Fluke 805

Vibration Meter
Technical Data

The reliable, repeatable, accurate way to

check bearings and overall vibration.
Make go or no-go maintenance decisions with confidence.
The Fluke 805 Vibration Meter is the most reliable vibration
screening device available for frontline mechanical
troubleshooting teams that need repeatable, severity-
scaled readings of overall vibration and bearing condition.

What makes the Fluke 805 the most reliable

vibration screening device available?
• Innovative sensor design minimizes measure-
ment variations caused by device angle or contact
pressure
• Consistent data quality at both low and high
frequency ranges
• Four-level severity scale assesses urgency of prob-
lems for overall vibration and bearing condition
• Exportable data via USB
• Trending in Microsoft® Excel using built-in
templates
• Overall vibration measurement (10 Hz to 1,000 Hz)
for acceleration, velocity and displacement units of
measurement for a wide variety of machines
• Crest Factor+ technology provides reliable bearing
assessment using direct sensor tip measurements
between 4,000 Hz and 20,000 Hz
• Colored lighting system (green, red) and on-screen
comments indicate how much pressure needs to be
applied to take measurements
• Temperature measurement with Spot IR Sensor
increases diagnostic capabilities
• On-board memory holds and saves up to 3,500
measurements
• Audio output for listening to bearing tones directly
• External accelerometer support for hard to reach
locations
• Flashlight for viewing measurement locations in
dark areas
• Large screen with high resolution for easy naviga-
tion and viewing
 What is Crest Factor +?

What is with
Fluke 805 CrestCrestFactor
Factor + +?
takes the
confusion out of bearing assessment
The original Crest Factor is used by vibration analysts High Frequency Bearing Vibration
to identify bearing faults. It is defined as the ratio of
the peak value/RMS value of a time domain vibration 4,000 Hz to 20,000 Hz (CF+)
signal.
A key limitation of using Crest Factor to iden-
tify bearing faults is that the Crest Factor does not Overall Vibration Overall Vibration
increase linearly as the bearing degrades. In fact, the Frequency Range
Crest Factor can actually decrease as a bearing nears 10 Hz to 1,000 Hz
catastrophic failure due to large RMS values.
In order to overcome this limitation, Fluke uses
a proprietary algorithm known as Crest Factor + Temperature IR Temperature
(CF+). CF+ values range from 1 to 16. As the bearing
condition worsens, the CF+ value increases. To keep -20 °C to 200 °C
things simple, Fluke has also included a four-level
severity scale that identifies the bearing health as
Good, Satisfactory, Unsatisfactory or Unacceptable.

Exporting and Trending

with the 805

Export and Trend in Excel

Trending, or repeated vibration measurements kept in
a spreadsheet over time, is the best method to track
machine health. With 805 you can easily:
• Export your result to Excel through USB connection
• Trend the readings with the pre-built Excel
templates and plot graphs
• Compare the overall vibration readings to ISO
Standards (10816-1, 10816-3, 10816-7)
Import measurements from the 805 Vibration Meter
to an Excel template on your PC in order to trend
the bearing parameters: overall vibration, CF+, and
temperature. Looking at just the number alone for the
overall vibration or temperature might not be of much Sample trend plot using the Fluke 805 trending template.
benefit to the operator or technician if they don’t
know what the number means. The user may not
know what is normal or what indicates a problem.
If measurements taken on the operator rounds are
easily loaded into Excel, then the trend will show
patterns of something that is becoming abnormal.
The user can now see a clear picture of the changing
bearing condition and deteriorating health of the
machine.

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Use the Fluke 805 Vibration Meter to
check these machine categories:

Chiller (refrigeration) • Horizontal centrifugal double suction pumps –

• Reciprocating (Open motor and compressor direct coupled
separate) • Boiler feed pumps (turbine or motor driven)
• Reciprocating (Hermetic motor and compressor)
Positive Displacement Pumps
• Centrifugal (Hermetic or Open Motor
• Positive displacement horizontal piston pumps
Fans (under load)
• Belt-driven Fans 1800 to 3600 RPM • Positive displacement horizontal gear pumps (under
• Belt-driven fans 600 to 1799 RPM load)
• General direct drive fans (direct coupled) Air compressors
• Vacuum blowers (belt or direct drive) • Reciprocating
• Large forced draft fans (fluid film brgs.) • Rotary screw
• Large induced draft fans (fluid film brgs.) • Centrifugal with or without external gearbox
• Shaft-mounted intergral fan (extended motor shaft) • Centrifugal – internal gear (axial meas.)
• Axial flow fans (belt or direct drive) • Centrifugal – internal gear (radial meas.)

