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Dakota Ultrasonics

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20) Press the

OK key to set the Approximate Length and return to the

menu screen, or

ESC to cancel entering the Approximate Length.

21) Use the

UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the sub menu

items until

AUTO SET is highlighted.

Note: Both the Approximate Length and Auto Set feature could have also

been set and activated using the

Hot Menu Items, and Keypad Auto Set

button as well. However, since you were already in the

Tab Menu Items, it

was just as easy as returning to the

Hot Menu Items screen.

22) Apply a d rop of couplant to the bolt or transducer, and attach it to one

end of the bolt. Rotate the transducer clockwise and counter clockwise

applying a small amount of pressure to eliminate any excess couplant

between the transducer and bolt surface. Be sure to always place the

transducer in the same location. This will help to eliminate any potential

measurement errors cause by changing the sound path.

23) Press the

ENTER key and the Ultrasonic Length of the bolt will be

displayed and should be documented and scribed on the bolt, along with

the

Velocity and Temperature Coefficient, for future zero verification.

24) Proceed to the next section to save this length in the

Probe Zero

group created in the previous section. DO NOT REMOVE THE

TRANSDUCER FROM THE BOLT.

Now that we’ve gathered all the data for the probe zero bolt, we need to
document it as outlined in the next section.

Storing the Reference Length

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