高鐵科技股份有限公司

GOTECH TESTING MACHINES INC.

Bally Leathers Flexing Tester

MODEL: GT-7071-A/B

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Preface
Gotech Testing Machines Inc. warrants for twelve months from the date of shipment (excluding
consumable components and travel expense). This GOTECH instrument has passed our
inspection and tests, and it is free from defects in materials and workmanship. Please read our
instructions carefully and thoroughly before operating this equipment to avoid unnecessary
injuries and damage. This warranty is in lieu of any other warranty expressed or implied. In no
event will GOTECH be liable for special or consequential damages as a result of any alleged
breach of the warranty provision.

GOTECH reserves the right to make changes and improvements in its products without
obligation to install these changes in products theretofore manufactured.

Parts or components, which have been subject to abuse, misuse, accident, alteration, neglect,
unauthorized repair or installation, are not covered by this warranty. GOTECH shall have the
right of final determination as to the existence and cause of the defect.

Please keep this warranty properly. If lost, please contact our customer service department for a
new one within one month. This warranty will be null and void without GOTECH stamp or if it
has been altered.
Note: All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this manual may be reproduced
or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and
microfilm, without permission in writing from GOTECH.

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Notice Items of Safety

This section introduces safety symbols that will appear throughout this manual. It also provides a
list of operational precautions and guidelines to operate this equipment safely. Please read this
manual thoroughly before setting up and operating this instrument.
1.1Safety symbols

Danger:
Danger! Indicates that ignoring the instructions may lead to hazardous conditions
! for the operator.

Warning:
Warning! Indicates that ignoring the instructions may damage the instrument.
!
Caution:

G Caution! Indicates that ignoring the instructions may affect the testing results and
quality.

【Note】

G
Note! Indicates that operational hints and useful information.

1.2Operational precautions
These safety precautions must be followed to safely operate this equipment. In addition to taking
the safety precautions listed in this manual, always follow safe and proper laboratory practices
when using your instrument.
Reminds the operator to follow the instruction
Warning
! manual.

~
Indicates if ignoring an electrical shock hazard
High voltage
would occur.

Indicates that the equipment shall be grounded to

Ground terminal
this terminal.

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I. Scope
A. Application:
l It is appropriate to flexing such materials as leather, cloths, and etc. to-and-fro.
B. Principle:
l Hold one end of the specimen by the upper clamp, and the other end by the lower clamp.
Flex the specimen at a stipulated velocity and angle under an angle of 90°. Evaluate the
damage of the specimen after prescribed cycles.

II. Referenced Document

l This equipment is designed according to SATRA-TM55-1999, DIN53351-2003, BS-3144,
and ISO5402.

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III. Tester
A. Structure (fig. 1):

GT-7071-A

1
2
3
4

GT-7071-B
1

2
3

1. Control panel (see fig. 2) 2. Angle scale (indicating the flexing angle)
3. Upper grip 4. Lower grip
5. Base 6. Level screw

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B. Control panel (fig. 2):

1 7
2
3 8

9
4
5
6

10

(Fig. 2)
1.SV: The set point or set value
2.PV: The process value or measured count value
3. – (Cursor mark)
4. Clear key: Zero the value in the PV field.

5. Numeral-modifying key

6. Cursor control key

7.Indicating LED
8. START: Start key. Press this key to begin operating
9.STOP: Stop key. Press this key to stop operating
10.POWER: Power switch of this equipment
l How to set the number of cycles:
1. Turn on the power switch.
2. Press the key to move the cursor mark in the “SV” field to a position according to your
requirement firstly. Press then the key to modify the numerals in the “SV” field. Finally,
press the key to clear the numerals in the “PV” field.

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C. Specification (table 1):

Items Specifications

Model GT-7071-A GT-7071-B

Grip 6 sets 12 sets

Angle 22.5° ± 0.5°

Speed 100 ± 5 cycles/min

Counter LCD 0~99,999,999

Volume (approx.) 50 cm × 58 cm × 35cm

Weight (approx.) 60 kg 78 kg

Power 1ψ AC 220V 3A (or specified by buyer)

(Table1)

III. Installation

A. Power: Based on the input power on the nameplate, plug the power cord into the correct
power source.

Danger
■ The tolerance of the input voltage shall be within±10%. Make sure that the

! tester is grounded correctly to avoid any human hazard caused by current

leakage of the tester.
B. Environment: Temperature at (15-30℃) Relative Humidity (under 80%)
C. Install this tester on a firm and level bench.

