TCI Proving Procedure for a Dresser Model 5 Prover

1. Entering the TCI Proving Mode. a. Press the Pushbutton on the TCI until LIVEDIAL is displayed on the LCD

Display.

b. Wait until a flowrate is displayed.

Pushbutton

LCD Display

IRDA Port

c. Press and hold the Pushbutton until PROVE TC is displayed on the LCD Display. PROVE TC indicates that a Temperature Compensated test is going to be performed.

d. Shortly after Prove TC is displayed, the Cubic Feet per pulse for the test is displayed. It will either be 1 CF/P or 10 CF/P and is based on the size and type of the meter. This value will be needed later in this procedure.

e. The LCD Display will toggle between the Flowrate reading and the words

PROVE TC during the test. f. To perform an Uncorrected Test, press the Pushbutton once. The LCD

Display will show PROVE UC. PROVE UC indicates that an Uncorrected test is going to be performed.

g. Shortly after Prove UC is displayed, the Cubic Feet per pulse for the test is

displayed. It will either be 1 CF/P or 10 CF/P and is based on the size and type of the meter. This value will be needed later in this procedure.

2. TCI Proving Adapter Cable a. Locate the USB Connector and the Five Pin Prover Connector on the TCI

Prover Adapter Cable

b. Plug the Five Pin Prover Connector into the small blue prover box of the Dresser Model 5 Prover, on the port labeled “I.D. Pulser”.

c. Plug the USB Connector into a USB Port on the laptop used to run the prover tests. You will not have to load any drivers. This connection is simply used to power the TCI Proving Adapter.

d. The Yellow LED on the TCI Proving Adapter will illuminate indicating that power is applied to the TCI Proving Adapter.

USB Connector Five Pin Prover Connector

e. Slide the TCI Proving Adapter into the IRDA Port of the TCI.

f. The Green LED will illuminate indicating that the TCI Proving Adapter is “linked” to the TCI.

g. The Red LED will blink every time a pulse is sent from the TCI Proving Adapter to the Dresser Model 5 Prover.

3. Prover Configuration a. Start the DMD Transfer Prover Software and click on the “Configure/Run

Meter Test” button.

Click to configure a test

b. In the Prover Capacity field, select the appropriate Master Meter that will be used for the test.

c. In the Test Control Mode field, select Optical Scanner.

d. Meter Output field i. If you are performing an Uncorrected Test on the TCI, set the

Meter Output for Uncorrected.

ii. If you are performing a Temperature Compensated Test on the TCI, set the Meter Output for (TC) Temperature Corrected and select DIAPHRAGM TC (CONTINUOUSLY COMPENSATED) in the TC Options field.

e. Set the Flow Rate and Volume for the test based on your companies procedures.

f. Set the Drive Rate/PPT based off of Table 1.

g. Repeat Steps e and f for additional tests at a different Flow Rate.

h. Press “Start” to run the test.

4. Exiting the TCI Proving Mode. a. If you were performing a Temperature Compensated Test on the TCI,

press the Pushbutton twice to exit the TCI Proving Mode. Continue pressing the Pushbutton until the Corrected Volume index reading is displayed.

b. If you were performing an Uncorrected Test on the TCI, press the Pushbutton once to exit the TCI Proving Mode. Continue pressing the Pushbutton until the Corrected Volume index reading is displayed.

Table 1

Dresser/Roots LMMA Cubic Foot Drive Rate/

Size per Pulse PPT 1.5M 1 Set the same as the Volume field 2M 1 Set the same as the Volume field 3M 1 Set the same as the Volume field 5M 1 Set the same as the Volume field 7M 1 Set the same as the Volume field

11M 1 Set the same as the Volume field 16M 1 Set the same as the Volume field 23M 10 Volume field divided by 10 38M 10 Volume field divided by 10 56M 10 Volume field divided by 10 102M 10 Volume field divided by 10

Dresser/Roots B3 Cubic Foot Drive Rate/

Size per Pulse PPT 8C175/200 1 Set the same as the Volume field

11C175/200 1 Set the same as the Volume field 15C175/200 1 Set the same as the Volume field

1M300 1 Set the same as the Volume field 2M175/200 1 Set the same as the Volume field 3M175/300 1 Set the same as the Volume field

5M175 1 Set the same as the Volume field 7M175 1 Set the same as the Volume field 11M175 1 Set the same as the Volume field 16M175 1 Set the same as the Volume field 23M175 10 Volume field divided by 10 23M232 10 Volume field divided by 10 38M175 10 Volume field divided by 10 56M175 10 Volume field divided by 10

Table 1 Continued

Romet Cubic Foot Drive Rate/

Size per Pulse PPT RM1000, Older 1 Set the same as the Volume field RM1000, New 1 Set the same as the Volume field

RM1500 1 Set the same as the Volume field RM2000 1 Set the same as the Volume field RM3000 1 Set the same as the Volume field RM5000 1 Set the same as the Volume field RM7000 1 Set the same as the Volume field RM11000 1 Set the same as the Volume field

RM16000, Long 1 Set the same as the Volume field RM1600, Short 1 Set the same as the Volume field

RM23000 1 Set the same as the Volume field RM38000 10 Volume field divided by 10

American RPM Cubic Foot Drive Rate/

Size per Pulse PPT 9.0C 1 Set the same as the Volume field 1.5M 1 Set the same as the Volume field 3.5M 1 Set the same as the Volume field 5.5M 1 Set the same as the Volume field 7.0M 1 Set the same as the Volume field 11.0M 1 Set the same as the Volume field 16.0M 1 Set the same as the Volume field 23.0M 1 Set the same as the Volume field