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Kit creates easy-to-use torque tester

A Datum Electronics product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team May 15, 2006

The Datum Electronics torque trails kit is simple and easy to install.

The Datum Electronics torque trails kit is simple and easy to install.

The system provides a display of the torque on the shaft.

The torque signal is derived from strain gauges installed on to the shafts.

The signals are transmitted from the shaft rotor to the shaft stator unit providing a display of torque.

The kit is mounted on to the shaft and remains on the shaft while trials take place.

The trails kit can fit all types of shaft with a diameter between 60 and 1100mm.

Measuring torque on a shaft can provide an array statistical data providing useful information on shaft performance.

The Datum Electronics torque trials kit does more than just measure torque; it can also be used to verify power outputs from engines and motors.

The following data can also be measured and analysed: power transmission; torque trials; vibration and torsional acceleration; power transients; peak torque levels; power delivery; and shaft vibration.

The trials kit, once installed on shaft, transmits digital data (RS232) which can be monitored, analysed and recorded into the monitoring system.

Because the data are digital, they are noise immune and easy to process with a USB or serial interface.

This provides a clear clean signal of torque with a system accuracy of 0.1%.

The Datum Electronics shaft torque trials kit can be used on a variety of shaft sizes in a number of different environments and applications.

The kit has been designed primarily for use within the marine industry on ships' shafts; however, the opportunities extend well beyond the marine industry.

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