GE SCOUT100-Ex Reference Manual page 60

To regulate the speed of a connected strobe:
1. Connect the LEMO-to-strobe cable's LEMO plug to the instrument's
tachometer socket.
2. Connect the red Drive 3.5 mm plug to the strobe lamp's input socket.
3. Ensure the Read plug is disconnected.
4. Connect a vibration sensor to the instrument's vibration sensor input
(LEMO or BNC) and to the equipment you wish to measure.
5. Press Measure > Press
6. Press Spectrum Waveform — The Spectral Lines and WFM
Buffer screen will open.
7. Press Spec Wfm repeatedly until Spectrum displays.
8. Press to return to the Spectrum Waveform screen.
9. Press twice to start the measurement.
10. Wait until the spectrum measurement stabilizes,
11. Use the
dotted vertical cursor line to a spectral peak below 140 Hz, 8400
CPM.
TIP: For more precise positioning of the cursor, zoom into the
spectrum display using the
NOTE: The 1X peak should typically be the largest peak on
normally functioning rotating equipment.
12. Press ALT then
Graph Commands window.
13. Select Strobe Light > Press
the vertical cursor line on the spectrum display.
14. Point the strobe lamp at the rotating equipment and activate — The
rotating component matching the frequency selected on the
spectrum display will appear to freeze in place, or move slowly,
allowing a visual inspection.
Section 4 — Measurement Types and their Uses
Cursor Left and
Extended Commands to open the Extended
Spectrum Waveform.
Cursor Right keys to move the
X Axis Zoom key.
— A strobe icon will display over
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