MTS Acumen™ Electrodynamic Test System Lift and Move Guide 100-262-064 A be certain.
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Contents Technical Support 5 How to Get Technical Support.................................................................................................................5 Before You Contact MTS.........................................................................................................................5 If You Contact MTS by Phone.................................................................................................................7 Problem Submittal Form in MTS Manuals..............
Technical Support How to Get Technical Support Start with your manuals The manuals supplied by MTS provide most of the information you need to use and maintain your equipment. If your equipment includes software, look for online help and README files that contain additional product information. Technical support methods MTS provides a full range of support services after your system is installed. If you have any questions about a system or product, contact Technical Support in one of the following ways.
When you have more than one MTS system, the system job number identifies your system. You can find your job number in your order paperwork. Example system number: US1.
If You Contact MTS by Phone A Call Center agent registers your call before connecting you with a technical support specialist. The agent asks you for your: • Site number • Name • Company name • Company address • Phone number where you can be reached If your issue has a notification number, please provide that number. A new issue will be assigned a unique notification number.
After you call MTS logs and tracks all calls to ensure that you receive assistance for your problem or request. If you have questions about the status of your problem or have additional information to report, please contact Technical Support again and provide your original notification number.
Preface Before You Begin Safety first! Before you use your MTS product or system, read and understand the safety information provided with your system. Improper installation, operation, or maintenance can result in hazardous conditions that can cause severe personal injury or death, or damage to your equipment and specimen. Again, read and understand the safety information provided with your system before you continue. It is very important that you remain aware of hazards that apply to your system.
Caution notices indicate the presence of a hazard with a low level of risk which, if ignored, could cause moderate or minor personal injury or equipment damage, or could endanger test integrity. Other special text conventions Important: Important notices provide information about your system that is essential to its proper function. While not safety-related, if the important information is ignored, test results may not be reliable, or your system may not operate properly.
Responsibilities Topics: • Customer Responsibilities.....................................................................................................................12 • MTS Responsibilities.............................................................................................................................
Responsibilities Customer Responsibilities It is the customer's responsibility to have the facility ready to install the system and move the system to its final testing location. It is also the customer's responsibility to have the proper insurance to ensure safe transport of the system. Facility preparation includes: • Provide electrical power available for the frame, controller, and peripherals where the system will be located. This includes the requisite supplementary ground connection.
Responsibilities • Install accessories (fixtures, load cell, grips, and so forth.). • Plug in electrical power. • Install a controller and application software. • Run a demonstration test using a supplied test specimen to show proper operation. • Provide initial training, showing basic machine functionality. Additional services and equipment can be purchased from MTS, but these additional services must be mutually agreed upon and specifically described in your purchase order.
Packaging Dimensions and Weights Topics: • Packaging Dimensions and Weight.......................................................................................................
Packaging Dimensions and Weights Packaging Dimensions and Weight The following table provides the dimensions of various load frame types when packaged for shipping. If you transfer the load frame from the shipping dock to its final site location before unpacking the system, then use these dimensions to ensure that the frame fits through all doorways and hallways. The skid is designed to be moved by standard fork lifts or hand fork trucks.
Load Frame Dimensions Topics: • Load Frame Dimensions and Weight....................................................................................................
Load Frame Dimensions Load Frame Dimensions and Weight The following table provides the dimensions of various load frame types. If you transfer the load frame to its final site location after unpacking the system, then use these dimensions to ensure that the frame fits through all doorways and hallways. Load Frame Dimensions Note: Specifications subject to change without notice.
Load Frame Dimensions Load Frame Specifications Dimension Description MTS Acumen 1 MTS Acumen 3 A Minimum test space height 26 mm (1.02 in) 26 mm (1.02 in) A Maximum test space height 603 mm (23.74 in) 819 mm (32.24 in) B Working height 133 mm (5.24 in) 133 mm (5.24 in) C Test space width 375 mm (14.75 in) 460 mm (18.11 in) D Column diameter 63.5 mm (2.5 in) 63.5 mm (2.5 in) E Footprint width 550 mm (21.65 in) 634 mm (24.96 in) F Footprint depth 485 mm (19.09 in) 501 mm (19.
Moving the Frame Topics: • Before You Begin...................................................................................................................................22 • Equipment..............................................................................................................................................22 • Procedure..............................................................................................................................................
Moving the Frame Before You Begin Before moving the load frame, ensure that: • You have suitably trained lifting and moving personnel, qualified to move heavy equipment in accordance with the appropriate licenses and have complied with your local safety standards (for example, the appropriate training required by OSHA in the U.S.). • At the final site location, there is adequate clearance between the ceiling and the top of the load frame. • There are no loose accessories on the shipping skid.
Moving the Frame 5. Remove the fixed wood blocks around the machine. 6. Use the packing list to inventory all the boxes. Accessories can be in the container with the load frame or can be packaged separately. Do not open any of the packing boxes. The packing list will indicate the total number of boxes that are included in the shipment. Count the number of boxes you received to make sure you have the correct number of boxes.
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