Dillon AFG 1000N, Manual

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The instrument is now in the display mode. This is
the most commonly used mode. The display is
showing the actual force that is being applied to the
unit.
If a force is carefully applied via the sensing probe
(hole at bottom of AFG, only) the reading on the
display will register this applied force.
Do not overload the transducer as this will cause
irreparable damage. In this display mode, forces or
torques greater than 120% of full scale will produce
a constant sound warning coupled with an OL
symbol on the display. The instrument keeps a
record of all overloads that are applied. This can
only be cleared by trained Dillon staff or represen-
tatives.
Tensile forces on the AFG are displayed as positive
numbers and compressive forces as negative
numbers, the minus sign appearing to the left of the
digits when shown. See Figure 2.
Figure 2
Display of tension and compression
Display of
Tension/
Compression