Farr KT5500 - Compression Load Cell Configuration

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” Tong & CLInCHER® BaCKup
SECTIon ConTEnTS
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TECHnICaL ManuaL
SETup & opERaTIon
Tong Leveling Continued:
ii. Placealevellengthwise(fronttoback)alongthetong,ensuringthatitisparallelwiththesurfaceofthetong.Loosenthe
3/4”jamnutsontheadjustingboltsonrigidslingbrackets.Completelyloosentheadjustingbolts.Turneachadjusting
boltequallyuntiltonghangslevelfront-to-back.Lockadjustingboltsinplacewiththejamnuts.
3. Compression Load Cell Configuration
Thebackupisdirectlycoupledtothecompressionloadcellviathebackupbodypaddle.Theloadcellhangerissimplyhung
onthepaddleandsecuredthroughthetopofthe“U”byaboltandwasherset,andinnormaloperationdoesnotneedtobe
adjustedorremoved.Theassemblyinthefirstofthefollowingtwoillustrationshasbeenconfiguredinthe“make-up”configura-
tion;toconverttheassemblytothe“break-out”configurationremovetheboltandwashersetsecuringtheloadcellholdertothe
paddle,andmovetheentireassemblytotheothersideofthepaddle.
Loosen 3/4” hex jam nut be-
fore rotating adjustment bolt
Load cell configured for
make-up operations