MAX II
Bolt Tension Monitor
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detection on the first cycle. This is also very important when the reference length is
being measured. If the threshold is set so that the amplitude of the signal is just
barely reaching the threshold, it should be decreased. If the user does not increase it
at that time, when the fastener is put under a load, the same peak jumps can occur.
Even though the threshold can be adjusted at a later time to correct the peak jump,
errors can be overlooked during the measurement process. Therefore, it’s always
best to make these adjustments when initially measuring the reference lengths.
The
MAX II
is equipped with three gates and thresholds, depending on the
measurement mode used. The standard measurement mode is
pulse-echo (P-E)
uses a single gate and threshold. The
MAX II
also has optional multiple echo modes
that use two or three gates depending on the multiple echo mode selected,
echo-
echo (E-E)
or
echo-echo verify (E-EV)
.
The procedures to adjust the
Thresholds
are outlined below:
Adjusting the Thresholds using the Hot Menus
1) Press the
MEAS
key once to activate measure menu items. Press the
MEAS
key multiple times to move down and the
ESC
key multiple times to
move up, until the desired
Threshold
cell is highlighted.
2) Press the
LEFT
and
RIGHT
arrow keys multiple times using the right
button wheel to scroll the highlighted value.
3)
Alternatively
, press the
ENTER
key to display the
Digits Edit Box
.
4) Press the
UP
and
DOWN
arrow keys multiple times using the left or
right button wheel to scroll the highlighted value.
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