
0.95 |
0.285 |
| 16 |
4 |
20 |
2 |
1 |
0.3 |
| 17 |
4 |
21 |
2.1 |
1.05 |
0.315 |
| 18 |
4 |
22 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
0.33 |
| 19 |
4 |
23 |
2.3 |
1.15 |
0.345 |
| 20 |
4 |
24 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
0.36 |
| 21 |
4 |
25 |
2.5 |
1.25 |
0.375 |
| 22 |
4 |
26 |
2.6 |
1.3 |
0.39 |
| 23 |
4 |
27 |
2.7 |
1.35 |
0.405 |
| 24 |
4 |
28 |
2.8 |
1.4 |
0.42 |
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Selection
Chart
Stainless Steel
Selector |
Minimum
Size Cube
of Stainless
Steel
Detected (in.) |
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General
Purpose |
Workhorse |
High
Sensitivity |
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Sensitivity: |
10% |
5% |
1.5% |
| Overburden
Height (in.) |
Clearance |
Aperture
Height (in.) |
Model
T-2000 |
Model
8600 |
Model
5500 |
| 0 |
4 |
4 |
0.50 |
0.25 |
0.16 |
| 1 |
4 |
5 |
0.63 |
0.31 |
0.17 |
| 2 |
4 |
6 |
0.75 |
0.38 |
0.19 |
| 3 |
4 |
7 |
0.88 |
0.44 |
0.21 |
| 4 |
4 |
8 |
1.00 |
0.50 |
0.22 |
| 5 |
4 |
9 |
1.13 |
0.56 |
0.24 |
| 6 |
4 |
10 |
1.25 |
0.63 |
0.26 |
| 7 |
4 |
11 |
1.38 |
0.69 |
0.28 |
| 8 |
4 |
12 |
1.50 |
0.75 |
0.29 |
| 9 |
4 |
13 |
1.63 |
0.81 |
0.31 |
| 10 |
4 |
14 |
1.75 |
0.88 |
0.33 |
| 11 |
4 |
15 |
1.88 |
0.94 |
0.35 |
| 12 |
4 |
16 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
0.36 |
| 13 |
4 |
17 |
2.13 |
1.06 |
0.38 |
| 14 |
4 |
18 |
2.25 |
1.13 |
0.40 |
| 15 |
4 |
19 |
2.38 |
1.19 |
0.41 |
| 16 |
4 |
20 |
2.50 |
1.25 |
0.43 |
| 17 |
4 |
21 |
2.63 |
1.31 |
0.45 |
| 18 |
4 |
22 |
2.75 |
1.38 |
0.47 |
| 19 |
4 |
23 |
2.88 |
1.44 |
0.48 |
| 20 |
4 |
24 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
0.50 |
| 21 |
4 |
25 |
3.13 |
1.56 |
0.52 |
| 22 |
4 |
26 |
3.25 |
1.63 |
0.53 |
| 23 |
4 |
27 |
3.38 |
1.69 |
0.55 |
| 24 |
4 |
28 |
3.50 |
1.75 |
0.57 |
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