Midtronics Celltron Essential, Instruction Manual

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1. SET PARAMETERS menu
The
SET PARAMETERS
menu allows you to set values for a string so it is ready to test. The
screen displays these options:
1. AUTO START
2. JARS ONLY
3. TEMP
4. REF
5. VOLTS/JAR
6. POSTS/JAR
7. EDIT STRING NAME
8. MAIN MENU
Table 7 describes these options.
Table 7. SET PARAMETERS menu options
Option Description
AUTO START
MANUAL START
•
AUTO START
begins a test automatically when you connect to the jar
•
MANUAL START
prompts you to press
ENTER
to begin a test after you
connect to the jar
The default is
AUTO START
.
JARS ONLY
JARS AND STRAPS
•
Jars
(JARS ONLY)
•
Cells and inter-cell connections of the string
(JARS AND STRAPS)
The default is
JARS ONLY
.
TEMP Temperature of the string. The analyzer compensates for temperature since
conductance measurements change with jar temperature. The analyzer measures an
absolute conductance value. However, it uses the
TEMP
value to adjust the
reference value you enter in
REF
. The percent is compensated to 25
°
C (77
°
F).
Compensation is adjusted at 0.7% per degree Celsius between 0
°
C and 35
°
C.
The default is 25
°
C (77
°
F).
REF Reference value in siemens. The default is 2000 S. For more information about
reference values, refer to “Determining a reference value.”
VOLTS/JAR Number of volts for a jar (2, 6, or 12 V). The default is 2 V.
POSTS/JAR Number of posts for a jar (2, 4, or 6 posts). The default is 2 posts.
EDIT STRING NAME Name of the string you can edit with numbers or characters.
You must set the values for these options for each string you test. If you do not set these options
for a string, the analyzer tests the string against the last setting.
2. TEST BATTERY option
The
TEST BATTERY
option allows you to test a string after you connect the cables to the jar
posts. If you do not have the cables connected to the jar posts before you select
TEST BATTERY
,
the screen prompts you to connect to a jar.
3. VIEW PARAMETERS menu
The
VIEW PARAMETERS
menu displays the values you set up for a string under the
SET
PARAMETERS
menu. This menu allows you to view the parameters only. For descriptions of
these options, refer to “
SET PARAMETERS
menu.”