Instron 2603-080 - Chapter 2: Installation; Unpacking, Handling, and Storage Guidance; Counterweight Cable Caution; Separation Limit for 2603-085;086

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Chapter 2
Installation
• Unpacking, Handling and Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
• Installation of the 2603-080 or 2603-085. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
• Installation of the 2603-084 or 2603-086. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
• Full Scale Travel Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Unpacking, Handling and Storage
Unpacking
It is recommended that the transportation case is retained for storing the extensometer if it is
removed from the testing machine.
Handling
The Long Travel Elastomeric Extensometer is a delicate precision instrument and must be
handled with care at all times.
Caution
After the counterweights have been released from the keep plate, the extensometer
must be kept upright at all times to prevent the support cables becoming tangled.
Caution
For 2603-085 and 2603-086, the maximum separation between the inside faces of the
stops must never be greater than 780 mm (30.7 inch).
Failure to observe this restriction can result in damage to the precision potentiometer used in
the long travel extensometer.