Sterling 882.00722.00 manual Follow all Safety Codes, Wear Safety Glasses and Work Gloves

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1-2 Warnings and Precautions

Our equipment is designed to provide safe and reliable operation when installed and operated within design specifications, following national and local safety codes. This may include, but is not limited to OSHA, NEC, CSA, SPI, and any other local, national and international regulations.

To avoid possible personal injury or equipment damage when installing, operating, or maintaining this equipment, use good judgment and follow these safe practices:

;Read and follow these operation and installation instructions when installing, operating, and maintaining this equipment. If these instructions become damaged or unreadable, additional copies are available from the manufacturer.

;Follow all SAFETY CODES.

;Keep fingers away from slide gates, augers, clean-outs, and calibration hatches. Automatic operation may start unexpectedly, A PINCH HAZARD CAPABLE OF

CAUSING BODILY INJURY EXISTS ANY TIME THE POWER IS ON.

;Wear SAFETY GLASSES and WORK GLOVES.

;Work only with approved tools and devices.

;Disconnect and/or lock out power and compressed air before servicing or maintaining the equipment.

;Use care when LOADING, UNLOADING, RIGGING, or MOVING this equipment.

;Operate this equipment within design specifications.

;OPEN, TAG, and LOCK ALL DISCONNECTS before working on equipment. You should remove the fuses and carry them with you.

;NEVER PUT FINGERS OR TOOLS IN AN AUGER OR SLIDE GATE AREA.

;Make sure the equipment and components are properly GROUNDED before you switch on power.

;Do not restore power until you remove all tools, test equipment, etc., and the equipment and related components are fully reassembled.

;Only PROPERLY TRAINED personnel familiar with the information in this manual should work on this equipment.

We have long recognized the importance of safety and have designed and manufactured our equipment with operator safety as a prime consideration. We expect you, as a user, to abide by the foregoing recommendations in order to make operator safety a reality.

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Contents GH-M Rate Monitor Allen-Bradley Controller Write Down Your Serial Numbers Here For Future Reference Unpacking and Inspection Shipping InfoEvent of Shipping Damage If the Shipment is Not CompleteWarranty Returns ReturnsCredit Returns Table of Contents Maintenance Safety How to Use This ManualSafety Symbols Used in this Manual Safety Tags and Warning Labels Description Wear Safety Glasses and Work Gloves Follow all Safety CodesResponsibility General ResponsibilityOperator Responsibility Remember Reporting a Safety Defect Maintenance ResponsibilityFunctional Description AccessoriesModels Covered in This Manual General DescriptionCustomer Service Typical Features and Components Mechanical FeaturesController Features Extruder Inductive Proximity Switch System Component DescriptionSurge Hopper Weigh Hopper OpenFunction Typical GH-M Operator Screen Operator Screens Common to all GH Systems Typical Setup Screens Ethernet Module Optional ComponentsSafety Features Pneumatic Slide Gate below surge hopperLow Level Proximity Sensors Mechanical Installation InstallationMounting Configurations Uncrating the EquipmentMachine Mount Electrical ConnectionsPneumatic Connections Initial Set-up Weigh Hopper InstallationMechanical Set-up Extruder RPM connectionDisplay Startup Screen Final ConnectionsController Set-up Recipe Page Start GH Controller Menu StructureWeigh Hopper Load Cell Calibration GH CalibrationDisplay Calibration Menu Screen WTP/RPM Calibration Hopper Size SetupHauloff Setup and Encoder Calibration Extruder SetupNetwork Setup Alarm SetupPanelView Configuration Screen Setting Date and TimeGH-M Operation Procedures OperationOperator Displays Typical Operator Screen for GH Full Control system GH Full Control Operation ProceduresGH-F Gravimetric Feeder Operation Procedures Typical Manual Control Operator Screen Common ScreensAlarm Flags Alarms with DescriptionsPrint Inventory Preventative Maintenance Schedule MaintenanceCorrective Maintenance Preventative MaintenanceElectrical Internal Components of the Control PanelOutput Signals from Programmable Controller Input Signals to Programmable ControllerIntroduction TroubleshootingProblem Problem Corrective actionWarranty Specifications Warranty and Spare PartsWarranty Restrictions Warranty LiabilitiesAnnex B Information Customer ResponsibilitiesTypical Surge Hopper Assembly Parts List Addendum Service Supervisor Information PasswordsProgrammable Settings Typical Engineering Only Setup Screen Extruder Pulse Count Method Percent of hopper Method DefaultFull Hopper Method WTP/RPM FilterMechanical Options Screen Max Allowed WTP/RPMTypical Analog Options Analog options screen Diagnostics ScreenPassword Protection Customer Setup MenuAlarm Log UnitsAllen-Bradley Communications Manual Below are the items that can be accessed for the GH HopperAppendix Reload TOO Long Fixed Decimal Explanation Service Department Sales Department Parts DepartmentContract Department