Introduction This document describes about the SPRAGUE Instrument’s Wireless Cable Tensiometer (Gripper CTR-BCWL-30) specifications and user instructions. Overview Tensiometer is a wireless strain measuring instrument. It uses Bluetooth technology for communication between the sensor and display unit. The sensor unit measures tension in cable which gets displayed on the display unit.
Product Specifications Property Details Scale Range 10 to 30 Pounds Scale Resolution 2 Pound Scale Tolerance +/- 3% of Full scale Unit of Measurement Metric – Kg, lbs – lb , Number of Calibrations Supported Cables Sizes 1/16, 3/32, 1/8 inches Ambient Temperature Selectable units of measurement C and...
Operations Display units Buttons Buttons Naming Functions Power ON/OFF Switch • Press to ON • Hold 3 Secs to OFF Tension Unit • Toggle lbs/Metric units for Tension Selection/Left and Temperature Navigation Switch • Back Button / Navigate Left direction •...
Battery Charging (Display & Sensor Units) Both Meter and Sensor unit use rechargeable battery which can be charged through 5V@1A adapter. Charge Status Led Indications (Display & Sensor Units) Charge Status are indicated using dual color Led indications. For this Green and Blue colored led are used.
Cable Size Selection Procedure • Desired cable size can be selected by single press on Cable Size Selection button. • It will change from one cable size to the other on subsequent Cable size key press as shown. • Supported cable diameter sizes are 1/16, 3/32, 1/8 inches. •...
• Both Display/meter board and Sensor board attain over temperature or Display/meter board gets over temperature and sensor board get disconnected then below message is displayed in the screen. Tension/Temperature Unit selection • Meter supports lbs unit (lb. for tension and degree Fahrenheit for temperature) and metric unit (degree Celsius for temperature measurement).
6.12 Low Battery Indication • Low battery indication messages are displayed on the Display/Meter board. • When battery percentage reaches 20% from onwards low battery indication message came in Display/Meter board for every 5% battery power decreases. Sensor board low battery indication: Display/Meter board low battery indication: Both board battery became low at same time: 6.13 Settings...
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• Once the password is entered correctly, it displays the following for 2sec • Select desired rope size. Use Up/Down buttons to navigate to desired cable size • Then it displays the following. • Press the OK button to start the calibration process for weight 2lb. It shows below (naming conventions marked for clarification) •...
• When the Ok button is pressed, calibration procedure is completed. • For calibrating other cable sizes, the above procedures need to be followed i.e. starting calibration from 2lb and ending at 30lb. 6.13.2 Device Info For getting device info, press Settings button->Navigate downward to select ‘Info’ and press OK. It displays Cable Tension meter (CT) model number, meter, and Sensor Board Firmware version as well as Battery Voltage.
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