Operation; Requirements; Material Thickness Compensator - Check-line DTS-200 Operating Manual

5.0 OPERATION

5.1

Requirements

1. Switch the tension meter on (Section 3.2)
2. Define the required tension meter settings (Section 4.2)
3. Select the desired material characteristic (Section 4.3)
4. Set the material thickness compensator (Section 5.2), if equipped
5. Bring the tension meter into the desired measuring position and carry out a zero
adjustment as described in Section 5.3, if required.
5.2 Material thickness compensator (only for devices with a thumbwheel)
The 3-roller-system for tension measurement relies on the displacement of the middle
roller (measuring roller) to give an indication of the
line tension. As the material thickness changes, there
will be a change in the tension reading, even when
the line tension has not changed. To compensate
for this effect, high-range instruments are usually
equipped, as necessary, with a material thickness
compensator, which automatically shifts the outer
rollers. To adapt the tension meter to the diameter
of the material to be measured, push the thumbpiece
into the adjustment position "0" (Section 4.0) and
pull the thumbwheel of the material thickness
compensator backward to the adjustment position
(Figure 6). Turn it clockwise or anti-clockwise until
the desired diameter, such as , appears in the upper
right part of the display. Then push the thumbwheel
of the material thickness compensator back to the measurement position (Figure 6). If
you set a diameter that has not been calibrated for the selected material characteristic,
the set diameter is displayed with a black background color, e.g., the tension meter can
be used anyhow, but please note, that depending on the material to be measured, slight
deviations in the measured values might occur.
If you rotate the thumbwheel while the thumbpiece is in position 2
(measuring position Figure 1), the reading on the display will be updated,
but the value will not be used by the instrument to determine the tension —
false measurement! The maximum material thickness you can set is
2.50 mm. Setting a higher diameter can damage the tension meter.
3 = Measurement position
4 = Adjustment position
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Pos. 3 Pos. 4
FIG. 6