Chapter: Testing Specimens
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electrical calibration circuit, you can use this to apply an electrical signal instead of
applying a physical force to the load cell.
d. Click OK.
e. Reset the transducer to its zero or gauge length point.
f. Click OK.
Non- rationalized transducers
1. Click on the icon for the transducer in the system settings area of the console.
2. In the first tab, select the transducer configuration in the Transducer configuration
field.
3. Set Calibration type to Manual.
4. Enter the full scale value of the transducer.
5. For strain transducers, enter the gauge length of the extensometer.
The system must know the gauge length of the installed extensometer in order to
calculate strain values for display and for further calculations.
6. Enter a value for the calibration point. This value is the load (for a load cell) or
deflection (for an extensometer) that you apply to the transducer during calibration.
For example, to calibrate a 100 kN load cell using a 50 kN weight, enter 100 kN as the
full scale value and 50 kN as the calibration point.
The range for a valid calibration point value is between:
7. Click Calibrate. Follow the directions in the message window sequence, as follows:
a. Set the transducer to its zero or gauge length point.
b. Click OK.
Load
(% full scale)
Strain
(% full scale)
Minimum 2 2
Maximum 105 110
If you change the units for a field, the software converts the corresponding value to its
equivalent value in the new units. Verify that the value is correct for the specified units.
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