Futura Egg-Shell-Tester V - futura
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1. Available options Speed Controls the speed of the motor Possible values are from 15 slow to 100 fast factory default Minimum Optionally you can set a Minimum value in Newton Measurements below this value are not included in the statistics Possible values are from 0 N no minimum factory default to 75 N Datamode Here you can select the output mode for the serial interface 00 Output for printer factory default Ol 123 45 lt cr gt lt 1lf gt in Newton for FUTURA 3 A 02 2345 g in Gramm without lt cr gt lt 1f gt 03 35 lt cr gt lt 1f gt in Newton 04 345 lt cr gt lt 1f gt gt 34 5 in Newton Debugmode Option for troubleshooting 00 off factory default 01 on Elastmode Switches the system into elasticity mode 00 Breaking strength measurement factory default 01 Elasticity measurement Elastmin Start value of the elasticity measurement Values between 05 N default and Elastmax see below are possible Elastmax Final value of the elasticity measurement Values between Elastmin and 80 N are possible The factory default is 20 N Exit Exit the menu If you want to change an entry tap the left button next until the entry you want to change is displayed Now press the right button select and the bottom of the screen will show change and ready Configuration Menu Speed 100 change ready With each push of the left button chang2. IP40 protection against contact Operating Temp 10 C to 45 C Storage 0 to 60 C Humidity max 90 non condensing Dimensions 300 x 100 x 130 mm w h d Weight 5 5 kg Accessories AC adapter output 12V 1A input 100 240V 50 60Hz manual carrying case Optional roll printer with data cable data cable for PC adaptor RS232 to USB software CD footswitch calibration weight 1kg Safety This device fulfills the conditions of 2004 108 EC Electromagnetic Compatibility and 2006 95 EC Low Voltage as amended by 93 68 EC CE marking Supplier FUTURA Werner F rste An der Wehr 11 D 49393 Lohne Tel 49 0 4442 3357 Fax 49 0 4442 71505 Mail mail futura fuerste de www futura fuerste de 11
3. pressing the right key shortly Now you can test an almost arbitrary number of eggs After some measurements the display of the Egg Shell Tester will look like the following Press left to start 23 4 5kg 44 15N mean 4 03 var 0 37 weak 2 no O o1 0 After each measurement the result is also printed on the printer or transferred to a PC KEKE KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KK KKK KKKK KK KK KKK KKKK To finish a series of measurements wo PEA I E Ta rner Fuers ohne hold the right key down for about 3 x Tel 49 4442 3357 4 seconds As a result you will get a KKK KK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK printout of the statistics and Datum afterwards a new measuring row Legedatum will be started wens Herde Woche Bediener Ts 4 35kg 42 67N Zs 4 83kg 47 39N 3 5 20kg 51 05N 4 4 50kg 44 15N 38 4 99kg 49 00N 6 4 92kg 48 22N Tes 6 36kg 62 44N 8 5 04kg 49 40N Os 6 06kg 59 49N 10 5 73kg 56 21N total 10 good 10 weak 0 no egg 0 overload 0 mean value 5 20kg 51 00N variance 0 39kg 3 81N If you want to switch off the Egg Shell Tester you should move the piston to the right position This can simply be done by starting a measurement without an egg in the machine The machine tries to break the egg moves the piston to the left gives the message no egg and moves the piston to the rightmost position Afterwards you can switch off the machine Opera
4. voltage of 12V and has a power consumption of about 1A This voltage is provided by an included external power supply If the machine is operated on an electricity network other than the German 230V 50Hz standard a different external power supply is needed You can get a suitable printer for this device from FUTURA The printer will be delivered with a cable for the connection between printer and the egg shell tester Alternatively you can connect the Egg Shell Tester to a PC A corresponding connector cable and software will be supplied The device can also be used with the FUTURA data collector and the FUTURA 3 A software Please refer to the FUTURA 3 A user manual The above motioned software for the FUTURA Egg Shell Tester generates a text file each series of measurements you can import into e g Microsoft Excel If you use the FUTURA Egg Shell Tester in conjunction with the data collector and the FUTURA 3 A software the measured data is written into a Firebird SQL database This data is transmitted via the FUTURA 3 A into your Excel software Configuration To enter the setup menu hold the left button pressed down while you start the Egg Shell Tester until the display shows Enter menu Shortly after the first menu page will open Configuration Menu Speed 100 next select The first option is Speed and the current value of this option is 100 Press the left button next to scroll through the various options
