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Product guide, application notes, and full user / installation manuals for every instrument.

Product Guide & Reference Material

Click below to download and view the latest edition of the Matelect Product Guide. Inside you'll find information on all our off-the-shelf instruments and peripherals, covering both the AC and DCPD techniques, our induced signal monitors, and our wide range of accessories.

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Application Notes

Guides to help you choose and apply the right potential drop technique.

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ACPD Technique (v3.3b)Practical aspects of specimen connection and test set-up for ACPD studies, including long-term continuous monitoring of crack activity across multiple specimens or sites.
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AC or DC? (Dec 2025)A primer to help end-users decide between the ACPD and DCPD variants of the potential drop method.
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Guide to PD Connections (v3, Nov 2025)Guide to making signal and current connections and wiring for potential drop instruments, covering best practice for reliable, low-noise measurements.
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Ceramic applicationsApplication note: potential drop testing of ceramics.
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Induced signal applicationsApplication note: induced signal / EBIC techniques.
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Fatigue applicationsApplication note: potential drop for fatigue crack studies.
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Stress corrosion applicationsApplication note: stress corrosion cracking studies.

ACPD Crack Growth Monitors

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CGM-7 manual (v3.2)User manual
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CGM-5 manual (v1.5) — legacyUser manual (for owners of the earlier CGM-5R monitor)

ACPD Accessories & Peripherals

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SM-HF manual (v1.7)User manual
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MAT-4 manual (v0.2)User manual
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SM manual (v1.2) — legacyInstallation manual (for owners of the earlier SM scanner system)
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SM-3 manual (v1.2) — legacyUser manual (for owners of the earlier SM-3 unit)
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MAT-3 manual (v0.2) — legacyUser manual (for owners of the earlier MAT-3 probe)
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MAT-2 manual (v1.1) — legacyUser manual (for owners of the earlier MAT-2 probe)
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ACPR-2(FL) flyer — legacyProduct flyer (superseded by the ACPR-3(FL))

DCPD Crack Growth Monitors

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DCM-2 manual (v3.5)User manual
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DCM-1 manual (v1.2) — legacyUser manual (for owners of the earlier DCM-1 monitor)

DCPD Accessories & Peripherals

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SM-HC manual (v1.2)User manual

PD Software

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PDsoft v2 manual (v1.2R)Software manual
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PDsoft manual — legacySoftware manual (for PDsoft v1)

Other Instruments

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ISM-6A manual (v1.4)User manual
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ISM-5A manual (v1.1) — legacyUser manual (for owners of the earlier ISM-5A unit)
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IU-1 manual (v1.2) — legacyUser manual (companion unit for the ISM-5A)
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SR-80 manual (v1)User manual
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SPW-1 manual (v3, Nov 2025)User manual
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ICF-6R manual (v3) — legacyUser manual
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PCI-3 manual (v1.1) — legacyUser manual