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OVERVIEW (SWITCH PANEL)
START BONDING!
1. Power on by pressing the Power button momentarily (no. 1 in the table above).
2. Check battery charge level by pressing the Li-Ion Battery button (no. 2 in the table above).
3. Set bonding energy to 35 joules.
See Operations Manual
for details on adjusting the settings and
verifying bond quality.
4. Make sure ground clamp is on a bare, clean spot of steel, near work area.
5. Firmly press bonding tip to the sensor’s bonding shim. Double check the sensor is in correct
position.
6. Squeeze trigger to create a spot-bond.
See Operations Manual
for additional details on verifying
the strength of a spot-bond.
7. Move tip to next location in bonding pattern and repeat step 5 through 6.
8. When finished, press the Power button to tun off.
CONTROLS
CONNECTORS
1
POWER BUTTON
5
3-PIN CONTROL CABLE
2
LI-ION BATTERY BUTTON
6
POSITIVE ELECTRODE LEAD
3
BOND INTENSITY CONTROLS
7
GROUND TERMINAL
4
DISPLAY
ERROR
CAUSE
SOLUTION
bA Lo
Very low battery
– Check battery charge level
– Change to battery with full charge
– If ambient temperature is cold, make sure the battery itself is warm
rE
Resistance error
– Bonding resistance greater than 1 ohm
– Ensure all connections are properly made and tight
– Check all wingnuts and cables
– Ensure proper surface prep at gage location
– Ensure proper contact between the bonder-to-gage and gage-to-specimen
– Place the discharge tip firmly in contact with the material to be bonded
before pressing the trigger
REFER TO THE S100 STINGER™ OPERATIONS MANUAL ON OUR WEBSITE AT:
HTTPS://BDITEST.COM/S100-STINGER-MANUAL
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE S100 AND FOR WARRANTY INFORMATION, WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS, AND
DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO OPERATE IT.
THE S100 STINGER™ IS MANUFACTURED BY BDI | MADE IN THE USA
FOR SUPPORT:
Email: [email protected]
Or call: +1.303.494.3230
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