Information presented in this brochure is for informational purposes only. Link Engineering Company reserves the right to make changes, alterations and substitutions to the machines, components or other information presented in this brochure without prior notice. For the latest information contact Link Engineering Company. Equipment pictured in this brochure may be shown with safety equipment removed or disabled for purposes of illustration. Equipment must never be operated with safety equipment removed or disabled.
Information presented in this brochure is for informational purposes only. Link Engineering Company reserves the right to make changes, alterations and substitutions to the machines, components or other information presented in this brochure without prior notice. For the latest information contact Link Engineering Company. Equipment pictured in this brochure may be shown with safety equipment removed or disabled for purposes of illustration. Equipment must never be operated with safety equipment removed or disabled.
Four Square Test System
Model 1800
The Model 1800 Four Square Test System is designed to test durability of drive shafts, half-shafts and universal joints under typical and extreme operating conditions. The Model 1800 provides great flexibility and can be configured to accommodate your test needs.
The machine is capable of testing 4 drive shafts and 8 U-Joints simultaneously in a hard-geared loop. Once this loop is connected, the rotary torque generator can be actuated to rotate one end in respect to the other end, therefore creating binding torque without using a braking device. The Four Square machine can also accommodate 2 drive shafts and 4 U-Joints by removing the jounce section. This allows testing of extra long shafts up to 100” in length.
The Jounce section provides the ability to offset one end of the shaft with respect to the other end simulating suspension movement as it occurs during driving. The maximum offset is 13.75” (350 mm) or 8 degrees angle to the shaft axis. The Jounce section may be set at certain offset for the duration of the test or it can be programmed to oscillate at a rate up to 2 Hz.
A key component of this system is the ProLink software package that integrates machine controls, data acquisition, data analysis, and reporting.
Characteristics such as speed, torque, temperature, jounce angle and frequency may be viewed in real time. Raw data is stored for further analysis and report generation. Using ProLink’s networking capabilities data may be accessed, analyzed and reports generated from anywhere on the network..
Information presented in this brochure is for informational purposes only. Link Engineering Company reserves the right to make changes, alterations and substitutions to the machines, components or other information presented in this brochure without prior notice. For the latest information contact Link Engineering Company. Equipment pictured in this brochure may be shown with safety equipment removed or disabled for purposes of illustration. Equipment must never be operated with safety equipment removed or disabled.
