Penetrator Accessories

penetrator accessories
penetrator accessories

Rotary Angular System : A system that allows the positioning of the head form beetween 0° and 90° verticaly and rotation of 360°.

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penetrator accessories
The EN 960 full Urethane head forms (covered with a conductor tape) are used for penetration tests.

penetrator accessories
If durring an impact test the penetration tip damages the head form it should be repaired immediately.

Conducting a test with a damaged head form can produce inacurate results.

To repaire the head form:
  1. Cut the conductor tape around the hole.

  2. Fill the hole with a "aluminium poté".

  3. Re-cover with a conductor tape.

It is important to use a Urethane head form for penetration test because magnesium or steel head forms can damage the penetration tip. 		penetrator accessories
penetrator accessories

penetrator accessories

1 - Flying arm penetrator used with the Twin Wire system

penetrator accessories Is droped onto the helmet

2 - Basic Penetrator used with rail system (Uni-axis or Tri-axis Machines)

penetrator accessories Can either be attached to the drop carriage to fall on the helmet or be attached to the base to have the helmet fall on it.

penetrator accessories
penetrator accessories The control box has a wire that conects to the impactor, and another to the bottom of the head form coverd in conductor tape. If the helmet fails completly and there is direct contact between the impactor and the head form the complete circuit will send a signal back to the conrol box. The head form will need to be verified for damage and repaired if needed.