Chapter: Testing specimens
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13. Install the specimen into the grips. Refer to the documentation provided with the
grips for details.
If the system includes pneumatic grips, refer to “Pneumatic Grips” on page 66.
14. Verify that the specimen is aligned properly in the grips.
15. Balance each of the remaining transducer configurations, e.g. strain. Refer to
“Balance a transducer configuration” on page 105
16. Press the
UNLOCK button to transition the system to CAUTION mode and then
press the
START button on the frame control panel to start the test.
CAUTION mode remains active for approximately two seconds after the unlock
button is released. You must start the test before the system reverts back to
SET UP
mode.
The test will only start if the software displays the test workspace.
17. Upon starting the test, the various components on the test workspace update as the
test proceeds. Some components will not update until the test is complete.
18. To stop the test before it completes, press the
STOP button on the frame control
panel.
In an emergency situation, press the large, round, red button on the frame to stop
the test immediately and disable the frame.
Refer to “Emergency Stop Button” on page 106.
19. After the test is complete, the system transitions to
SET UP mode.
20. Remove the specimen/specimen pieces from each grip.
If the specimen did not break, use the jog controls to relieve the applied force from
the specimen before releasing the grips.
21. Complete any post-test inputs that the test method requires, e.g. final specimen
dimensions, specimen notes.
22. If necessary, press the
UNLOCK button to transition the system to CAUTION mode
and then press the
RETURN button on the frame control panel to return the cross-
head to its starting position.
When the crosshead returns to its starting point, the system transitions to
SET UP
mode for the next specimen.
23. After all specimens are tested, select Finish sample on the Test tab.
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