Avongard Tell-Tales are precision gauges that consist of two plates which overlap for a part of their length. The bottom plate is calibrated in millimetres and the top plate is transparent and marked with a hairline cursor in the form of a cross.
Avongard Tell-Tales are suitable for internal and external use.
The Tell-Tales are manufactured in vandal resistant polycarbonate. The co-efficient of linear thermal expansion is 7.0x10-5 cm/cm/oC for ambient temperatures between -30oC to +30oC.
The Avongard Tell-Tale Plus monitors horizontal and vertical movement across a crack on a flat surface. The Tell-Tale is preset at zero with four pegs. The pegs are removed after the Tell-Tale is fixed across the crack.
The Avongard Displacement Tell-Tale monitors horizontal and displacement movement where there is a “step” across a crack due to displacement or “out of plane” movement.
Prior to monitoring the crack, the widths and location of the cracks are measured. The Avongard Crack Width Gauge is specifically designed for this purpose.