Thermo Scientific Micro-Tech 9101 Reference Manual page 10

Table of Contents
iv Micro-Tech 9101/9201 Reference Manual, Rev J
Acquiring Basic System Data ............................................................ 2-3
Scale Type Determines Parameters Needed ................................... 2-3
Non-Pivoting Scales........................................................................ 2-3
The Next Step .............................................................................. 2-4
Pivoting Scales ................................................................................ 2-4
Pivot-to-Load-Cell Distance ........................................................ 2-5
Number of Weight Idlers ............................................................. 2-6
Pivot-to-First-Idler Distance ........................................................ 2-7
Pivot-to-Test-Weight Height ....................................................... 2-7
Pivot-to-Test-Weight Length ....................................................... 2-7
Pivot-to-Carriage Height .............................................................. 2-8
Roller-to-Stringer Height ............................................................. 2-8
Number of Load Cells .................................................................. 2-8
Idler Spacing ................................................................................ 2-9
Conveyor Angle ........................................................................... 2-9
Load Cell Capacity, Sensitivity, and Resistance ......................... 2-9
Speed Input ................................................................................ 2-10
Test Duration ................................................................................... 2-10
Example ........................................................................................ 2-11
Manually Determine Test Duration .............................................. 2-12
The Next Steps .............................................................................. 2-13
Using the Console ............................................................................ 2-13
Initializing the Software ................................................................... 2-13
Overview ....................................................................................... 2-13
Cold-Starting the Micro-Tech ....................................................... 2-14
Setting the Date ............................................................................. 2-14
Setting the Time ............................................................................ 2-16
Choosing a Language .................................................................... 2-17
Entering Scale Data....................................................................... 2-18
Selecting English/Metric Units ..................................................... 2-19
Setting the Totalization Units ....................................................... 2-20
English Totalization Units ......................................................... 2-20
Metric Totalization Units ........................................................... 2-21
Setting the Length Units ............................................................... 2-22
English Length Units ................................................................. 2-22
Metric Length Units ................................................................... 2-22
Setting the Rate Units ................................................................... 2-23
English Rate Units ..................................................................... 2-23
Metric Rate Units ....................................................................... 2-23
Mixed Rate Units ....................................................................... 2-24
Setting the Load-Cell Units .......................................................... 2-25
Entering the Maximum Scale Capacity ........................................ 2-26
Entering the Scale Divisions ......................................................... 2-27
Entering the Belt-Scale Code ........................................................ 2-28
Entering the Appropriate Conveyor Data ..................................... 2-29
Pivot-to-Load-Cell Distance ...................................................... 2-29
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