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OPERATION MANUAL
BALTECH VP-3470
vibrometer-balancer
2016

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  • Page 1 OPERATION MANUAL BALTECH VP-3470 vibrometer-balancer 2016...
  • Page 3 Baltech GmbH. Trademark The BALTECH trademark is officially registered in Russia, CIS countries and in the territory of the European Union. Other registered trademarks, logotypes and names specified in this document are property of BALTECH GmbH.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Content 1. Conventions 2. Introduction 3. Safety measures 3.1. General provisions 3.2. Personnel safety 3.3. Machine operation mode during the balancing procedure 3.4. Laser safety 3.5. Installation of trial and correction weights 4. Technical description 4.1. Application 4.2.
  • Page 5 BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual 7.1. General parameter setting 7.2. Connection of the vibration sensors 8. Measurements 8.1. Setting of the measurement parameters 8.2. Overall 8.3. Routes 8.4. Time waveform 8.5. Spectrum 8.6. Envelope 8.7. Envelope spectrum 8.8. Peak and phase 8.9.
  • Page 6 Figure 3. Lower panel of the display unit Figure 4. Front panel of the display unit Figure 5. Rear panel of the display unit Figure 6. BALTECH VP-3470 in the transportation case Figure 7. Mounting methods and measure points Figure 8. Marking in the balancing plane Figure 9.
  • Page 7 BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Figure 32. Overall menu Figure 33.  Overall measuring (Channel 1) Figure 34.  Overall measuring (2 channels) Figure 35. Report saving Figure 36. List of routes Figure 37. List of machines Figure 38. List of measurement points Figure 39. Selection of the measurement channel Figure 40. Sensor is not connected Figure 41. ...
  • Page 8 BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Figure 66. Measuring Figure 67. Initial run results Figure 68.  Confirm balancing  Figure 69. Trial weight Figure 70. Trial run Figure 71. Results of the trial run Figure 72. Calculation for ordinary balancing Figure 73. Calculation for angle method Figure 74.

  • Page 9: Conventions

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual 1. Conventions The following conventions are used throughout this operation manual to call special attention to the associated text: A note paragraph contains special comments or instructions. A caution paragraph alerts you to actions that may injury personnel or have impact on the equipment.

  • Page 10: Introduction

    Read the operation manual carefully before you start using the vibrometer-balancer BALTECH VP-3470. BALTECH wants our users to be satisfied with the vibrometer-balancer BALTECH VP-3470. If you have any questions do not hesitate to address to us at any time. Introduction...

  • Page 11: Safety Measures

    3. Safety measures 3.1. General provisions BALTECH VP-3470 is a vibrometer balancer that can be used by any technician who has received the training at the BALTECH training centre on the course TOP- 105 “Dynamic balancing of the rotors in the own bearings or on the balancing machines”...

  • Page 12: Personnel Safety

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual It is strictly prohibited to use the instrument if the atmosphere contains more than 20 per cent of the lower explosive limit of a flammable or explosive substance. 3.2. Personnel safety During the on-site balancing an operator should have safe access to moving parts to install trial and correction weights on them.
  • Page 13 BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Table 1. Safety measures for some types of machines Machine Example Safety measures class Turbines Steam or gas turbine Stop the machine to add a correction weight and apply a phase mark. Make sure that the shaft is not bent.

  • Page 14: Laser Safety

    - do not direct a laser bearm in the eyes of others. All repair works, which need the tach to be opened, should be performed only by specialists of BALTECH GmbH. 3.5. Installation of trial and correction weights When you add the trial and correction weights make sure they are fixed properly and can withstand the developing centrifugal force.

  • Page 15: Technical Description

    2) balancing (up to 4 correction planes and 16 measure points).  4.2. Technical characteristics The technical characteristics of BALTECH VP-3470 are given in the Table below. Table 2. Technical characteristics Frequency range, Hz from 2 to 10000...
  • Page 16 BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Permissible absolute error of ±(10%S + 1), where S –current  Peak- Peak vibration displacement value of the Peak-Peak vibration measurement within the frequency displacement, um range 10 – 1000 Hz within the operation range of amplitude and temperature, um Measurement range of rotor frequency...

