Fluke 831 User manual

Laser Shaft Alignment

831

On-board Help (Users Manual)

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Contents

Contents 3

Introduction 7

How to use the on-board help 7

Documentation 8

Components 9

Rugged device 9

Device interface 11

How to charge the battery 12

sensALIGN3 sensor and reflector 13

sensALIGN 3 sensor 13

Sensor LEDs 14

Charging the sensor 14

Reflector 15

Sensor and reflector labelling 16

Home screen 17

Configuration 18

Built-in camera 22

Gallery 22

RFID 24

Assign a saved asset to an RFIDtag 24

Open an asset measurement assigned to an RFIDtag 25

Cloud drive 27

Transfer an asset to the Cloud drive 27

Download an asset from Cloud drive 27

Mount components 28

Mount brackets 28

Mount sensor and reflector 29

Mount sensor 29

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Mount reflector 29

Dimensions 32

Train setup and fixation 33

Machine properties 35

Toggle 35

Machine color 35

Thermal growth 36

Thermal growth calculator 37

Multiple feet 39

Coupling properties 41

Targets 41

Tolerances 43

Available tolerance tables 43

ANSI standard specification tolerances 44

User defined tolerances 44

Asymmetric and symmetric tolerances 45

Tolerance table based on coupling format 45

Suggested consolidated shaft alignment tolerances 46

Laser beam adjustment (sensALIGN 3) 49

Adjust sensor and reflector until the laser beam status LED blinks green 49

Laser beam adjustment 51

Laser adjustment wizard 51

XYView 53

Initialize sensor 55

Measurement 56

Averaging 56

Measurement modes 58

Active Clock measurement 59

Taking measurement points automatically 61

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Static measurement 63

Extend measurement range manually 65

Measurement table 67

Measurement quality 68

Edit measurement data 70

Broken ellipse 70

What is the effect of deactivating individual points? 71

Results 72

Results options 74

Sign convention 74

Multiple feet results 76

Foot corrections 76

Live Move screen 78

Save asset measurements 82

Save an asset 82

Asset list options 83

Default template 87

Generate reports 89

Generate measurement reports 89

Report logo 90

Save report to USB drive 92

What is soft foot 94

Parallel soft foot 94

Angular soft foot 94

Checking and correcting soft foot conditions 95

Soft foot 96

Sensor measurement 96

Manual entry 98

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Vertical flanged machines 99

Mark measurement positions 99

Set-up 101

Vertical flanged machines – Static clock 103

Use Static measurement mode 103

Vertical results 105

Shimming modes 105

Sign convention 105

Live Move – Vertical machines 107

Correct angularity 107

Correct offset 107

sensALIGN 3 sensor firmware update 111

Update sensor firmware to a newer version 111

Notification on sensor calibration 113

Best practice 116

Mounting sensor and reflector 116

Entering dimensions 116

Initializing sensor 116

Causes that may influence measurement 117

Results and Live Move 117

Appendix 118

Update Fluke 831 to a newer firmware version 118

Documentation 120

Technical data – Rugged touch device 121

Technical data – sensALIGN 3 sensor 122

Technical data – Reflector (prism) 123

Index 124

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Introduction

This on-board help provides information to support users of Fluke 831.

How to use the on-board help

The on-board help is accessed through the home screen. Tap the "Home" icon then the

question mark icon to access the on-board help.

Context sensitive help can be accessed from specific screens. Tap the question mark icon

provided on the specific screen.

l(1) Tap to return to the start screen.

l(2) Tap to go back.

l(3) Tap to go to this on-board help start page.

l(4) Tap to go forward.

l(5) Tap to search for text in the on-board help. A search field together with an

onscreen keyboard appears.

l(6) Throughout this on-board help, image thumbnails have been used. Tap the image

thumbnail to enlarge the image.

To zoom out and proceed, tap the enlarged image.

l(7) The navigation pane hide arrow is used to hide the navigation menu items. Tap the

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arrow to hide or show the navigation menu items.

l(8) This screen-specific help icon is used to access the context sensitive help.

Note

It is recommended to scroll to the bottom of the page to be able to access other related

topics which are frequently used throughout the on-board help.

Documentation

Note

This on-board help and other relevant and related customer documents are saved as

PDF files in the folder "Manuals" within the rugged device. To access this folder, the

rugged device is connected to a Windows PC. Allow the Windows PC to access the

rugged device and then double-click "Tablet" to access the required folder.

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Components

The main components used to measure shaft alignment are the rugged device, the sensor and

the reflector.

Rugged device

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l(1) Power key – used to switch the rugged device on.

Press and hold down the power key until the device turns on.

l(2) Front camera

l(3) Ambient light sensor

l(4) Volume down button (refer to Note below)

l(5)Strap (on either side of the device)

l(6)Rear camera

l(7)LEDflash

l(8)Foldable stand – used to hang device from a railing or lay it down in perfect viewing

position

l(9)Location of Near Field Communication (NFC) antenna

l(10)Protective bumper

l(11)USB type C multipurpose connector – used to charge the rugged device or connect

the tablet to auxiliary equipment such as a PC

l(12)Magnetic strap – used to hang device on any magnetic surfaces

Note

The only application that runs on this rugged device is Shaft Alignment. The application

runs in only landscape mode. Additional apps cannot be installed in this dedicated

device.

To capture screenshots on the device, press keys 1and 4simultaneously.

If the device freezes or is unresponsive, press and hold keys 1and 4simultaneously for

more than 7 seconds to restart device.

To turn the rugged device, press and hold down the power key [1]. To operate the device, tap

and swipe the touchscreen.

To turn the device off, press and hold down the power key [1]. Two hints appear on the dis-

play.

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