Page 2 - These op er at ing in struc tions are for:*
Tech ni cal ser vice: Ser vice de part mentTele phone: (800) 423-3183 Edi tion: 04/01 5 2 6- 3 M S SSP 5 2 Ster ling Ma te rial Pro cess ing 5200 West Clinton Ave. Mil wau kee, WI 53223 Tele phone: (414) 354-0970 Fax: (414) 354-6421 These op er at ing in struc tions are for:* (* Plea se fill in per ...
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1.1. Warn ings and sym bols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1.2. Ex pla na tions and in for ma tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 7 - Safety in struc tions; rect haz ards con nected with the; Safety in struc tions 6
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...
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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 11 - In stal la tion in struc tions; In stal la tion in struc tions 10
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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In stall the equip ment such that all parts are eas ily ac ces si -ble; this fa cil i tates main te nance and re pair work. 2.1. Trans port For trans port, only the ap pro pri ate lift ing gear should be used (e.g. fork lift orwork shop crane). » Ob serve the car ry ing ca pac ity of the lift ing ge...
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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 For op er at ing the con trol valves and the clean ing unit, a com pressed-air sup ply is nec es sary. L Depressurize com pressed-air sup ply lines which must beopened. F Com pressed air must be dewatered, dustfree and oilfree. In stall a main te nance unit if re quired....
Page 15 - The rules of the lo cal elec tric ity board must be ob served.; In stal la tion in struc tions 14
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...
Page 16 - Func tional de scrip tion; Func tional de scrip tion 15
3. Func tional de scrip tion » This func tional de scrip tion is in tended for all op er at ing per son -nel of the equip ment. Pre req ui site for this func tional de scrip tion is gen eral knowl edge of con vey ing units. En sure in each case that the op er at ing per son nel are suf fi -ciently i...
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3.1. Gen eral The con veyor hop per is used for the au to matic con vey ance of freely flow ing plas -tic gran ules, regrind and pow der. The hop per can only func tion in con nec tion with a multi-sta tion vac uum con vey ing sys tem. The con veyor hop per func tions ac cord ing to the prin ci ple ...
Page 18 - The time in ter val can be set from 5 to 20 sec onds.; Func tional de scrip tion 17
3.2. Con trol ler SSP The set ting for the con vey ing time and the line clear time are made via the keys(A1: “change-over” key, A2: “ar row key”) on the front of the con trol sys tem. Theval ues which have been set will be dis played on the dis play (B). The val ues whichhave been set are main tain...
Page 19 - Putting into op er a tion; This chap ter is in tended for op er at ing per son nel.; Putting into op er a tion 18
4. Putting into op er a tion » This chap ter is in tended for op er at ing per son nel. Pre req ui site for this chap ter is gen eral knowl edge of the op er a -tion of con vey ing units. Also pre req ui site for this chap ter is that the func tional de scrip -tion has been read and un der stood. En...
Page 20 - Set ting the pulse du ra tion; “ar row key”; “ar row key”; and; Putting into op er a tion 19
4.1. Set ting the con trol ler SSP & It is only pos si ble to set the pulse du ra tion / time in ter valwhen the unit is not con vey ing any ma te rial. Set ting the pulse du ra tion Press the “ar row key” . & The pulse du ra tion (= du ra tion of a clean ing pulse) whichwas last se lected a...
Page 21 - Alarm Mes sages dis played on the con trol ler SSP; If a dis tur bance oc curs in the unit, an alarm mes sage will be is sued.; Putting into op er a tion 20
4.2. Alarm Mes sages dis played on the con trol ler SSP If a dis tur bance oc curs in the unit, an alarm mes sage will be is sued. & An “E” ap pears in the dis play and an er ror num ber. “E2" If the con trol sys tem be comes too hot dur ing op er a tion >70°C (158°F) the “E2"alarm me...
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5. 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 ceived in 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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5.1. Main te nance in ter vals Daily: check warn ing signs on equip ment for good leg i bil ity and com plete ness. Weekly: check the main te nance unit check the op er at ing pres sure in the fac tory ductwork sys tem (max. 6 bar sys tem overpressure) Monthly: check the sealings on the fil ter car ...
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5.3.1. 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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5.4. Cleaning the hop per loader » Stop the con vey ing pro ce dure. Switch off the hop per by means of the on/off switch on the con -nec tion hous ing. Switch off the con vey ing con trol by means of the main switch. Dis con nect the unit from mains sup ply. Depressurize all sys tem sec tions of th...
Page 29 - Cleaning/re plac ing the fil ter car tridges of the clean ing unit; Stop the con vey ing pro ce dure.; Main te nance 28
5.5. Cleaning/re plac ing the fil ter car tridges of the clean ing unit » Stop the con vey ing pro ce dure. Switch off the hop per by means of the on/off switch on the con -nec tion hous ing. Switch off the con vey ing con trol by means of the main switch. Dis con nect the unit from mains sup ply. D...
Page 33 - This parts list is only for the use of trained per son nel only.; Spare parts list 32
7. 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. 5 2 6- 3 M S SSP 5 Spare parts list 32
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8. Ac ces sories o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 2 6- 3 M S SSP 5 Ac ces sories 35
