Dillon GTX Plus Force Gauge User Manual
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GTX-Plus Series User’s Manual REV 2.1
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example LOWER LEVEL = 10 N, UPPER LEVEL = 20 N
Load
The “UPPER” LED will ON. Another LED OFF.
Upper level
The “OK” LED will ON. Another LED OFF.
Lower level
The “LOWER” LED will ON. Another LED OFF.
Time
Figure 7c
1.3) DROP LEVEL 1st Peak facility- this is used to detect the
force at which a sample breaks but is not necessarily the maximum force
(e.g. detecting the force at which a tablet first begins to crack) or in
capturing yield point of a material.
When this feature is set ON, three addition Measure mode can be
selected using the MODE key from the main display.
Figure 8a 1st Peak Tension Figure 8b 1st Peak Compression
1st Peak Symbol
Load currently
applied
Figure 8c 1st Peak Tension and Compression