Fixturlaser Shaft 100, User Manual

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Page 2: ...vised edition January 1998 Copyright 1997 Fixturlaser AB M lndal Sweden All rights reserved No part of this manual may be copied or reproduced in any form or by any means without prior written permiss...

Page 3: ...TION 16 THE PROGRAMS 18 THE SYSTEM SET UP 20 APPLICATION SET UP 21 PRE ALIGNMENT FUNCTIONS 23 THERMAL OFFSET 24 SOFTCHECK 26 SHAFT ALIGNMENT 28 SHAFT ALIGNMENT HORIZONTAL MACHINES 29 STATIC FEET SELEC...

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Page 5: ...e you get started with your first alignment The Fixturlaser Shaft 100 user interface is entirely built upon signs and icons no text In most cases the icons are clear and do not cause any misunderstand...

Page 6: ...cal dial indicators These are built in together with the laser transmitter in a pair of units the Transmitter Detector units TD units With standard dial measurement techniques the results need to be g...

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Page 8: ...stead of text makes it much easier to understand and reduces the input errors from the user to a minimum The user interface is based upon icons and fill in boxes The icons represent a func tion and a...

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Page 10: ...4 3 0770 Rod length 150 mm 4 3 0343 Rod holder 2 5 0017 Allen key 5 mm optional 1 1 0083 Magnet base optional 2 2 0314 Extension fixture TD 100 optional 2 2 0138 Cable for data transfer to computer o...

Page 11: ...1 0202 2 0299 2 0136 2 0135 OM PLASTBOX 3 0777 3 0772 3 0773 3 0769 3 0770 3 0343 5 0017 SK MLC6S8X20 OM PLASTBOX KA 300569 66 P 0040 1 0083 2 0314 KA 300569 66 2 0320 OE LR 20 1 0215 5 000 3 0343 1...

Page 12: ...ne batteries If the system turns off due to low power the system returns after battery replacement or connection of external power to the application where it was when it turned off No information is...

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Page 14: ...ed with a mild soap solution with exception for the detector surface which should be cleaned with alcohol Do not use paper tissue which can scratch the detector surface For the best possible function...

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Page 16: ...ended with the optional extension chains Connect the cables between the display unit and the TD units There are two ways you can do this 1 Connect one cable between the display unit and one of the TD...

Page 17: ...fixtures are used together with either the V block fixtures or the magnet bases If the space between the machine casing and the coupling shaft end is too short for a standard set up this fixture solve...

Page 18: ...nt Program 3 TD value display Program 4 File Manager Program 5 The System Set up The other functions such as softfoot static feet selection and thermal growth are found as sub functions to the program...

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Page 20: ...on is disabled Auto off function is also disabled when using external power Current time Sets the system clock Current date Sets the date Display format will change accord ing to chosen measurement en...

Page 21: ...ipoint method Using the clock method you should take readings at the 9 3 and 12 o clock positions With the Tripoint method you can take three readings wher ever you want as long as it is at least 30 d...

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Page 23: ...condition Alignment of machines exposed to pipe strain or thermal growth is easily performed with the Compensation value function The Thermal offset program provides the possibility to pre set known...

Page 24: ...rmal growth of the machines differently but in most cases you will find it as a factor of deliberately misalignment expressed in parallel offset and angular error In the Fixturlaser Shaft 100 you can...

Page 25: ...e TD M value Enter the distance between shaft ends DBSE Parallel angular error 3C Touch the misalignment icon 4C Touch the Value boxes and enter the misalignment values in mm 100 mm and mm or mils inc...

Page 26: ...ol The Fixturlaser Shaft 100 built in Softcheck program checks each foot and displays the result in mm or mils The Softcheck program is entered from the Horizontal Shaft Alignment program set up The m...

Page 27: ...with a dynamo metric wrench The measurement value is registered by touching OK 5 Continue with the rest of the bolts Re measurements can be done at any time 6 Do the necessary corrections and then ch...

Page 28: ...ntil the shafts are aligned to within given tolerances Alignment tolerances depend to a large extent on the speed of rotation of the shafts Machine alignment should be carried out to within the manufa...

Page 29: ...from 1 99 seconds Thermal offset Input mode for correction values Static feet selection Recalculates the measurement values according to static feet choice Softcheck Sub function for checking of soft...

Page 30: ...m with OK Continue with the B and C dimension The D dimension is set by default to half the A measure but can be changed by touching the D field and entering the correct value Note The A dimension is...

Page 31: ...with the graphic spirit level The led on the TD M unit turns from flashing green to alternate red and green when within 3 of correct position The targets should be slid over the detectors Adjust the l...

