MARK-10 2 Series Digital Force Gauge User Guide

: May 15, 2024
: MARK-10

Table of Contents

2 Series Digital Force Gauge
IMPORTANT SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
POWER
INCLUDED ITEMS – SERIES 3 / 4 / 5 / 7
INCLUDED ITEMS – SERIES 2
OPTIONAL ITEMS – SERIES 2
INSTALLING MESUR® SOFTWARE
USER’S GUIDES LINKS
References
Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
Download This Manual (PDF format)

Digital Force Gauges
QUICK START GUIDE
Series 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 7 MARK-10 2 Series Digital Force Gauge - Digital
Force

2 Series Digital Force Gauge

Thank you!
Thank you for purchasing a Mark-10 Digital Force Gauge. We are confident that you will get many years of service from this product. Mark-10 force gauges may be used in a variety of compression and tension testing applications. Please read through this quick start guide and the complete user’s guide before using the gauge.

IMPORTANT SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS

Force gauges are sensitive instruments that must be treated with care. Please review the yellow safety information card included in the box, as well as the safety information provided in the user’s guide prior to operating the gauge.

POWER

Press the button to power on the gauge. Press and hold to power off. The gauge may be powered either by the internal rechargeable battery or an AC adapter. The battery will last approximately 7 hours with the backlight turned on, or 24 hours with the backlight turned off.

INCLUDED ITEMS – SERIES 3 / 4 / 5 / 7

“MX” refers to all above gauge series.

Qty.	Model No.	Description
MX-012 – MX-20, M5-2-COF	MX-50 – MX-100	MX-200 **–
MX-500**	M5-750 – M5-1000	M5-1500 – M5-2000
1	12-1049	12-1049
1	AC1030 / AC1031 / AC1032 / AC1035	AC1030 / AC1031 / AC1032 / AC1035
AC1030 / AC1031 / AC1032 / AC1035	AC1030 / AC1031 / AC1032 / AC1035	AC1030 /
AC1031 / AC1032 / AC1035	**** AC adapter w/US, EU, UK, or AUS prong
1	**** AC1118	**** AC1118

Rechargeable NiMH battery (inside gauge)
1| G1024| G1024| G1031| G1031| G1031| Extension rod
1| G1026| G1026| G1033| G1033| G1033| Cone
1| G1025| G1025| G1032| G1032| G1032| Chisel
1| G1027| G1027| G1034| G1034| G1034| V-groove
1| G1029| G1029| G1036| G1036| G1036| Flat
1| G1028| G1038| G1035| G1035| –| Hook
1| –| G1039| G1037| –| –| Coupling
1| –| –| –| G1041| G1041| Thread adapter
1| AC1111| AC1111| AC1111| AC1111| AC1111| USB cable
1| –| –| –| –| –| Certificate of calibration

INCLUDED ITEMS – SERIES 2

Qty.	Description
1	AC adapter with US, EU, UK, or AUS prong (model no. AC1030 / AC1031 /

AC1032 / AC1035)
1| AC1118 rechargeable NiMH battery (inside gauge)
1| Certificate of conformance

OPTIONAL ITEMS – SERIES 2

Model No.	Description
12-1049	Carrying case
G1038	Medium hook, #10-32M
G1039	Coupling, #10-32F/F
G1029	Flat head, #10-32F
G1026	Cone, #10-32F
G1025	Chisel point, #10-32F
G1027	V-groove, #10-32F
G1024	Extension rod, 5”, #10-32F
CERT	Certificate of calibration

INSTALLING MESUR® SOFTWARE

Mark-10 data collection software is compatible with all Mark-10 gauges, except Series 2.

MESUR® Lite
Free basic data acquisition application, for data tabulation and exporting to Excel. Compatible with gauges only, not test stands.

MESUR® gauge / MESUR gauge Plus
Data tabulation, graphing, analysis, and reporting, with user-configurable start and
stop triggers and other tools. Compatible with gauges and certain test stands for load vs. time or load vs. travel. MESUR® gauge Plus adds test stand motion control coordination for certain Series ESM test stands. Free 90-day evaluation period.

PC requirements
Compatible with PCs running Microsoft Windows 7 or later, with minimum monitor resolution of 1108 x 758. A USB or RS-232C serial port is required. If USB communication is required, install the Mark-10 USB driver.
Installation instructions may be found in the applications’ user’s guide. A download link is provided on the next page.