UGO BASILE 47650, Instruction Manual

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47650 Instruction Manual (Rev. 2.1)
This feature is not controlled on the touch-screen, and is to be set on the PC. The related
button is not active.
The custom ramp can be saved and exported to the RotaRod via the USB flash drive.
This option becomes very useful when the protocol requires a period at no rotation
( pause ), for example at the beginning of a test, or just before a speed increase of
decrease phase. It is sufficient to define a custom ramp element at 0 RPM.
5.3.5 Rocking
When this mode is selected, the rotor will
complete the number of preset revolutions
CCW, then reverse rotation and complete
the same number of revolutions CW, then
repeating the cycle until stopped. number.
In the example: the rotor will revolve
repeatedly 5 times forward, then 5 times
backward.
Depress the icon to activate the numeric keyboard to enter:
▪
Speed : between 3 and 80 RPM (In the Rocking mode, the speed is constant!)
▪
Revolution number
5.4 Start Button
5.4.1 Starting Constant Speed
During RUN state, each counter is started by lifting the related trip box (UP position).
When an animal falls off its rotor section, tilting the trip box to DOWN position, the related
counter stops and the display shows the lane as green; the data are saved and will
appear in the RESULT table.
In the constant speed mode, during
IDLE state, the motor and the counters
are disabled.
Pressing the RUN button, starts the
motor and enables the counters.
The motor stops and the counters are
disabled by pressing the
STOP button.