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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harvey Donald Solomon, Schenectady, NY (US);
Ronald Edward Delair, Schenectady, NY (US);
Leslie Homer String, Johnstown, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 9/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 9/10 ;
Abstract
A wetting balance includes a load cell for suspending a specimen above a crucible containing a molten braze pool. A lift supports the crucible for vertical lifting thereof to effect an immersion cycle of the specimen in the pool. A controller operates the lift and determines first contact with the pool by measuring force changes thereat and produces a measured force log during the immersion cycle. In operation, the lift is operated for a predetermined time following first contact for immersing the specimen to a predetermined depth in the pool.