|
Our Testing |
Phantom |
comments |
| Determine dead elements |
Yes |
No |
The phantom cannot distinguish between a dead element, bad
transmitter, bad receiver, or broken wires. |
| Determine broken wires |
Yes |
No |
See above |
| Determine delaminated lens |
Yes |
No |
A delaminate lens is repairable at fraction of
the cost of a new probe |
| Determine fractional bandwidth |
Yes |
No |
Can affect overall resolution |
| Determine pulse width |
Yes |
No |
Can affect overall resolution |
| Determine center frequency |
Yes |
No |
Important in penetration and depth. |
| Determine if probe is repairable |
Yes |
No |
Delaminated lens or broken wires may be
repairable, bad or weak elements are not repairable. |
| Help trouble shoot system problems |
Yes |
Yes |
Our testing can eliminate the probe as the
source of system trouble. A phantom can help discover a system problem
but is inconclusive in determining if it is the probe or the system. |