Squirter® DTI FAQs
Can the orange silicone come out of the SQUIRTER® DTI's before the correct tension has been achieved?
Yes, a little, but it's supposed to. The "Squirt event" is engineered
to begin occurring in a small way at bolt preloads just a little LESS
than the minimum required, but to be big in volume and visibility at a
bolt tension just a little (around 10%) over the minimum. This enables
the wrench operator to begin to slow down the tightening effort as he
or she sees some silicone appearing, and then to stop tightening just
at a little over
the minimum.
The "Squirt event" can vary with speed of tightening, temperature, and
paint on the steelwork, and must be calibrated at the beginning to match
the appearance and volume of silicone, which means the DTI bumps
have been sufficiently compressed.
Calibration instructions - complete details on calibrating SQUIRTER® DTI's in a skidmore
