Monarch Instrument Nova-Strobe BBL User Manual
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0
OVERVIEW ............................................................................
1
1.1
Brightness ..........................................................................
1
1.1.1
Degree of Rotation Adjustment ................................. 3
1.1.2
Pulse Duration Adjustment ........................................ 3
2.0
PREPARATION FOR USE .....................................................
4
3.0
LED STROBE OPERATION ..................................................
4
3.1
Adjusting the Flash Rate - RPM .................................
4
3.1.1
Multiply or Divide By 2 ............................................... 5
3.2
Adjusting the Flash Duration (Brightness) ...............
5
3.2.1
Flash Duration - Degrees ........................................... 5
3.2.2
Flash Duration - Microseconds ................................. 6
3.3
Display Units ................................................................
6
4.0
USING THE STROBOSCOPE TO MEASURE RPM .............
6
5.0
BATTERIES ...........................................................................
8
5.1
Low Battery Indication ............................................................ 9
5.2
Charging the Batteries ............................................................ 9
5.3
Stroboscope Disposal ........................................................... 10
6.0
SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................
10
7.0
OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES ...........................................
12
9
The enclosure contains control electronics to properly and safely charge the
batteries. Never remove the batteries from the enclosure and attempt to
charge externally. Always use the recharger supplied (PSC-2U).
5.1
Low Battery Indication
When the batteries are charged, there will be no battery icon indication.
When the batteries are low, the Low Battery icon will blink in the display.
The strobe may still be used for a short time.
Low Battery Icon = Outline blinking (very little time left)
The strobe has a protection feature that prevents the strobe from operating
if the battery voltage is too low. This condition is indicated by no
flash and the display shows “LO BAT”. At this time the batteries
must be recharged. Remember to release the trigger switch.
5.2
Charging the Batteries
The unit may be recharged at any time. You do not need to wait until
the low battery condition is indicated.
To charge the strobe with the recharger:
1.
Release the trigger so the strobe is off.
2.
Plug the recharger cable into the recharger socket (located below
the display panel behind the handle).
3.
Plug the recharger into an AC mains wall outlet (115/230 Vac).
CAUTION: Use of rechargers other than the one supplied
(PSC-2U) will damage the stroboscope and void
the warranty.
When the recharger plug is inserted into the recharger jack, the strobe
will go into the Charging Mode. Make sure the trigger switch is not
depressed. The BBL strobe will not do anything else when charging
(e.g. it will not flash and the buttons have no function).