Dakota Ultrasonics MINI--MAX User Manual
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MINI-MAX Ultrasonic Bolt Tension Monitor
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13) Press the MEAS key once to activate measure menu items. Press the
MEAS key multiple times to move right and the ESC key multiple times
to move left until the TEMP cell is highlighted.
14) Use the UP, DOWN, LEFT, or RIGHT arrow keys to scroll the TEMP
value.
15) Continue to scroll the temp value until the elongation reads 0.0000.
When the value is at 0.0000 the MINI-MAX is officially zeroed and ready
to store or document the zero data prior to making measurements.
16) Press the MEAS key once to activate measure menu items. Press the
MEAS key multiple times to move right and the ESC key multiple times
to move left until the LOC cell is highlighted.
17) Press the ENTER key to display the Group View Box. Notice that the
cursor is still in the same cell location previously scrolled.
18) Press the ENTER key to store the 0.0000 elongation value. Why
bother storing the 0.0000 elongation value? Because the adjustment to
temperature is also stored with the measurement. This documents the
changes for reporting requirements.
19) Finally, press the MEAS key to return to the measurement screen, set
up a new bolt group, and begin taking readings.