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VALLEY FORGE & BOLT SPC4 600A User Manual

Electronic load data logger system
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Revision 1.1
User's Manual
TM
SPC4
Model 600A Electronic Load Data Logger System
- Firmware Version 1.50 -
VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY
4410 W. Jefferson St. • • • • Phoenix, AZ 85043 • • • • USA
Phone: (602) 269 – 5748 • • • • Fax: (602) 269 – 7851 • • • • E-mail: sales@vfbolts.com

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  • Page 1 Revision 1.1 User's Manual SPC4 Model 600A Electronic Load Data Logger System - Firmware Version 1.50 - VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY 4410 W. Jefferson St. • • • • Phoenix, AZ 85043 • • • • USA Phone: (602) 269 – 5748 • • • • Fax: (602) 269 – 7851 • • • • E-mail: sales@vfbolts.com...
  • Page 2 VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Phone: (602) 269 - 5748 4410 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85043 Fax: (602) 269 - 7851 • • • • • • • • WARNING FASTENER INSTALLATION CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS OR EVEN DEADLY! ALWAYS WEAR PROTECTION EQUIPMENT AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY WHILE OPERATING YOUR TIGHTENING EQUIPMENT.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Phone: (602) 269 - 5748 4410 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85043 Fax: (602) 269 - 7851 • • • • • • • • TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Inspection 1.2 Included Items 1.3 SPC4 Model 600A Electronic Load Data Logger System Description 1.3.1 Hand-held Unit (HHU)

  • Page 4: Introduction

    VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Phone: (602) 269 - 5748 4410 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85043 Fax: (602) 269 - 7851 • • • • • • • • 1.0 Introduction The SPC4 Model 600A Electronic Load Data Logger System (SPC4 System) is designed to facilitate the bolted structures’...

  • Page 5: Hand-Held Unit (Hhu)

    VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Phone: (602) 269 - 5748 4410 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85043 Fax: (602) 269 - 7851 • • • • • • • • 1.3 Description of the SPC4 Model 600A Electronic Load Data Logger System 1.3.1 Hand-held Unit (HHU) ..1..
  • Page 6 VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Phone: (602) 269 - 5748 4410 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85043 Fax: (602) 269 - 7851 • • • • • • • • .13. - CASE SCREWS (x4) .14. - BATTERY COMPARTMENT DOOR .15.
  • Page 7 VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Phone: (602) 269 - 5748 4410 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85043 Fax: (602) 269 - 7851 • • • • • • • • Please see “Figure 1.3.1 - Hand-held Unit - Front View” and “Figure 1.3.2 - Hand-held Unit - Rear View”. ..1..

  • Page 8: Liquid Crystal Display (Lcd)

    VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Phone: (602) 269 - 5748 4410 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85043 Fax: (602) 269 - 7851 • • • • • • • • .10. - “LOCATION” BUTTON When pressed momentarily (a press followed by a release), the currently selected location number is cleared and a blinking cursor appears instead.
  • Page 9 VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Phone: (602) 269 - 5748 4410 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85043 Fax: (602) 269 - 7851 • • • • • • • • Please see “Figure 1.3.3 - ”. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) -.1.- - CURRENT DATE IN MM/DD/YY FORMAT This area of the LCD shows the current date in MM/DD/YY format.

  • Page 10: Abt-Daq Software Cd (Cd)

    VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Phone: (602) 269 - 5748 4410 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85043 Fax: (602) 269 - 7851 • • • • • • • • 1.3.3 ABT-DAQ Software CD (CD) ..1.. - SHORTCUTS IN “START” MENU ..2..
  • Page 11 VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Phone: (602) 269 - 5748 4410 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85043 Fax: (602) 269 - 7851 • • • • • • • • ..1.. - SAVED DATA DESTINATION FOLDER ..2.. - SAVED DATA FORMAT SELECTOR ..3..
  • Page 12 VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Phone: (602) 269 - 5748 4410 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85043 Fax: (602) 269 - 7851 • • • • • • • • -.4.- - MEMORY FORMAT OPTIONS The HHU can store up to 13,100 records (total number of readings). You can choose to divide these readings into a number of locations, every location containing a number of bolts of your choosing.

  • Page 13: Usb Cable (Uc)

    VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Phone: (602) 269 - 5748 4410 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85043 Fax: (602) 269 - 7851 • • • • • • • • -.9.- - “RECEIVE DATA” BUTTON Downloads the contents of the HHU’s memory to a file on your PC. The path chosen in the “Saved Data Destination Folder”...

