Dakota Shear Wave Quick Change Transducers are single element angle beam probes with a threaded tip that lets the angle beam wedge be swapped with minimum delay. The quick change design solves a practical inspection problem: when a job needs different frequencies on the same wedge, or different angles from the same frequency transducer, the operator can change the wedge instead of carrying and re-setting a separate probe for every combination.

The Dakota Shear Wave Quick Change Transducer screws onto wedges of different angles to produce shear wave measurements, and the smaller footprint makes the range of the Dakota Shear Wave Quick Change Transducers suitable for inspecting curved surfaces and hard to reach areas. Probe diameters cover 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 inch across 1.00MHz, 2.25MHz, 3.50MHz, 5.00MHz and 10.00MHz frequencies, with composite and standard elements and HG, R or S characteristic options. All connect by microdot and suit the FX70, FX71 and FX80 gauges. Used in conjunction with the gauge's trigonometry feature, the Dakota Shear Wave Quick Change Transducer produces shear waves for instrumental flaw detection and lets the gauge calculate flaw location from the beam angle.

Dakota Shear Wave Quick Change Transducers are used by weld and non-destructive testing inspectors across fabrication, structural and pipework inspection, where varied geometry and access make a single fixed-angle probe impractical. The Dakota Shear Wave Quick Change Transducers are supplied in South Africa by BAMR, the country's authorised distributor.