If you wish to mount to another type of stand, ensure
that the screws used are threaded into the gauge to a
maximum depth of 12mm. If screws are fitted beyond
this depth, damage to the internal PCB or loadcell may
occur.
As shown in Fig 2 the control panel has 5 Function keys
plus an On/Off key:
To power up the gauge press
the red key. A short self
test runs during which
the display will show the
model and capacity in
newtons.
After the self test (if the
‘X CONSTANT’ is used,
its value will be displayed
at this point) providing no load has been applied to
the instrument, the display will show all zeros. This is
because the gauge re-zeros itself during the self test
routine.
If a compressive or tensile
force is applied to the sensor
probe (bottom of AFG), the reading on the display will
register the applied force.
Do not overload
the loadcell, as this could cause
irreparable damage.
Forces greater than 120% of full-scale will produce an
audible beep until load is released and an OL symbol
will appear on the display for
30 seconds
.
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Powering up
Note: The current version of
the gauge’s operating software
appears in the bottom left
corner of the start-up screen.
This may have been updated,
however the manual supplied
with your AFG remains valid.
Please note that an AFG
measuring very low forces
may not show zero if it is
moved during the self test
routine. Once it is properly
mounted and zeroed the
reading will be stable.
NB:
All the current settings
are saved when the gauge is
turned off and the gauge will
function in the same mode
when powered up again.
Fig. 2
