MTS Material Test Systems - Manual (Page 70)

8.1.0 Maintenance Overview
Caution:
High pressure fluids can be present in the test system.
High-pressure hydraulic fluid can cause cuts and burns.
Ensure that you establish and follow standard lock out/tag out safety procedures and the test
system is hydraulically isolated before you perform routine maintenance procedures on the test
system. Also ensure that you allow the system to rest a minimum of 20 minutes from the time
the system is hydraulically isolated before you attempt to perform maintenance on hydraulic
components.
Caution:
Hazardous electrical current can be present in the test system.
Coming in contact with high voltage electrical current can cause death or severe burns and injury.
Ensure that you establish and follow standard lock out/tag out safety procedures and that the
test system is electrically isolated before you perform routine maintenance procedures on the
test system.
Overview
Routine maintenance can extend the operating life of your test system by using regular inspections and simple
procedures, such as filter changes, to minimize wear and component failure.
Note:
You can adjust the time frame for performing these procedures based on the operating requirements
of your system.
This section contains a maintenance schedule table. Procedures for these maintenance requirements are
found in the associated product manuals. The table includes schedules for a typically configured system. The
maintenance schedule table lists the recommended routine maintenance procedures. Procedures that you
can perform without special training are listed in the shaded columns of the table. Procedures that require
special training are listed in the unshaded columns; you should contact MTS to perform these procedures.
The following paragraphs provide additional guidelines relating to routine maintenance.
How to schedule maintenance
Maintenance is scheduled based on system operating time. Use machine operating time or calendar time to
help you schedule maintenance procedures, as shown in the table.
70 MTS Material Test System Operation
8.0 Routine Maintenance