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    EMI Buggy Cal 5

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    This document provides calibration procedures for an EMI buggy unit used to detect discontinuities in ferromagnetic tubular goods. Calibration runs should be performed at the beginning of each job, after breaks, repairs, or every 50 joints. The calibration standard consists of a tube with 8 holes and 1 notch at specified depths. Calibration involves adjusting the unit's response to the standard to ensure uniform detection of the holes and notch across all inspection tools. Recalibration is required if the response decreases, and reinspection may be needed if response increases from the reference levels.

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    This document provides calibration procedures for an EMI buggy unit used to detect discontinuities in ferromagnetic tubular goods. Calibration runs should be performed at the beginning of each job, after breaks, repairs, or every 50 joints. The calibration standard consists of a tube with 8 holes and 1 notch at specified depths. Calibration involves adjusting the unit's response to the standard to ensure uniform detection of the holes and notch across all inspection tools. Recalibration is required if the response decreases, and reinspection may be needed if response increases from the reference levels.

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    This document provides calibration procedures for an EMI buggy unit used to detect discontinuities in ferromagnetic tubular goods. Calibration runs should be performed at the beginning of each job, after breaks, repairs, or every 50 joints. The calibration standard consists of a tube with 8 holes and 1 notch at specified depths. Calibration involves adjusting the unit's response to the standard to ensure uniform detection of the holes and notch across all inspection tools. Recalibration is required if the response decreases, and reinspection may be needed if response increases from the reference levels.

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    This document provides calibration procedures for an EMI buggy unit used to detect discontinuities in ferromagnetic tubular goods. Calibration runs should be performed at the beginning of each job, after breaks, repairs, or every 50 joints. The calibration standard consists of a tube with 8 holes and 1 notch at specified depths. Calibration involves adjusting the unit's response to the standard to ensure uniform detection of the holes and notch across all inspection tools. Recalibration is required if the response decreases, and reinspection may be needed if response increases from the reference levels.

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    Section : Calibration Control 3/5 Approval : Date:1st June 2000

    Subject : EMI Buggy Unit Revision No : 3 PTSCOS/06-2000

    SUBJECT: CALIBRATION OF THE EMI BUGGY UNIT.

    See API Recommended practice 5A5 Section 3 and Spec 5CT.

    1.0 This procedure details the calibration of the Wilson buggy unit.This unit is used to detect
    transverse discontinuities in ferromagnetic tubular goods.

    2.0 Calibration runs should be made at the beginning of each job, every time the conrol
    console is turned on , after meal breaks , after any repair work has been carried out on
    the unit and after every 50 joints.

    3.0 The calibration standard shall consist of a section of tubular good at least 6 feet long. A
    series of eight 1/16” diameter thru wall holes shall be drilled into the tube in a spiral
    pattern starting two feet from the end . Holes should be approximately 3 “ and 45
    Degree’s apart. A transverse notch should encircle the standard approximately 6”
    beyond the last hole. The depth of the notch should be 5%+-0.002” of the nominal wall
    thickness for high strength tubes and 10%+-0.002” of nominal wall thickness for grade E
    tubes. The standard should be the same size , weight and grade as the pipe being
    inspected.

    4.0 Buggy speed during calibration and actual inspection runs must be the same and at
    least 1 foot per second .All calibration and inspection runs must be in the forward
    direction. Coil polarity must be maintained.

    5.0 Calibration shall be performed as follows.

    5.1 Set up inspection racks and calibration standard.

    5.2 Connection inspection head to calibration standard. Denote coil orientation.

    5.3 Turn console power on. Adjust ocil amperage to 3.5 amps.

    5.4 Run inspection head in the forward direction over calibration holes and adjust
    strip chart response to 15mm kick. Use individual gain response to set uniform
    response from all 8 shoes. Repeat as required using only forward runs for
    calibration.

    5.5 Reduce current in the coil until the 15mm kick becomes 5mm. Adjust red alarm
    light to trigger on the 5mm kick.

    5.6 Run inspection head in the forward direction over the calibration holes and adjust
    the coil current to obtain a 15mm kick . Coil amperage should not exceed 4.5
    amps. All shoes should give the same response to the 1/16” diameter calibration
    holes.{ within 30% +- of each individual shoe response}.

    5.7 Note response to transverse notch on calibration standard. If the kick is not
    equal to or greater than 5mm , adjust the gain controls to achive uniform
    minimum 5mm kick from all shoes . If gain adjustments are made, return the
    inspection head over the calibration holes and note maximum chart response.
    Adjust gain controls on other channels so that all shoes give the reference
    response to the calibration holes.

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    Section : Calibration Control 3/5 Approval : Date:1st June 2000

    Subject : EMI Buggy Unit Revision No : 3 PTSCOS/06-2000

    6.0 During inspection runs monitor coil amperage to verify there is no fluctuation greater
    than +-1/4 amp.

    7.0 If recalibration runs produce the reference kicks on all shoes , no adjustments are
    necessary. If response is less than the reference response on any shoe, adjustments
    must be made and any pipe inspected after the last acceptable calibration run ,
    reinspected.If response is greater than the reference response , adjustemnts should be
    made but pipe inspected since the last acceptable calibration run do not need to be
    reinspected.

    8.0 All calibration runs should be denoted as such on the strip chart recording and signed by
    the console operator.

    9.0 All digital or clock face readout gauges shall be calibrated once a year.

    10.0 All charts completed after a job shall be marked with customers name, date of
    inspection, name of inspector, amount of pipe inspected, specification , grade , wall
    thickness , OD, connection { if present} and stored for a least 3 years.

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