  • Page 14: Calibration Gage (Cg)

    VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Phone: (602) 269 - 5748 4410 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85043 Fax: (602) 269 - 7851 • • • • • • • • The custom USB cable supplied has a miniature waterproof circular plastic connector (CPC) at one end (the HHU end) and a standard USB A-type connector at the other end (the PC end).

  • Page 15: Warning

    VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Phone: (602) 269 - 5748 4410 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85043 Fax: (602) 269 - 7851 • • • • • • • • 2.1 Warning FASTENER INSTALLATION CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS OR EVEN DEADLY! ALWAYS WEAR PROTECTION EQUIPMENT AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY WHILE OPERATING YOUR TIGHTENING EQUIPMENT.

  • Page 16: Abt-Daq Software Installation

    VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Phone: (602) 269 - 5748 4410 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85043 Fax: (602) 269 - 7851 • • • • • • • • When changing batteries, always replace all six of them at the same time (do not “reuse” batteries). It is strongly recommended that you should NOT use any USB hubs to connect the HHU to the PC, instead use a direct connection to one of the USB ports of your PC.
  • Page 17 VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Phone: (602) 269 - 5748 4410 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85043 Fax: (602) 269 - 7851 • • • • • • • • Read the End User License Agreement (EULA). If you agree with its terms, select the “I accept the agreement”...
  • Page 18 VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Phone: (602) 269 - 5748 4410 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85043 Fax: (602) 269 - 7851 • • • • • • • • On this screen, you can select another group name (the name the software will be listed as on your “Start”...

  • Page 19: Hand-Held Unit (Hhu) Setup

    VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Phone: (602) 269 - 5748 4410 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85043 Fax: (602) 269 - 7851 • • • • • • • • This screen will be shown after a short time (when the setup program finishes performing the required operations - this time will be given by the specifications of your PC).

  • Page 20: System Calibration Check

    VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Phone: (602) 269 - 5748 4410 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85043 Fax: (602) 269 - 7851 • • • • • • • • NOTE: The idle timer will start counting after the last key-press is detected on the HHU. Pressing any button (other than “ON / OFF”...

  • Page 21: Checking The Tightness Of A Joint

    VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Phone: (602) 269 - 5748 4410 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85043 Fax: (602) 269 - 7851 • • • • • • • • 2.7 Checking the Tightness of a Joint [1] Begin by checking the calibration of the hand-held unit (see Paragraph 2.5.). [2] Install the probe on the fastener to be checked for tightness by pushing it against the datum disk and sliding the exterior sleeve of the probe until it locks in place.

  • Page 22: Downloading Recorded Data To A Pc

    VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Phone: (602) 269 - 5748 4410 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85043 Fax: (602) 269 - 7851 • • • • • • • • [3] To set the desired location number, press and release the “LOCATION” button on the HHU. The previously displayed location number will be cleared and a blinking cursor will appear instead.

  • Page 23: Spc4 Tm Model 600A Electronic Load Data Logger System Specifications

    VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Phone: (602) 269 - 5748 4410 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85043 Fax: (602) 269 - 7851 • • • • • • • •     [4] Using the “Select Folder to Store Data” box, select the folder where you want to save data file, then select the format of the output file as Excel (*.xls) or Text (*.txt).

  • Page 24: Environmental Specifications

    VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Phone: (602) 269 - 5748 4410 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85043 Fax: (602) 269 - 7851 • • • • • • • • 3.2 Environmental Specifications Operating Conditions: Temperature: -20 to 70 C / -4 to 158 Humidity: 80% max.

  • Page 25: Cleaning The Enclosures

    VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Phone: (602) 269 - 5748 4410 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85043 Fax: (602) 269 - 7851 • • • • • • • • NOTE: To maintain the integrity of SPC4 load indicating fasteners and minimize error in measuring joint clamp load, it is imperative that the protective caps remain on the datum disk surface of each fastener at all times.
  • Page 26 VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Phone: (602) 269 - 5748 4410 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85043 Fax: (602) 269 - 7851 • • • • • • • • Figure 4.3.1 - Probe - Front View A clean probe face is shown in Figure 4.3.1-A, where [1] is the sensor, [2] the guard, [3] the interior body, [4] the exterior body, and the brown material is an electrical insulator.
  • Page 27 VALLEY FORGE & BOLT MANUFACTURING COMPANY Phone: (602) 269 - 5748 4410 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85043 Fax: (602) 269 - 7851 • • • • • • • • NOTES: SPC4 SYSTEM • • • • MODEL 600A • • • • USER'S MANUAL Rev.

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