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Thank you for choosing this Mecmesin instrument, with correct use it will give many years of reliable service. Upon receiving the unit please check
that no obvious physical damage has been sustained by the packaging material or the instrument itself. If any damage is evident, or if any of the
items in Appendix 1 are missing, please notify Mecmesin or their Authorised Agent immediately. We strongly recommend that

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the packaging

and fixings are retained for any future transit requirements. When using the VersaTest, please ensure that the ventilation holes situated on the back
and the bottom of the unit are not obstructed. Attach (hand tight only) the four rubber feet to the VersaTest with the screws provided.

Appendix 2 gives guidance notes on the safe use of mains powered test frames. You should read this before proceeding any further. Within the
European Union (EU), a copy of this Appendix is supplied in a language appropriate for your country.
Failure to adhere to the guidelines for safe use given in these operating instructions may result in irrepairable damage to the unit and personal
injury to the operator.

The VersaTest is a single column ballscrew-driven test frame with a load rating of up to 2500N. It must not be used with load ratings above
2500N. Complemented by a Mecmesin loadcell or force gauge (as illustrated in the photograph), together with special fixtures and accessories, it
constitutes a key component in force measurement systems suitable for accurately and reproduceably testing a wide range of products.
There is only one standard model of the VersaTest. The dimensions, speed range and capacity have been carefully optimised to cover the test
procedures and specimen sizes most often needed by quality departments within many sectors of manufacturing industry.
The VersaTest has been designed and manufactured in a controlled system to ensure compliance with all relevant European Community Directives.
See Appendix 3. Additional information on the VersaTest can be found in Mecmesin publication M/511291.

Speed Setting

The VersaTest has variable speed control in both upward and downward directions.  Speeds can be independently set and controlled by the knobs
(A, in Fig.1) on the front panel.  The white pointer on the speed control knobs gives an indication of the speed setting.  Some test Standards place
particular requirements upon speed accuracy/reproduceability, which may exceed the normal performance of the VersaTest.  Under such
circumstances calibration of each individual test stand may be appropriate.

Start-up Procedure

Set the limit switches (B, in Fig.1); turn each red plastic thumbscrew anticlockwise, move to appropriately 50mm either side of the moving
crosshead (C, in Fig.1) and re-tighten. Do not confuse these limit switches with the (preset) safety stop (D, in Fig.1).
Connect your VersaTest to an appropriate mains supply, turn on power switch (a, in Fig.2). If the green power bar does not illuminate, turn the red
emergency stop button (E, in Fig.1) in a clockwise direction (as indicated by the arrows).

Pressing the red ‘Emergency Stop’ button will, at any time, stop the crosshead moving*

* Note that the green power bar fades over a period of about one second.

Safe Operation Of The VersaTest

Introduction To The VersaTest

Operating Instructions