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2.1.4 Fine adjusting the pins for larger vessels (figure 2.4 and figure 2.5):
1. Loosen screw “A” to move the micrometer side arm holder sideways
2. Loosen screw ”B” to move the micrometer side pin toward or away from the transducer.
3. Loosen screw ”C” to align the transducer side pin horizontally.
4. Loosen screws ”D” and ”E” to align the heights of the pins vertically.
Figure 2.4 - Fine adjustments of the pins in the Myograph chamber
A B E D C
Pins from top view
Pins from side view
Figure 2.5 - Illustrations of properly aligned pins (depicted on the far left) and incorrectly
aligned pins (depicted in the middle and far right).
2.2 Calibration of the force transducer
As a part of the general maintenance of the Wire Myograph , DMT recommends that the Wire Myograph is force calibrated at
least once a month. The Wire Myograph should also be force calibrated every time the interface has been moved. Although lab
benches are all supposedly perfectly horizontal, small differences in lab bench pitch can affect the calibration of the system.
The Wire Myograph should also be calibrated if the system has been idle for longer than a month. A step-by-step procedure is
