April 27, 2004 Manual Version 1.01
8.4
Caution!
If the load cell(s) stack height is greater than the machine shut height, as adjusted,
cycling the machine may result in severe damage to the machine and to load cells!
It is recommended that steel plates at least one inch thick and of at least 2 inches greater lateral
dimension than load cell contact surfaces be placed both under and over the load cell to help
distribute load and avoid load cell impressions in slide or bolster material. All plates or parallels
should be symmetrically placed relative to the centerline of the load cells, and plates and parallels
used for each load cell stack should be similar in dimension to those used in other stacks.
On mechanical power presses with shut height adjustments, the stack height should be greater than
the minimum shut height, and the machine shut height must be adjusted so that clearance between the
machine slide and the load cell stack(s) is provided.
h) Check to assure that load cell stacks are correctly located and that machine shut height of other
bottom of stroke adjustment provides clearance between ram or slide and load cell stack(s) as per the
instructions of step “g” of this calibration procedure.
i) Turn on the power to the machine and bypass (see Section 4.2.4) the OmniLink II Tonnage Monitor
Module. Return the slide to the top of stroke position.
j) Make single strokes of the machine, adjusting the shut height or other bottom of stroke adjustments
downward to lower the machine slide or ram from 0.002" to 0.004" between successive strokes until
any of the load cell(s) give a reading, indicating that contact is being made with one or more load cell
stacks.
k) If a single load cell is used for calibration, continue to single stroke the machine and adjust shut
height or other bottom of stroke adjustment until the rated capacity of the load cell or the machine,
whichever is less, is reached.
The rated tonnage capacity of the load cell should be at least 50% of the rated tonnage capacity of the
machine being calibrated. Adjustment distance should be restricted to less than 0.001" between
strokes as rated machine tonnage is approached.
If two or more load cells are used for calibration, adjust the shut height or other bottom of stroke
adjustment until about 20% of rated machine tonnage capacity is displayed on the total of the load cell
readings. If load cell tonnages are not equal, add shim stock to the stack of load cells with lower
readings. Make a single stroke of the machine and observe the new tonnage readings of each load cell
channel. Repeat this process until all load cell readings are equal to within 2%.
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