Cooling tower drives Blowers

• Long, hollow drive shaft (motor) • Lobe-type rotary blowers (belt or direct drive)
• Belt drive (motor and fan - all arrangements) • Multi-stage centrifugal blowers (direct drive)
• Direct drive (motor and fan - all arrangemetns Generic gearboxes (rolling element bearings)
Centrifugal Pumps • Single stage gearbox
Note: height is measured from grade to top motor bearing
Machine tools
• Vertical pumps (12’ to 20’ height)
• Motor
• Vertical pumps (8’ to 12’ height)
• Gearbox input
• Vertical pumps (5’ to 8’ height)
• Gearbox output
• Vertical pumps (0’ to 5’ height)
• Spindles – roughing operations
• Horizontal centrifugal end suction pumps – direct
• Spindles – machine finishing
coupled
• Spindles – critical finishing

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Technical specifications
Vibration meter Environmental
Low frequency range 10 Hz to 1,000 Hz Operating -20 °C to 50 °C (-4 °F to 122 °F)
(overall measurement) temperature
High frequency range 4,000 Hz to 20,000 Hz Storage -30 °C to 80 °C (-22 °F to 176 °F)
(CF+ measurement) temperature
Severity levels Good, Satisfactory, Unsatisfactory, Operating 10 % to 95 % RH
Unacceptable humidity (non-condensing)
Vibration limit 50 g peak (100 g peak-peak) Operating/ Sea Level to 3,048 meters
A/D converter 16-bit Storage altitude (10,000 feet)
Signal to noise ratio 80 dB IP rating IP54
Sampling rate   Vibration limit 500 g peak
Low frequency 20,000 Hz Drop test 1 meter
High frequency 80,000 Hz General specifications
Real time clock backup Coin battery Battery type AA (2) Alkaline or Lithium-ion 2
V dc
Sensor
Battery life 250 measurements
Sensitivity 100 mV / g ± 10%
Size (L x W x H) 25.72 cm x 16.19 cm x 9.84 cm
Measurement range 0.01 g to 50 g
(10.13 in x 6.38 in x 3.875 in)
Low frequency range 10 Hz to 1,000 Hz
Weight 1.16 kg (2.55 lb)
(overall measurement)
Connectors USB mini-B 7-pin, stereo audio
High frequency range 4,000 Hz to 20,000 Hz
output jack (3.5 mm Audio
(CF+ measurement)
Plug), external sensor jack (SMB
Resolution 0.01 g connector)
Accuracy At 100 Hz ± 5 % of measured value
Amplitude units
Acceleration g, m/sec2
Velocity in/sec, mm/sec
Displacement mils, mm Ordering information
Infrared thermometer (temperature measurement) Fluke-805 Vibration Meter
Range -20 °C to 200 °C (-4 °F to 392 °F) Includes: 805 Vibration Meter, USB cable,
Accuracy ±2 °C (4 °F) storage case, belt holster, quick reference
guide, CD-ROM (includes MS Excel template
Focal length Fixed, at ~3.8 cm (1.5″ ) and documentation), and two AA batteries
External sensor
Note: Fluke supports, but does not provide, external sensors.
Frequency range 10 Hz to 1,000 Hz
Bias voltage (to supply power) 20 V dc to 22 V dc
Bias Current (to supply power) Maximum 5 mA
Firmware Fluke. Keeping your world
Calibration Factory calibration required up and running.®
External interfaces USB 2.0 (full speed) communication
Data capacity Database on internal flash memory Fluke Corporation
PO Box 9090, Everett, WA 98206 U.S.A.
Upgrade through USB
Fluke Europe B.V.
Memory Up to 3,500 measurements PO Box 1186, 5602 BD
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Radiated emission
For more information call:
Electrostatic discharge: Burst Standard EN 61000-4-2 In the U.S.A. (800) 443-5853 or
Electromagnetic interference Standard EN 61000-4-3 Fax (425) 446-5116
In Europe/M-East/Africa +31 (0) 40 2675 200 or
RE Standard CISPR 11, Class A Fax +31 (0) 40 2675 222
In Canada (800)-36-FLUKE or
Fax (905) 890-6866
From other countries +1 (425) 446-5500 or
Fax +1 (425) 446-5116
Web access: http://www.fluke.com
©2012 Fluke Corporation.
Specifications subject to change without notice.
Printed in U.S.A. 4/2012 4151049A_EN

Modification of this document is not permitted

without written permission from Fluke Corporation.

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