LX-1 Series Instrument
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Operating Instructions
LX-1 Series Digital
Wire, Cable and Textile
Tension Meter
Страница 1: ...LX 1 Series Instrument www tensitron com pg 1 Operating Instructions LX 1 Series Digital Wire Cable and Textile Tension Meter...
Страница 2: ...uments 6 5 BASIC OPERATION 7 Charging Instrument Batteries 7 Quick Start Instructions 7 Engaging Instrument onto Cable 8 6 DISPLAY SCREENS 10 SETUP Screen 10 o LCD Refresh Rate 10 o Data Averaging 10...
Страница 3: ...assistance please call us at 303 702 1980 or find us online at www tensitron com 1 WARRANTY POLICY STANDARD EQUIPMENT WARRANTY Tensitron warrants that all Tensitron manufactured equipment will be fre...
Страница 4: ...ry design Battery Life Approximately 12 hours depending upon backlighting intensity Operating Temperature 32 F to 120 F If these values are exceeded battery charge discharge rates will decline However...
Страница 5: ...maged instrument Tag damaged instrument DO NOT USE until repaired For repair send instruments to Tensitron o Maintain instrument carefully Protect instrument from exposure to water Keep instrument dry...
Страница 6: ...ed readings o Data Statistics Monitor your process by viewing count average minimum maximum and standard deviation values of your logged data o Selectable Tension Units Choose to display tension in Lb...
Страница 7: ...k Start Instructions 1 Power unit on by pressing ON button Main display will indicate Tension Material five stored tension readings and their average and other information See Figure 3 2 Select a scre...
Страница 8: ...Material a Using either the up or down arrows scroll to SELECT MATERIAL then press ENTER b Next scroll through the material descriptions until the correct material size is highlighted then press ENTE...
Страница 9: ...f it takes a lot of force to close the lever STOP Something is binding or the material is too large in diameter Closing the lever in this situation will damage the instrument Note the tension reading...
Страница 10: ...readings before posting the average of those 3000 readings to the display Options are 1 2 5 and 10 seconds This is a rolling average meaning that only the readings taken in the last 1 2 5 or 10 second...
Страница 11: ...on or off or to edit your high and low values See Figure 7 o Version Press this button to determine what model the instrument is set at in the firmware as well as to see what level of firmware is down...
Страница 12: ...rds on correctly sized materials See Figure 8 4 Never use any tensioning device that attempts to convert rotational torque values into tension loads as these types of systems are highly inaccurate Als...
Страница 13: ...ss ENTER The screen will now display SETUP RE CALIBRATE TENSION ENTER PASSWORD CAL DATA WILL BE LOST 2 Password To proceed with calibration you must enter the password You may obtain the password by e...
Страница 14: ...BER OF POINTS __ ZERO UNIT Without any material engaged to the instrument hold it in the attitude you will be taking the reading in and press ENTER to calibrate zero weight Next the display will promp...
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