Viscometers

BDV-1S/5S/8S/9S
User Manual

BIOBASE GROUP

Version 2022.01
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Content ...................................................................................................................................................1
1. Operating Principles and Applications .............................................................................................. 2
2. Key Technical Indexes .......................................................................................................................2
3. Environmental Conditions ................................................................................................................. 2
4. Structures and Installation ................................................................................................................. 3
5. How to use ......................................................................................................................................... 3
6. Operation ........................................................................................................................................... 4
7. Panel Operation ..................................................................................................................................5
8. Attentions ...........................................................................................................................................7
9. No. 0 Spindle ..................................................................................................................................... 8
Packing List ........................................................................................................................................... 9
 1. Operating Principles and Applications
BDV-1S/5S/8S/9S digital viscometer is an intelligent instrument employing 16-bit high performance
single chip micro processing technology. Different with the old method of gear speed regulation, it
uses stepping motor to ensure stable operation based on set-up program. Torsion sensor drives
spindle rotating in a constant speed. When spindle encounters viscous resistance in the tested liquid,
after detecting and processing, the viscosity of the tested liquid is shown on the screen.

The viscometer features quick and easy operation, high precision measurement, steady rotating speed,
excellent anti-interference ability and a wide range of working voltages. Which can show measured
value’s percentage rate of the entire measuring range, which is convenient for the user to choose
appropriate spindle and speed for accurate measurement. It is widely used in the measurement of
viscosity on solvent-based adhesives, emulsions, bio-chemicals, paints, coatinsg, cosmetics, printing
inks, paper pulp, food, starch, etc.

2. Key Technical Indexes

2.1 BDV-1S/5S
Test Range：10mPa·S-100,000mPa·S（1mPa·S=1cp）
Measurement accuracy ：RV-1: ±5%, RV-1S: ±2%,spindle 1, 2, 3, and 4. ( spindle 0 is optional)
4 Speeds：6, 12, 30, 60RPM/ min

2.2 BDV-8S
Test Range：10mPa·S-2,00,0000mPa·S（1mPa·S=1cp）
Measurement accuracy：±2% spindle 1, 2, 3, and 4. ( spindle 0 is optional)
8 Speeds：0.3, 0.6, 1.5, 3, 6, 12, 30, 60RPM/ min.

2.3 BDV-9S
Test Range：10mPa·S-6,000,000mPa·S（1mPa·S=1cp）
Measurement accuracy：±2% spindle1, 2, 3, and 4. ( spindle 0 is an optional)
9 Speeds：0.1, 0.3, 0.6, 1.5, 3, 6, 12, 30, 60RPM/ min

The bigger the number of the spindle, the bigger the measurement value.
Remarks: BDV-1S/5S/8S/9S are with temperature probe and edit software.

3. Environmental Conditions
Environmental Temperature：5℃~35℃
Relative Humidity：≤80%
Power：100-240V / 50-60HZ
No strong electromagnet interference, drastic vibrations, corrosive gases in the vicinity of the
instrument.

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 4. Structures and Installation
4.1 Instrument’s Structure

1. level bubble 2. LCD 3. outer cover 4. spindle protection bracket 5. base 6. operation panel 7.
spindle connector 8. spindle 9. base adjusting knob

4.2 Installation
1). Take out base, lifting column, handle from the packing box. Screw the column into the base ( rack
side towards the user). Fix handle onto the lifting block.
2). Adjust lifting button for tightness. Put T-shaped block on the rear of the instrument into handle
and get it fixed, making the instrument balanced.
3). Adjust 3 screws on the base to keep the level bubble at the center of the black circle.
4). Take off the protection cap at the bottom of the instrument.
5). Plug in.

5. How to use
5.1 Prepare liquid sample to be tested, pour it into beaker or flat container with diameter no less than
70mm. Control the temperature of the liquid sample correctly. (Variations of temperature will affect
viscosity directly.)
5.2 Screw anti-clockwise protection bracket (T-shape) into the bottom end of the instrument
5.3 Choose appropriate spindle and screw it anti-clockwise into the connector. Attention: slightly lift
direction connector up when spindle is installed to avoid damages to the pivot.
5.4 Turn lifting button to slowly immerse spindle into the liquid until the marker on the spindle
(groove or marking line) is aligned with the liquid level.
5.5 Adjust the balance of the instrument again.
5.6 Should keep testing temperature stable to ensure accurate read out.
Otherwise readout may fluctuate.

