MTS 298 User Manual

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Product Information

011-563-103 C

MTS is a registered trademark of MTS Systems Corporation within the United States. This trademark may be protected in other countries.

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Publication information	MANUAL PART NUMBER	PUBLICATION DATE

	011-563-103 A	June 1998

	011-563-103 B	July 1999

	011-563-103 C	July 2009

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Contents

Technical Support 5

Preface 9

Conventions 10

Introduction 13

Component Identification 15

Component Descriptions 16

Functional Description 17

Specifications 19

General Specifications 19

Dimensions 20

Safety Information 21

Installation	23

Installing the Actuator Manifold onto a Load Unit			24
Installing the Actuator Manifold on an Actuator 27
Connecting Hydraulics 29
Connecting Cables		30
Installing the Filter		32
Upgrading a 298.11 Actuator Manifold to a 298.12			33
Maintenance	35

Replacing the Filter		36

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Contents

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Technical Support

How to Get Technical Support

Start with your manuals

Technical support methods

The manuals supplied by MTS provide most of the information you need to use and maintain your equipment. If your equipment includes software, look for online help and README files that contain additional product information.

If you cannot find answers to your technical questions from these sources, you can use the Internet, e-mail, telephone, or fax to contact MTS for assistance.

MTS provides a full range of support services after your system is installed. If you have any questions about a system or product, contact Technical Support in one of the following ways.

www.mts.com

E-mail

Telephone

The web site provides access to our technical support staff by means of an onlineform:

www.mts.com > Contact MTS > Service & Technical Support button

tech.support@mts.com

MTS Call Center 800-328-2255

Weekdays 7:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Central Time

Fax 952-937-4515

Please include “Technical Support” in the subject line.

Outside the U.S. For technical support outside the United States, contact your local sales and service office. For a list of worldwide sales and service locations and contact information, use the Global MTS link at the MTS web site:

www.mts.com > Global MTS > (choose your region in the right-hand column) > (choose the location closest to you)

Before You Contact MTS

Know your site number and system number

MTS can help you more efficiently if you have the following information available when you contact us for support.

The site number contains your company number and identifies your equipment type (such as material testing or simulation). The number is typically written on a label on your equipment before the system leaves MTS. If you do not know your MTS site number, contact your sales engineer.

Example site number: 571167

When you have more than one MTS system, the system job number identifies your system. You can find your job number in your order paperwork.

Example system number: US1.42460

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Technical Support

Know information from prior technical assistance

Identify the problem

Know relevant computer information

Know relevant software information

If you have contacted MTS about this problem before, we can recall your file based on the:

•MTS notification number

•Name of the person who helped you

Describe the problem and know the answers to the following questions:

•How long and how often has the problem occurred?

•Can you reproduce the problem?

•Were any hardware or software changes made to the system before the problem started?

•What are the equipment model numbers?

•What is the controller model (if applicable)?

•What is the system configuration?

For a computer problem, have the following information available:

•Manufacturer’s name and model number

•Operating software type and service patch information

•Amount of system memory

•Amount of free space on the hard drive where the application resides

•Current status of hard-drive fragmentation

•Connection status to a corporate network

For software application problems, have the following information available:

•The software application’s name, version number, build number, and (if available) software patch number. This information can typically be found in the About selection in the Help menu.

•The names of other applications on your computer, such as:

–Anti-virus software

–Screen savers

–Keyboard enhancers

–Print spoolers

–Messaging applications

Technical Support

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If You Contact MTS by Phone

A Call Center agent registers your call before connecting you with a technical support specialist. The agent asks you for your:

•Site number

•Name

•Company name

•Company address

•Phone number where you can be reached

Identify system type

Be prepared to troubleshoot

Write down relevant information

After you call

If your issue has a notification number, please provide that number. A new issue will be assigned a unique notification number.

To enable the Call Center agent to connect you with the most qualified technical support specialist available, identify your system as one of the following types:

•Electromechanical material test system

•Hydromechanical material test system

•Vehicle test system

•Vehicle component test system

•Aero test system

Prepare to perform troubleshooting while on the phone:

•Call from a telephone close to the system so that you can implement suggestions made over the phone.

•Have the original operating and application software media available.

•If you are not familiar with all aspects of the equipment operation, have an experienced user nearby to assist you.

In case Technical Support must call you:

•Verify the notification number.

•Record the name of the person who helped you.

•Write down any specific instructions.

MTS logs and tracks all calls to ensure that you receive assistance for your problem or request. If you have questions about the status of your problem or have additional information to report, please contact Technical Support again and provide your original notification number.

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Technical Support

Problem Submittal Form in MTS Manuals

Use the Problem Submittal Form to communicate problems with your software, hardware, manuals, or service that are not resolved to your satisfaction through the technical support process. The form includes check boxes that allow you to indicate the urgency of your problem and your expectation of an acceptable response time. We guarantee a timely response—your feedback is important to us.

Access the Problem Submittal Form:

•In the back of many MTS manuals (postage paid form to be mailed to MTS)

•www.mts.com > Contact Us > Problem Submittal Form button (electronic form to be e-mailed to MTS)

Technical Support

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Preface

Before You Begin

Safety first!

Other MTS manuals

Before you use your MTS product or system, read and understand the Safety manual and any other safety information provided with your system. Improper installation, operation, or maintenance can result in hazardous conditions that can cause severe personal injury or death, or damage to your equipment and specimen. Again, read and understand the safety information provided with your system before you continue. It is very important that you remain aware of hazards that apply to your system.

In addition to this manual, you may receive additional manuals in paper or electronic form.

You may also receive an MTS System Documentation CD. It contains an electronic copy of the manuals that pertain to your test system, such as:

•Hydraulic and mechanical component manuals

•Assembly drawings

•Parts lists

•Operation manual

•Preventive maintenance manual

Controller and application software manuals are typically included on the software CD distribution disc(s).

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Preface

Conventions

Documentation Conventions

Hazard conventions

Notes

Special terms

Illustrations

Electronic manual conventions

The following paragraphs describe some of the conventions that are used in your MTS manuals.

Hazard notices may be embedded in this manual. These notices contain safety information that is specific to the activity to be performed. Hazard notices immediately precede the step or procedure that may lead to an associated hazard. Read all hazard notices carefully and follow all directions and recommendations. Three different levels of hazard notices may appear in your manuals. Following are examples of all three levels.

Note For general safety information, see the safety information provided with your system.

DANGER

Danger notices indicate the presence of a hazard with a high level of risk which, if ignored, will result in death, severe personal injury, or substantial property damage.

WARNING

Warning notices indicate the presence of a hazard with a medium level of risk which, if ignored, can result in death, severe personal injury, or substantial property damage.

CAUTION

Caution notices indicate the presence of a hazard with a low level of risk which, if ignored, could cause moderate or minor personal injury or equipment damage, or could endanger test integrity.

Notes provide additional information about operating your system or highlight easily overlooked items. For example:

Note Resources that are put back on the hardware lists show up at the end of the list.

The first occurrence of special terms is shown in italics.

Illustrations appear in this manual to clarify text. They are examples only and do not necessarily represent your actual system configuration, test application, or software.

This manual is available as an electronic document in the Portable Document File (PDF) format. It can be viewed on any computer that has Adobe Acrobat Reader installed.

Preface

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Conventions

Hypertext links The electronic document has many hypertext links displayed in a blue font. All blue words in the body text, along with all contents entries and index page numbers, are hypertext links. When you click a hypertext link, the application jumps to the corresponding topic.

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Preface

Conventions

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