THE 8500C+
The Easiest and Most Widely Used
Airplane and Helicopter Rotor System
Propeller Balancing Equipment in the World Today
The 8500C+ is the latest and most capable system in the long line of legendary Chadwick-Helmuth balancers and vibration analyzers. State-of-the-art digital technology together with proven Chadwick aircraft vibration knowledge and experience provides quick and easy identification and control of aircraft vibration problems before they become costly. Don't put your maintenance and flight crews through hours of repeated aircraft starts and flights trying to smooth an aircraft; the 8500C+ will provide you the analysis and balance solutions quickly, safely, and in least number of flights possible.
Chadwick-Helmuth has designed all this into one easy carrying case. With over 300 different applications virtually every helicopter and airplane in the world can be serviced. Our user friendly instructions make every user an expert. The 8500C+ also includes rotor blade tracking by automatic FASTRAK optical tracker or hand held STROBEX. The Chadwick-Helmuth 8500C+ is used by more commercial and military users than any other smoothing and balancing system in the world.
THE 8500C+
Balancer/Analyzer
- Back-lit for night use.
- Built-in printer & disk drive.
- PC/MS DOS compatible data.
- Operating temperature -40°C to 55°C.
- Weight of Balancer 7.6 lbs.
- Weight of Kit
less than 40 lbs. typical
The Chadwick-Helmuth 8500C+ performs these critical tests for the C-130 Herclues:
- Propeller balance
- In-flight engine monitoring
- Mils broadband
- Failure and trend prediction
- Reduction gearbox assembly break-in
- On-wing engine diagnostics
- Torquemeter run-out
- Turbine seal break-in
8500C+ Specs for the C-130
| System specifications for the Model 8500C+ | |
|---|---|
| Display backlit and heated LCD display 1.4" x 5.3", 64 x 256 pixels | Dimensions 10.8 x 7.5 x 4.0 in. (27.4 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm) |
| Memory up to 2 MB SRAM, 1 MB flash EPROM | Weight 7.1 lb (3.22 kg) |
| Strobex connector allows use of strobex for visual track observation phase measurement | Vibration Amplitude accuracy ± 0.2 dB (for balance) |
| 36 vibration channels | Phase accuracy ± 2 degrees |
| 4 phase input channels | Spectrum max frequency 200 to 600,000 rpm in arbitrary user selected steps |
| Up to 600,000 rpm spectrum | Spectrum resolution 461 lines up to 7.5 kHz, 400 lines up to 10 kHz |
| Fastrak optical tracker accuracy ± 1mm +5% of reading | Printer integral thermal printer |
| Power requirements 12 to 28 VDC (28 VDC nominal), battery option available for self-contained operation | Data storage/ transfer integral 1.44 meg 3.5" disk drive, PC/MS-DOS compatible |
| Temperature operating range - 40°C to 55°C (-10C for printer/disk drive) storage - 52°C to 70°C | |