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| # | Post Title | Result Info | Date | User | Forum |
| Information about Hammer Switches | 10 Relevance | 2 years ago | Gretchen Schmauder | General Seismograph Info | |
| The hammer switch (trigger switch) that Geometrics seismographs use is a contact closure device that utilizes inertia force to create a momentary closure between the center rod and cylinder located in the enclosed device. The delay from strike to closure can vary based on orientation. The Black dot on the switch and instructions were added to assist having a repeatable strike to closure time from usage to usage. However, this is only true for one hammer switch. From one hammer switch to the next there could be a variance however very slight indeed. In SCS there is a setting which lets the user change the sensitivity of the hammer switch to accommodate the natural variance in the trigger switches. To build the switch, we use a tool to center the spring beam in the tube contact, which minimizes the variance in the triggering of the hammer switch between different orientations and natural variations in different hammer switches. Any strike to closure time variance is more affected by the energy of the strike and the momentum produced on the hammer switch. The usage of the Black dot to orient the hammer switch for most cases is probably extraneous. We center the beam accurately and suggest the usage of the Black spot for mounting repeatability. We left it just to ensure any slight difference due to orientation could be eliminated. Additionally, both the tube and spring beam are gold plated to reduce and maintain contact resistance. After all this, it depends upon the repeatability of the user’s apparatus. | |||||
| Stacking waveform data (SEG2) files using Pickwin | 4 Relevance | 2 years ago | Gretchen Schmauder | Software | |
| Stacking waveform data (SEG2) files using Pickwin Make sure your dimension size is large enough. To start, select "option", then "Dimension size". If the maximum traces is smaller than the total number of traces, increase the maximum traces, check “Change dimension size” and click “OK” to change dimension size. Open one waveform file as usual. Open another waveform file as usual. Choose “Append to present data”. If you want to change the color of traces depending on files, change component (2 to 10), check “Change” and click “OK”. Note that color does not affect stacking. Trace color is shown below. If you uncheck the “Change”, all traces are shown Black. Confirm total number of traces. Two waveform files are shown together. Make sure there is no time difference between shots. After importing 3rd file. After importing 4th file. Make sure there is no time difference among shots. Confirm total number of traces.. All waveform files are shown together. Make sure there is no time difference among shots. Select “Processing”, “Vertical stack”. Select “a. Average” and click “OK”. You may select “Semblance” or “Semblance weighted stack” to emphasize coherent signal. Stacked data is shown. | |||||
| Battery percentage and status | 4 Relevance | 2 years ago | Magnetics SW | MagEX | |
| Overview The MagEx instrument and the MagNav app both display information about the state of the instrument's battery. Battery state and reporting exist in bands according to percentage of remaining battery capacity: 30% or higher:The instrument has good remaining capacity.The LED on the instrument's power switch glows a solid green.MagNav displays the battery percentage or voltage in Black text on a white background. Between 20% and 30%:The instrument has capacity to survey for additional time, but if you will be surveying a significant amount more, start thinking about changing the battery.The LED on the power switch is blue.MagNav displays the battery percentage with a blue background. Between 5% and 20%:You can continue to survey, but the battery is running low and you should consider changing the battery soon.The LED on the power switch is red.MagNav displays the battery percentage with a red background, and periodically notifies you that the battery is running low. Below 5%:The battery is running low, and the instrument may turn off at any time in order to preserve battery health. You should change the battery as soon as possible. Temperature-related effects:Battery performance also changes as the temperature of the battery changes; as the temperature of a battery falls, the voltage it supplies also decreases, and the total energysupplied by the battery decreases. This means that in cold weather a battery will not last as long as in hot weather. The battery percentages reported in the instrument are adjusted for the effect of temperature; at a given battery voltage a cold battery will display a higher percentage than a warm battery will report. The effects of colder temperatures are not normally permanent; as a battery warms up, its output voltage and energy return to higher levels. Notes about the calculation:The MagEx instrument includes 2 batteries, and each battery includes 3 separate cells. Battery percentages are calculated from only one battery in the instrument - either the single battery if only one is connected, or from the better battery if two batteries are connected. Reported battery percentage is an estimate, based on measurements of the behavior of healthy batteries in instruments in the field and in the lab. Battery performance may change as a battery ages and as the temperature changes. The best practice for batteries is to use 2 healthy, fully charged batteries, and replace them both when the percentage falls below 20%. | |||||
| G-882 Magnetometer will no longer communicate with a computer | 4 Relevance | 2 years ago | Gretchen Schmauder | Hardware | |
| You will need to test the magnetometer on the dry deck or in your shop. Connect the G882 directly to the junction box and use the Black power supply Geometrics provided. Verify operation. If working go to step 4. If the magnetometer is not working, then there is a hardware failure. There is nothing that can be done in the field at this point. Arrange to send it in by requesting an RMA number from our RMA page. If the magnetometer is working then "dies" it would be useful to have the data from the "diagnostic survey". Review this document: Diagnostic Surveys for CM221 Counter Equipped Magnetometers r-2. Connect on board power supply (if different than the supply already checked) Verify operation. If it fails record Diagnostic Survey. If working proceed. Connect Deck cable (if applicable). Verify operation. If it fails record Diagnostic Survey. If working proceed. Connect Tow Cable. Verify operation. If it fails record Diagnostic Survey. If working proceed. Deploy magnetometer under normal configuration. Begin a Diagnostic Survey. If the mag doesn't work under tow then there is a problem with the tow cable/interconnections. Please take these steps and record the data when a failure occurs. (Best to record data all the time and then when it fails send the data to our Support Team, you can contact them through the support contact form. Make sure you are specific as to the conditions/configuration if/when it failed.) | |||||
