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Digital Tension Meter for Sensitive Materials

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3 Ranges up to 1000 g

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For fragile materials sensitive to bending over a small radius such as optical fibers, carbon fibers, technical fibers etc.

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The FTMB is a special tension meter for sensitive materials as optical fibers, carbon fibers, technical fibers etc. It uses low-inertia 32 mm dia. rollers for fragile materials sensitive to bending over a small radius. Rollers are available in plastic or aluminum.

Kit Contents

FTMB / FTMX Digital Tension Meter Four (4) AA batteries Needle nose pliers Operating instruction manual Carrying case

Features

• Special guides on the bracket assembly permit easy material acquisition
• Filament guide and roller shifting mechanism ensure easy acquisition of the running material
• large, V-grooved guide rollers with 32 mm groove diameter, ball-bearing mounted

FTMX Additional Features

• Built-in datalogging with RS232 and 0-1 VDC Analog output
• Memory capacity of 100 values plus min, max, peak, avg and standard deviation
• Optional TensionView software available for batch download or continuous real-time trending

Specifications

Calibration	According to SCHMIDT factory procedure
Accuracy	From 10% up to 90% of tension range: ±0.5% full scale and ±1 digit remaining tension range and other calibration material: ± 3% full scale and ±1 digit
Overrange	Approx. 15% full scale, without accuracy guarantee
Overload protection	100% of tension range
Measuring principle	Strain gauge bridge
Measuring roller deflection	0.2 mm max.
Converter	12 bit A/D
Temperature Coefficient	Gain: less than ±0.01 % full scale/ºC Zero point: less than ±0.3 % full scale/ºC
Display	LCD 4 digit, 12 mm high
Field adjustment	±7 steps in 1.5 % increment
Memory	MIN, MAX, PEAK and last value
Temperature range	10 - 45 ºC
Air humidity	85 % relative humidity, max.
Housing Dimensions	235 x 76 x 45mm (LxWxH)

Additional specifications model for BTMX

Expanded memory	Max. 100 readings, MAX, MIN, and PEAK as well as average values and standard deviation
Digital output signal	RS 232 C (4800, 8, N, 2)
Analog output signal	0 - 1 V DC (converter rate 16 ms)
Digimatic interface	Mitutoyo

Tension Ranges

Model	Range	Resolution	Measuring Head Width mm
FTMB-200 FTMX-200	2.0 - 200.0 g	0.1 g	140
FTMB-500 FTMX-500	5.0 - 500.0 g	0.1 g	140
FTMB-1000 FTMX-1000	50 - 1000 g	1 g	140

Guide Rollers

Roller Details	Image	Dimensions
Standard Max Speed: 4000 (m/min) Material: hardcoated aluminium (R12021)
Option - Code T Max Speed: 4000 (m/min) Material: plastic red (PVC)

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