GE SCOUT100-Ex - Perform Trial Impact

Section 4 — Measurement Types and their Uses
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3 — Perform Trial Impact
Once you have set up your channels and sensors, and created a
numerically labelled machine impact test plan, you will need to perform
a few trial impacts. Data quality messages display when execute trial
impacts to help ensure you have the right setup to measure the
frequency of interest. If required, you can disable these warning
messages.
NOTE: Trial data is not retained.
To run a trial impact:
1. Press or Measure.
2. Press to scroll and select Modal Impact Testing > Press .
3. Select the required modal impact test > Press .
4. Connect your impact hammer to the CH1 port on your instrument.
5. Connect your sensor.
6. Press to confirm your hammer and sensor are connected
correctly.
7. Wait for the instrument to settle.
8. Use your hammer to impact the relevant point on the machine you
are examining.
TIP: Ensure you keep track of the points on the machine you are
measuring as you will need to specify these once you have run a
modal impact test.