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 6. Operation
6.1 Date and time setting:
Turn on, the instrument will display the date and time for 3 seconds, then the instrument
automatically enter the state of measurement. During this period, Press OK can be entered into the
measurement state. If press the AUTO, you can set date and time.

Such as:
2018-01-01
12:00:00

6.2 Parameter setting

Hold the OK button and turn onthe power, the instrument shows:
→Zero： 0.0%
Buzzer: ON
Bit rate： 9600
Language：english

Press and to select, then press AUTO. Press and to modify parameters. Press
OK to confirm.
There are two ways to exit the set state and enter the state of measurement.
A. Hold the AUTO not loose, about 2 seconds, it will exit setting, and the modified parameters are
not saved.
B. Hold the OK not loose, about 2 seconds, it will exit setting and keep the modified parameters.
1) . Zero setting range: 0.0%-1.0%, for example, setting is 0.5% when measuring, if the torque is
less than 0.5%, and the viscosity values show zero.

2) . With and to choose Zero, press AUTO, “XX%” flicker, then press and to
modify %, and press OK to confirm.
3) Buzzer setting

With and to choose Buzzer. Press AUTO, “ON”And “OFF”flicker, and press OK to
confirm.
4) Bit Rate setting

With and to choose bit rate. Press AUTO, select 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, then press OK to
confirm.
5) Language

With and to choose chinese or english.

6.3 Correction of viscosity deviation

Hold and at the same time, and turn on the power, the viscometer shows:
viscosity correction

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 spindle: 1 speed: 6
→CP0： X X.X%
CPX: XX .X%
The range of viscosity correction percentage is ± 12.5%. CP0 is the percentage of the idlling. CPX is
the precentage of viscosity deviation.

Such as, the viscosity is 376.2mpa.s, No. 1 spindle, speed 6RPM, the test value is 360mpa.s. The
error is（360-376.2）/360= -4.5%, the CPX should be -4.5%. If the test value is 390mpa.s, the error is
（390-376.2）/390= 3.5%, the CPX should be 3.5%.

How to revise CPO and CPX.

1.). Choose the same spindle and speed of testing.

2). Press to choose CPO or CPX.

3). Press AUTO, and to modify the value, and press OK to confirm.

Exit correction
1) Hold AUTO for 2 second,exit the modified parameters are not preserved.
2) Hold OK for 2 seconds, exit and keep the modified parameters.

After modify the CPX, under the idlling, if the torque % is not zero, should input the CPO.

7. Panel Operation
Turn on power on the back of the instrument and the instrument is standby. The following
information will be shown on the panel.

S1 V6 T.....℃
%... CP 000000

If spindle 1 is used at 6RPM/min, can directly press the start button on the panel to initiate testing.
When display values become stable, read the CP value. (In order to make readout stable, if viscosity
is relatively low, turn spindle about 3-5 rotations; if viscosity is relatively high, turn spindle about
1-2 rotations.)

If what the user chooses is not the default value S1 and V6, press spindle select and speed select
button to enter selecting status, then press confirm button to confirm. When set-up is done, press start
button to initiate testing.

spindle S0~S4 and V0.1/V0.3/V0.6/V1.5/V3/V6/V12/V30/V60 will scroll displaying repeatedly.

Explanations:
S: stands for spindle number. S1 refers to spindle 1. (default value)

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V:stands for rotation speed. V6 refers to 6RPM/min. (default value)
T:.....℃: Temperature
%........: test value’s percentage rate of the full value of the measuring range.

Cp: mPa·S Viscosity value

For example: If the viscosity of the liquid to be tested is estimated 3000mPa·S, it is recommended to
choose the combination S2，V6 or S3，V0.3

For the correlations between the combination of spindle and rotation speed and the corresponding
viscosity range, please refer to the below table.

