Heavy Duty Digital Tension Meter for Sensitive Materials

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4 Ranges up to 20 Kg

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For Wire & Cables up to 5 mm diameter (.200")

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Memory for 60,000 data points with USB output

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Optional Wi-Fi wireless data output

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4 Tension ranges available from 150 - 2500 g up to 2 - 20 Kg
For use on cables, ropes, wires, buffer tubes, optic fiber tows etc. up to 10 mm, as well as flat material up to 10 mm width
Large, hardened guide rollers for minimized material deflection with 29.5 mm groove

Memory for 60,000 data points with USB output

Kit Contents

DTXL - Heavy-Duty, Hand-Held Digital Tension Meter with Datalogging Accumulator and AC adapter with country adapters (EU, US, UK) USB cable Software Tension Inspect 3 Certificate of compliance with the order 2.1 according EN 10204 free of charge Operating instruction Carrying case

Features

• User Selectable Units Grams or Centinewtons
• Large 30 mm diameter V-grooved rollers fabricated from Hardened Steel for materials up to max. 5 mm diameter)
• Optional U-Grooved Rollers (Code "R1"), Flat Cylindrical Rollers 6mm width between flanges (Code "B6) or 10mm width between flanges (Code "B10")
• Memory for 60,000 data points with USB output with sample rates up to 1kHz
• Includes Tension Inspect Software at no additional charge; displays real-time readings on a PC or download stored data
• Optional Wi-Fi for wireless communication to a PC
• Large, backlight LCD-display with 3 different displays: numeric, numeric with live load bar, numeric with graph (time-tension)
• Display automatically rotates in 90° steps (or can be locked in any desired position)
• Automatic "Zero-Setting" in all measuring positions using built-in gravity sensor
• 9 Separate Calibration Material memory locations for custom calibrations (can be performed by end-user and saved with alpha-numeric name)
• Storage of Min, Max and Last reading as well as Hi-Peak, Low-Peak, average and standard deviation
• High speed internal data sampling (8 kHz) for capture of accurate Min & Max Peaks
• Selectable units of measurement: Grams, cN, Kg, daN, Lbs and Newtons (N)
• Setup parameters can be password protected if desired so they are not accidentally changed by the user
• User-set Min and Max alarms with indication on LCD if reading is out of limits
• User-adjustable DAMPING is used to minimize tension fluctuations
• Re-chargeable Lithium Polymer battery lasts 40 hours (continuous use, approx)
• Rugged aluminium housing with rubberized handle provides a secure and comfortable grip

Specifications

Calibration	According SCHMIDT factory procedure
Accuracy	For PA from 5 % up to 100 % FS*:  ± 0.5 % FS* ± 1 digit remaining tension range and other calibration materials: ±3 % full scale and ±1 digit
Memory for material curves	1 for SCHMIDT calibration plus 10 for customized calibrations
Measuring units	Force (switchable): cN, daN, g, kg, N, lb Thickness (switchable): mm, inch
Overrange	Approx. 10 % FS*, full scale, without accuracy guarantee
Overload protection	100 % full scale
Measuring principle	Strain gauge bridge
Signal processing	Digital, 16 bit A/D converter
Measuring frequency	Max. 1 kHz (1000 measurings/sec.), intern 8 kHz
Measuring roller deflection	Max. 0.2 mm
Display	Graph LCD
3 different displays	Numeric Numeric with graph (time-tension) X-Y-diagram
Display update rate	Approx. 2 times per second
Memory	MIN, MAX, PEAK, AVG and LAST
Output signal	USB
Memory	60.000 values split up to 255 measuring positions
Memory modes	4 memory modes with statistical evaluation
Damping	Adjustable electronic damping (averaging)
Cal. Adjustment	± 10 steps in 1 % increment
Auto power off	Approx. 3 minutes of non-use
Temperature coefficient	Gain: less than ± 0.01 % FS* /°C
Zero point	less than ± 0.03 % FS* /°C
Temperature range	10 – 45 °C
Air humidity	85 % RH, max.
Power supply	LiPo accumulator (approx. 40 h continuous use), charging time approx. 3 1/2 h AC adapter 100 – 240 V AC,adapter (EU, USA, UK)
Housing material	Die-cast aluminium
Housing dimensions	(see Dimensions)
Weight, net (gross)	Approx. 940 g / 1620 g

Ranges

Model	Measuring Range	Resolution	Measuring Head Width*
DTXL-2500	150 – 2500 cN	1 cN	185 mm
DTXL-5000	250 – 5000 cN	1 cN	185 mm
DTXL-10K	1 – 10.00 daN	0.01 daN	235 mm
DTXL-20K	2 – 20.00 daN	0.01 daN	235 mm

* Width of bracket assembly

Roller Guide

Order-Code	Line Speed vmax. … m/min	Roller Material
Standard	4000	Hardened steel
Code R1	4000	Hard crome-plated steel (radius R5)
Code B6	2000	Hardened steel, width 6 mm
Code B10	2000	Hardened steel, width 10 mm

Related Products

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Downloads

DTXL - Heavy-Duty, Hand-Held Digital Tension Meter with Datalogging - Instruction Manual

DTXL - Heavy-Duty, Hand-Held Digital Tension Meter with Datalogging - Dimensions