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IMPORTANT
The sensor used in your DFX II Series gauge is temperature sensitive. The gauge should be turned
ON and allowed to acclimate to ambient temperature before normal use and before being calibrated.
A 5 minute “warm-up” period is recommended.
IMPORTANT
Gauge calibration should be performed only by those properly trained to service and calibrate Chatil-
lon instruments. Factory service and calibration is available on these instruments and traceable Cer-
tificates of Calibration are provided as requested.
Any changes made to the gauge using the calibration procedure voids the Certificate of Calibration
that accompanied your DFX II Series force gauge. Customers electing to calibrate their gauge do so
at their risk and with the understanding that they are effecting the performance of the gauge.
The Calibration Procedure described in the following pages will permit a user to calibrate and
re-characterize the loadcell being used. Exercise extreme caution when calibrating any precision
instrument.
Calibration Setup
A hanger must be used when calibrating the DFX
II Series digital force gauge in compression mode.
The hanger will ensure that side loading effects are
eliminated. Stacking deadweights onto a platen to
perform a compression calibration is NOT accept-
able.
Shown: a correct compression calibration setup using a
hanger fixture.
DFX II Series Calibration
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