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Oscilloscope NVH Display

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The CH-51450-NVH  Oscilloscope display consists of three tabs:

Fig 1: Identifying Oscilloscope NVH Set-Up Display Screen
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The first tab is set-up. The set-up information can be entered here if not already done through the set-up wizard. It can also be updated here, if necessary. A laptop or desktop computer, EL-47966   Multi Diagnostic Interface MDI , CH-51450-NVH  Oscilloscope , CH-51450-TA148  NVH interface, and CH-51450-TA183  accelerometer are needed to do a vibration analysis.

Fig 2: Identifying Oscilloscope NVH Vehicle Information Display Screen
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The second tab is vehicle information. The vehicle information can be entered here if not already done through the set-up wizard. It can also be updated here, if necessary.

Fig 3: Identifying Oscilloscope NVH Record And Analyze Display Screen
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The third tab is the record and analyze tab. The standard display will show the known input frequencies received from the CH-51450-TA183  accelerometer as a bar graph at the top of the screen. At the middle of the screen, the input frequencies are listed as text. The frequency(ies) are displayed in Hertz (Hz). If desired, the frequency(ies) can be displayed in RPM by clicking Options, then Advanced Options. The actual amplitude strength of each frequency is displayed and shown in g's of acceleration (expressed to the thousandth of a force of gravity, or "milli-g"). At the bottom of the screen, it also shows a plot of all frequency inputs along with engine speed in blue, and vehicle speed in red. The data can be saved in 50 second increments. The data can then be saved by clicking File, then Save. Files that are saved can then be loaded into the software by clicking File, then Load.