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Tension Meter 

 

 

MST Series 

 

 

Model   MST

Edition 

MST 01.E

Instruction Manual

Valid as of: 01.02.2022

 

• Please keep the manual for future reference!

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Summary of Contents for MST Series

Page 1: ...Tension Meter MST Series Model MST Edition MST 01 E Instruction Manual Valid as of 01 02 2022 Please keep the manual for future reference S C H M I D T c o n t r o l i n s t r u m e n t s ...

Page 2: ...Battery 10 3 3 2 Battery change 10 3 3 3 Switching the tension meter on 11 3 3 4 Switching the tension meter off 11 3 4 Tension meter settings 11 3 4 1 Material menu 13 3 4 2 Password 13 3 4 3 Factory reset 14 3 5 Operating Procedure 14 3 5 1 Zero adjustment of the measurement position 14 3 5 2 Measuring the Upper Tension 15 3 3 3 Measuring the Lower Tension 16 3 5 4 Damping 17 3 5 5 Using the ala...

Page 3: ...easured values 29 3 7 5 Memory mode H 30 3 7 5 1 Saving data 30 3 7 5 2 Displaying the saved measured values 31 3 7 5 3 Displaying the saved measured values on a PC 31 3 7 5 4 Deleting the saved measured values 32 3 7 6 Memory mode D 32 3 7 6 1 Saving data 32 3 7 6 2 Displaying the saved measured values 32 3 7 6 3 Displaying the saved measured values on a PC 33 3 7 6 4 Deleting the saved measured ...

Page 4: ...pera tion is the knowledge of the basic safety notices and safety instructions These Operating Instructions contain the most important notices for the safe operation of the device These Operating Instructions in particular the safety notices must be observed by any person who works with the device In addition the local valid rules and regulations for the prevention of accidents must be complied wi...

Page 5: ...rom misuse The intended use also includes Complying with all notices included in the Operating Instructions and observing all inspection and maintenance works 1 8 Copyright 1 9 Declaration of Conformity RoHs II and WEEE Registration In compliance with the EU Directives 2014 30 EU and 2011 65 EU HANS SCHMIDT CO GmbH is registered in compliance with the German Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act...

Page 6: ... 6 Wh protected Housing Material Aluminium profile with plastic outer casing PVC Housing Dimensions incl clamping device 208 mm x 80 124 mm x 106 mm W x D x H Weight tension meter 840 g Weight suction cup 500 g FS Full Scale 2 1 Specifications Model Tension Range cN SCHMIDT Calibration Material MST 200 1 200 PA 0 12 mm Ø MST 500 1 500 PA 0 20 mm Ø MST 1000 1 1000 PA 0 30 mm Ø MST 2000 1 2000 PA 0 ...

Page 7: ...Unpacking Unpack the tension meter and inspect it for any shipping damage Notices of defect must be announced immediately at the latest within 7 days on receipt of the goods Have you read and understood the Operating Instructions in particular Chapter 1 Basic Safety Notices You are not permitted to operate the instrument before doing so Before working with the instrument you must put on your perso...

Page 8: ...motor 10 Take off roller 11 Ceramic eyes 12 Clamping device for suction cup 13 Fixture to determine bobbin case fig 3 1a 1 9 7 11 10 12 13 Pos 2 13 Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 11 Numeric display Info on material Damping Current reading Memory mode data stored in the memory Battery status indicator Free memory Measurement unit MIN MAX Alarm fig 3 2b Saved measurement series Cal adjustment ...

Page 9: ...limits range plus approx 1 3 of MAX alarm value and minus approx 1 3 of MIN alarm value if limit values are entered and the damping is not activated With the or button the X axis can be scaled The setting range is 2 to 60 sec The scaling can also be changed during the measurement whereby values al ready displayed are deleted when the X axis is changed Damping Measured values Tension range Memory m...

Page 10: ...echarged To ensure maximum battery life avoid charging or discharging it completely or charging it frequently for short periods The battery should not be stored for a extended period of time when empty Regular use increses the lifetime When using batteries with a lower capacity the runtime of the device is shortened between two charging cycles 3 3 1 Charging the Battery The battery can only be cha...

Page 11: ...ng the tension meter off Automatic switch off if enabled After an idle period of 3 minutes the tension meter switches off Manual switch off Press and hold the button for 5 seconds 3 4 Tension meter settings Press the and buttons simultaneously to access the main menu The and buttons can be used to select the various menu items of the main menu the submenus and the settings menus Press the button t...

