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Model 8159-1013A

1 CHANNEL STRAIN GAGE SENSOR SIGNAL CONDITIONER

Installation and Operating Manual

For assistance with the operation of this product,

contact PCB Piezotronics, Inc.

Toll-free: 800-828-8840

24-hour SensorLine: 716-684-0001

Fax: 716-684-0987

E-mail: [email protected]

Web: www.pcb.com

Summary of Contents for 8159-1013A

Page 1: ...OR SIGNAL CONDITIONER Installation and Operating Manual For assistance with the operation of this product contact PCB Piezotronics Inc Toll free 800 828 8840 24 hour SensorLine 716 684 0001 Fax 716 68...

Page 2: ...ty regimen When in doubt about a calibration cycle a good rule of thumb is to recalibrate on an annual basis It is also good practice to recalibrate after exposure to any severe temperature extreme sh...

Page 3: ...rchase Order should include authorization to proceed and return at current pricing which can be obtained from a factory customer service representative Contact Information International customers shou...

Page 4: ...isclosure Table Pb Hg Cd Cr VI PBB PBDE O O O O O O PCB X O O O O O O O O O O O X O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O X O O O O O O O O O X O O O O O O O O O O O X O O O O O X O O O O O...

Page 5: ...e O O X O O O Wires O O O O O O Cables X O O O O O Plastic O O O O O O Solder X O O O O O Copper Alloy Brass X O O O O O This table is prepared in accordance with the provisions of SJ T 11364 O Indica...

Page 6: ...ure Page 1 Series 8159 Front Panel View 2 2 Series 8159 Rear Panel View 3 3 Panel Mounting Cut Out Dimensions 3 4 Transducer Wiring 4 5 Input Output I O Wiring 5 6 Location of Jumpers and Potentiomete...

Page 7: ...ter combine to accurately digitize the input signal A 5V 60mA or 10V 120mA short circuit protected transducer excitation supply is also provided A 10VDC analog output signal with a 1kHz bandwidth come...

Page 8: ...the following steps 1 Rotate the four pawl screws outside screws in each corner several turns counter clockwise to retract the pawls Make sure the pawls retract enough to clear the back of the mountin...

Page 9: ...the sense leads be used with cable lengths longer than 20 feet The excitation voltage is then sensed and regulated at the transducer for optimum shunt calibration Consult factory for cable lengths ove...

Page 10: ...SERIES 8159 SIGNAL CONDITIONER MANUAL 5 Figure 5 Input Output I O Wiring...

Page 11: ...er before removing any enclosure panels or making any internal adjustments or changes Switch 1 Switch 2 Switch 3 Switch 4 Switch 5 Bridge Excitation 5 0 VEXC ON 10 0 VEXC OFF Full Scale Input 1 5 mV V...

Page 12: ...ny enclosure panels or making any internal adjustments or changes Figure 9 Location of RCAL Resistor Top View Warning Remove AC power to the 8159 meter before removing any enclosure panels or making a...

Page 13: ...nal To exit depress S1 once after the Decimal Point selection is completed Increment Switch S2 This switch serves two functions depending on the present status of S1 If the instrument is in the Mode S...

Page 14: ...k panel of the conditioner Removing the back panel can access it See Figure 9 Front Panel Switch Disable Jumper Reference Figure 6 This jumper when removed disables S1 S2 S3 and S4 5 0 FUNCTION DEFINI...

Page 15: ...ny desired engineering points The CAL number is entered in the same way as the Set Point and Hysteresis values This input must be entered prior to performing the calibration The CAL number may be any...

Page 16: ...rrent value of Set Point High 2 will be displayed Repeat Step 1 to set Set Point High 2 to the desired value 4 Depress MODE S1 switch once The text SPL2 followed by the current value of Set Point Low...

Page 17: ...e strain gage transducer to the instrument using Figure 4 as a reference Do not apply any load to the transducer 2 Apply power to the instrument NOTE If the instrument was previously calibrated and no...

Page 18: ...s now complete NOTE Calibration information tare and slope values is maintained in non volatile memory and is updated every time CALIBRATION Steps 9 and 11 are performed TARING the display does not ch...

Page 19: ...eading 8 With no load on the transducer verify the readout is approximately zero 9 Depress the INCREMENT S2 switch and hold until the TARE LED illuminates The readout should be ZERO 1 digit 10 Depress...

Page 20: ...3 Decimal point exponent 7th word 4 End of Line EOL Control Z 8th word Note Data are transmitted in ASCII characters The decimal position is transmitted as a power of 10 exponent in ASCII The decimal...

Page 21: ...SERIES 8159 SIGNAL CONDITIONER MANUAL 16 Figure 12...

Page 22: ...15 Pin Male D sub 15 Pin Male D sub Electrical Connector AC Power Input IEC 320 IEC 320 Size Height x Width x Diameter 1 89 in x 3 78 in x 5 88 in 48 mm x 96 mm x 149 mm 6 Weight 1 3 lb 0 59 kg All sp...

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