CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 1
2. INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................................................. 2
2.1.
P
RELIMINARY
T
ESTS
................................................................................................................................... 2
2.2.
E
MBEDMENT
J
OINTMETER
I
NSTALLATION
................................................................................................... 2
2.2.1. Installing the Socket ............................................................................................................................ 2
2.2.2. Installing the Jointmeter. .................................................................................................................... 3
2.2.3 Setting the Initial Rreading ................................................................................................................. 4
2.3.
C
ABLE
I
NSTALLATION
................................................................................................................................ 5
2.4.
E
LECTRICAL
N
OISE
..................................................................................................................................... 5
2.5.
I
NITIAL
R
EADINGS
....................................................................................................................................... 5
3. TAKING READINGS ..................................................................................................................................... 6
3.1.
O
PERATION OF THE
GK-403
R
EADOUT
B
OX
............................................................................................... 6
3.2
O
PERATION OF THE
GK-404
R
EADOUT
B
OX
................................................................................................ 6
3.3.
M
EASURING
T
EMPERATURES
...................................................................................................................... 7
4. DATA REDUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 8
4.1.
D
EFORMATION
C
ALCULATION
.................................................................................................................... 8
4.2.
T
EMPERATURE
C
ORRECTION
...................................................................................................................... 9
4.3.
E
NVIRONMENTAL
F
ACTORS
...................................................................................................................... 10
5. TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................................................................................ 11
APPENDIX A - SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................... 12
A.1
M
ODEL
4400
E
MBEDMENT
J
OINTMETER
................................................................................................... 12
A.2
T
HERMISTOR
(
SEE
A
PPENDIX
B
ALSO
) ....................................................................................................... 12
APPENDIX B - THERMISTOR TEMPERATURE DERIVATION ............................................................ 13
