HOT SOCKET SIMULATOR (CAT# 3100-L) USER MANUAL
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value will be relative to the value from the previous interval (or the original setpoint if this is the first
interval). Positive numbers increase the speed, negative values decrease the speed. The "Process"
column shows the current resulting value for motor speed setpoint after applying resultant ('step size' *
'current step'). Note that resultant ('Arcing event speed step (+/-)' * 'Arcing event iterations' )must be
greater than zero yet less than the maximum speed of 3000 rpm, otherwise results will be
unpredictable!
Arcing Test Hi-Temp Alarm –
The “Setpoint” item sets the temp level above which the Arcing Test will
fault out. The indicator next to this item will be green when the temperature is less than the setpoint
and red when it is greater than the setpoint.
1.4.
Jaw Heating Test
Alternative jaw heat is offered from a cartridge heater element affixed to one of the jaws of the meter
socket. Temperature output from this heating element is controlled by a PID controller and PWM
output generated by the PLC.
Jaw Heating is turned on/off through a toggle push-button switch on the Operator Panel Touch-screen
(see Figure 4, in section "Jaw Heating Test Enable").
Heat event periods can be set via a control on the Operator Panel Touch-screen. The duration of the
heat event, as well as the time delay between consecutive events, and the total number of events in
the test, are all Jaw Heating test parameters that can be set (Figure 10, below).
Figure 10 - Jaw Heating Test Parameters & Settings
Jaw Heating Test parameters are set-up using the following Operator Panel Touch-screen controls:
Jaw temperature -
The "Setpoint" item sets the Temperature setpoint (in degrees-C) of the temperature
PID controller in the PLC. The "Process" column shows the actual process temperature being read by
the PLC at the analog input. The base frequency of the PWM output signal is always 1.0 second (1-Hz.).
Heating event duration -
The "Setpoint" item sets the duration (in minutes) to run the cartridge heater
PID and PWM output which generates each heating event. The "Process" column shows the amount of
