Railscan 125+
For more than 30 years the Railscan name has meant exceptional performance with class-leading design within the rail infrastructure market.
Overview
Setting standards of performance and reliability
The new Sonatest RailScan 125+ flaw detector delivers a higher level of nearsurface resolution and penetrating power into a portable and rugged enclosure. It also offers more measuring capabilities than its predecessors for rail applications such as:
- rail walking stick inspection solutions
- rail manual defect sizing
- rail bottom depth measurements
Features
Sonatest Ultrasonic Assurance of Quality
Based on 60 years of experience, the Railscan 125+ is powered by high-end software and electronic technologies:
- Narrow Band amplifiers 2 MHz & 5 MHz
- Up to 3 gates for complete inspection solutions
- Encoder driven for Rail-Thickness auto-logging
- Best signal-to-noise ratio on the market (SNR)
The Reference for Railway Companies
Approved by Network Rail, the owner and infrastructure manager of most of the rail newtwork in England, Scotland and Wales, the Railscan 125+ takes part in the quality control procedures to ensure integrity assessment of the UK railway network.
High Visibility Display
For any flaw detector, the display is a crucial element. The Railscan 125+ has a colour transflective VGA display and maximum readability is achieved, even in direct sunlight conditions, through adjustable brightness and the choice of 9 colour palettes, including a black-on-white LCD emulation mode. The Full-Screen mode maximises the A-scan area to improve readability further whilst testing and its fast response and peak capture functionality ensure any indications clearly displayed, even if it only appears for one cycle of the 1 KHz PRF.
High Performance with Total Control
The acknowledged ease of use of the previous Railscan generation has been enhanced with the menu navigation key, providing easy access to functions. The menu structure has been designed to guide the user through their task with operation quickly becoming second nature.
Robust & Reliable
Sonatest’s reputation for robust design and proven reliability is an important aspect of our flaw detector ownership. Downtime is expensive and should be minimised to ensure maximum productivity. The Railscan 125+ is constructed to high standards using a highdensity enclosure that is sealed to IP67, giving an excellent water resistance so it can withstand the railways’ harsh environments in which operators work. The Railscan 125+ comes with a 2 year warranty, extendable to 5 years with Sonacover, and a worldwide service network.
UT-Lity Data Management Software
UT-Lity software provides everything you need to manage your inspection data, configuration files and software updates.
- Load, store, manage files both on the PC and on a connected flaw detector
- Save, analyse, colour code and export thickness logging data to spreadsheets/asset management software
- Update the Flaw Detector Firmware as and when updates become available on Sonatest website
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Specification
| Test Range | 5mm (0.2in) up to 15,000 mm(590 in.) in steel at 5930m/s (19455f/s) |
| Velocity | 10,000 - 9999 m/s continuously variable. |
| Probe | 0 to 150 μs |
| Delay | 0-10,000m (394in) in steel at 5930m/s |
| Gain | 0 to 110dB adjustable in 0.5, 1, 2, 6,14 and 20dB steps |
| Test Modes | Pulse echo and transmit/receive. Single Crystal and Double Crystal. |
| Damping | 400 Ohm damping fixed |
| Pulser | 200V. Pulse Width 100ns fixed |
| P.R.F. | 1000Hz fixed |
| Screen Update Rate | 60Hz |
| Rectification | Full wave fixed |
| Frequency Range | 2 selectable filter bands. i. 2 MHz (1.4MHz - 3MHz) ii. 5 MHz (3MHz - 8MHz |
| System Linearity | Vertical = 0.5% Full Screen Height (FSH). Horizontal +-0.2% Trace Full Screen Width (FSW). |
| Units | Metric (mm), inch (in) |
| Display | Colour Transflective VGA (640 x 480) TFT |
| Display area | 116.16 x 87.2 mm (4.57 x 3.43 in) |
| A-Scan Area | 400 x 510 pixels (normal), 460 x 620 (FS) |
| Colours | 9 colour options with variable brightness |
| Gate Monitor | Three independent gates for measurement and monitoring. Start and width fully adjustable over the entire range of theinstrument. Levels adjustable from 0% to 100%: Gate 1 positive triggering and Expand. Gate 2 negative triggering with 0.6s delay and expand. Gate 3 Positive and negative triggering and expand. With different audible & visual alarms for each gate. Gate resolution is 5nS. |
| Gate Delay | 0.6 Second Negative delay on Gate 2 |
| Zoom | Expands range and delay to cover the area set by Gate 1 start & width controls |
| AGC | Automatic Gain Control automatically sets the signal in Gate 1 to a level between 10% and 90% FSH, tolerance between 5% and 20% |
| Measurement Nodes | |
