Sterling 882.00268.00 specifications Hopper Loader Conversion Operation, Example

5-3 Hopper Loader Conversion Operation

The RPV-C converts 9953 and 9963 hopper loaders into proportioning hopper loaders using the controls included with existing AEC models.

If you are familiar with the operation of 9955 and 9965 proportioning hopper loaders, the RPV-C is operated in the same manner. Adjust the potentiometers in the control enclosure as you would with a 9955 or 9965. Refer to the Operation and Installation Manual supplied with your existing proportioning hopper loader for complete information.

If you are not familiar with the proportioning feature available in 9953 and 9963 Hopper Loaders, read the following for the adjustment procedure and refer to Figure 8.

Figure 8: Control Box Adjustment Diagram

DANGER! The adjustment procedure described below involves working inside the control box. Dangerous electrical current may be present during potentiometer adjustment. Only qualified, safety-conscious personnel may make these adjustments.

The adjusting potentiometers (or pots) are located in the hopper loader control box. Pots 1, 2, and 3 control the pulse, blowback, and vacuum times. These pots have already been adjusted to your application, and need no further adjustment.

Pots 4 and 5 are used to control the Remote Proportioning Valve. These thirty-turn pots control a twenty-second maximum length proportioning cycle that runs independently of the conveying (Vacuum, Pot 3) time.

Turn pots 3 and 4 clockwise to increase the respective material ON times. Turn them counter- clockwise to reduce the material ON times.

Example 1

If both Pots 3 and 4 were turned to their maximum setting, each material would be conveyed for ten seconds; alternating until the convey (Vacuum pot 3) cycle times out. The proportioning cycle time is at its maximum length (20 seconds). If the conveying cycle is set at sixty (60) seconds (three 20 second proportioning cycles), Materials A and B will alternate ON three times a cycle for ten seconds each, creating a 1:1 ratio.

Example 2

If Pot 3 is set at the maximum setting and Pot 4 is turned to a middle setting, Material A would be conveyed for ten seconds and Material B would convey for five seconds. The resulting fifteen-second proportioning cycle would repeat four times during a sixty second convey cycle. This setting would creates a 2:1 proportion ratio under ideal conditions.

Adjust the pots to suit your unique processing requirements, noting the concepts described in Section 3-3 “How it Works” on page 10. Refer to Section 5-4 on page 24 for instructions on delivering known proportions.

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