Course Description:
A two-day course focusing on proper care and preventive maintenance for all brands of Theodolites and Total Stations; including field checks, optics care, compensations, and troubleshooting. The learning will be provided in the form of a presentation where discussion will be a primary focus. Question and answer sessions will take place during the course to ensure knowledge and understanding.
Aims & Objectives
To provide the student with a basic understanding of how to properly care for their measurement equipment
Benefits to the Learner
Understand how to properly care for your equipment
Know how to clean optics
Learn about basic troubleshooting
Be able to technically discuss equipment operation and usage
Course Outline
Introduction
- Theodolite and Total Station Safety
Setup
- Setup Theodolite
- Checking Cables
- Cleaning Optics
Compensations
- Theodolite Compensation
- Coarse Index Errors
- Vertical Collimation
- Horizontal Collimation
- Tilting axis
Instrument Checks
- Damage
- Optical Plummet
- Bubble Level
- Cross Hair Verticality
- Vertical Angles
- Horizontal Angles
- Repeatability
Field Checks
- Two Face
- Ball Bar
- Distance
- Range
