Mark-10 CG1000, CG500 User Manual

Series CG

HIGH CAP ACITY DIGIT AL FORCE GAUGES

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User's Guide

Mark-10 Corporation has been an innovator in the Force and T orque

measurement fields since 1979. We strive to achieve 100% customer

satisfaction through excellence in product design, manufacturing and
customer support. In addition to our standard line of products we can
provide modifications and custom designs for OEM applications. Our

engineering team is eager to satisfy any special requirements. Please

contact us for further information or suggestions for improvement.

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Thanks!

Thank you for purchasing a Mark-10 Series CG Digital Force Gauge. We are
confident that you will get many years of great service from this product.

Mark-10 digital force gauges are designed to be easy to use and ruggedly
constructed for many years of service in laboratory and industrial environ­ments.

This User's Guide provides setup, operating, and programming instruc­tions. Dimensions and specifications are also provided. For additional
information or answers to your application questions, contact us and our
technical support and engineering teams will be eager to help you.

Thank you again for your purchase and happy testing!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

GENERAL - Section 1.................................................................................... 2

Controls .......................................................................................... 2

Orientation ...................................................................................... 2

Mounting ......................................................................................... 3

POWER - Section 2 ....................................................................................... 3

CONFIGURATION - Section 3 ....................................................................... 3

FILTERS - Section 4 ...................................................................................... 6

EXTERNAL TRIGGER MODE - Section 5 ...................................................... 6

SET POINTS - Section 6................................................................................ 7

AVERAGE MODE - Section 7......................................................................... 7

GAUGE CONTROL LANGUAGE - Section 8.................................................. 8

OUTPUTS - Section 9.................................................................................. 10

RS-232 ......................................................................................... 10

Mitutoyo BCD ................................................................................ 10

Analog........................................................................................... 10

I/O connector pin diagram............................................................. 10

CALIBRATION - Section 10 ..........................................................................11

SPECIFICATIONS - Section 11 .....................................................................11

General..........................................................................................11

Capacity x graduation .................................................................... 11

Dimensions.................................................................................. 12

WARRANTY - Section 12............................................................................. 12

OTHER FORCE GAUGES BY MARK-10...................................................... 13

TEST STANDS BY MARK-10 ....................................................................... 14

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TEST STANDS BY MARK-10

Force, Torque, Manual, and Motorized,
up to 1,000 lb and 100 lbin

GENERAL

Controls

Six keys on the front panel are used for all functions and control of the instrument.
Some have more than one function, depending on the mode of operation. The main
functions are labeled above the keys and the secondary functions are below the keys
in smaller type. In the list below the secondary functions are in parenthesis. For a
detailed description of the secondary functions see Section 3.

POWER (ENTER) Turns power on and off
UNITS ( ) Selects units of measurement
ZERO ( ) Zeroes any tare value (up to the full capacity of the

instrument) and clears the peak readings
DATA Initiates a data transmission sequence
MODE (ADVANCE) Switches the display between normal and peak modes

of operation
CLEAR (ESCAPE) Clears peak readings from memory

Section 1

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Series EG

• Reversible aluminum housing for hand-held use or stand

mounting

• Three units of measurement: lb, kg, N

• Programmable initial status of units and mode of operation

• Automatic peak memory

• Push-button calibration

• Battery or AC operation with programmable automatic

shutoff

• Permanent configuration memory

• Optional RS-232, Mitutoyo and analog outputs

Series MG

• Low cost and small size

• Aluminum housing is reversible for hand-held use or test

stand mounting

• Peak memory for tensile and compressive loads

• Selectable units of measurement programmable auto shutoff

• Push-button calibration

• IPM - Intelligent Power Management system for reliable

operation

Series BG (in addition to Series EG)

• RS-232, Mitutoyo and analog outputs

• GCL – Gauge Control Language for full control of all

functions

• Automatic timed output on RS-232

• Dual set points with outputs

• General purpose I/O for external device control

• Programmable analog and digital filters

• Averaging mode for obtaining average force readings over

time

OTHER FORCE GAUGES BY MARK-10

Capacities from 0.25 lb (1 N) to 500 lb (2500 N)

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FRONT HOUSING

FRONT PANEL ASSEMBLY

Alternate orientation

(for test stand mounting, etc.)

1. Remove the four screws in the rear housing

2. Separate the front and rear housings

3. Remove the two inside screws, separating the front

housing and front panel assembly, as depicted below

4. Rotate the front panel assembly 180°

5. Reassemble the front housing and front panel assembly

6. Attach to the rear housing, and retighten the four screws

Orientation

In order to accomodate a variety of testing requirements,
the orientation of the loading surface may be set up in either
of the two positions shown below. Follow the instructions
below to change the loading surface orientation:

Upright orientation

(as supplied)