Amplifiers: more than just readout devices. (Quality Gaging Tips) (Column)

Modern Machine Shop | December 1, 1994| | Copyright

An electronic gaging amplifier is one of those devices whose full potential is rarely appreciated by its owner--sort of like Range Rovers that never leave the pavement. Gaging amplifiers are often used simply as replacements for dial indicators where a higher degree of resolution is required. This is to ignore numerous opportunities to make gaging more efficient and productive.

Some amplifiers, for example, incorporate dynamic measurement capabilities, including Minimum (Min.), Maximum (Max.), and Total Indicated Reading (TIR) functions. The amplifier "remembers" the ...

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