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Operating Instructions 

ACX-1 Series Digital 

Aircraft Cable Tension Meter

 

Summary of Contents for ACX-100-1

Page 1: ...ACX 1 Series Instrument www tensitron com pg 1 Operating Instructions ACX 1 Series Digital Aircraft Cable Tension Meter...

Page 2: ...ents 7 5 BASIC OPERATION 8 Charging Instrument Batteries 8 Quick Start Instructions 8 Engaging Instrument onto Cable 9 6 DISPLAY SCREENS 11 SETUP Screen 11 o LCD Refresh Rate 11 o Data Averaging 11 o...

Page 3: ...d assistance please call us at 303 702 1980 or find us online at www tensitron com 1 WARRANTY POLICY STANDARD EQUIPMENT WARRANTY Tensitron warrants that all Tensitron manufactured equipment will be fr...

Page 4: ...sign Battery Life Approximately 12 hours depending upon backlighting intensity Operating Temperature 32 F to 120 F If these values are exceeded battery charge discharge rates will decline However this...

Page 5: ...ument DO NOT USE until repaired For repair send instruments directly to Tensitron o Guard against electric shock o Maintain instrument carefully Protect meter from exposure to water Keep instrument dr...

Page 6: ...3 5mm 0 5 5 100 ACX 250 1 1 16 3 32 1 8 5 32 3 16 0 5 20 250 ACX 250 M 1 2 0mm 2 5mm 3 5mm 4 0mm 0 5 20 250 ACX 250 FM 1 1 16 3 32 1 8 5 32 3 16 2 0mm 2 5mm 3 5mm 4 0mm 0 5 20 250 ACX CWT 1 5 10 15 2...

Page 7: ...ess by viewing count average minimum maximum and standard deviation values of your logged data o Selectable Tension Units Choose to display tension in Lb Kg or daN o Up to ten calibrations can be prog...

Page 8: ...Quick Start Instructions 1 Power unit on by pressing ON button Main display will indicate Tension Material five stored tension readings and their average and other information See Figure 4 2 Select a...

Page 9: ...or LBS and then press ENTER 6 Select Material a Using either the up or down arrows scroll to SELECT MATERIAL then press ENTER b Next scroll through the cable descriptions until the correct cable size...

Page 10: ...arallel with the instrument handle Note If it takes a lot of force to close the lever STOP something is binding or the cable is too large in diameter Closing the lever in this situation will damage th...

Page 11: ...to CUSTOM NAMES and press ENTER Scroll to the description to rename and press ENTER Input your custom name by using the up and down arrows to select each number letter or character followed each time...

Page 12: ...firmware is downloaded to the Instrument DATA LOGGING Screen Each time the instrument s STORE button is pressed a log of that cable tension will be stored into memory for later review o View Data Stat...

Page 13: ...ables CWT Aircraft Cables 1 16 0625 5 CWT 076 3 32 0938 10 CWT 106 1 8 1250 15 CWT 141 5 32 1562 20 CWT 155 3 16 1875 25 CWT 170 7 32 2188 1 4 2500 3 Only use free hanging weights which are traceable...

Page 14: ...is procedure confirms the instrument s accuracy and it is now ready for use Calibrate Instrument IMPORTANT THIS FEATURE SHOULD ONLY BE USED BY A CALIBRATION FACILITY USING CERTIFIED AND TRACEABLE DEAD...

Page 15: ...um tension range of the instrument 6 CALIBRATE TENSION Next you will calibrate the instrument using the weight values you previously selected To properly simulate these tensions suspend a single lengt...

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