Using Your Laser Alignment System to Check the Validity Rule

Here is a previous blog post with an embedded video that discusses dial indicator concepts including the validity rule.

Dial Indicator Concepts – TIR, The Validity Rule and True Position Sensing

To check the validity rule with your Laser Shaft Alignment System:

1 – Sensors are mounted and rolled to the 12 o’clock position. A measurement is recorded which sets the S & M Detector values to zero (red boxes) as well as the angle values.

S Sensor                                                    M Sensor

Angle      Detector Value in Mils         Detector value in Mils    Angle

2 – Roll the sensors 90 degrees to the 3 o’clock position. Note the TIR values.

S = +34.6mils,                  M= +29.1mils

3 – Roll 90 degrees to the 6 o’clock position. Note the TIR values.

S = +29.5,                         M= +43.3

4 – Roll 90 degrees to the 9 o’clock position. Note the TIR values.

S = -5.8,                             M= +14.8

The validity rule states that the sum of the readings at the top and bottom (12 and 6) should equal the sum of the readings side to side (3 and 9).

Typically, the validity rule is considered satisfied if the readings are within +/- 10 %.