  • Page 17: Delivery Set

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual 4.3. Delivery set The delivery set of the vibrometer-balancer BALTECH VP-3470 is given below. Table 3. Delivery set № Name Article Q-ty Appearance п/п Display unit 8234 Shroud 7006 Power supply 4016 Vibration transducer with mounting...
  • Page 18 Operation manual № Name Article Q-ty Appearance п/п Electronic scales 4543 Middle clamp 4545 Small clamp 4557 Scissors 5992 Signal cable for BALTECH VP-3470 7291 Reflective film 8151 BALTECH-Expert software 7991 34-10-M- Operation manual Transportation case 8149 Package 7209 Technical description...

  • Page 19: Design And Operation Of The Display

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual 4.4. Design and operation of the display Figure 1. Appearance of the display unit The  display  unit  (Figure  1)  consists  of  single-chip  microcontroller  with  power  regulation circuits, color LCD 320 x 240 pixels, four LiFePO4 batteries and nonvolatile memory for storage of reports and operation information.

  • Page 20: Figure 3. Lower Panel Of The Display Unit

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual 2. Input «02 channel» 3. Output for stroboscope and tachometer Figure 3. Lower panel of the display unit 1. Plug for a network adapter 2. USB input The display unit has a robust aluminum housing (IP 65) with a film keyboard on  the front panel. Data interchange between the display unit and PC is conducted via the USB interface.

  • Page 21: Figure 4. Front Panel Of The Display Unit

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Figure 4. Front panel of the display unit 1 – Battery indicator: Green – battery is charged, Red – battery is charged 2 – Graphic display 3 – CANCEL 4 – ENTER 5 – Navigation buttons 6 –...

  • Page 22: Marking And Packing

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual 4.5. Marking and packing Marking of the computer unit contains (Figure 5):  - name and label of a vibrometer; - trademark of the manufactor; - name of the manufactor; - serial number according to the system used on the factory; - specification number;...

  • Page 23: Figure 6. Baltech Vp-3470 In The Transportation Case

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Figure 6. BALTECH VP‑3470 in the transportation case Technical description...

  • Page 24: Operation Conditions And Prestarting Procedures

    5. Operation conditions and prestarting procedures 5.1. Operation conditions BALTECH VP-3470 is intended for use in laboratory and production environment. It is strictly prohibited to use the instrument if the atmosphere contains more than 20 per cent of the lower explosive limit of a flammable or explosive substance.

  • Page 25: Accelerometer Installation During Vibration Control

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual 5.2.2. Accelerometer installation during vibration control There are several methods of accelerometer installation but the most common is mounting on a magnetic base, because this method is convenient and ensures measurement reliability. The magnetic base allows firmly mounting the accelerometer on a measurement object and performing measurements one-by-one on several machines using one accelerometer.

  • Page 26: Installation Recommendations

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual 5.2.3. Installation recommendations If you use the MEASUREMENTS program the measure points should be selected according to the mounting method (Figure 7). Figure 7. Mounting methods and measure points a) Mounting on dampers with/without a subframe (Figure 7, a).  The measure points should be located on all the damper mounting bolts, from the machine side, i.e.

  • Page 27: Accelerometer Installation During The Balancing And Diagnostics

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual or two directions where the foundation stiffness is the lowest. If the foundation stiffness is much the same in all three directions, the measurements should be made in all the directions. If the foundation stiffness is different in three directions, the measurement can be made only in the direction of the lowest stiffness.

  • Page 28: Laser Tachometer Installation

    5.3. Laser tachometer installation BALTECH VP-3470 uses a laser tachometer to detect the rotor rotation frequency. The laser tachometer should be installed using a magnetic rack in compliance with the safety measures. The laser beam line must be directed toward the rotor axis of rotation.
  • Page 29 BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual The laser tachometer must be installed at a distance of not less than 0.1 m and not more than 0.2 m. Apply the reflective film (included in the delivery set) on the open area of the rotor.  Minimum angular dimension of the mark in degrees: α * n / 1000 α...

  • Page 30: Angular Marking Of The Rotor

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Before you start measuring make sure that the tachometer catches the marks stably. If you use the tachometer for the phase detection (during the balancing) note the  following: Do not touch the installed tachometer till the balancing procedure is completed. If the tachometer is moved during the balancing, all the measurements must be carried out all over again.

  • Page 31: Figure 9. Correction Weights

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual weights and spare weights for the balancing purpose. In this case we recommend that you use them. It is especially related to heavy electrical machines, for example, turbine electric generators. However in most cases a user can produce the correction weight himself depending on the design of the balancing plane.

