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Dakota NDT BT1-DL Operation Manual (177 pages)

Ultrasonic Bolt Tension Monitor

Brand: Dakota NDT | Category: Monitor | Size: 1 MB

Table of Contents
3
Chapter One Introduction
7
General Disclaimer
7
Safety
7
Warranty
8
Chapter Two about this Manual
9
New to Ultrasonics
9
New to Fastener Measurement
9
Bt1-Dl Overview
9
Tabbed & Hot Menu Reference
12
Chapter Three Quick Start Guide
14
Overview
14
Getting the Bt1-Dl Ready
14
Setting up the Bt1-Dl
14
Creating a New Group to Store Measurements
17
Setting the Approximate Length
25
Measuring Reference Lengths
28
Measuring Elongations
29
Chapter Four Keyboard, Menu, & Connector Reference
31
Menu Key (Operation & Sub Menus)
31
Cal - Menu
33
MATL (Material) - Menu
34
GEOM (Geometry) - Menu
34
DISP (Display) - Menu
35
Tune - Menu
36
Gates - Menu
37
Auto - Menu
37
Setup - Menu
38
Data - Menu
38
UTIL (Utilities) - Menu
39
XFER (Transfer) - Menu
40
Key
40
Meas ( Measurement Mode ) Key
40
Ok Key
40
Esc Key
41
Arrow Keys
41
Enter Key
41
Auto Set Key
41
On/Off Key
41
Navigating the Hot Menu
41
Top & Bottom End Caps
43
Chapter Five Theory of Operation
44
Ultrasonic Measurement of Bolts
44
Features of the Bt1-Dl
44
Ultrasonic Waves
45
Measurement Mode
45
Chapter Six Bolt Preparation
46
Use of Ultrasonic Couplant
46
Transducer Contact Requirements
46
Bolt End Reflectors
48
Chapter Seven Transducer Selection
50
Selecting the Transducer
50
Chapter Eight Measuring System Zero (Calibration)
51
Introduction
51
Calibration / Zero Misnomer
51
Creating a Group to Document Zero (Calibration) Data
52
Auto - Zero/Calibration
53
One & Two Point Zero Calibration
56
Verification of System Zero Calibration
64
Using a 'Set Aside' Bolt
71
Chapter Nine Temperature Compensation
73
Purpose
73
Manual Mode
73
Semi Automatic Mode
74
Automatic Mode
76
Chapter Ten Bolt Material Calibration
77
Why Calibrate
77
Velocity Calibration
77
Stress Factor Calibration
81
Temperature Factor Calibration
85
Chapter Eleven Load Measurment
88
Calculating Load Factor
88
Calibrating Load Factor (Field Calibration)
90
Performing a Field Calibration
91
Chapter Twelve Measurement & Waveform Display
105
Quantities of Measurement
105
Display View Options
106
Adjusting the Display
110
Gain
114
Gate
117
Threshold
120
Interpreting the Waveform
123
Manually Locating the Echo
124
Automatic Echo Optimization (Auto Set)
126
Unloaded Length and Elongation Measurements
129
Chapter Thirteen Additional Features
130
Quality/Correlation (Transducer Placement)
130
Lock System Zero
130
Contrast
131
Backlight
132
Graphics Options (Look & Feel)
133
Pulse
135
Pulser Voltage
136
Damping
137
Digitizer
138
Polarity
139
Alarm Mode
140
Key Click
143
Date & Time
143
Upgrade Gauge
145
Freeze & Capture
146
Capture Viewer
147
Chapter Fourteen Data Storage - Setup, Edit, & View Files
149
Introduction to a Project
149
Creating a Project Folder/Directory
149
Viewing & Opening a Project Folder
151
Introduction to Group (Spreadsheet) Format
152
Creating a New Group
153
Storing a Reading
156
Viewing Stored Readings
157
Deleting Groups (Files)
158
Editing a Group (File)
161
Changing the Active File - Open
163
Closing an Active File - Close
165
Chapter Fifteen Setups - Create, Store, Edit, & Recall
166
Introduction to Setups
166
Opening a Setup
166
Saving a Setup
167
Deleting a Saved Setup
170
Using the Default Setup
172
Selecting Aanguage Laanguagenguaanguagege
173
Chapter Sixteen Software, File Transfer, & Upgrades
175
Computer System Requirements
175
Installing Dakview
175
Communicating with Bt1-Dl
175
Line Power
175
Upgrading the Bt1-Dl
175

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