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V. Operation Procedure
A. Preparation of tools (prepared by customers themselves):
1.Distilled water (constant temperature)
2.Beaker (with scale)
3.Standard cutter and scissors
4.Hexagonal-socket spanner
5.Straw/dropper
6.Glass rod
B. Preparation of specimens
1. Cut specimens of 70 ± 5 mm long, 45 ± 5 mm wide from various parts of the material to be
tested (no scratches, folds or wrinkles) warpwise and weftwise with a standard cutter or
scissors.

45 mm

70 mm

(Fig. 3)

2. Number of specimens: More than two pieces of specimens shall be taken from longitude and
latitude for the same material.
3. Conditioning: Condition the specimen being tested at 20±2℃ and 65±5% relative humidity
for more than 48 h prior to testing.

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C. Procedure
Dry test:
1. Specimen clamping:
1.1 Rotate the knob on one side of this equipment to set the upper clamp to a leveling position as
shown in figure 4.

GT-7071-A or B (Fig. 4) GT-7071-B

The knob shap will be different according to oper.
1.2 Fold the specimen in two along its longer center line with the side being tested inwards as
shown in figure 5:

22.5 mm

(Fig. 5)
1.3 Loosen the setting screws of both upper and lower clamps with a hexagonal socket spanner.
Insert one end of the folded specimen into the upper clamp, and keep the crease line flush
with the bottom line of the clamp until the specimen touches the setting screw of the upper
clamp. Then lock the setting screw with a hexagonal socket spanner. See figure 6.

(Fig. 6)

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1.4 Fold the specimen inside out round the clamp as shown in figure 7. the wearing surface is
now facing outwards:

(Fig. 7)
1.5 Apply just sufficient hand tension to the specimen so that it is taut and there is no obvious
bagginess around the upper clamp. Insert the free end of the specimen into the lower clamp at
90 degrees to the upper one. Lock the setting screw with the hexagonal socket spanner as
shown in figure 8.

(Fig. 8)

1.6 Rotate the knob at the back of this equipment to set the upper clamp to a maximum angle.
Now the flexing angle of the specimen shall be 22.5° ± 0.5° as shown in figure 9. If the case
as shown in figure 10 occurs, clamp the specimen again.

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(Fig. 9) (Fig. 10)

Caution

G
n After the specimen is clamped, make sure that the setting screws are locked.
n Don’t lock the screws too firm as clamping specimen to avoid damaging
specimen.

Danger
n
! Be sure that the power switch is turned off before clamping.

2. Turn on the POWER switch, and set a specified number of flexing cycles on the control panel
as per your requirement.
3. Press the START button to allow this equipment to run.
4. After the set value is reached, it will stop automatically. Press the STOP button and then turn
off the POWER switch and remove the specimen.
Wet test:
1. Place the specimen on the workbench with its reverse face upwards. Spot a specified volume
of distilled water pipette onto the reverse face of the specimen and use the glass rod to work it
uniformly into the material, to within 5 mm of the edge. It usually takes between 1 and 2
minutes for the water to be absorbed.
2. Its operation steps are the same as those described in the Dry test.

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D. Determination:
l After the set value is reached, stop this equipment and assess the flexing damage as
follows:
1. No effect, or slight creasing or piping
2. Marked, or severe creasing or piping
3. Slight cracking
4. Marked cracking
5. Severe cracking
6. Complete failure
l In addition, record whether there is any delamination or flaking.
l Salt spue
Assess wet specimens for salt spue and record any spue present as light, marked and heavy.

Caution

G ■In order to make damage assessment easier, the test specimen may be removed
from the clamps providing they are subsequently re-clamped in the same position.
Ignore any damage to the specimens caused by the clamps. If the specimens have
stretched, they must not be re-clamped taut. Clamping marks on the specimens
may help relocating the specimens correctly.
■If you are going to stop testing for a long time such as one night, can allow the
specimens to stay in the clamps, but shall rotate the clamps to make the
specimens relaxant.

VI. Calibration Procedure

A. Items: angle, speed
B. Tools: Protractor, electron stopwatch
C. Period: one year
D Procure:
1. Method for calibrating angle:
1.1 Firstly level this machine.
1.2 Attach the protractor to the upper clamp and fix it.
1.3 Rotate the knob at the back of the machine manually. When the clamp is vertical, the
indicating value of the protractor shall be 0°. Continue to turn the knob to move the clamp to
get a maximum angle, and then record the indicating value of the protractor and calculate the
bias by comparing with the standard angle.