| Mode 1 | Signal monitor, Gate alarms can be active but no measurements are displayed |
| Mode 2 | Depth and amplitude of first signal in gate |
| Mode 3 | Trigonometric display of beam-path, surface distance (including X-offset) and depth of indication from the inspection surface together with echo amplitude. Curved surface correction can be applied for convex and concave surfaces. Half-skip can be indicated on screen. |
| Mode 4 | Gate to Gate distance measurement |
| Measurement Display | Live display and updates on screen at 3 times per second. Large display of a single measurement available. |
| Contour | Auto fixed |
| Waveform Smoothing | Select from: i) None (both min and max values are displayed in the A-Scan) ii) Fill (Min values set to baseline value, produces a solid A-Scan) iii)Smooth (min values ignored, produces a clear outline A-Scan) |
| Persistence | Causes previous A-scans to “fade out” at a user-determined rate |
| Auto-Cal | Provides automatic calculation of velocity and probe zero from 2 reference echoes |
| Clock | Built in, battery-backed RTC keeps time and date. Visible on the status line, always stored with Panels, A-logs etc. |
| Internal Memory | 4GByte storage available for A-scans, panels, T-logs, B-logs etc. 450,000 Panels, 200,000 A-Logs, 300,000 B-Charts, 440,000 T-Logs |
| Active Peak Memory | Retains all A-scans on screen for echo-dynamic pattern analysis, with the active A-scan displayed in a separate colour |
| Notes | Alphanumeric labelling for panel stores, A-logs, B-logs etc |
| Help Key | Shows software and hardware information |
| Language Support | English only available on Standard version Spec 1 and Spec 2 support multiple languages are selectable from a list including: English, Romanian, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese (Modern). Others are available on request. |
| Encoder Connection | D-Sub 15 connector (700M) |
| Encoded Thickness Logging | 5mm pulse logging |
| Video and Buzzer | Video 6 pin lemo connector at front |
| USB Connection | Internal storage shown as Memory Device |
| Transducer Sockets | BNC only |
| Power | Lithium Ion 14.4V battery pack. Typically 13.5 hours. Indication of battery charge status. Recharge time 3-4 hrs. Battery can be charged separately. Mains pack optional. |
| Charger | 100-240 VAC, 50-60Hz. |
| Environmental | Designed to meet IP67 |
| Temperature | Operating -10oC to 55oC (14oF - 131oF). Survivable -20oC to 70oC (-4oF -158oF).Storage -40oC to 75oC (-40oF - 167oF). |
| Size | H145mm x W255mm x D145mm (5.7in x 10 in x 5.7in) |
| Weight | 2.5kg (5.5lbs) with battery |
| Warranty | 2 year |
| Extended Warranty | Sonacover - extended 5 year warranty, including 4 calibrations. |
| Calibration Standard | ISO 22232-1:2020 (Detailed Specification available on request) |
| Standards | Vibration to 514.5-5 Proc 1 Annex C Fig 6 Shock 516.5 Proc 1 15g/6ms Explosive atmospheres - MIL-STD 810G Method 511.5 Procedure I |
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Accessories
Standard Kit
| Product Code | Description |
| RS125+ | RS125+ Digital Flaw Detector BNC |
| Battery, Charger, Charger mains cable | |
| User Guide | |
| Calibration Certificate | |
| Carry Bag | |
| USB cable |
Accessories & Spares
| Product Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 800208 | Battery Charger |
| 242174 | Battery Pack |
| 195154 | DFD Storm Case |
| 145324 | Screen Cover |
| 195121 | Replacement Bag |
| 165027 | RCA Video Output Cable |
| 165028 | USB Type A Male Cable Assy |
| 152120 | Cable DFD to PC |
| MPS-701EU | Flaw Detector Mains Pack |
| MPS-701UK | Flaw Detector Mains Pack |
| MPS-701US | Flaw Detector Mains Pack |
| 196170 | Sacci Body Hook Harness |
| 136168 | BNC to BNC 50 Ohm |
| 136169 | BNC Female to Lemo Male |
| 136171 | Lemo (M) to Lemo 00( F) |
| 152018 | BNC (M) to LEMO (F) Adaptor |
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Downloads
Brochure & Specification
| Type | Title | Date | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Railscan 125+ Brochure | 08/23 | Download | 2.68 MB |
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Railscan 125+ Specification | 08/23 | Download | 0.11 MB |
Li-Ion Battery Information
| Type | Title | Date | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Battery pack 4S 3P UR18650AY Information Sheet | 01/24 | Download | 0.33 MB |
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Samsung ICR 18650-26H Falcon Test Certificate | 01/24 | Download | 0.05 MB |
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Shipping & Handling Li-Ion Batteries | 07/23 | Download | 0.48 MB |
Software Updates
| Title | Date | Version | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTLity Software Updates | July 2016 | v1.4.10 | 18M | Download |
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