When used on a microindentation tester, the Minuteman ELT Series is an upgradeable system that allows the operator to start with a basic system and progress to a fully automatic version as needs and budget change. The entry-level ELT1 is a video filar system for measuring the indents on the computer’s monitor using a virtual joystick for easy, on-screen operation. The ELT1 has all of the report writing capability of the higher-level systems, such as multiple graphing, MS Excel export, statistics and case depth plotting.