Technical Assistance | Sterling AF-XXX guide

8-7 Technical Assistance

Parts Department

Call toll-free 7am–5pm CST [800] 423-3183 or call [262] 641-8610, Fax [262] 641-8653

The ACS Customer Service Group will provide your company with genuine OEM quality parts manufactured to engineering design specifications, which will maximize your equipment’s performance and efficiency. To assist in expediting your phone or fax order, please have the model and serial number of your unit when you contact us. A customer replacement parts list is included in this manual for your convenience. ACS welcomes inquiries on all your parts needs and is dedicated to providing excellent customer service.

Service Department

Call toll-free 8am–5pm CST [800] 423-3183 or call [262] 641-8610

Emergencies after 5pm CST, call [847] 439-5655

We have a qualified service department ready to help. Service contracts are available for most of our products. www.acscustomerservice.com

Sales Department

Call [262] 641-8610 Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm CST

Our products are sold by a world-wide network of independent sales representatives. Contact our Sales Department for the name of the sales representative nearest you.

Contract Department

Call [262] 641-8610 Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm CST

Let us install your system. The Contract Department offers any or all of these services: project planning; system packages including drawings; equipment, labor, and construction materials; and union or non- union installations.

Sterling, Inc.

2900 S. 160th Street

New Berlin, WI 53151

www.sterlco.com

Additive Feeders

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Contents

SF Series Additive Feeders Shipping Information Table of Contents Program Parameter Descriptions Safety How to Use This ManualSafety Symbols Used in this Manual Wear Safety Glasses and Work Gloves Responsibility General Responsibility Operator Responsibility Remember Additive Feeder Safety Tags Maintenance Responsibility Reporting a Safety Defect Functional Description Standard FeaturesMechanical Features Models Covered in This Manual Electrical Features Controller FeaturesOptions Accessories Safety Devices and Interlocks Safety Circuit Standards Safety Device Lock-OutsFail Safe Operation Uncrating the Equipment InstallationSupply System Installation Rigging and Placing the Additive Feeder Main Power Connection Electrical ConnectionsControl Relay Connection Setup Procedures Determining the Desired Feed Rate 110 100 Calibration Procedure ProcedureEquipment Needed Examples Observed Feed Rates Starting Up the Additive Feeder Initial Start-upPre-Startup Checks Shutting Down the Additive Feeder Operation Timer ModuleUsed as a Cycle Override Safety Timer Start-up Counter Module Elapsed Time Module Control Relay Connection Injection Molding ApplicationsInjection Molding Field Control Programming Resetting the Unit to Un-Programmed State JP1 Program Enable JumperProgramming Step by Step Guide Additive Feeders Operation Injection Mode Application Notes Extrusion Applications Extruder Tracking Control Extruder Tracking Installation and Setup Extruder Tracking Equation Running Mode Parameter-Selection ModeValue Mode Resetting the Unit to Un-Programmed State Input Pulse Signal Requirements Extruder Tracking Control Application NotesMinimum Input Pulse Rate Maximum Input Pulse Rate Minimum and Maximum Percent Setpoints Program Parameter Descriptions Defining Program Parameters Mode 1 Default to Zero Parameter 19 Power-up Value Parameter 35 Signal Input 2 S2 Input Configuration Parameter 36 Signal Input 2 S2 Setpoint Maintenance Preventative Maintenance SchedulePhotocopy this page for your maintenance records Preventative Maintenance Material Cleanout/Changeover Removing Auger Assembly Corrective MaintenanceAuger Assembly Changeover Installing Auger Assembly Motor Brush Replacement Troubleshooting Problem Possible cause Corrective actionIntroduction Problem Possible cause Corrective action Additive Feeders Troubleshooting Technical Specifications AppendixAnnex B Information Drawings and Diagrams Additive Feeder Specifications and Overall Dimensions Typical Additive Feeder Controllers Spare Parts List Exploded Assembly Drawing Parts List Detail # Part number Part/assembly description One Component Control Enclosure Parts Identification Returned Material Policy Safety Tag InformationWarranty Returns Credit Returns Additive Feeder Identification Serial Number Tag Company Logo Technical Assistance Sterling, Inc Th Street New Berlin, WI Worksheet for Charting Feed Rates