  • Page 32: Digital Angle Gauge

    Operation manual 5.3.3. Digital angle gauge The maximum delivery set of BALTECH VP-3470 contains a digital angle gauge, which allows measuring angle of rotation of the parts with a horizontal axis of rotation. The appearance of the angle gauge and its control elements are shown on the Figure 11.

  • Page 33: Power Connection

    The place of installation of the correction weight is opposite to the mark on the stationary part of the machine (p.2).  When using the digital angle gauge always observe the safety measures. 5.4. Power connection BALTECH VP-3470 is powered from four LiFePO4 batteries that are installed in the display unit. The batteries are charged from a standard network adapter 5V (Figure  12).  Operation conditions and prestarting procedures...

  • Page 34: Pc Connection

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Figure 12. Connection of the network adapter to the display unit 5.5. PC connection To transfer the reports kept in the device memory you should use the USB port (Figure  3). For this purpose you need to connect the computer unit to the USB input via an in- terface cable, which is included into the delivery set (Figure 13). Figure 13. Connection of the display unit to PC Operation conditions and prestarting procedures...
  • Page 35 BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Quick detachment of the interface cable from the device is prohibited. The detach- ment should be performed with the function “Safe detachment of the device”. By detection of any malfunctions of the file system of the device the formatting is pro- hibited.

  • Page 36: Switching On

    Figure 14. Window «Properties» If the above described procedure could not help to eliminate operation failures, please contact technical specialists of BALTECH GmbH. 5.6. Switching on To switch on the display unit press the Power button on the keyboard of the display unit (Figure 4). The screen will show the rotating company logotype. The ...

  • Page 37: Switching Off

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Figure 15. Measurements 5.7. Switching off To switch off the device press and hold down the Power button (Figure 4). Then  unplug the connected sensors. Operation conditions and prestarting procedures...

  • Page 38: Programs And Functions

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual 6. Programs and functions The main functions are performed with the display unit which has the following built-in programs: 1) MEASUREMENTS  2) BALANCING  3) REPORTS 4) SENSORS 5) GENERAL SETTINGS Each program has different functions. The description of each function is given below.
  • Page 39 BRIEF DESCRIPTION Performs vibration measurement (vibration  Overall velocity, vibration displacement, vibration acceleration) in a defined frequency range. Performs the route measurements set in the Routes database management software BALTECH EXPERT. Time Allows the user to view the vibration waveform waveform. Allows the user to view the vibration Spectrum spectrum.
  • Page 40 BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual PROGRAM FUNCTION BRIEF DESCRIPTION Allows selecting the parameters of the Channel 1 vibration sensor for the channel 1. Allows selecting the parameters of the Channel 2 vibration sensor for the channel 2. Allows adding the vibration sensor to the database.

  • Page 41: General Settings

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual 7. General settings 7.1. General parameter setting To  set  up  the  general  parameters  use  the  program  GENERAL  PARAMERS  (Figure  15). Figure 16. General parameters menu Table 5. General parameter setting Task Procedure Note Date format: Set date/time General settings >...

  • Page 42: Figure 17. Set Date/Time

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Figure 17. Set date/time Figure 18. Standby mode Figure 19. Backlight General settings...

  • Page 43: Figure 20. Language

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Figure 20. Language Figure 21. About device Figure 22. Selftest General settings...

  • Page 44: Connection Of The Vibration Sensors

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual 7.2. Connection of the vibration sensors To ensure the correct measurement results make sure that the vibration sensor parameters are set properly. The main parameter of the vibration sensor is the sensitivity which is specified in the technical passport. The information about the vibration sensor sensitivity is stored in the instrument and can be edited or deleted.

  • Page 45: Figure 24. Channel 1

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Task Procedure Note Delete the Deletion of the information about information about the Sensors >Delete the vibration sensor vibration sensor (Figure 28, Figure  Figure 24. Channel 1 Figure 25. Channel 2 General settings...

  • Page 46: Figure 26. Add

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Figure 26. Add Figure 27. Edit Figure 28. Delete General settings...

  • Page 47: Figure 29. Delete

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Figure 29. Delete Figure 30. Confirm deletion Connect the sensors that were tested by the BALTECH specialists only. General settings...

