MTS Series 111 Accumulator - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1.0 Technical Support 5
1.1.0 How to Get Technical Support........................................................................................................5
1.2.0 Before You Contact MTS................................................................................................................5
1.3.0 If You Contact MTS by Phone........................................................................................................7
1.4.0 Problem Submittal Form in MTS Manuals.....................................................................................8
2.0 Preface 9
2.1.0 Before You Begin............................................................................................................................9
2.2.0 Documentation Conventions...........................................................................................................9
3.0 Introduction 13
3.1.0 Introduction...................................................................................................................................14
3.2.0 What you need to know.................................................................................................................14
3.3.0 Functional Description..................................................................................................................15
3.4.0 Series 111 Accumulator Specifications.........................................................................................16
4.0 Safety 21
4.1.0 Hazard Placard Placement.............................................................................................................22
5.0 Installation 25
5.1.0 About the Series 111 Accumulator Installation Procedure............................................................26
5.1.1.0 Series 111 Accumulator Installation Procedure.............................................................27
6.0 Maintenance 29
6.1.0 Series 111 Accumulator Maintenance Guidelines.........................................................................30
6.2.0 Check the Accumulator Precharge................................................................................................32
6.2.1.0 Check the Series 111 Accumulator Precharge................................................................34
6.2.2.0 Check a Non-MTS Accumulator Precharge...................................................................34
6.3.0 About Changing the Precharge Pressure.......................................................................................35
6.3.1.0 Decrease the Precharge Pressure....................................................................................35
6.3.2.0 Increase the Precharge Pressure.....................................................................................36
6.4.0 Purge Fluid from the Gas Chamber...............................................................................................37
6.5.0 Remove the Accumulator..............................................................................................................38
Series 111 Accumulator Product Information 3