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Techkor argus automated measurement system,strain gauge
Techkor Argus Automated Measurement System
For sale- a Techkor Instrumentation Argus Automated Measurement System. I can t find a lot about this piece on the web, but it appears to be a sixteen channel data acquisition system used in stress/strain analysis, vibration testing, and temperature measurement. Essentially this is a Pentium 166MHz computer inside a rack mount that I guess would accommodate interchangeable plug-ins. It is currently fitted with 16 Calibrated A1000 Amplifiers. Whatever they are.
Two of the few items that pop up when you search are Technical Bulletins from Techkor that mention it in conjunction with vibration testing and accelerometers, and temperature measurement using thermocouples. Nothing other than the rack mount unit you see pictured is offered here, and specifically there are no accelerometers or thermocouples, nor are there any additional cables other than the AC cord if you will remind me. I also see it mentioned on a third party site that has a synopsis of an article on resistive strain gage use, but again, no outboard sensors or other hardware is included.
I have several of these available but have only tested the one pictured. It powers right up but initially had some difficulty booting up. It would go part of the way through the boot process with small LCD display kind of coming and going with the Techkor logo. When I hooked a computer monitor to it, it appeared to be starting to boot, then would restart, then again, etc. I couldn t decide if it was a power supply issue or maybe the hard drive, or maybe none of the above. I turned it off and on again several times with similar results. Finally I just left it on and walked away.
When I came back it seemed to finally have sorted things out and the LCD had the Main Menu showing, which I was able to navigate around using the keypad. Now when I turn it off and back on again it just boots up as if there was never a problem. At the end of that process the LCD screen shows the Main Menu as pictured. The computer monitor screen doesn t go past the stage pictured where it shows nothing but No Filter from the top of the screen to the bottom.
It may well be that the unit has to have at least one or more sensors attached, and again I have nothing to offer in that regard. Or it might indicate the unit needs some work. It is untested other than as described, and sold without warranty. May only be good for parts or refurbishing. Manufactured in 2001. Please check out my other listings for more interesting lab, test, and optical equipment. Check back often!
