One Plane Balancing with a Strobe Light
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12. At this point you should check 1X. It is possible to think the strobe is set correctly when
you are actually on a sub-harmonic of the RPM. To check, press <F4> (2 X Speed) to
double the strobe flash rate. After pressing <F4>, you should immediately notice there
are two reference marks visible. If not, you are on a sub-harmonic and need to re-adjust
the strobe rate. If you see two marks, press <F5> (1/2 X Speed) to halve the strobe rate,
returning to the rate that existed prior to pressing <F4>. There should be only one phase
mark again.
13. When the marker appears to be frozen, press <STORE>.
14. Adjust the position of the mark for convenience. The phase mark should be moved to a
point that can be easily seen and accurately measured, for example, top dead center or
in line with the machine foot or bracket. After you add the trial weight, you will exactly
reposition to this point for accurate phase measurements.
Use the up and down arrow keys to move the mark one degree at a time. Or, press <F1>
and <F2> to move the mark incrementally by 20° at a time in either direction.
As you move the reference mark you will see the Phase Adjust angle value change on
the Balancing window.
At this point you may wish to normalize phase to 0 before proceeding. This is
accomplished by pressing <F5>. This is optional.
15. Press <STORE> to complete the initial measurement.
16. Shut down the machine and continue the balancing procedure in the next section.
Adding the Trial Weight and Taking a Measurement
1.
Press <F1> (Continue) when you have completed the initial measurement. The Edit
Trial Weight window opens.
2.
Enter the trial weight. This is the amount of weight you will attach to the rotor. When
your entry is complete, press <DONE>.
The dataPAC displays the Weight Units window. Highlight a unit of measure on the
displayed list and press <SELECT>. The units selected for the trial weights become the
default units for the correction and trim weights. Correction and trim weight units can
be changed because the dataPAC converts between units.
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