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USING THE STRESS ANALYSER FOR TENSILE TESTING

Plug in the analyzer to a standard wall outlet

Attach laptop computer cable to the analyzer

Turn on computer and load the analyzer software SSA 1000

Turn on the the analyzer with the switch at the back.

Attach a printer to the computer and check to see that it does print.

Set the analyzer to the home position using the computer Homing the Analyzer

You can also use the button on the lower right side of the analyzer. The pull rod at the center of the table should move to its upper most position.

Slide up the large plastic shield at the front of the analyzer and fold it back on the top of the analyzer.

Screw one end of the tensile testing sample 1/2 inch into the pull rod adapter that extends up at the center of the analyzer table

Slide the round hollow tensile testing attachment down over the test sample and center it around the pull rod on the table of the analyzer.

Line up the upper end of the test sample thread with the threaded hole in the knob of the attachment. Thread the knob on to the test sample about 1 / 2 inch

Close the plastic shield on the analyzer so that the two slots shown by the red arrows at the bottom edge of the shield seat. The analyzer will not work if the shield is not all the way down.

Select graph icon to show graph on the computer screen

Run the analyzer by selecting the start button. If the sample should fail to break, the 1 inch center section of the sample needs to be turned down more.

After the sample breaks click the print button on the computer screen to print the graph.

Raise the plastic shield and remove both ends of the test sample. Repeat previous steps to test the second sample.