GAMMA 5800 Els STRINGING MACHINE 6 POINT SC MOUNTING (Issue 3 - January 2009) - Manual (Page 16)

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To enable the String Length Meter (SLM)
function, press the String Length button on
the keypad. When the String Length button
is pressed, one of the LED indicators above
“M” or “FT” will light up to indicate that the
SLM function is enabled. Pressing the String
Length button will toggle between “M” and
“FT” to set the measurement units for either
Meters (“M”) or Feet (“FT”). Measurements
are displayed in 0.1 increments.
To measure a length of string from a reel or
set of string, insert the end of the string
through the loop from the backside of the
string guide attached to the front of the SLM.
Lift the clamp pad and insert the string
through the entry hole on the face plate of the
SLM. Continue to feed the string into the entry
hole until it exits the SLM through the hole on
the right side and release the clamp pad. (In
addition to aligning the strings with the entry
to the SLM, the felt clamp pads apply a slight
amount of pressure to the string and wipe
down the surface of the string to prevent
debris from entering the SLM).
When the end of the string exits through the
hole on the right, press the “C” or “Entry/
Clear” button on the keypad to “Zero” the
display, and the length of string will be mea-
sured from the point on the string located at
the edge of the exit hole. Pull the end of the
string at a slow steady rate and the SLM will
begin measuring the length of string as it is
pulled through the SLM and indicate the mea-
surement on the LED display. When the de-
sired length of string is measured, cut the
string at the edge of the exit hole.
NOTE: When reaching the end of a string,
pull the string through the SLM slowly
to avoid inaccurate measurement.
The string length meter was designed to measure strings between 1.10 mm (18 ga) and 1.45
mm (15 ga) at an accuracy of +/- 0.3% of the indicated value and +/- 2 inches (50 mm) absolute.
When measuring strings smaller than 1.10 mm (such as badminton strings) the error will be
-2.5% of the indicated value (up to 6” short in 40 ft) and +/- 2 inches (50 mm) absolute.
SLM button
STRING LENGTH METER OPERATION