  • Page 48: Measurements

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual 8. Measurements The MEASUREMENTS program designed to perform measurement of the vibration level, vibration  phase and rotation frequency. This program has 8 functions (see  Table 4, Figure 30).  Figure 31. Measurements menu Each function is set up individually (except for the ROUTES).  The procedure is as  follows: 1) Parameter setting; 2) Measurement; 3) Saving of the measurement results. To navigate through the program MEASUREMENTS use the navigation buttons. To activate the function press Enter. Use Enter to save the parameter settings, to start the measurement and to save the measurement results.

  • Page 49: Setting Of The Measurement Parameters

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual 8.1. Setting of the measurement parameters The table below contains the parameters and ranges for the MEASUREMENTS program, designed to perform the vibration analysis. All the changes are saved in the memory of the display unit.
  • Page 50 BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Measurements...

  • Page 51: Overall

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual 8.2. Overall 1. Set the parameters and press Enter to start the measurement. Figure 32. Overall menu 2. Perform the measurement. Figure 33. Overall measuring (Channel 1) Figure 34. Overall measuring (2 channels) Measurements...

  • Page 52: Routes

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual If the measurement value is red, it is incorrect! 3. Press 0 > Enter to save the measurement result. (Figure 4) Figure 35. Report saving 8.3. Routes Configure the routes in the BALTECH Expert software (see the Operation manual)  and download it to the vibrometer-balancer BALTECH VP-3470 (if the Route was not  configured and downloaded before).  Activate the Route function. Figure 36. List of routes Measurements...

  • Page 53: Figure 37. List Of Machines

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Press Enter to select the required route in the list of routes (Figure 35).  Press Enter  to select a machine (Figure 36). Figure 37. List of machines  Press Enter to select a measure point (Figure 37).  Figure 38. List of measurement points Select/ confirm the measurement channel. The measurement channel should be selected when two vibration sensors are connected to the device (Figure 38). Measurements...

  • Page 54: Figure 39. Selection Of The Measurement Channel

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Figure 39. Selection of the measurement channel The instrument automatically detects to which channel the sensor is connected. If no sensor is connected, the device will notify about it (Figure 39).  Figure 40. Sensor is not connected Figure 41. Confirmation of the measurement channel Measurements...

  • Page 55: Figure 42. Measurement Process In Routes Function

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual After  the  measurement  channel  is  selected  the  measuring  process  starts  (Figure  40).  To stop the measurement process press and hold Cancel. Figure 42. Measurement process in ROUTES function To save the measurement results press Enter. The list of the measure points will be displayed on the screen.

  • Page 56: Time Waveform

    During the next measurement the previously used channel will be selected automatically. Make sure that the sensor is connected to the required channel. To view the measurement results download in to the BALTECH Expert software. 8.4. Time waveform 1. Set up the parameters and press Enter to start the measurement.

  • Page 57: Figure 44. Time Waveform

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Figure 44. Time waveform 2. Perform the measurement. Figure 45. Time waveform 2. Press 0 to stop the measurement. Press Enter to save the results. Figure 46. Report saving Measurements...

  • Page 58: Spectrum

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual 8.5. Spectrum 1. Set the function parameters and press Enter to start the measurement. Figure 47. Spectrum Figure 48. Spectrum 2. Perform the measurement. Figure 49. Spectrum Measurements...

  • Page 59: Envelope

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual When viewing the graph use the button 3 (decrease) and 4 (increase) to adjust  the scale. Press 0 to perform the measurement again. To return to the settings press Cancel. 3. Press Enter to save the measurement results. Figure 50. Report saving 8.6. Envelope 1. Set the function parameters and press Enter to start the measurement.

  • Page 60: Figure 52. Envelope Measuring

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual 2. Perform the measurement Figure 52. Envelope measuring When viewing the graph use the button 3 (decrease) and 4 (increase) to adjust  the scale. Press 0 to perform the measurement again. To return to the settings press Cancel. 3. Press Enter to save the measurement results. Figure 53. Report saving...

  • Page 61: Envelope Spectrum

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual 8.7. Envelope spectrum 1. Set the function parameters and press Enter to start the measurement. Figure 54. Envelope spectrum Figure 55. Envelope spectrum 2. Perform the measurement. Figure 56. Envelope spectrum measuring Measurements...

  • Page 62: Peak And Phase

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual When viewing the graph use the button 3 (decrease) and 4 (increase) to adjust  the scale. Press 0 to perform the measurement again. To return to the settings press Cancel. 3. Press Enter to save the measurement results. Figure 57. Report saving 8.8. Peak and phase 1. Set the function parameters and press Enter to start the measurement.