Page 12: ...ht switches on and off automatically depending on the ambi ent light Brightness 1 2 3 Set the display brightness Colortheme white black A white or black display background can be adjusted Screen Rotation 0 90 180 270 AUTO To set the display orientation to be fixed or to automatically adapt to the current orientation of the device System Settings Tension Unit cN g lb N Set the measurement unit The ...

Page 13: ...ould be performed Weights cN g Set the unit of the calibration weights used 3 4 1 Material menu In the material menu you can make the settings for the selected material characteristics and perform the calibration To perform the calibration the weights for the selected calibration points must be available Factory settings are illustrated bold 3 4 2 Password By setting a password you can block the a...

Page 14: ...tment procedure For this purpose no material to be measured must have been inserted yet Requirements The tension meter has been switched on as described in chapter 3 3 3 To carry out zero adjustment Bring the tension meter into the desired measuring position and make sure not to move it Press the button The Display momentarily shows 0000 and then switches to 0 cN The tension meter is now adjusted ...

Page 15: ...motor driven take off Roller 3 5 2 Measuring the Upper Tension To measure the process material Press the ON OFF button to switch on the motor driven take off roller The tension meter starts measuring The display shows the measured tension values You can simultaneously set the desired upper tension at the corresponding setscrew of the sewing machine To remove the process material Press the ON OFF b...

Page 16: ...h symbol on front side It is important to assure that the lower thread runs smoothly between the measuring rollers Thread the lower thread through the second ceramic eye and clamp it in the rubber groove of the take off roller 3 3 3 Measuring the Lower Tension To measure the process material Press the ON OFF button to switch on the motor driven take off roller The tension meter starts measuring Th...

Page 17: ...tic If you disable the damping feature or select a different material characteristic the damping factor will be reset to the value originally saved for the material characteristic The factory setting for the damping factor is 5 The average shown on the display is calculated as follows 5 old measured values 4 new measured values 9 Damping can be changed in 9 steps from 01 low damping 1 old measured...

Page 18: ...sition Press the or key to perform the calibration adjustment until the value on the display corresponds to the weight suspended to the material The adjustment can be performed in 1 steps within the range from 10 to 10 Press the button to save the determined value Please note that this is a general value So determine it separately for each mate rial characteristic and note it down for later refere...

Page 19: ... on Schmidt material 1 is omit ted Fig 3 6 1 shows a measuring setup for the calibration The material characteristics has been preset in the factory and cannot be over written For these material characteristics you can only change the damping fac tor the alarm function setting and the limit values 3 6 1 Setup for calibration Hang a weight which corresponds to the tension to be measured from the me...

Page 20: ...type diameter rigidity shape etc we recommend to perform a calibration using customer supplied material In addition to the factory preset material you can save up to 3 additional materials Calibration Units and Calibration Points The device can be calibrated in centinewton cN or gram g Although the unit of the calibration weights has to correspond with the unit choosen in the menu calibration For ...

Page 21: ...er calibration points We recommend that you align the middle of the tension range to be mea sured with the middle calibration point In the Material menu select Calibration 3 6 2 Calibration procedure Step 2 Perform a zero adjustment with the tension meter in its measuring position Step 3 Calibrate calibration point 1 Insert material to be measured Step 4 Calibrate calibration point 2 Step 5 Calibr...

Page 22: ...ring range The tension value shown on the display should be equal to the mass of the suspended weight If the verification of the calibration shows a deviation beyond the allowable tolerance so that reliable operation is no longer possible the instrument needs to be re calibrated or returned to the factory for repair Attach a weight vertically to the material to be measured that corresponds to the ...

Page 23: ...tistical values Memory Mode C Continuous Data is recorded during a user defined period min 1 sec max 8 hrs 20 min The system will acquire 2 measured values sec determine statistical values and save them for each measurement series together with the measured values Memory Mode F Fast Data is recorded during a user defined period min 1 sec max 60 sec The system will acquire 200 measured values sec d...

Page 24: ...rements The tension meter has been switched on as described in chapter 3 3 3 Open the menu by pressing the and buttons simultaneously and select Memory Settings Select the desired memory mode in the user navigation If the memory already contains data a message will inform you that the data will be deleted To abort data recording press the button This stops the procedure No data will be saved To sa...

Page 25: ...nly show statistical values Number of batch File Name of the material to be measured Date and time of the measurement series Last reading Average Max Min Standard deviation Std dev Number of measured values Records 3 7 2 3 Displaying the saved measured values on a PC The optional SCHMIDT software Tension Inspect 3 allows you easily and accurately to analyze the saved measured values and export the...

