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| Universal Automatic Compactor ML - 504 Universal Automatic Compactor Invariably in every soil laboratory, compaction and penetration tests on soil are carried out regularly. The electrically operated mechanical compaction process eliminates the tedious hand compaction process and results in a considerable saving of time. With the rammers provided and two stroke lengths available, the apparatus can be used to carry out all the normal compaction operations required in soil testing laboratories including the CBR tests. It is a motor driven mechanical compactor, useful for soil compaction into 100 mm or 150 mm dia moulds. Two sets of rammers are provided, one of 2.6 kg arranged for 310 mm drop and the other of 4.9 kg arranged for 450 mm drop. For compacting soil into 150 mm dia moulds, the rammer feet for 2.6 kg and 4.9 kg are of 100 mm dia and for 100 mm dia moulds they are of 50mm dia. The rammer assembly is provided with a ratchet and pawl arrangement to lift it from the top of the soil layer. When the rammer reaches the required height, the pawl releases the rammer allowing it to fall under its own weight. The release mechanism is operated by an arm moving up and down which is connected to a reduction gear coupled to the motor through another arm. The base plate of the mould has to be fitted to the rotating base plate of the instrument, which makes 1/9, & revolution per stroke. The number of strokes required for the arm can be set on an automatic blow counter. The equipment is suitable for operation on 230 V, 50 Hz, Single Phase, AC supply. ML – 504D Universal Automatic Compactor, Digital Same as ML-504 but with Digital counter. ML – 504001 Compaction Mould, Dia. 4" Made of Gun metal ML– 504002 Modified Compaction Mould, Dia. 6" Made of Gun metal ML – 504003 Compaction Mould, Dia. 4" Made of M. Steel ML – 504004 Modified Compaction Mould, Dia. 6" Made of M. Steel |
