FaroArm
®
Manual
January 2009
67
Chapter 1: Introduction to the FaroArm
®
Measurement Environment
1 Measuring close to an end stop can induce unwanted stress.
2 Binding or hyper-extending the arm can cause unnecessary stress.
3 “Leap Frogging” or repositioning the device using the Move Device
Position command.
4 Excessive vibration in the surrounding area can produce unwanted
results.
5 Rapid changes in ambient temperature can cause errors in the
FaroArm's automatic temperature compensation.
6 Measuring using poor techniques; minimum number of measured
points per feature, moving while recording individual points, small
coverage area, etc.
N
OTE: If the FaroArm is mounted on granite, do not measure objects
that are not mounted to the granite.
FaroArm Setup
Turn equipment on and allow to warm-up for at least 30 minutes.
Check that ambient temperature is not fluctuating
more than 3°C (5.4°F) over a five minute period. In
CAM2 Measure, run the DEVICES
>TEMPERATURE command and monitor the
temperature in the T
EMPERATURE dialog box. For
more information, see “Temperature” on page 88.
Do not calibrate probes during warm-up time.
Probe Setup
Check probe seating.
Install by hand.
Tighten with the 12mm wrench.
Verify that the probe has no chips or cracks, is not
loose, and that it has no flat spots.
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