Aimco Brakes AcraDyne Torque Cart Manual

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lsTrac  Inventory  /  Informat ion  Manage ment (c ont. )Assets: 
ToolsTrac was desi gned to ke ep track of a  varie ty of inven tory. There are 4 device  types  that ToolsTr ac specifically 
handle s: Tools, Torque Carts, Transducers, and  Joint Simulators
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On the  Main screen there are two sh ortcut  bu ttons for Ass ets: T he De vice  Inven tory button  pulls up the i nventory 
screen for a ll devices
. The  Tool  Inventory button pulls up the inventory screen f or only too ls.  
You...

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 Any enabled Custom Fields will appear below the Notes field.  Too
lsTrac  Inventory  /  Informat ion  M anageme nt (c ont. )
Editing a Tool: 
a)Select the tool you wish to change.
b)Click the  Edi t button on the bottom of the window.
c)Make the desired changes.  Note: The  Summary  page cannot be modified.
d)Click the  Update button to save any chang es.
e)Then Click the  Back button. Tip
:  You may also choose to only view this by clicking the 
View  button from the main Device 
Menus....

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lsTrac  Inventory  /  Informat ion  M anageme nt (c ont. )Adding a New Operation:  a)
Click the A dd button on the bottom of the window.
b)Enter the Operation Information. The Operation Name, Control Specification, Joint Type, Tool
Type, Tool Design, Torque Unit and Frequency filter fields are all required.
c) Click Ad d to save the Operation.
d)(The window will stay open in-case you need to change the information j ust entered. You may
press upda te 
to save any chang es.
Note: The  Torque...

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lsTrac  Inventory  /  Informat ion  M anageme nt (c ont. )Associating Tools  to an  Operation:  a)
Choose the operation you wish to associate a tool with.
b)Click Edit  button from the bottom of the window.
c) Click Associate
 Tools  fro m the bottom of the window.
d)Select the tool, from the “Tool List” at the bottom, which you wish to associa te with the
operation.
e) Click Add Tool  
at the bottom of the window to add it to the tools associated with the operation.
f) Then Click the  Back...

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lsTrac  Inventory  /  Informat ion  Manage ment (c ont. )Associating Operations  to A pp lication s:   ToolsTrac also supports Applications. This allows operations to be organized further into applicati
ons. 
Th is might be used to separate different manufacturing models, manufacturing pl ants, etc.  
1. Click on Co nfigure from the top pull-down menu.
2. Click on Application  in the pull-down menu.
Adding a New Application:  a)
Click the A dd button on the bottom of the window.
b)Enter the...

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ToolsTrac Inventory / Information Management (cont.) 
Setting up and Configuring Transducers 
Note: 
• This must be done before automatic  (or manual data entry) verification will work. 
• Also, the appropriate Transducer model must be in the system under models. 
1. Click on Inventory from the top pull-down menu. 
2. Click on Device in the pull-down menu. 
3. Click on Transducers in the Device pull-down menu. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Click on the Add button at the bottom....

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lsTrac  Inventory  /  Informat ion  Manage ment (c ont. )Setting  up and Configur ing a Tor que Cart 
Not e: 
•This must be done before automatic  or manual verification will work.
•Also, transducer(s) must be added to the inventory.
1.Click on Inventory  from the top pull-down menu.
2.Click on Device  in  the pull-down menu.
3. Click on Torque Cart  in  th e Device  pull-down menu.
Adding a Torq ue Ca rt:  a)
Click the A dd button at the bottom.
b)Enter the Asset Number  and Na me.
c) In...

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lsTrac  Inventory  /  Informat ion  M anageme nt (c ont. )Configuring a Torque  Cart:  Note: 
The torque cart USB cable must be plugged into the computer.  a)
Select the Torque Cart you wish to configure.
b)Click the E dit button at the bottom.
c) Click the Configure Hard ware 
button.  You will see each of the green status lights li ght up on
the Torque Cart.
Note: Once this screen pops-up, you may click back if you wish to use the default 
configuration settings
. Your torque cart will now...

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Options  and Read/Write EEPro ms Tabs.a. There are options here that you may change. If you do not know how to us e them, then
it’s best not to change anything  
here.j) Click the
 
Back button when  you are do ne. Tool  a
nd  Ope ration  Verific ation: 
Tool   Verification  No
te:  
•A torque cart and transducer(s) must be added and configured before automatic verifi cation can
be used.
•Make sure the Transducer is hooked up to the Torque Cart in the appropr iate port.
1. Click on...

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te: For step 3, only the Torque High & Target are requir ed. Additional Targets may be selected. Note: 
The Torque +/- % selector will auto-populate the High/Low Torque Targets based of f the   Target Torque value select
ed
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6. Click the Confirm button.
7. The  Torque Verification Readings  Screen will pop up, and you’re ready to take readin gs.
8. The Left Torque Readings Chart will display the samples’ torque re ading. The chart to the right
displays the torque statistics for the sa mple....