Page 26: ...cally the display shows Mem C the memory position and the free memory space To save more measurement series Press the button to start recording the measured values While recording is in process Rec C flashes in the display To abort data recording press the button This deletes the procedure No data will be saved fig 3 7 3 1 3 7 3 2 Displaying the saved measured values Press the Recall and buttons s...

Page 27: ... 12 24 10 03 02 22 Last 23 6 Last 23 8 Avg 23 3 Avg 23 4 Max 24 1 Max 24 3 Min 22 1 Min 21 8 Std dev 0 6 Std dev 0 8 Peak max 53 4 Peak max 57 7 Peak min 4 2 Peak min 3 6 HI Alarm 85 0 HI Alarm 85 0 Lo Alarm 15 0 Lo Alarm 15 0 Records 10 Records 10 23 5 24 0 23 7 24 3 24 1 24 1 23 7 24 1 23 3 23 9 22 5 23 2 22 1 22 2 23 0 21 8 20 8 18 9 3 7 3 4 Deleting the saved measured values If data is saved i...

Page 28: ...tically the display shows Mem F the memory position and the free memory space To abort data recording press the button This deletes the procedure No data will be saved To save more measurement series Press the button to start recording the measured values While recording is in process Rec F flashes in the display fig 3 7 4 1 3 7 4 2 Displaying the saved measured values Press the Recall and buttons...

Page 29: ... 23 6 Avg 23 4 Avg 23 5 Max 24 6 Max 24 3 Max 24 5 Min 21 6 Min 21 7 Min 21 4 Std dev 12 5 Std dev 11 5 Std dev 12 0 Peak max 57 0 Peak max 54 4 Peak max 56 4 Peak min 4 0 Peak min 4 4 Peak min 4 0 HI Alarm 85 0 HI Alarm 85 0 HI Alarm 85 0 Lo Alarm 15 0 Lo Alarm 15 0 Lo Alarm 15 0 Records 8000 Records 8000 Records 8000 37 4 22 9 38 5 41 0 20 6 38 2 43 8 19 0 39 9 46 1 18 9 41 0 47 8 21 5 43 0 48 9...

Page 30: ... in chapter 3 2 To save the first measurement series Press the button to freeze the recording of the measured values If you have recorded less than 128 measured values you will continue recording by pressing the button If the graphics window is full its contents will be shifted to the left and you can only freeze the last 128 measured values To save the graphics and measured values for later evalu...

Page 31: ...sion Inspect 3 allows you easily and accurately to analyze the saved measured values and export them to an Excel table Sample memory printout 03 02 2022 12 22 MTS Series 306 200 cN Unit cN Material PA 0 2 mm Material PA 0 2 mm Material PA 0 2 mm Start 12 15 44 03 02 22 Start 12 16 21 03 02 22 Start 12 17 20 03 02 22 Stop 25 sec Stop 25 sec Stop 25 sec Last 20 7 Last 24 6 Last 27 2 Avg 23 1 Avg 23 ...

Page 32: ...multaneously to display the saved data The display will only show statistical values Number of batch File Name of the material to be measured Date and time of the measurement series Last reading Average Max Min Standard deviation Std dev Number of measured values Records 3 7 5 4 Deleting the saved measured values If data is saved in the tension meter the display shows Mem and indicates the free me...

Page 33: ... dev 0 6 HI Alarm 85 0 Lo Alarm 15 0 Records 6 22 6 24 4 23 5 21 9 24 1 23 9 4 PC Communication USB Interface 4 1 Installing the USB Driver For data transfer to the PC you will need a USB driver If no matching driver is in stalled on your PC the Windows Found New Hardware Wizard appears when you connect the unit to the computer for the first time A driver is also supplied with the op tionally avai...

Page 34: ...ichloroethylene or similar chemicals NO WARRANTY OR LIABILITY shall be accepted for damage resulting from improper cleaning 4 2 Terminal program The contents of the memory can be transferred to a PC using the USB interface of the tension meter Connect the ETX ETPX to the computer using the USB cable type K50202 which is sup plied with the tension meter Prerequisites A communication program such as...

Page 35: ...ed fault description to our service department Please indicate in your order whether you require an Inspection Certificate 3 1 according to DIN EN 10204 8 Repairs HANS SCHMIDT Co GmbH Schichtstr 16 D 84478 Waldkraiburg Germany Service address Shipping instructions We kindly ask for return free of charge for us if possible by airmail parcel All occurring charges if any such as freight customs clear...

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