2-4 Optional Components
The following is a list of options that your blender may have been equipped with.
Pneumatic Slide Gate below Mixer
The Slide Gate/Auger blending system can be equipped with an optional pneumatic slide gate below the mixing chamber. The gate is used in applications when the blender is mounted above a large hopper, or for gaylord filling, etc. This gate holds the material in the mixing section to ensure that it is properly mixed. Control of the mixer function is described below and is determined by the position of the “knife gate switch” located on the side of the back control panel.
WARNING! Slide gates create a
Figure 13: Mixer Slide Gate Switch Positions
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| Slide gate functions are automatically controlled by the blender |
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| OPEN |
| Slide gate open all the time |
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| CLOSE | Slide gate closed all the time | |
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Low Level Sensors
Detects material supply problems before blender supply hoppers are empty.
Mezzanine and Floor Stands
Supports blenders in mezzanine mount and freestanding applications.
Figure 14: Typical Floor Stands (Surge Hopper Stand & Gaylord Fill Stand)
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