GREER COMPANY
Crane Systems
GREER COMPANY 1918 East Glenwood Place, Santa Ana, CA 92705 TEL: (714) 259-9702 FAX: (714) 259-7626
MicroGuard® RCI 510/400 CALIBRATION MANUAL PN W450189A 09/09/02
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COMMISSIONING
Preparing to be put into service.
CONFIGURATION
An arrangement of the lifting elements of a crane.
CURSOR
A pointer on a display that indicates the position where data is to be
entered.
DATA
Factual information used as a basis for calculation.
DECREMENT
The action of decreasing a number or value.
DEDUCT
A reduction in rated capacity for an
unused
stowed or erected
attachment.
DEFLECTION
The bending of a boom or the stretching of pendant lines within the
elastic limits of the boom or pendants.
DIGITAL
Operating with numbers expressed directly as digits.
DIGITAL INPUTS
Computer inputs which usually are either on or off as determined by
external switches.
DIRECTION
The direction of rotation of the superstructure.
DUTY
A working configuration on a crane usually contained in a single
column of a capacity chart.
EEPROM
Electrically erasable and programmable "read only" memory. (ROM)
ELASTIC
Capable of recovering size or shape after deformation.
ERECTED ATTACHMENT
An attachment on the main boom fitted in its working position.
EXTENSION SENSOR
A device that measures the extension of the telescoping sections of a
boom.
FLY/JIB
Something attached by one edge such as a lattice fly or jib on a crane
boom.
FORCE
Energy exerted, in this case by the suspended weight of an object.
GEOMETRY
A branch of mathematics that deals with the measurement and
relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces and solids.
