User guide

Veloce 50 Operating Manual
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Contents
LEGAL NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER ..........................................................................................i
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.....................................................................................i
1 Getting Started.........................................................................................................................1
1.1 Quick Start ................................................................................................................................... 1
2 Description of the Veloce System............................................................................................2
2.1 Front............................................................................................................................................. 2
2.2 Back ............................................................................................................................................. 2
2.3 Module Front Panel...................................................................................................................... 3
2.3.1 Status LED.............................................................................................................................................3
2.3.2 Transducer Input .................................................................................................................................... 3
2.3.3 Analog Output........................................................................................................................................4
2.3.4 Reset Button...........................................................................................................................................4
3 Installation...............................................................................................................................5
3.1 Line Power Connection................................................................................................................ 5
3.2 Cooling and Installation............................................................................................................... 6
4 Taking Measurements.............................................................................................................7
4.1 Mating the Transducers to the Veloce Conditioner ..................................................................... 7
4.2 Using the Fiber-Optic Transducers.............................................................................................. 7
5 Conditioner–Transducer Operation .......................................................................................8
5.1 Gage Factor.................................................................................................................................. 8
5.2 Strain Gage – Conversion Factor.................................................................................................8
6 Theory of operation.................................................................................................................9
6.1 Fabry-Pérot Fiber Optic Strain Gages.......................................................................................... 9
6.2 Principle of the Veloce Signal Conditioner ............................................................................... 10
6.3 Relative versus Absolute Measurements ................................................................................... 11
6.4 Absolute Measurement Conditioner .......................................................................................... 11
6.5 Relative Measurement Conditioner ........................................................................................... 11
7 Maintenance..........................................................................................................................13
7.1 Replacing the fuse...................................................................................................................... 13
7.2 Connector cleaning procedure ................................................................................................... 13
7.2.1 Information on general fiber-optic applications...................................................................................13
7.2.2 How to clean the transducers and conditioner connectors....................................................................14
7.3 How to prevent damage and ensure a long life to your transducers .......................................... 15
7.4 Preventive maintenance ............................................................................................................. 15
7.4.1 Inspection............................................................................................................................................. 15
7.4.2 Cleaning ...............................................................................................................................................15
8 Specifications.........................................................................................................................16