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Warning
■ In order to avoid damaging instruments, calibration shall be performed in the case
! of no power.

2.Method for calibrating speed:

2.1 Turn on POWER key, clear the digits in the PV field, and set the flexing cycles in the SV
field.
2.2 Press the START button and allow the stopwatch to run.
2.3 When the stopwatch reaches one minute and stop running, press the STOP button. Record
the revolving speed of one minute, and calculate the bias by comparing with the standard
speed.

Caution

G n If the bias between the true value and standard one exceeds the prescribed value
(refer to the inspect report), please contact us.

VII. Maintenance Procedure

A. Cleaning: Keep the machine clean.
B. Rust proofing: Spray rustproof oil on the machine’s surface periodically.
C. Lubrication: Add lubrication (regular engine oil) into the driving parts (for instance,
bearing).

VIII. Troubleshooting
Failures Possible causes Means for troubleshooting

Ÿ No show on the Ÿ No input. Ÿ Have the power repaired.

control panel when turn Ÿ Plug connection loosened or broken. Ÿ Replace it.
on the power. Ÿ Switch connection loosened or Ÿ Replace it.
broken.
Ÿ Connection between control board Ÿ Replace it.
and mainboard loosened or broken.
Ÿ Fuse burnt out. Ÿ Replace it.

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Ÿ It’s very noisy as the Ÿ
machine is running.
Ÿ The machine runs
well but the counter
can’t work.
·With power in, and press Ÿ
START button, but the
machine doesn’t work.
Ÿ Frequently burn out
the fuse.
Note:
G n Please contact our service division if there are unsolvable problems.
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Motor damaged. Ÿ Repair or replace it.
Ÿ Decelerator damaged. Ÿ Repair or replace it.
Ÿ Problem with the induction switch. Ÿ Adjust the distance
between the induction
switch and the induction
screw to a proper place.
Ÿ Connection of the induction switch Ÿ Connect it again on the
loosened or broken. control board.
Ÿ Mainboard of the counter damaged. Ÿ Replace it.
Ÿ The induction switch damaged. Ÿ Replace it.
Ÿ Fuse on the control board damaged. Ÿ Replace it.
Check if the counter /timer of the Ÿ Reset the counter/timer,
control panel reaches the specified and press the START
value. button.
Ÿ The control board damaged. Ÿ Replace it.
Ÿ Fuse damaged. Ÿ Replace it.
Ÿ Connection of the motor loosened or Ÿ Connect it again.
broken.
Ÿ Bearing damaged. Ÿ Replace the bearing.
Ÿ Motor damaged. Ÿ Repair or replace it.
Ÿ Screws of the eccentric wheel, Ÿ Lock it again.
driving shaft loosened.
Ÿ Problem with input voltage. Ÿ Have the power repaired.
Ÿ Problem with motor. Ÿ Repair or replace it.
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IX. Quality Assurance

A. Warranty items:
We offer one year’s free after service (exclude consumption devices parts) since the shipment
from our factory.
B. Certificate of the free service:
When there are disputes on the warranty items, base on the warranty card for the service.
*1. Please keep warrant card properly. If lose it, please contact us within one month.
*2. If the above card lacks of our company stamp in it and or is changed privately by the
customer, it’s non-available.
C. When to encounter the following conditions and cause the damages, user still needs to pay for
a proper expense for spare parts and technique service.
1.Owing to natural disasters.
2.Due to a personal mistake and or negligence in operation.
3.Apply the incorrect input power.
4.Perform troubleshooting by users their own accord.
5.Lend the tester to the third party.
6.Modify the tester by users their own accord.
7.Users themselves perform the calibration for the tester.
8.FAULT during transfer and transportation.
9.For a long distance service.
D. Note items:
If the customers transfer/deliver our testers, original used in Taiwan area, to the other
territories. Whether in the valid warranty period or not, customers should pay for our
technician’s commuting expenses, accommodation fee and daily allowance.

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X. Remark
Any correction, new design part and or new function of this machine are described as
below.

This manual is edited for you to understand the operation and important notices, please
keep this manual for you reference. Since we continuously improve our products, all the
examples, charts and specification in this manual are developed according to this model of tester
at the time of publication of this manual.
Reprint photocopy of any of this manual without written permission from GOTECH is
prohibited.
No copy Allowed!

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