Page 2 - Ster ling Ma te rial Pro cess ing
Parts & Ser vice: Tele phone: (800) 423-3183 Edi tion: 07/03 5 1 6- 3 M S SSK-5 2 These op er at ing in struc tions are for:* (* Please fill in per son ally) Se ri al num ber: Built in: Date of de li very: Num ber of de li very: Date of com mis sio ning: Lo ca ti on: Group of ma chi nes: Ster li...
Page 3 - All rights re served.
Ster ling Ma te rial Pro cess ing re tains all rights to change the in for ma tion in theseop er at ing in struc tions at any time with out no tice. We as sume no li a bil ity for any er rors or di rect or in di rect dam age re sult ing in con -text with these op er at ing in struc tions. Copying, t...
Page 5 - TA BLE OF CON TENTS
TA BLE OF CON TENTS 1. Safety in struc tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.1. Warn ings and sym bols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1.2. Ex pla na tions and in for ma tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 6 - Safety in struc tions; rect haz ards con nected with the; Safety in struc tions 5
1. Safety in struc tions » These safety in struc tions ap ply to all per sons within the range of ac tion of the equip ment. Please in form all per sons within the range of ac tion of the equip -ment of the di rect and in di rect haz ards con nected with the equip ment. These op er at ing in struc t...
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1.1. Warn ings and sym bols The fol low ing warn ings and sym bols are used in these op er at ing in struc tions: » This sym bol in di cates dan ger to life! Fa tal or se ri ous in jury ispos si ble if the cor re spond ing in struc tions, reg u la tions or warn -ings are not ob served. L This sym bo...
Page 9 - Safety in struc tions 8
1.3. For your safety · It is ab so lutely nec es sary that you ob serve the op er at ing in struc tions for the cor -re spond ing con vey ing sys tem. · The de vice is in tended ex clu sively for con vey ing plas tic gran ules and regrind.Any other us age is not per mit ted. · This de vice is not su...
Page 10 - In stal la tion in struc tions; In stal la tion in struc tions 9
2. In stal la tion in struc tions » These in stal la tion in struc tions are in tended for per sons withskills in elec tri cal and me chan i cal ar eas due to their train ing, ex -pe ri ence and re ceived in struc tions. Per son nel us ing these in stal la tion in struc tions must be in -structed in...
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2.1. Trans port For trans port, only the ap pro pri ate lift ing gear should be used (e.g. fork lift or work -shop crane). » Ob serve the car ry ing ca pac ity of the lift ing gear. Ob serve the safety in struc tions for the han dling of lift ing gear. 5 1 6- 3 M S SSK-5 In stal la tion in struc tio...
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2.2. Set-up The ar range ment of the hop per load ers may vary de pend ing on the type of de -vice to be con veyed on and the ma te rial used. Fas ten ing onto fixed ma chinethroats is pro vided by means of strap re tain ers. How ever, ad di tional sup port ofthe hop per loader is nec es sary if the...
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2.3. Com pressed-air sup ply (only with com pressed-air valves) For op er at ing the con trol valves, a com pressed-air sup ply is nec es sary. Check com pressed-air pip ing for cor rect in stal la tion and as sem bly. Check fit tings, length and qual ity of the hose con nec tions for agree ment wit...
Page 14 - The rules of the lo cal elec tric ity board must be ob served.; In stal la tion in struc tions 13
2.4. Elec tri cal con nec tion » The elec tri cal con nec tion may only be car ried out by trained per -son nel. Other per sons are not per mit ted to carry out the elec tri cal con -nec tion. The rules of the lo cal elec tric ity board must be ob served. Be fore be gin ning the elec tri cal con nec...
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5 1 6- 3 M S SSK-5 In stal la tion in struc tions 14
Page 16 - Func tional de scrip tion; Func tional de scrip tion 15
3. Func tional de scrip tion The con veyor hop per is used for the au to matic con vey ance of freely flow ing plas -tic gran ules. The hop per can only func tion in con nec tion with a vac uum con veyorplant. The hop per works with out a fil ter. De pending on the type of valve, the shut-offvalve o...
Page 17 - Main te nance 16
4. Main te nance » This chap ter is in tended for per sons with skills in elec tri cal andme chan i cal ar eas due to their train ing, ex pe ri ence and re ceivedin struc tions. Per son nel us ing the in struc tions in this chap ter must be in -structed of the reg u la tions for the pre ven tion of ...
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L Dis con nect the equip ment from mains sup ply be fore start ingmain te nance pro ce dures to en sure that it can not be switched on un in ten tion ally. Depressurize all com pressed air pip ing of the equip ment be -fore start ing main te nance work. F Please ob serve the main te nance in ter val...
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4.1. Main te nance in ter vals Daily: Check warn ing signs on equip ment for good leg i bil ity and com plete ness. with com pressed-air valve:check the oil level in the oilerempty the wa ter sep a ra torcheck the op er at ing pres sure in the fac tory ductwork sys tem(max. 6 bar (87.02 PSI) sys tem...
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4.2. Ser vicing the hop per loader & In di vid ual hop pers can also be main tained dur ing op er a tion.How ever, Ster ling rec om mends that you switch off the con -vey ing plant for all types of work on the hop per. Switch off the hop per by meansof the on/off switch (A) on thecon nec tion ho...
Page 22 - Out let flap; Re move the ten sion ring (B) and the seal ing ring on the hop per loader.; Main te nance 21
Out let flap Re move the con nect ing plug “flap switch” (A) from the con nec tion hous ing of thehop per. Re move the ten sion ring (B) and the seal ing ring on the hop per loader. Re move the up per part of the hop per loader (C) from the lower part of the hop perloader (D). Draw the old seal ing ...
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In stall the up per part of the hop per loader (C) on the lower part of the hop perloader (D). In stall the seal ing ring and the ten sion ring (B) on the hop per loader. Con nect the con nect ing plug “flap switch” (A) to the con nec tion hous ing of thehop per. In stall the hop per. & Or der n...
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4.2.2. Ad just the flap switch Re move the con nect ing plug “flap switch” from the con nec tion hous ing of thehop per. Con nect an ohm me ter to PINS 2 and 3 of the con nect ing plug “flap switch”. Re lease the nuts (A) of the flap switch (B) un til the sup port can be dis placed. Open the out let...
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4.2.3. Cleaning the hop per Open the tog gle-type fas ten ers (A) be tween the hop per lid and the hop per loader. Fold the hop per lid up wards. Check the sieve (B) within the hop -per for ma te rial res i due. For clean -ing, dis as sem ble the hop per: turnthe hop per approx. 1/2 ro ta tion coun ...
Page 26 - Spare parts list 25
5. Spare parts list » This parts list is only for the use of trained per son nel only. All other per sons are not per mit ted to re pair or to change theequip ment. & Wear Code: A = Wear ing part, fast used up B = Wear ing part C = Spare part, storekeeping for 1 year D = Spare part, storekeeping...
Page 32 - Elec tri cal man ual; Tech ni cal data 31
Elec tri cal man ual » This elec tri cal man ual is in tended to be used only by Ster ling ser vice per son nel and trained per son nel au tho rized by Ster ling Other per sons are not per mit ted to mod ify or re pair the equip -ment. 5 1 6- 3 M S S SK-5 Tech ni cal data 31