Kaman KD-5100 - Manual (Page 3)

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CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 5
1-1. Calibration............................................................................................................... 5
1-2. Maintainability........................................................................................................ 5
1-3. Environments .......................................................................................................... 5
2. THEORY OF OPERATION ..................................................................... 6
3. OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE ................................................................. 7
4. APPLICATION INFORMATION .......................................................... 8
5. TARGETS ............................................................................................................ 9
5-1. Material ................................................................................................................... 9
5-2. Thickness .............................................................................................................. 10
5-3. Size........................................................................................................................ 10
6. SPECIAL HANDLING CAUTIONS ................................................. 10
6-1. The Sensors........................................................................................................... 10
6-2. The Mounting Surface .......................................................................................... 11
7. FIXTURING ....................................................................................................... 12
8. CROSS-AXIS SENSITIVITY ................................................................ 15
9. PIN OUT and CONNECTOR ASSIGNEMENTS ................... 17
10. USER’S ABBREVIATED FUNCTIONAL TEST .................. 18
11. SENSOR INSTALLATION GUIDELINES AND
PROCEDURES
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12. CALIBRATION ............................................................................................ 20
12-1. Pitfalls: ................................................................................................................ 20
12-1a. Dimensional Standard: .................................................................................. 20
12-1b. Recalibration ................................................................................................. 20
12-1c. Thermal Equilibrium..................................................................................... 20
12-2. Equipment Needed to Calibrate:......................................................................... 22
12-3. Calibration Procedure Overview: ....................................................................... 22
12-4. Calibration Steps:................................................................................................ 22
13. TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................................................... 24
14. TERMINOLOGY ......................................................................................... 26
TOTAL SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS* ................................................. 28
PERFORMANCE ......................................................................................................... 28
ELECTRICAL .............................................................................................................. 28
TEMPERATURE.......................................................................................................... 28
MICRO-CONVERSION SCALE ................................................................ 29
DIGITAL DYNAMIC RANGE........................................................................................ 29
CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMATION
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TECH NOTES …………………………………………………………………….31