User's Manual
Quick Start Guide
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TensiTrak
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Operator’s Manual
2. Select Tension from the receiver’s main menu screen to confirm that the TensiTrak unit is working—
you should see the following values: Pull Force = 0–100, Max Force = 0–200, and Pressure = 0.
Verify that the Job Number is correct; if not, change to the correct job number.
3. Exit Tension mode.
4. Select 1 Pt. Cal. from the Configure menu.
5. Follow the prompts to complete a high-frequency calibration. If the receiver asks to confirm “High
Freq” or “Low Freq”, the receiver is not properly calibrating to the TensiTrak unit’s signal. Power off
the receiver, and then power it back on again and repeat steps 4 and 5 again.
6. Go back to the main menu and select Tension to enter the Tension mode.
7. Check the depth at two different locations to ensure a good calibration.
Setting Up TensiTrak Downhole Assembly
The TensiTrak downhole assembly consists of the following items in the order listed here: reamer, swivel,
TensiTrak unit, and the product, including the clevises required to connect the TensiTrak to the swivel
and the product. If the diameter of the product is larger than the diameter of the TensiTrak unit, DCI
recommends the use of a nonmetallic shroud to keep material from bridging between the reamer and the
product.
The TensiTrak unit is installed into the downhole assembly so that it is positioned behind the reamer,
between the swivel and the product as shown below
TensiTrak Downhole Assembly
It is critical that the TensiTrak unit’s mud pressure sensor end is positioned as the trailing end to ensure
that formation cuttings do not get packed around the sensor.
Note that if the TensiTrak unit’s batteries are installed when the TensiTrak unit is under load, you will not
get correct readings during the installation. You must remove and replace the three C-cell alkaline
batteries when the TensiTrak unit is not under load.
At this point, active monitoring is available on the receiver and the remote, but data is not being saved. To
start saving data on the receiver, see the next page.
Reame
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Swivel
Product
TensiTrak
Unit
Leading End with
Battery Compartment
Trailing End with
Mud Pressure Sensor