Fluke 810 vibration tester

The Fluke 810 vibration tester is designed to enable maintenance teams to rapidly collect data and diagnose and solve mechanical problems with an easy-to-use tool. It is designed and programmed to diagnose the most common mechanical problems of unbalance, looseness, misalignment and bearing failures in a wide variety of mechanical equipment, including motors, fans, blowers, belts and chain drives, gearboxes, couplings, pumps, compressors, closed coupled machines and spindles.

When it detects a fault, the tester identifies the problem and rates its severity on a four-level scale to help the maintenance professional prioritise maintenance tasks. Context-sensitive onboard help menus provide new users with real-time guidance and tips.

The vibration tester uses a simple step-by-step process to report on machine faults the first time measurements are taken, without prior measurement history. The combination of plain-text diagnoses, severity ratings and repair recommendations helps users make better maintenance decisions and address critical problems first.

Mechanical diagnosis with the Fluke 810 begins when the user places the company’s triaxial TEDS accelerometer on the machine under test. The accelerometer has a magnetic mount and can also be installed by attaching a mounting pad using adhesive. A quick-disconnect cable connects the accelerometer to the tester. As the machine under test operates, the accelerometer detects its vibration along three planes of movement and transmits that information to the tester. Using a set of advanced algorithms, the tester then provides a plain-text diagnosis of the machine with a recommended solution.