To buy, sell, rent or trade-in this product please click on the link below: http://www.avionteq.com/Tensitron-ACX-100-Digital-Cable-Tensiometer.aspx www.avionteq.com TENSITRON, INC. 733 S. Bowen Street Longmont, CO 80501 Phone: (303) 702-1980 Operating Instructions Fax: (303) 702-1982 ACX-Series E-mail: tensionmeters@tensitron.com Digital Web Site: www.tensitron.com Aircraft Cable Tension Meter...
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This signifies you have now selected the calibration you just per- formed. To change calibration use the ↑ or ↓ arrows until you reach SELECT MATERIAL. Follow procedures outlined in Section 3.6. ACX-Series Operating Instructions Page 17...
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Press the ↑ arrow button until you reach Cal Tension. Press reassembly may result in the risk of electric shock, fire or exposure to ENTER. battery fluids. If instrument is damaged return it to Tensitron, Inc. for repair. The screen will display: Setup, Calibrate Tension, Enter Pass- 8.
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ENTER to make your selection. If your specific material is not listed, follow the calibration instructions included at the end of these instructions, or send a sample and the instrument to Tensitron for a custom calibration. 7. SELECTING TENSION UNITS IN lb, kg or daN. Press the ↑ or ↓ keys until TENSION UNITS is displayed.
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CABLE TENSION BY DISENGAGING AND THEN REENGAGING THE prevent unintended changes. See Page 16 for step-by-step INSTRUMENT FROM THE CABLE ITSELF. instructions, or contact your Metrology Department or Tensitron, Inc. for assistance. Note 1: Always disengage and then reengage the instrument to any cable whose tensions have been altered.
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“Zero” button. This will eliminate any small tare effect created (9600 8N1). by gravity. Serial communications will work with most PCs with a cable up to 15 feet long. ACX-Series Operating Instructions Page 13 Page 4 ACX-Series Operating Instructions...
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Section 4 (Con’t) How to check the accuracy of an ACX-Series Digital Aircraft Cable Tension Meter c. Setting the dampening rate on the instrument to “1 Hz + Serial”, “2 Hz + Serial” or “5 Hz + Serial” will cause the instrument to out-...
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To retrieve or upload logged data from the instrument, send a lower case ’d’ . c. Collected data will remain in memory, regardless if instru- Cable Diameter Gage ment is turned off, until overwritten with new data. Page 6 ACX-Series Operating Instructions ACX-Series Operating Instructions Page 11...
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European, US, Australian, and other plug configurations. • Instruments may be operated continuously while con- nected to power supply. • Durable, lightweight carrying case with protective foam ACX-500 inserts. ACX-Series Operating Instructions Page 7 Page 10 ACX-Series Operating Instructions...
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FLOW CHART Model: ACX-SERIES DIGITAL TENSION M METER Use and keys t to navigate main screens — 1/8” Cable — 1. _ _ 2. _ _ 3. _ _ 4. _ _ Press ‘ENTER’ button to reach sub screens, and keys to make selections.
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