Page 32: ...the targets wait until the TD values appear and press the 9 o clock icon 6 Using the inclinometer display rotate the shafts to the 3 o clock position and press the 3 o clock icon The screen now displa...

Page 33: ...within tolerances required 9 Rotate the shafts to the 3 o clock position and adjust the machine horizon tally until the required alignment is achieved 7 Rotate the shafts to the 12 o clock position a...

Page 34: ...nted out by touching the Print icon or saved for later print out or transfer to PC s by touching the File Drawer icon The measurement will be stored in the permanent memory labelled with the current d...

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Page 36: ...ion or can only be rotated in one direction 1 From the Main menu touch the Horizontal Shaft Alignment icon program 1 2 Touch the Application Set up icon to enter the set up 3 Touch the TripointTM icon...

Page 37: ...he first reading 4 The screen displays the movable machine Set dimension as for the Clock method Set the TD units so that they are approximately parallel Adjust the lasers to the centre of the targets...

Page 38: ...he Register icon to register the reading 6 Rotate the shafts to the next desired position The shafts have to be rotated over a minimum of 30 and are indicated when the Register icon is dis played Touc...

Page 39: ...le at 12 and 6 o clock position for vertical adjustment and 3 and 9 o clock position for horizontal adjustment The inclinometer senses which position it is at and automatically updates the readings as...

Page 40: ...ment results that is stored in memory and not the displayed measurement after performed adjustments To store this redo the measurement and then touch the File drawer icon Note The shafts should be cou...

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Page 42: ...ection program will be helpful In this program you can freely select which feet to be adjustable or locked The horizontal shaft alignment has to be accomplished before starting the program Procedure 1...

Page 43: ...horizontal values by touching the Switch view icon 6 Different feet to lock can be selected by first unlocking the locked feet 7 Go back to the horizontal shaft alignment program by touching the Exit...

Page 44: ...u touch the Vertical Shaft Alignment icon program 2 2 The screen shows the movable machine The grey areas are data entry fields Measure the distance between the TD units Touch the A field and enter th...

Page 45: ...position ideally should correspond to a 6 o clock position The first bolt is at the position 9 o clock Turn the shafts to where the TD units are positioned at 9 o clock and touch the corresponding ic...

Page 46: ...4 Turn the shafts 180 to the 3 o clock position Touch the corresponding icon to register the reading The displayed values show the current position of the machine in the 9 to 3 o clock axis p 0040r2...

Page 47: ...6 o clock axis The list of values displayed is the position values for each bolt These correspond to the shim thickness that should be placed under each bolt to eliminate the angular error The first...

Page 48: ...and touch the corresponding icon Use the parallelism display to correct the error 9 The result can be printed out by touching the Print icon or saved for later print out or transfer to PC s by touchin...

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Page 50: ...ple time from 1 99 seconds PROCEDURE 1 Touch the TD value icon in the Main menu 2 The screen displays the physical readings from TD M and TD S 3 By pressing the Zero icon the values will be zeroed and...

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Page 52: ...ts REVIEWING A MEASUREMENT To review a stored measurement just touch it in the list You can scroll the list by touching the up and down icons Open the selected measurement by touching the File drawer...

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Page 54: ...NT Select the measurement by touching it in the list Touch the Dustbin icon Confirm the deletion by touching OK DELETING ALL STORED MEASUREMENTS Touch the File drawer to dustbin icon Confirm the opera...

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Page 58: ...he Application set up program Registers measurement value when using Tripoint method Registers measurement value at the 9 o clock position when using the Clock method Registers measurement value at th...

Page 59: ...ock position when using the Clock method Prints out a screen dump Restarts the measurements with entered values Saves the measurement in the non volatile memory THE TD VALUE DISPLAY PROGRAM Starts the...

Page 60: ...and returns to the previous menu Alters between viewing of coupling values and feet values THE TOOLS PROGRAM Selects between metric or imperial display Sets the auto off time in minutes 99 minutes dea...

Page 61: ...int or Clock method Starts the thermal growth function Starts the static feet function Starts the Softcheck function Displays the tolerance table STATIC FEET Locks the selected foot Unlocks all locked...

Page 62: ...Confirmation of restarting measurement THERMAL GROWTH Starts entering mode for pre setting of angular and parallel errors Entry fields for pre setting of angular and parallel errors Starts entering m...

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Page 64: ...66 feet Inclinometer accuracy 1 TD M unit Temperature range 0 50 C 32 122 F Filter for difficult measurement environment Steplessly variable Light stabilization No interference from ambient light DIS...

Page 65: ...ation for offset angularity PROGRAM FUNCTIONS Measurement of thermal growth Softfoot measurement SoftcheckTM Base bound or bolt bound feet selection Filter function for measurement values Selection of...

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