ACTA 4000 User Guide Calibrating tools and equipment
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7 Calibrating tools and equipment
The Calibration menu has three options, ACTA, Deadweight (for calibration of transducers) and Tool.
Calibration of ACTA is done is a certified laboratory. A certificate is issued after ACTA calibration.
7.1 Tool calibration
The tool calibration is used to control how well a tool, a controller-tool combination or equivalent
corresponds to a transducer.
The tool calibration function makes a backup tool containing a tool calibration report
for uploading to ToolsTalk QAT. The report is delivered to ToolsTalk QAT as a PDF
sheet identical to the tool report printout.
7.1.1 Setting up ACTA
1. Connect ACTA and the controller (Power Focus, DS/DL or PowerMACS) with the serial cable or, for
ACTA 4000, Ethernet connection.
2. Attach the transducer to the tool and wait a few seconds for the shunt calibration.
3. If the connected tool does not exist in the ACTA database, create a new tool with
Datab>New tool.
4. Synchronize by pressing
Q.Prog>Synchronize and select tool. Complete the dialog as requested.
5. All relevant parameters in the controller have now been transferred to ACTA.
6. Select custom window by pressing
View>Custom.
7. Open the tool database for the tool connected by selecting
Datab>Select Tool. Press SHIFT and then Cl
to remove all current tightening data and update the
History database for the tool.
8. Make the tightening operations, 25 is recommended.
The result is displayed in ACTA.
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