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- Page 1 Part No. NC003198 July 2013 DFX II Series Digital Force Gauge User Manual - 1 - GlobalTestSupply www. .com Find Quality Products Online at: sales@GlobalTestSupply.com...
- Page 2 Never open the enclosures unless you are an authorized and qualified Chatillon® service personnel. Never open any enclosure when power is connected to the system or its components.
- Page 3 The DFX II Series may be used to measure and display tensile or compressive loads at an accuracy of +0.3% of full scale. The DFX II Series may also be set to capture the peak tensile or compressive load. The DFX Series is available in four models having four different capacities and user-selectable units of measurement.
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Page 4: Display Layout
Display Layout Keypad The Chatillon DFX Series has a rubber keypad The Chatillon DFX II Series has a high resolution, containing the following keys: dot-matrix LCD, 8 lines, 21 characters. Display contrast is set at the factory and requires no ad- On/Off Key justment. -
Page 5: Selecting Mode
Peak 7.89 C-PK Zero and Taring The DFX II Series has a dedicated Zero key for Peak zeroing results or taring. You may tare out up to 10% of the DFX II gauge’s rated capacity. Select the Zero key to zero or tare. -
Page 6: Using The Info Key
Using the INFO Key View Capacity The INFO (information) key is used to display the The DFX II Series displays its capacity x resolution. gauge’s characteristics such as firmware revision. To view the DFX II gauge’s capacity characteris- It is also used to view Overloads and to set the tics, perform the following key sequence: Units Lock feature. -
Page 7: Using The Battery Charger
View Battery Life IMPORTANT The DFX II Series displays its battery life. The DFX Use the Chatillon Battery Charger that comes with II uses a rechargeable NiMH battery cell. To view the DFX II Series digital force gauge. the DFX II battery life, perform the following key Do NOT use generic battery chargers. - Page 8 Reversing the Housing The DFX II Series comes from the factory with the measuring shaft located at the bottom of the gauge when reading the display. In applications where the measuring shaft is re- quired to be at the top of the gauge, simply reverse the housing.
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Page 9: Auto Shutdown Feature
Auto Shutdown Feature Selecting Units The DFX II Series has an option to automatically The DFX II Series has a dedicated Units key. Select shut off power when the gauge is not being used to display results in different units of measure. - Page 10 Units Lock Feature The DFX II Series has an option to “lock the units”. This prevents the operator from changing the units of measure and disables the UNITS key. To enable the Units Lock feature, follow this setup procedure and depress the following keys: 1.
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Page 11: Selecting Language
Selecting Language The DFX II Series allows users to select their display language. Textual information can be displayed in the following languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese and German. To select your display language, follow this setup procedure and depress the following keys: 1. - Page 12 Enabling Peak Filter The DFX II Series has a Peak Filter option that controls the sampling rate of the gauge. The DFX II is shipped from the factory with the Peak Filter ON. An icon on the display indicates when the Peak Filter is ON.
- Page 13 Affixing Adapters & Fixtures The DFX II Series has a threaded load sensor shaft. It accepts threaded adapters, grips or fixtures directly. Couplers may be used to adapt to different thread sizes. The DFX2-010, DFX2-050 and DFX2-100 models have a #10-32 male threaded load sensor shaft.
- Page 14 Accessories SPK-FMG-012C (5/16-18) SPK-FMG-008B (5/16-18) SPK-FMG-012B (#10-32) SPK-FMG-012A (#10-32) SPK-FMG-008A (#10-32) Hooks, Stationary Chisel Points SPK-FMG-009B (5/16-18) ML3868 (5/16-18) ML3869 (5/16-18) ML3850 (#10-32) ML3867 (#10-32) SPK-FMG-009A (#10-32) Points Hooks, Swivel NC000721 (5/16-18) 17056 (1/4-20 to 5/16-18) 17057 (#10-32 to 1/4-20) NC000725 (5/16-18) 13048...
- Page 15 Mounting Your DFX II to a Chatillon Tester The DFX II Series may be used with a Chatillon mechanical or motorized force tester. The chart shows the Gauge Adapter Plate that may be required to fit the gauge to the tester.
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Page 16: Calibration Setup
IMPORTANT The sensor used in your DFX II Series gauge is temperature sensitive. The gauge should be turned ON and allowed to acclimate to ambient temperature before normal use and before being calibrated. A 5 minute “warm-up” period is recommended. - Page 17 Procedure The Chatillon DFX II Series is supplied with a Cer- tificate of Conformance. The gauge was tested and Select CALIB Units UNITS to change found to have a measurement accuracy of 0.5% of full scale or better. INFO to proceed...
- Page 18 DFX II Series Calibration Place gauge in Remove all weight, but tension mode and leave compression exercise 3 times fixture attached 100.0 INFO to proceed INFO to proceed PEAK to go back PEAK to go back Note: Exercise the loadcell three times by pulling on the Note: Remove all weights but leave compression loadcell shaft.
- Page 19 Remove full scale Save new calibration load for zero verification INFO to proceed INFO to proceed PEAK to go back PEAK to go back Note: Remove all weights but leave tension fixture at- Note: Select INFO to save the calibration. tached to the force gauge.
- Page 20 Performing a Tensile Test Affix Test Adapter The Chatillon DFX II Series may be used to perform Affix your testing adapter to a tensile test (also called a pull test). A tensile the DFX II load sensor shaft. test causes a pulling effect on the load sensor “Finger-tight”...
- Page 21 Performing a Compression Test Affix Test Adapter The Chatillon DFX II Series may be used to perform Affix your testing adapter to a compression test (also called a push test). A com- the DFX II load sensor shaft. pression test causes a pushing effect on the load “Finger-tight”...
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Page 22: Standard Accessories
Dimensions Accessories Standard Accessories Optional Accessories Description Part No. Description Part No. Hook (10 lbf) SPK-FMG-012A Point Adapter (100 lbf) SPK-FMG-009A Hook (100 lbf) SPK-FMG-012B Point Adapter (200 lbf) SPK-FMG-009B Hook (200 lbf) SPK-FMG-012C Chisel Adapter (100 lbf) SPK-FMG-008A Flat Adapter (100 lbf) SPK-FMG-011A Chisel Adapter (200 lbf) SPK-FMG-008B... -
Page 23: Parts List
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Page 25: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Symptom Possible Solution No display when power button is pressed. Plug into source power with Universal battery Charger. Check battery connections. Plug into source power with DFX II Battery Charger Bargraph is partially filled with no load applied to loadcell shaft. Loadcell zero shift. -
Page 26: Specifications
Specifications Performance Specifications Environmental Specifications Accuracy: +0.3% of full scale Storage Temperature: 0 to 130 F (-17 to 54 Certification: Certificate of Conformance (standard). Calibration Operating Temperature: 40 to 110 F (4 to 43 with NIST Data, IEC/ISO17025 (optional). Temperature Stability: Better than 0.03% of rated output per Data Sampling Rate: 1000 Hz Relative Humidity: 20% to 85% Peak Capture Rate: 1000 Hz...