MTS Triaxial Cell Models 656-06 - Manual (Page 59)

12.
Warning :
The next two steps put your hand in a crush zone with the hydraulic pressure on.
Hands can be crushed and equipment can be damaged equipment when hydraulics are
turned on.
Make sure the bell is locked up in place, and keep your hands out of the crush zone except
when actually removing the specimen.
If you have run a pore pressure test, remove the hardlines, and unscrew the 12 cap screws that attach
the end caps to the force transducer and pore pressure assembly.
Remove the Hardlines
Description Item
Remove hardline 1
Unscrew 2
13.
Caution :
If you have just run a pore pressure test, make sure you have removed all 12 of the end
cap screws. Completing the next steps with any end cap screws still in place could break
them off in the force transducer and platen assembly.
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