KERN & SOHN SD 30N70 User Manual

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Instruction Manual

Model: SD, Spring Tester

Thank you for buying a SAUTER Spring Tester. We hope
you are pleased with your high quality force gauge with its
big functional range. If you have any queries, wishes or
helpful suggestions, do not hesitate to call our service
number.

Working Conditions

1.

10°C to 30°C / 15% up to 80% humidity

2.

Operation

a. Display

b. Operating keys

ON / OFF:

(1) Measuring Result
(2) Measuring Units
(3) Activation of PRINT Function
(4) Indication of power charging status
(5) PEAK or AUTO-PEAK Mode
(6) Average value of stored peak values
(7) Force direction
(8) Occupancy of storing spaces
(9) AVERAGE- or Saving Mode

ON / OFF key
(For ON, press 1 sec.)

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UNIT:

- Press shortly: Select unit:
N, kg or lb

- Press for 2 sec.: Display return

ZERO:

Three functions:

- Zeros the measuring result (Tara function)

- Cleans the peak value (in Peak mode)

- Saves a setting (in SET mode)

SET:

- 1 x Press: Upper Limit [HidT / Hi Lt]. To
change press: ▲ or ▼ (see section c.)

- 1 x Press: Lower Limit [LodT]. To change
press ▲ or ▼ (see section c.)

- 1 x Press: Minimum limit to save peak
values in the instrument’s memory.
[LE.SET / Lo Pe]. Please see section „Min
Limit Peak Save“. To change press: ▲ or
▼ (Only in „Peak-Mode“ active) (see
section g.)

- 1 x Press: Auto-Off Function. Turns the
instrument off after a here defined time
period in sec. [P.OFF]. To change press: ▲
or ▼ (Only in „Battery-Mode“ active)

- 1 x Press: Peak-Freeze-Time [PE.2E /
A.PE / HoldT]: Time period in which a peak
value is being shown in the display in sec.
To change press: ▲ or ▼

- To the printer (Print)

1 x Press: Saves the Settings

Back Light:

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PEAK:

Three functions

- Track mode (continuous measurement)

- Peak mode (capture of maximum values)

- Auto-Peak mode, same as Peak-mode, only
without the „Min limit peak save“ function

MEMORY:

Saves the peak values to calculate the average
value (please see section “Memory mode”

DELETE Function

Deletes stored peak values (only in „Memory
mode“ active)

PRINT:

Sends the stored peak values to a PC or Printer
(please see section „Data Output)

c. High / Low limit function

LEDs to display OK / NOT OK Tests

▼ Lower than lower limit
OK OK
▲ Higher than higher limit

This function allows efficient testing of OK / NOT OK
measurements of similar or identical testing objects.
A lower and an upper limit value can be defined. The
instrument compares the individual measuring results with
these limit values and shows the OK or NOT OK result by
green or red light diode and by sound.
To set these limit values, please see the SET Menu in
section „Operating keys“.

d. Measurement (Track Modus)

Display (1) shows the continuous force in a defined
direction (6)

To zero the display, press:

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e. Peak-Hold Function (Peak Mode)

Please press:

f. Auto-Peak-Hold-Function (Auto-Peak Mode)

Please press:

g. Min limit peak save

This function allows to eliminate unwanted „Pre-Peak
values“ that are lower than the main peak value (Fp). The
“Min limit peak save” value (Fo) takes care, that these
“Pre-Peak values” are not saved.

The „Min limit peak save“ function is only in the Peak­Mode possible.

To set this Min limit value, please see the SET Menu in
section „Operating keys“.

h. Memory mode and average value

peak values)

Saving peak values in the instrument

 Activating the „AUTO PEAK Function“ by PEAK key

 Deactivating the „Average Function“ by MEMORY

key

 Now, all peak values are stored automatically in the

instrument

 To browse through the stored values, please use the

▲ or ▼ keys. (The values will be shown in the upper
display segment)

 By pressing the MEMORY key, the average value of

the stored peak values can be shown (in the upper
display segment)

 To delete every stored value, press the▼-key in the

AVERAGE-Mode

(from up to 10

3. Thread of the fine adjustment screw

The following is valid for small Spring Testers (SD 10,
20,30) and those of medium size (SD 50, 100, 200, 300,

500):

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