DAKOTA ULTRASONICS MiniMax v2.0 Operation Manual page 127

Ultrasonic bolt tension monitor
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15) Press the
screen, or
16) Increase the applied load to approximately the maximum load, which is to
be placed on the bolt under actual working conditions.
17) Measure and record the Ultrasonic Length at Load 3 by pressing the
key. The Digits Edit Box will be displayed.
Note: Load 3 should be stored in column D.
18) Enter the Known Load value by pressing the
multiple times to scroll the highlighted value.
19) Press the
locations.
20) Repeat steps 18 & 19 until the Known Load value is correctly displayed.
21) Press the
measurement screen, or
22) Repeat Steps 1 – 21 for sample bolts 2 & 3.
Now that we have measured and documented three sample bolts, we're now ready to
run the vector or regression calculation to determine a load factor and offset
(regression only).
1) Press the
to tab left until the CAL menu is highlighted and displaying the submenu
items.
key to store the Known Load and return to the measurement
to cancel entering the Known Load.
and
arrow keys multiple times to scroll the digit
key to store the Known Load and return to the
to cancel entering the Known Load.
Running a Regression or Vector
key multiple times to tab right and the
MiniMax Bolt Tension Monitor
and
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arrow keys
key multiple times

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