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Nova-Strobe dax

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Nova-Strobe dbx

Portable Deluxe Stroboscopes

MONARCH INSTRUMENT

Instruction Manual

15 Columbia Drive

Amherst, NH 03031 USA

Phone: (603) 883-3390

Fax: (603) 886-3300

Website: www.monarchinstrument.com

(Nova-Strobe dbx shown)

Printed in the U.S.A.

1071-4203-111R

Summary of Contents for Nova-Strobe DBX

Page 1: ...ENT Instruction Manual 15 Columbia Drive Amherst NH 03031 USA Phone 603 883 3390 Fax 603 886 3300 E mail support monarchinstrument com Website www monarchinstrument com Nova Strobe dbx shown Printed i...

Page 2: ...nt or severe personal injury or death may occur as a result 8 This instrument may not be safe for use in certain hazardous environments and serious personal injury or death could occur as a result of...

Page 3: ...narch Instrument s Limited Warranty applies See www monarchinstrument com for details Warranty Registration and Extended Warranty coverage available online at www monarchinstrument com CE DECLARATION...

Page 4: ...al and sensor power CA 4044 6 6 foot 1 8 m Input Output cable 1 8 inch 3 5 mm male phone plug to male BNC connector CA 4045 6 6 foot 1 8 m Input Output cable 1 8 inch 3 5 mm male phone plug to 1 8 inc...

Page 5: ...cy exceeds the limit of the stroboscope Battery Powered Model Only Battery indication see section 7 0 Figure 1 Display Panel 20 dbx Specific Trigger to Flash Delay 13 sec typical Input Power Battery p...

Page 6: ...00 nanosec min pulse width Positive or Negative edge triggered menu selectable Output Pulse 40 sec positive negative pulse menu selectable 3 3 Vdc typical Note dax Input Output connectors isolated fro...

Page 7: ...nal Input Figure 2 Input Connector Detail Stereo plug 18 7 3 Battery Disposal Prior to disposing of the battery powered strobe the user must remove the Nickel Metal Hydride batteries To do this remove...

Page 8: ...g if the battery voltage is too low This condition is indicated by no flash and the display shows LO BAT At this time the batteries must be recharged Remember to release the trigger switch 7 2 Chargin...

Page 9: ...ble NiMH Nickel Metal Hydride batteries These batteries contain fewer toxic metals than NiCd Nickel Cadmium and are currently classified environmentally friendly They also have 30 more capacity than N...

Page 10: ...hing is plugged into the input jack or when manually set using the INPUT button To change the flash rate With the power on turn the knob counter clockwise to increase the flash rate and clockwise to d...

Page 11: ...ultiply the initial flash rate by 2 3 4 5 etc up to the maximum flash rate This is very helpful on fan blades Using this feature one can superimpose the blades on top of each other and check for blade...

Page 12: ...the bottom line and the current flash rate will be displayed on the top line 13 6 0 LAMP AND FUSE REPLACEMENT 6 1 Lamp Replacement WARNING Before attempting to remove the lamp make sure the strobosco...

Page 13: ...ting at 5000 RPM If the speed is outside the full scale range of the stroboscope 20 000 FPM it can be measured using the method of harmonics and multipoint calculation Start at the highest flash rate...

Page 14: ...der to do this several factors need to be considered First the object being measured should be visible for all 360 of rotation e g The end of a shaft Second the object should have some unique part on...