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Parameters and installation method of button tester

The instrument conforms to the standard: ASTM F963-08, EN 71-1, 16CFR 1500. Background of using the instrument: Buttons and buttons are common and important accessories on clothing. The firmness of buttons on ready-to-wear garments needs to be strictly inspected before leaving the factory. If the buttons and buttons are of low strength, they are easy to fall off during the dressing process, which will cause unnecessary embarrassment and serious risk of swallowing by the baby. Therefore, all buttons, buttons and fasteners on the ready-to-wear garments must be passed Detection of button tester. Application range: Check the fixing strength of buttons and buttons, etc. The composition of the button tester: It is composed of concave clawless pliers, bottom fabric pliers and Imada push-pull force meter. The button parts are fixed by concave clawless pliers, and the clothes are fixed by bottom fabric pliers. By rotating the upper speed control wheel, the user can apply a fixed force and record the fixed force or breaking force. Using clamps and accessories, the instrument can test other buttons, denim buttons, four-hole buttons and clothing accessories, such as zippers, bow ties, appliques, hooks, D-rings, etc. Hardware configuration: ①Tension seat ②Imada push-pull force meter ③Concave three-jaw button pliers-normal model ④Convex two-jaw button pliers-normal model ⑤Long-nosed pliers (6 inches) ⑥Push rod bottom fabric clamp ⑦Three-jaw pliers Installation method of button clamp instrument: 1. Installation method of base: This instrument can be installed on the table to make the instrument more stable. When installing, please ensure that the work surface is level, so that the test can get accurate values; 2. The installation method of the push-pull dynamometer: A. Use an M4 wrench to loosen and remove the four M4x15 hexagon socket head screws on the dynamometer mounting plate. Dynamometer mounting plate; B. To install a digital display push-pull force timer, use an M4 Allen key to screw the 4 M4×10 Allen screws in the accessory bag through the 90×40 hole on the dynamometer mounting plate Install the dynamometer on the dynamometer mounting plate in the 4 M4 threaded holes of the dynamometer; or use a Phillips screwdriver to pass the 4 M3×10 Phillips pan-head screws in the accessory bag through the dynamometer , Install the dynamometer on the dynamometer mounting plate. Screw the 145×30 holes on the mounting plate into the 4 M3 threaded holes of the dynamometer; C. To install the pointer type push-pull force meter, use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the 4 M×10 screws on the back cover of the push-pull force meter. Pass the 4 M3×14 Phillips screws in the accessory bag through the 145×30 mounting holes on the dynamometer mounting plate, and screw them into the 4 M3 threaded holes on the back cover of the dynamometer (remove the M3×10 The threaded hole of the screw); D. After installing the push-pull force gauge, use the M4 Allen wrench to re-install the dynamometer mounting plate on the rack. 3. The installation method of the upper clamp: install the internal thread connecting hook in the upper clamp attachment on the test rod of the push-pull dynamometer. 4. Installation method of the base fixture: Use the two M6 screws and M6 Allen wrench in the accessories to connect the base fixture to the base firmly. More about button tester: http://www.lalianniukou.com/

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