  • Page 63: Figure 59. Peak And Phase

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual 2. Perform the measurement Figure 59. Peak and phase If the mode “Strobo” is selected the rotation speed and phase should be entered manually. The color of the light indicator changes depending on the stability of the phase and rotation speed values.

  • Page 64: Turning Speed

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Figure 60. Report saving 8.9. Turning speed 1. Select the required option and press Enter. Figure 61. Turning speed options Measurements...

  • Page 65: Figure 62. Turning Speed Results

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual 2. Perform the measurement. Figure 62. Turning speed results The results are displayed in Hz and RPM. To measure the rotation speed with the stroboscope set the estimated rotation speed and direct the light flux transmitted by the stroboscope to the rotating rotor.
  • Page 66 BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual We recommend receiving the training TOP-103 “Foundations of the vibration diagnostics” at the BALTECH training centre. 3. The measurement results from the “Tach” option are not saved. Measurements...

  • Page 67: Balancing

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual 9. Balancing The BALANCING program includes 5 functions (Table 4).  Figure 63. Balancing menu To navigate through the BALANCING program use the navigation (Up and Down)    buttons. To activate the function press Enter. Use Enter to save the parameter settings, start the measurement and save the measurement results. Cancel is used to cancel all the changes and measurement results. The Left and Right buttons are used to change the parameters.

  • Page 68: Figure 64. New Balancing Settings

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Figure 64. New balancing settings Set the number of planes (from 1 to 4), number of measure points (from 1 to 16),  method  (general  or  angles),  number  of  angles  (from  3  to  360;  this  parameter  is  available for the angle method), angle direction (towards/ against the direction of  rotation), trial weight (removal or adding) (Figure 63).   If the angle method is selected, set the number of angles (from 3 to 360). The  number of angles corresponds to the number of available installation places of the correction weights. To calculate the installation angle divide 360° by the number ...

  • Page 69: Figure 65. Initial Run

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Figure 65. Initial run 5.  Press  Enter  to  start  the  measurement  (Figure  65).    The  vibration,  phase  and  rotation speed will be displayed on the screen. Figure 66. Measuring If the “strobe” mode was selected, the rotation speed and phase value should be entered manually.

  • Page 70: Figure 67. Initial Run Results

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual The color of the light indicator changes depending on the stability of the phase and rotation speed values. • Blue:  the  rotation  speed  values  are  not  stable  (balancing  can’t  be  performed,  adjust the tachometer position); • Red: no signal from the vibration sensors;...

  • Page 71: Figure 68. Confirm Balancing

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Figure 68. Confirm balancing Figure 69. Trial weight 7. Install the calculated weight according to the instructions of the p. 3.4. The amount of the trial weight can be defined without performing calculation. Before you start installing the trial weight read the Section 3 carefully again.

  • Page 72: Figure 70. Trial Run

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Figure 70. Trial run Figure 71. Results of the trial run 9. Press Enter to start the measurement. The measurement process is completed when the light indicator becomes green. Press Enter to move to CORR WEIGHTS function (Figure 71). This window shows the recommended mass and installation ...

  • Page 73: Figure 72. Calculation For Ordinary Balancing

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual the window CORR. WEIGHTS will show several installation angles of the correction weights and their values (Figure 73).  Figure 72. Calculation for ordinary balancing Figure 73. Calculation for angle method 10.  Install  the  correction  weight  according  to  the  given  recommendations  (p.9). ...

  • Page 74: Figure 74. Trim Run

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Figure 74. Trim run Figure 75. Trim run results If the control measuring shows that the vibration doesn’t correspond to the requirements due to the residual unbalance, it is necessary to repeat the trim run (Figure 75). ...

  • Page 75: Manual Input

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Figure 76. Repeat trim run 11.  Press  Enter  to  move  to  the  window  MEASURING  (p.9).  Perform  the  actions  specified in the p. 9-11. 12. Press Cancel to move to the window REPORT (Figure 76). Enter the name of  the report, press Enter to save the balancing report. You can also add comments to the report.

  • Page 76: Re-Balancing

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Figure 78. Manual input, step 1 2. Press Enter to move to the PEAK AND PHASE (Figure 78).  Figure 79. Manual input, step 2 3. Perform the actions described in the p, 2-11 to carry out the single –plane balancing  (9.1.NEW  BALANCING).  The  vibration  phase  and  amplitude  must  be ...

