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4.1.2 Contact mode
The tachometer is supplied with different tips for different purposes:
male or female conical end.
Fit contact adapter into the tachometer and ensure a good click connection.
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Start machine and make clean contact with the recess in shaft end.
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Contact the shaft end via the rubber cone, ensure a steady firm pressure
is applied and that the instrument is in line accurately with the machine
shaft.
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Press and/or hold centre “measure” button (3) as required & read speed.
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Releasing the button pressing “stop” button (3) will hold the last reading.
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Last rpm or Hz reading will be held in display.
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After the measurement, the statistics of the measurement are available
(min, max and average). You can toggle between these values by
pressing the right button “next” (2).
4.2 Linear Speed
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Fit contact wheel 6”, or one of the other optional wheels (12”or 0,1m) as
chosen for user’s application.
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Press “measure” or keep the “measure” button pressed, now place the
contact wheel on the moving surface and read the linear speed, ensure
wheel is vertical to the moving surface.
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Press “stop” or release the “stop” button to stop the measurement, the
tachometer will then hold the last reading on the display.
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After the measurement, the statistics of the measurement are available
(min, max and average). You can toggle between these values by
pressing the right button “next” (2).
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The instrument retains selected measurement mode for further linear
measurements after switching off the tachometer, until used to a
different mode.
onits can be changed in the
settings
Linear speed units:
Feet per second (0t/sec)
Feet per minute (0t/min)
Inch per second (in/sec)
Inch per minute (in/min)
Meter per second (m/sec)
Meter per minute (m/min)
Available wheel sizes:
021m
6 inch
12 inch
onits and wheel size are determined in the settings menu
When measuring a dot is used
to indicate decimals
Note that the measuring time only
appears when a measurement is
started and a signal is received
Icon shows which wheel to use
(determined in the settings menu)
Fig. 5
– Units and wheels