5. FUTURA Egg Shell Tester V 2 0 User Manual Date October 01 2014 Figure 1 Front view of FUTURA Egg Shell Tester Contents Introduction essea Gast patentee dates ges eases pace Santa nate ae Sao 2 First time op rtatioM snie ieii E EEEE AEEA E EA a a a Eia 2 Confis ration suid astcvayanniiand iien a EE a e a a aaa Se tunities 2 Operation Wih Prier cscs E E E evn errne stoner eee em nere 4 Op rtation with Ca cecnas rost ecacaiosnaaaisedenca oeni rE E E a Ep EEE A AEE ad PEETERS 6 Operation with the FUTURA 3 A System cissusvsasesvsavesvenansnvetieaedsesiacasedasvastaswstestenetyancdovendevaventes 6 Elasticity Mode deformation MeasureMet ccceeececeseceeesececeeeeeceeeeeceeeeceeeessaeeesseesenaeeess 7 HUAI MN osc c peer esetas ats E E E E 8 Maintenances E haces uueapae ates ed aucestier dates assgeacsaenreaeeeaceeeoe teense 10 Appendix ia asc aS aetscsehepn sed cen en esee he EEE REES E EEEE ETEN EEEE EEEE a ENERE EEE aSa 11 Introduction The FUTURA Egg Shell Tester FEST serves as a measuring device for the breaking strength of hen s eggs It can be used as a stand alone device or connected either to a printer or a PC First time operation Unpack the FUTURA Egg Shell Tester and place it on a suitable surface At the bottom of the device are 4 screws If necessary adjust the proper position of the device with these screws For operation a power supply is needed e g 230V 50Hz The device itself needs a DC
6. KK measurements by pressing and FUTURA Egg Shell Tester v2 00 holding the right button a FUTURA Werner Fuerste D 49393 Lohne eee is eater RES a ee aa e protocol looks for example as follows Datum Legedatum Stall Herde Woche Bediener no egg 0 mean value 884 N s variance 14 N s Calibration The Egg Shell Tester should be calibrated at regular intervals for example every 2 months In addition a calibration is recommended after each change of location or should any Transport repair etc take place In order to calibrate the equipment you need a 1kg alignment weight It is important that this calibration weight is not too high Possibly you must remove the right piston by unscrewing it carefully Attention Do not try to remove the piston on the left side of the egg shell tester By doing so you could damage the measurement gauge In order to calibrate the equipment you must first switch it off Make sure that the stamp is moved completely to the right side of the Egg Shell Tester If necessary remove the right stamp s head part You can hold the axle with an 11mm wrench and carefully unscrew the head Now you have to place the Egg Shell Tester on its left side on a flat surface so that the measurement gauge is at the bottom and the movable stamp at the top Now hold the right upper key and switch the Egg Shell Tester on while the key is pressed You get the message enter cal
7. e the value is incremented by 1 If the maximum value is exceeded the value is reset to the minimum e g if at speed 98 the left button is pushed four times the resulting values are 99 100 15 16 When pressing the right button the current value is saved and the next menu option is displayed Operation with printer Connect the printer to the FUTURA Egg Shell Tester with the printer cable 9 pin male to 25 pin male Connect the printer using the supplied AC adapter to a power socket 230V 50Hz and turn on the printer Located on the control panel of the printer are to two LEDs Both LEDs should glow when the printer is in use If the right LED SEL does not glow you have to set the printer to SEL pushing the SEL button If the SEL LED is dark you can release a line feed with the LF button Only when the SEL LED is glowing the printer accepts data from the Egg Shell Tester Now connect the FUTURA Egg Shell Tester to the power supply and switch it on The power switch of the Egg Shell Tester is on the back side of the device If everything is correctly connected the printer now prints the initial text lines to start a measuring row When this is finished the Egg Shell Tester is ready to operate After initialisation the message Press left to start is displayed Now you can press the left key on the Egg Shell Tester to start a new measurement Before you start the measurement put an egg on the guide rods as you can see in
