Page 491 - The Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989

RULE 190 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 463

2 Axle Weight (a) Weighing scale for (a) Weighing scale for
Measurement measurement of each axle weight measurement of each axle weight
is required. The system should is required. The system should
determine this by adding determine this by adding
together the axle weight, tare together axle weight, tare
weight/ Kerb weight of the weight/Kerb weight of the
vehicle. Axle weight vehicle.
measurement system can be Axle weight measurement
separate or integrated within system can be separate or
either Suspension Tester or integrated within Roller Brake
Roller Brake Tester equipment. Tester equipment.
(b) Measuring Range: 0-3000 kg (b) Measuring range: 0-15000 kg
(c) Resolution: 5 kg (c) Resolution: 5 kg
(d) Accuracy: ± 1% of reading (d) Accuracy: ± 1% of reading
3 Suspension (a) Amplitude of excitation: 6.5
tester mm +/- 5 mm
(b) Measurement accuracy: ± 1%
of wheel load
4 Side slip tester (a) Suitable dimension of track (a) Suitable dimension of track
plate length, weight and height plate length, weight and height
(b) Measuring range: ± 20 m/km (b) Measuring range: ± 20 m/km
(c) Measuring resolution: 1 m/km (c) Measuring resolution: 1 m/km
(d) Accuracy shall be ± 1.0m/km (d) Accuracy shall be ± 1.0m/km
5 Joint Play tester (a) Maximum Force per plate is (a) Maximum Force per plate is
at least of 6 kN at least of 30 kN
(b) Maximum movement on each (b) Maximum movement on each
side: 50-80 mm (Hydraulic) side: 100 mm (Hydraulic)
6 Electronic (a) Capable of measuring angular (a) Capable of measuring angular
Steering Gear movement up to ± 30˚ movement up to ± 30˚
Play Detector (b) Recording mechanism to (b) Recording mechanism to
measure wheel movement measure wheel movement
against steering movement against steering movement
(c) Measurement accuracy: ± 2% (c) Measurement accuracy: ± 2%
of fullscale deflection of fullscale deflection
7 Semi-Automatic (a) Light Intensity range measure (a) Light Intensity range
Head light tester (min): 0-100,000 cd measure: 0-100,000 cd
(b) Illumination Intensity range (b) Illumination Intensity range
measure:0-200 lux measure: 0-200 lux
(c) Headlight tester must have (c) Headlight tester must have
ability to autofocus and should ability to autofocus and should
be capable of measuring be capable of measuring
headlamp with their Centres 500 headlamp with their Centres 500
mm to 1200 mm above ground mm to 1200 mm above ground
level level.
(d) Vertical and horizontal (d) Vertical and horizontal
measuring range: ± 50 cm/10 m measuring range: ± 50 cm/10 m
(±5 %) (± 5 %).
(e) Intensity maximum deviation: (e) Intensity maximum deviation:
±5% of reading. ± 5%.
(f) Headlamp tester to be placed (f) Headlamp tester to be placed
on a perfectly level surface/rails. on a perfectly level surface/ rails.