Team:UCLA/Notebook/Materials/Instron
Instructions for using the Wu Lab Instron
starting the machine
- Sign into the user sheet (Excel document on the computer)
- Make sure that load cell is attached
- Turn on the machine
- plug in the power cord
- the switch doesn't work
- wait until "2" appears, then turn on the BlueHill software
- you must wait until everything is powered on before adding any attachments!
- If the power isn't on, you may overload and destroy the load cell
- you must wait until everything is powered on before adding any attachments!
Controls and Settings
- Reset GL: set a new "zero" for strain
- Return: return to the preset zero
- Jog: course adjustment
- red button: emergency shutoff
- trip screw: shuts off the machine if the load cell touches the screw
- located on the vertical rail
Navigating the software
- Test page:
- Control mode 1: extension
- rate 1: rate of extension
- setting end of test
- Load = 0 means an end condition of breakage.
- Data: points captured per second
- default: 1/100ms
- Reports: selection of export format
- select BOTH export raw data and the .csv