Lovibond TR 515 45°/0° Reflectance Spectrophotometer — product documents
Official English PDF documents for the listed product models, covering features, technical specifications and configuration information.
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TR 515 is a compact 45°/0° handheld reflectance spectrophotometer for identifying colour variation in opaque products across the plant floor, production line, warehouse or laboratory.
Key features
- 400–700 nm visible spectral range with 10 nm bandwidth supports spectral data and multiple colourimetric values.
- An onboard camera aids positioning, while the 3.5-inch colour capacitive touchscreen displays results directly.
- The rechargeable battery supports about eight hours or 5,000 measurements for laboratory, production-line and field use.
- Included OnShade colour software supports data storage, analysis and quality assessment.
Models and part numbers
| Part number | Model | Configuration / difference |
|---|---|---|
| 403032 | TR 515 | 45° ring illumination/0° viewing with two aperture sets |
Technical specifications
| Applicable standards | ASTM E313, ASTM D1925, ASTM D7843 and ASTM E308 |
|---|---|
| Sample type | Opaque samples |
| Optical geometry | 45° circumferential illumination / 0° viewing |
| Light source | Combined LED and UV source |
| Spectral system | Concave grating |
| Detector | 256-element dual-array CMOS image sensor |
| Spectral range | 400–700 nm |
| Spectral interval / bandwidth | 10 nm / 10 nm |
| Measurement aperture | MAV: φ8 mm measuring / φ10 mm illumination; SAV: φ4 mm measuring / φ5 mm illumination |
| Colour spaces | CIE Lab, XYZ, Yxy, LCh, CIE LUV and Hunter Lab |
| Colour-difference formulae | ΔE*ab, ΔE*uv, ΔE*94, ΔE*cmc (2:1 / 1:1), ΔE*00 and ΔE (Hunter) |
| Other colorimetric indices | WI whiteness (ASTM E313, CIE/ISO, AATCC and Hunter); YI yellowness (ASTM D1925 and ASTM E313); MI metamerism, staining fastness, colour fastness, colour strength and opacity |
| Displayed data | Spectral graph/values, sample chromaticity values, colour-difference values/graph, pass/fail result and colour offset |
| Standard observer | 2° and 10° |
| Standard illuminants | D65, A, C, D50, D55, D75 and F1–F12 |
| Measurement modes | Single and average measurement |
| Measurement time | 1.5 s |
| Reflectance range | 0–200% |
| Repeatability | Spectral reflectance: MAV standard deviation within 0.08%, and within 0.18% over 400–700 nm; chromaticity: ΔE*ab≤0.05 for 30 measurements of the white calibration tile at 5-second intervals |
| Inter-instrument agreement | Average ΔE*ab≤0.15 for 12 BCRA Series II tiles |
| Display and positioning | 3.5-inch TFT colour capacitive touchscreen; camera viewfinder positioning |
| Data storage | 1,000 standards / 30,000 samples |
| Interfaces | USB and Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Power and endurance | Rechargeable lithium-ion battery; approximately 8 hours or 5,000 measurements |
| Light-source life | Approximately 3 million measurements |
| Interface languages | English and Chinese |
| Operating environment | 0–40°C; 0–85% RH (non-condensing); altitude below 2,000 m |
| Storage environment | −20–50°C; 0–85% RH (non-condensing) |
| Dimensions and weight | 184 × 77 × 105 mm; approximately 600 g |
Standard delivery
- TR 515 instrument, OnShade software, white/black calibration board, dust cover, USB cable and external DC power supply
Applications
For colour-consistency checks on opaque coatings, household products, plastics, textiles and related materials.