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STATIC SHEAR TESTER

MODEL SS-RT-10, SS-HT-8 & SS-HT-30

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

CHEMINSTRUMENTS

510 COMMERCIAL DRIVE

FAIRFIELD, OHIO 45014

(513) 860-1598

www.cheminstruments.com

Revision 1.8

October 17, 2018

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Page 1: ...STATIC SHEAR TESTER MODEL SS RT 10 SS HT 8 SS HT 30 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS CHEMINSTRUMENTS 510 COMMERCIAL DRIVE FAIRFIELD OHIO 45014 513 860 1598 www cheminstruments com Revision 1 8 October 17 2018...

Page 2: ...Y COMPONENTS 7 TIMER BOX SCREEN 8 BATTERY FUNCTION 9 THEORY OF OPERATION 10 SHEAR BANK CALIBRATION 10 CALIBRATION PROCEDURE 10 RUNNING A TEST 10 MAINTENANCE 13 TROUBLESHOOTING 13 MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE...

Page 3: ...hold the samples in place and a Timer Box to record the time interval in minutes of the specific test All units are designed to meet or exceed the requirements of specific test methods for shear test...

Page 4: ...imeters Depth 13 inches 33 centimeters Height 22 inches 56 centimeters Weight 90 pounds 41 kilograms Physical Dimensions SS HT 8 Width 16 inches 41 centimeters Depth 9 inches 23 centimeters Height 16...

Page 5: ...ly unpack the instrument and check for any damage that may have occurred during shipment If any damage did occur during transit notify the carrier immediately The ChemInstruments Static Shear Tester c...

Page 6: ...Bank in an oven The matching Timer Box is to be connected to the Shear Bank by the provided cable Make sure the appropriate cable is connected to the matching connector on the Shear Bank The ChemInst...

Page 7: ...t to hold shear panels in place for testing purposes PANEL RACK consisting of horizontal flat bar providing mounting points for the Shear Panel Holders PANEL RACK MOUNTING DRUM consisting of cylinder...

Page 8: ...f the test will be displayed 3 TEST BANK POSITION Indicates the Test Bank position The field is green during testing to show a test is in progress Once a test is completed the field will turn red to s...

Page 9: ...ontinue testing for 2 3 hours after loss of power The battery voltage is monitored by the control board in the Shear tester When the voltage becomes low there will be a warning message that the batter...

Page 10: ...ners of the Shear Bank to position the Shear Bank level in both the front to back and left to right directions 2 Using an Angle Level adjust the Panel Rack so that there is a 2 degree backward angle f...

Page 11: ...nd shear clip are then loaded into the Panel Holder on the Shear Bank 5 Hook the test weight onto the Shear Test Clip 6 Double click the Reset All button on the Timer Box 7 Double click the Start butt...

Page 12: ...EST BANK POSITION will become green and the TIME DISPLAY for that bank will start counting Once a test weight falls onto the trip plate the TEST BANK POSITION becomes red The TIME DISPLAY will remain...

Page 13: ...ance procedures A To replace a switch 1 Eight bank units Lay the unit on its back Remove the base of the unit This allows access to the switches Loosen the screws holding the wires and then remove the...

Page 14: ...n screw counter clockwise to decrease tension NOTE Increasing tension will raise the Trip Plate from the switch lever making it necessary to use heavier weights to trip the switch Decreasing the tensi...

Page 15: ...es of the film or glass and with the flex tail Wipe the surface gently if there is a directional surface texture wipe in the same direction as the texture Never use acidic or alkaline cleaners or orga...

Page 16: ...VERVIEW Congratulations on the purchase of your new ChemInstruments EZ Shear Software The EZ Shear Software works with ChemInstruments SS HT 8 SS RT 10 and SS HT 30 Shear Testers The software will all...

Page 17: ...T 10 SS HT 8 SS HT 30 SPECIFICATIONS System Requirements Personal computer operating Microsoft Windows 7 Windows 8 or Windows 10 Pentium processor 1 GHz or higher Minimum screen resolution 1280 x 768...

Page 18: ...mocouple must be connected to the Shear Tester READ BATTERY VOLTAGE Displays the current voltage level of the battery backup CALIBRATE THERMOCOUPLE ONLY IF OPTIONAL THERMOCOUPLE IS PURCHASED Calibrate...

Page 19: ...ch type of standard deviation formula to use either sample or population based Past versions of EZ Shear strictly used the population based formula HELP MANUAL Opens a digital copy of the manual for S...

Page 20: ...20 P a g e Static Shear Tester Operating Instructions SS RT 10 SS HT 8 SS HT 30 Figure C Sample Excel Output Format...

Page 21: ...reselected list and click OK or hit the Enter key OPERATOR NAME Enter a description of the sample and click ok or hit the Enter key TEST AREA Enter your own test area or choose from the preselected li...

Page 22: ...next to an individual position to select unselect individual positions Selected positions will be used in calculations and graph POSITION Displays the position of the test on the Shear Bank TIME MINUT...

Page 23: ...all of the selected positions FILENAME Displays the file name if the file has been saved DATE TIME Records the date and time the test data was saved NOTES Enter any desired notes and click OK or hit t...

Page 24: ...24 P a g e Static Shear Tester Operating Instructions SS RT 10 SS HT 8 SS HT 30 View of the enlarged graph using the ZOOM button...

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