BDV-1S/5S measuring range table

Rotor
Rotating
0# 1# 2# 3# 4#
speed
6 rotations 100 1000 5000 20000 100000
12 rotation s 50 500 2500 10000 50000
30 rotation s 20 200 1000 4000 20000
60 rotation s 10 100 500 2000 10000

BDV-8S/9SB measuring range table

Rotor
Rotating
0# 1# 2# 3# 4#
speed
0.1 rotations 6000 60000 300000 1200000 6000000
0.3 rotations 2000 20000 100000 400000 2000000
0.6 rotations 1000 10000 50000 200000 1000000
1.5 rotations 400 4000 20000 80000 400000
3 rotations 200 2000 10000 40000 200000
6 rotations 100 1000 5000 20000 100000
12 rotations 50 500 2500 10000 50000
30 rotations 20 200 1000 4000 20000
60 rotations 10 100 500 2000 10000

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 8. Attentions
8.1 When this viscometer works under room temperature, the tolerance of the test temperature should
keep within ±0.1℃. Otherwise measurement accuracy will be substantially affected.
8.2 Pay attention to test values and their percentage rates of The entire measurement range. When
numbers are too high or too low, spindle or rotating speed should be changed to keep the percentage
within15%~85%. Otherwise measurement accuracy will be affected.
8.3 Viscometer should be used under allowed voltages and frequencies. Otherwise measurement
accuracy will be affected.
8.4 Be careful when spindle is assembled or unassembled. Slightly lift up direction connector. Don’t
handle it with big force.
8.5 Keep spindle and direction connector clean after use.
8.6 When instrument goes down, it should be held by hands to avoid vibrations which could do
damages to the pivot.
8.7 When instrument is moved or transported, direction connector should be covered by protection
cap.
8.8 Many of suspension liquids, emulsions, high polymers and other high viscosity liquids are
non-Newtonian liquids, whose viscosity values are changing with changes of shear rate and time. It
is normal that the test results could be different on different spindles, rotating speed, or time.
8.9 In order to get accurate measurement, please pay attention to the following points:
1). Control the temperature of the tested liquid accurately.
2). Keep environmental temperature uniform;
3). Keep spindle and liquid to be tested under constant temperature at the same time so as to keep the
same temperature for both.
4). Use bigger spindle with higher rotating speed for low viscosity liquid. use smaller spindle with
lower speed for high viscosity liquid.
5). Keep the surface of the spindle clean.

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 9. No. 0 Spindle

Installation Procedure：
Screw on spindle 0 (5) put on fixing tube (2) screw on bolt (1) and get it fixed put on
rotating sleeve 0 (4) screw bolt (3) tight and get it fixed
No. 0 spindle table
Speed 60 30 12 6 3 1.5 0.6 0.3
Range 10 20 50 100

Appendix: spindle 0 installation procedure and usage

1). Should consider instrument components operation when spindle 0 is used. Refer to the picture for
details.
3) . Pour 25~30ml liquid to be tested into lower sleeve.
4) Gently put outer testing tube from down to up on the fixing sleeve and get it fixed. (On the testing
tube is a V-shaped groove)
The same method as the above applies when bottomless testing tube is used. Take V-shaped groove
on the inner wall of outer testing tube as the immersed level line for spindle 0 when outer testing
tube and spindle are immersed in the liquid.

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Remarks:
1. If there is different spindles or different speeds, which percentage near 50%, which spindle
and speed is right.
2. If you do not know the viscosity of liquid, please press Automatic Search, then choose No. 4
spindle and speed 6rmp. The viscometer will test automatically. About 15-30 mins later, it will
show which spindle you need. Then please replace the right spindle, and press START AND
OK.

Packing List
No. Name Qty.
BDV series digital
1 1
viscometer(master device)
2 Lifting rod and slider 1
3 Protection bracket 1
4 Spindles No.1,2,3,4 1
5 Spindles No.0 1
6 Power cord 1
7 User manual 1
8 Warranty card 1

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