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PO Box 16460, Portland, OR  97292-0460

 

 

503-254-6600

 

 

Fax 503-255-2615 

 

     ACHIEVING  ASSEMBLY EXCELLENCE 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AHCTS Series  

Continuous Rotation  

Torque Tool Test stands 

 

Users Guide   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Auditor AHCTS Series

Page 1: ...PO Box 16460 Portland OR 97292 0460 503 254 6600 Fax 503 255 2615 ACHIEVING ASSEMBLY EXCELLENCE AHCTS Series Continuous Rotation Torque Tool Test stands Users Guide ...

Page 2: ...10 pin connector 4 DC In 4 RS 232 4 Charging the Batteries 4 RS 232 RS232 Transfer Protocol RS232 Datastream Format RS232 Cable Pinouts PROGRAMMING NAVIGATION 6 Menu Tree Button Operation MENU TREE RUNDOWN FIXTURE 11 DESCRIPTION OF FUNCTIONS 12 Operating Modes Peak 1st Peak Track Engineering Units Full Scale Low Limit High Limit ADDITIONAL PRODUCTS 14 AIMCO LIMITED WARRANTY 15 ...

Page 3: ...nstruments feature similar user interfaces and menu structure When appropriate an additional manual specific to the instrument configured on the stand may be included in the shipping documents SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions of Stands Small Stand Width 8 Height 15 Depth 8 Weight 35 Lbs Medium Stand Width 12 Height 15 Depth 12 Weight 40 Lbs HD Med Stand Width 14 Height 15 Depth 19 Weight 45 Lbs HD...

Page 4: ...he reading in Peak and 1st Peak Mode 2 Turns the display Off 3 Programmable Soft Buttons Functionality varies with the current menu set and is shown on the bottom two lines of the display Arrow buttons scroll through torque modes and engineering units 4 Accepts the reading into memory Scrolls back one level in the menu system 3 2 1 4 ...

Page 5: ...is the mini plug interface for the RS 232 cable Values are sent via RS 232 every time the unit auto clears or the ENT CLR button is pressed CHARGING THE BATTERIES 1 The battery life is approximately 12 hours when fully charged The Low Battery indicator on the display will illuminate when the battery voltage is low After this indication the user has approximately 15 30 minutes before the batteries ...

Page 6: ...with a terminal emulator program such as HyperTerminal included in all versions of Windows before Vista under Start Programs Accessories Communications or a free terminal program such as PuTTY RS232 Transfer Protocol Protocol Value Cable 9 pin to mini plug Baud 9600 Parity None Bits 8 S Bit 1 Flow None RS232 Datastream Format mmmbsdddddbuuuuucl where m Memory Location s Sign space or c Carriage Re...

Page 7: ...uttons will vary with the current selection There are two ways to change settings or otherwise gain access to the operation of the tester 1 Live Programming Where the soft buttons have text above them pressing the button will scroll through the options In the picture above pressing the down arrow scrolls through the Torque Modes These include Peak 1st Peak and Track The Up Arrow scrolls through th...

Page 8: ...ws of text and will vary depending on the current mode of operation Pressing the ENT button takes you back to the previous screen until you return to the Run Mode Button Operation Run Mode Current mode displayed ON Clears the peak reading if saved otherwise zero s the display and erases the memory location ENT Save current reading in memory if memory is on and clears the peak reading Memory Mode M...

Page 9: ...ing a reading Auto clear can be set from one to nine seconds or turned completely off With AutoClr disabled the reading will continue to display until the operator stores it by pressing the ENT button or clears it by pressing the On button Pressing the key will change Off to a value of 1 referring to the number of seconds the system will hold a reading on the screen before clearing Press arrow key...

Page 10: ...ither cycle the power or zero the unit With Sign Lock OFF the tester will capture both CW and CCW torque 1 5 Edit Limits High or Low edits that limit Limit editing Up and Down Change the digit specified 5 is decimal point OFF turns the limit off DIG Changes which digit to edit ENT Accepts changes 2 SYSTEM MENU SEL Enters menu 2 1 Sleep Set time in minutes To conserve battery life the display is eq...

Page 11: ...tion about the system TD Gives detailed information about the transducer 3 DATA MENU SEL Enters menu 3 1 Print Memory Send Prints the currently saved readings 3 2 Clear Memory CLR Followed by ENT clears the readings saved in memory 3 3 Reset All CLR Followed by ENT clears all readings and all sets Should be used approximately every 5000 readings ...

Page 12: ... McMaster Carr part number 1028K65 Standard Nickel Antiseize Lubricant After lubrication replace the rundown washers as shown below some units have an additional washer installed If there are 6 washers on your unit install the last one to the right of the last washer shown below facing the same way You can configure your rundown to be harder or more compliant this may affect your torque result Rea...

Page 13: ...ied to the transducer Track mode is used primarily for verifying calibration of the unit ENGINEERING UNITS Shows the current engineering units Press the key to cycle through the eight possible choices Kgf m KgfCm gfCm cNm Nm FT LB IN LB IN OZ FULL SCALE Shows the Full Scale value of the Torque Shaft This is not an adjustable value LOW LIMIT Use the Low Limit setting to visually flag the operator w...

Page 14: ... the display if the captured value is less than the low limit HIGH LIMIT Use the high limit setting to visually flag the operator when a reading falls over a desired maximum value High limits are set in the identical way as low limits Please refer to the Low Limit section for details NOTE The green LED on the front of the display will flash when a peak is captured that falls within the limit setti...

Page 15: ... Articulating Arm for above displays At left is an image of the possible configurations of AHCTS and AHCTS K test stands Image illustrates various sizes various reaction devices and illustration of rotary versus hydraulic test stands Hydraulic test stands do not have bushing support collar or rundown fixtures while the rotary test stands do ...

Page 16: ...le discretion The liability of AIMCO hereunder shall be limited to replacing or repairing at its option any products which are returned freight prepaid to AIMCO and which AIMCO determines to be defective as described above or at AIMCO s option refunding the purchase price of such products AIMCO reserves the right to make periodic changes in construction or tool design at any time AIMCO specificall...

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