MTS Series 642 Bend Fixtures - Manual (Page 39)

Series 642 Bend Fixtures Product Information Operation 39
Your hands are in a crush zone when you install the specimen
Your fingers and hands could get crushed.
Make sure you have locked the crosshead and have removed hydraulic pressure
from the load unit.
C. Squarely center the specimen on the lower roller block assemblies.
D. Apply high hydraulic pressure to the load unit.
E. Move the actuator so that the rollers on the upper assemblies just touch
the specimen.
F. Check that the specimen remains centered.
G. If it remains centered, you may begin your test.
H. If it has shifted, perform Steps I through K.
I. Move the actuator so that the upper rollers no longer touch the
specimen.
Your hands are in a crush zone when you position the specimen.
Your fingers and hands could get crushed.
Make sure you have locked the crosshead and have removed hydraulic pressure
from the load unit.
J. Reposition the specimen.
WARNING
Center
WARNING