MTS 85X Damper - Manual (Page 34)

Damper System Operation 34
Run the Test
Operation
Run the Test
Note Before you can start a test, the test must be set up by a specialist. This
would include:
• The system software is started and the appropriate configuration file
and HWI file loaded.
• The test control mode is selected.
• The test program is defined.
• The forces and/or displacements to be achieved during the test are
calculated and limits defined and set.
• The signals that should be monitored during the test are defined.
Once everything is set up, you are ready to run the test.
1. Ensure the following are true:
• Interlocks are cleared.
• High hydraulic pressure is applied to the station.
• The test specimen is installed.
• Limits are set and actions are assigned.
• The test program is set up.
• The scope and meters are set up to monitor the test as desired.
2. Start the test.
On the Station Controls panel, press the Program Run button to start the
test.
3. Continue the test to completion.
Some tests will run to completion and stop automatically by preset
interlocks (e.g., preset count, exceeded limit, specimen failure tripping the
error detector) or by a computer-cycled stop function. If desired, the test can
also be stopped periodically using the preset count feature of the test
controller. To stop the test manually, press the Program Stop button to end
the test.
Record any necessary data and, if desired, resume the test by pressing the
Program Run switch. When the test is complete, ensure that the test
controller is in the program stop condition (press the Program Stop switch,
if necessary). Remove the test specimen and record any additional data.
When no additional testing is to be performed, press the Hydraulic Pressure
Off switch to turn off the HPU.