Tri-Star TAC-10X, Operation & Maintenance Manual

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NTRODUCTION
Initial and periodic crimp verifications must be made in order to be certain a given TAC
is crimping properly. Once a TAC is set-up and crimp verification accomplished, the
device will normally complete hundreds of thousands of acceptable crimps before
indenter adjustment or replacement is necessary.
However, as in all precision equipment, something can malfunction, or the indenters
may inadvertently be subjected to a hard substance and the resulting crimp not meet
acceptable parameters. Therefore, it is recommended that the Crimp Verification
procedure be performed at least monthly. A system of "spot checks" can also be
established to verify acceptable crimps.
The Initial Crimp Verification should be performed immediately after the TAC has been
set-up (Section 2). Although the procedure is the same as all other verification tests, it
affords the user an opportunity to record data before the machine has been used
extensively. Read and understand Section 4, Operating Procedures, before performing
the verification. This paragraph details the procedure to verify TAC's with a fixed "G"
dimension and with an operator-selectable "G" dimension.
Perform the following steps to verify acceptable crimps:
W
ARNING
:
Before the funnel cover plate or the cylinder arbor cover plate is removed,
DISCONNECT the air supply from the sleeve valve. INJURY COULD RESULT ! !
Step 1. Open the sleeve valve.
Step 2. Disconnect the air supply from the sleeve valve.
Step 3. Refer to Figure 3-1.
Step 4. Remove the four button head socket cap screws securing the crimp
cylinder arbor cover plate.
C
RIMP VERIFICATION
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NITIAL CRIMP
VERIFICATION
Arbor Plate
Removed
Figure 3-1: Crimp Cylinder Arbor, Open
Section 3