Laser Alignment Using the AMS 2140
September 2017
Flexible and Effi
Modes of Opera
nt Alignment
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Multiple alignment modes ae available to adress any shaft
alignment task
1 Auto Sweeps the easiest metiod and seconencled fr
vitually ellcoupled alignments. Simply mount the laser
fixtures and rotete the shaft, Start wherever. Stop wherever
While a full rotations ideal, this method can provide accur
results wth gs little as 1/8 turn ofthe shaft -o1 45° of
rotation This's paiticulaly useful when obstructions
make it impossible to rotate the shaft freely
Manual Sweep operates sinilat to Auto Sweep: however
the user manual initiates
method may be prefered for alignment of uncoupled
cmeesurement. This
‘ norr-tetational alignments,
1 Pass modeis used when the right and loft shafts are
rotated independently. The laser fixtures will automaticaly
acquire a reading each Lime the leser passes over the
detector head. This provides ¢ simple solation for
therwise cffcut alignment tasks such as uncoupled
al shafts
ines or non
1 4-Point Autostomatically collects readings when the
fixturesare lacated atthe key lack pasitions(12 oclack,
3oclock, 6 o'clock and 9 otlock). The alignment solution
is calculated from these values
1 4-Point Manualoperates similar to-4
however, the user manually initiates th
Advanced Applications
1 Foot Pre-Checkis avaliable lo locate endl correct a soft foot
condition on the machine
1 Thermal Growth targets canbe entered to incosparate
ff-sets for the hot running conditions. targets ave nat