8. fig 1 You can measure the breaking strength across the equator as shown in fig 1 or along the poles of the egg Simply place the egg in the appropriate position in the FUTURA Egg Shell Tester After you have pressed the left key on the Egg Shell Tester the mechanism starts moving The right piston moves towards the left and presses the egg against the force sensor located on the left side of the Egg Shell Tester When the piston reaches the egg the egg breaks and the result is shown on the display of the Egg Shell Tester and is send to the printer If the force needed to break the egg is too high you get the message overload If the egg is too weak or was broken before you get the message weak egg This result will not influence the statistics If the measurement was successful you get the following message Press left to start 1 2 8kq 27 53N mean 2 84 var 0 0 weak 0 no O o1 0 Here we see the result of the first measurement The result was 27 53 Newton or 2 8 kg The mean value is also about 2 8 kg and the variance is 0 To start the next measurement you have to remove the broken egg and put the next egg in the Egg Shell Tester After this simply press the left key again Please note that after the measurement the piston only retracts approx lcm Normally this should be sufficient to insert the next egg of a series of measurements If the space should not be sufficient you retract the piston further by
9. ibration Now release the key The next message displayed is Calibration auto zero After a few seconds the message Calibrate 1kg Press right key and a value e g 7203 appears This value represents the internally used value for the force It can vary slightly about 10 e g from 7197 to 7208 Now place the 1kg calibration weight to the stamp of the measurement gauge The internal measurement value should now change e g to 15350 This value can also vary slightly The calibration weight should not have contact to the supporting bars or the housing of the egg shell tester If everything is ok press the right key for a short moment The calibration is performed automatically wn DIC DET Tel 04442 3518 Fax 04442 910437 E Mail Bernhards Bruening de Finally you get the message Calibration OK and the device starts normally The calibration data is now stored internally Maintenance Normally no maintenance work is necessary After each measurement the equipment should be cleaned with a dry cloth Any cleaning products or solvents leaking into the casing may damage the equipment If there is a problem with your Egg Shell Tester or if any part the equipment seems to be defect please contact your supplier or send it for repairs to FUTURA 10 Appendix Specifications Designation Futura Egg Shell Tester V2 0 Power supply 12V DC 0 7A external power supply Power consumption about 9 Watt Protection
10. tion with a PC Operation with a PC is generally identical to the printer Connect the FUTURA Egg Shell Tester to a PC where the FUTURA Egg Shell Tester software is installed and start the program You get the results on the screen of the PC similar to the results on the printer Additionally the data is stored in text files which can simply be imported to Microsoft Excel Operation with the FUTURA 3 A System Please refer to the FUTURA 3 A user manual Elasticity Mode deformation measurement The operation of the instrument in Elasticity Mode does not differ fundamentally from the measurement of breaking strength To activate the Elasticity Mode set the value Elastmode in the settings to 1 In addition the settings Elastmin and Elastmax define the start and end force of the measurement in Newton Caution Too high Elastmax values can lead to broken eggs During the elasticity measurement the egg is not broken Although repeated measurements of the same egg with high Elastmax values can break the egg The results of the measurement are displayed in Newton per second Press left to start T33 415 N s mean 492 var 372 no 0 weak 0 Average and variance are displayed as mean and var the same way they are during the breaking strength test The same goes for no egg and weak Egg An Overload cannot occur due to the type of measurement If you completed a series of KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
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