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2) Probe returns to test start position, after resetting the emergency stop.
3) A sequence of menus then leads user back to the home position.
III.3 Base Table
The CT3 Texture Analyzer offers two options for Base Tables on which the test sample is placed.
Both tables should be secured to the slotted base of the CT3 with thumbscrews and T-bolts. This
designprovides ample adjustmentside-to-side and front-to-backtocorrectly alignxturesand
position a wide range of samples for testing.
NOTE:Alwaysbesureallpositionandheightadjustmentsaresecurelylockedbeforestarting
every test.
Fixture Base Table
(TA-BT-KIT)
Fixture Base Table
(TA-RT-KIT)
FIne Adjustment Knob
Locking Knob
Figure III.2
See Appendix A forxtureswhichcanbeusedwitheachBaseTable.
Rotary Base Table
The Rotary Base Table (P/N TA-RT-KIT) is a disc shaped surface and should always be centered
undertheprobewhenconductingcompressiontests.Therearetwomethodsofadjustingtheheight
in order to place the sample close to the probe for testing. The locking knob on the base of the
RotaryTableallowsquickheightadjustment;justunlocktheknob,raiseorlowerthetable,thenlock
itintoposition.Thetableisalsomountedonathreadedshaftheldsecurelywithaneadjustment
nut.Unlockingtheneadjustmentnutandrotatingthetablewillraiseorlowerthetestsurfaceto
giveevenmorerangetotheheightadjustment.