  • Page 77: Influence Coefficient Method (Icm)

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual Procedure: 1. Select RE-BALANCING from the BALANCING program and press Enter (Figure 78). Figure 80. Re‑balancing 2. Select a report and press Enter. The window with the installed weights will open (Figure 80).  Figure 81. Window with the installed weights 3. Press Enter to move to INITIAL RUN (Figure 64).  4. Perform the actions described in the p. 4-11 (9.1. NEW BALANCING).   9.4. Influence Coefficient Method (ICM) The ICM is a proportionality coefficient between the vibration and unbalance.

  • Page 78: Figure 82. Icm

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual The ICM allows performing balancing of the rotors within one run which considerably facilitates the balancing procedure. Besides, ICM makes it possible to evaluate the dynamic forces occurred in the rotor supports, based on the vibration levels. Though machines of the same class can have different ICM, deviation from the average values are within the limits that make it possible to perform the rotor balancing.

  • Page 79: Figure 83. Repeat Balancing

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual the correction weight and installation angle. 6.  After the correction weight is installed press Enter to move to TRIM RUN (Figure  73).  7. Press Enter to move to MEASURING (Figure 65).  8. Press Enter to receive the results of the trim run (Figure 74).  9. Press Enter to repeat the balancing (Figure 83).  Figure 83. Repeat balancing If you want to repeat the balancing press Enter and perform the actions described in the p. 2-8. 10. Press Enter to save the balancing results.

  • Page 80: Vector Math

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual 9.5. Vector math 1. Activate VECTOR MATH and press Enter (Figure 83).  Figure 84. Vector math 3. Select the method: split angle or sum weights. Pres Enter to move VECTOR MATH (Figure 84).  Figure 85. Vector math 4. Enter the data into the grey fields and press Enter. The red fields will be filled in with the calculated values.

  • Page 81: Reports

    10. Reports REPORTS (Figure 86)  includes the functions (Figure 86) allowing  you to view the  balancing data saved in the instrument memory and to transfer them to PC using the BALTECH Expert software. This function is also used to view and delete the measuring results. Figure 86. Reports functions 10.1. Report view To open and view the report: 1.

  • Page 82: Report Deletion

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual saved reports, the device will show “List empty”. The device can store about 1000 reports. Use the navigation buttons to select the required report and press Enter. 10.2. Report deletion To save the report: 1. Select REPORTS from the main menu and press Enter.

  • Page 83: Transfer Of The Balancing Reports To Pc

    10.3. Transfer of the balancing reports to PC You can transfer the saved reports to PC. To do this: 1. Connect the display unit to PC (see section p. 5.4).  2. Run the BALTECH Expert software on your PC. 3. Select REPORTS program from the main menu and press Enter. The window Reports will open.
  • Page 84 BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual 1. Connect the display unit to the PC 2. Run the program wxRealTime.exe on the PC (this program is installed together  with the BALTECH Expert software).  To exit this mode press Cancel. During the first connection to PC the installation of drivers may be required. The required driver is located on the internal memory of the display unit and on the BALTECH-EXPERT CD.

  • Page 85: Maintenance

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual 11. Maintenance During the operation avoid excessive contamination of the device and its components. Do not shock the device and avoid the excessive mechanical loads. Special attention should be given to the connectors and cables. Keep them away from liquid, dust and dirt.

  • Page 86: Troubleshooting

    The charging can take several days. After switching on set the date and time. 12.2. Error report If any unknown error messages appear, consult with the BALTECH specialists. Correction of unknown faults should be conducted only by the BALTECH specialists. Troubleshooting...

  • Page 87: Storage And Transportation

    BALTECH VP-3470 Operation manual 13. Storage and transportation The display unit should be stored packaged in heated space. During the warm season the device can be stored in unheated premises. During transportation and storage the system should be packed in the transportation case.

  • Page 88: Warranty Liability

    • the product was connected incorrectly or electric power system does not correspond to technical characteristics of the product. Warranty repair is performed at service centre BALTECH GmbH , address: Kronsforder Allee 45, 23560 Lübeck German, t/f: +49(0)451-370-87-700, e-mail: info@baltech.biz, I net: http://www.baltech.biz In case of warranty repair the user pays all charges on product transportation to service centre.

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