Owner's manual

CONTENTS page
1 General 2
2 Technical Specification 3
3 The RTM 20 D main parts 4
4 Function 5
5 Measuring Practice 6
5:1 General 6
5:2 Various types of ropes 6
5:3 Measuring on a tensed rope (check) 6
5:4 Slack rope to a specified tension 6
6 Handling 7
6:1 How to use the push-buttons 7
6:1:1 ON/OFF 7
6:1:2 ZERO 7
6:1:3 PEAK (peak value) 7
6:1:4 UNIT (alternative unit) 7
6:1:5 Low battery indication 8
6:1:6 Select “Rope No.” 8
6:1:7 Automatic turn off 8
6:1:8 Serial number and state of revision 8
6:1:9 Overload 9
6:2 Use 10
6:2:1 Before Use 10
6:2:2 Use - Measuring 10
6:2:3 After Use 10
7 Error Codes 11
1 General
The PIAB Rope Tension Meter RTM 20 D is an instrument specially designed for
measuring the tension in different kind of ropes. The measurements are made accurate
and swiftly somewhere on the tensed rope, whithout any extra preparations (off-loading
e.t.c.).
The measurements can be done on ropes with different diameters and different designs.
The ropes can be made of steel, metal or plastic material, and used as Guy-wires,
suspension wires, support wires for cationary systems e.t.c.
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