LUDECA OPTALIGN PLUS User manual

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4. Results
Coupling Results
 Press until appears. Press o r
or to toggle through offset and
angular misalignment.
(+) Positive coupling offset p
(-) Negative coupling offset q
(+) Positive coupling gap
(-) Negative coupling gap
Repeat sections 3 and 4 to establish repeatability.
Foot Corrections
 Press until appears. Press or
or to toggle through vertical
shimming and horizontal move corrections.
Arrows show direction of move or shimming. Apply
correction to blinking feet.
2. Enter dimensions
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1. Laser to prism
(Arrow point to hash mark "f" on prism)
(Center-to-center of support posts)
 2. Laser to center of coupling
(Center of flex planes)
Note: See F73 if ou have a spacer coupling.
 . Working diameter 10"
(Coupling diameter) (Default value)
 4. RPM
 5. Laser to front foot
 6. Front foot to back foot
1. Mount OPTALIGN
®
PLUS
and swit h on
Stationary
Machine MTBM
(Machine To
Be Moved)
3. Measure
 Adjust prism so that laser beam strikes center
of the prism cap cross hair.
 Remove cap.
 Adjust prism until coordinates are close
to
00 .
will appear on the screen.
 Rotate shafts at least 75°.
5. Move
 Choose position (45°,1 5°,225°, 15°) by
rotating shaft until desired angle appears (±4°).
 Select direction of Move (horizontal or vertical)
using . Confirm with .
 Adjust beam to
00 if necessary.
 When appears press .
 Move machine into alignment.
Resume: You can resume where you last left off
by pressing .
Soft Foot
 Position shafts at either 90° or 270° (±4°).
 Adjust beam close to
00 if necessary.
Press . (Not necessary if "----" appears.)
 Press then loosen the bolt, press
to record value then tighten bolt.
 Press or to move to the next foot.
Follow this procedure for all remaining feet and
correct soft foot if greater than 0.002".
Stati Feet
 Press . appears.
 Select desired static feet (flashing) with
or . Press . Enter missing dimen-
sions when prompted.
Coupling Type
 Press . or
appears.
 Select desired type with . Press .
If is selected, enter spacer length when
prompted.
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(Note: Add 2” if using the Beam Deflector.)

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InfiniRange® (Measurement Range Extension)
Using InfiniRange while in Measure:
If or appear during rotation,
turn shafts back at least 5° until numbers
reappear, then pause. InfiniRange then starts
automatically. ( , , shows...)
 When appears readjust beam to 00.
 When appears press .
 Proceed with measurement.
Note: nitiate InfiniRange manually any time provided
coordinates are displayed, with .
Using InfiniRange while in Move:
If or appear during Move,
move machine back until numbers reappear.
 Press and wait for InfiniRange to
start.
 When appears readjust beam to 00.
 When appears press .
 Continue moving machine.
OPTALIGN® PLUS
Quick Reference
Verti al Ma hines (see manual)
600 5.0 9.0 10.0 15.0 1.8 3.0
900 3.0 6.0 7.0 10.0 1.2 2.0
1200 2.5 4.0 5.0 8.0 0.9 1.5
1800 2.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 0.6 1.0
3600 1.0 1.5 2.0 3.0 0.3 0.5
7200 0.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.2 0.3
TolChe ®  Display
always lit: Value within Excellent tolerances
flashes: Value within Acceptable tolerances
No smiley: Out of tolerance
TolChe ®  Report
OK = Excellent
AC = Acceptable
-- = Out of tolerance
All Speeds: Maximum Soft Foot Reading 2 mils.
Use OEM or in-house tolerances if a ailable.
Toleran es for Shaft Alignment
Offset

Excellent Acceptable
RPM Gap

Excellent Acceptable
Spacer Shaft

Excellent Acceptable
Targets
 Press until appears. Press
to confirm coupling diameter (change if
necessary).
 Enter coupling targets in inches in the
following order VO, VA, HO and HA. Press
after each entry.
Thermal Growth
 Press (twice) until appears.
 Enter thermal growth values in inches at the
feet. Press after each entry.
Note: Use the F70 function to enter growth values for
the left machine.
©2001 LUDECA, INC.
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Measurement Averaging
 Press .
 Select from 2 to 7 and confirm with .
Storing, Printing and Data Transfer
Saves file Opens file
Prints a report
Transfers data from the PLUS to
a PC using the Optalign Plus PC
Commander software.
Order No. 01 597 01  
Your local contact —Norm Voelzow
Voelzow & Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 0158 • Wingate, NC 28174
Phone [phone] • Fax [phone]
E-Mail: [email protected]
LUDECA, Inc.
1425 N.W. 88th Avenue, Miami, FL 33172
Phone: [phone] • Fax [phone]
[email protected] • www.ludeca.com
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