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case, it is considered empty after a
user-defined delay (after Continuous
Feeding Delay).
Set the continuous delay to the desired value.
(Please refer to section 4.3.2 for further
information about the continuous distribu-
tion mode).
Cont. Feeding
Delay 0:30
Feed Dump : Actuators / Air valves — Se-
lect “A c t u a” to enable feed dumps that are
controlled by an actuator; select “Valve” to
enable feed dumps that are controlled by an
air valve; select “None” to disable feed dumps.
* This parameter is available if feed distribution is
based on a timer (if the continuous feeding mode is
disabled above).
Feed dump use
Actua
Clean Drops — This function allows cleaning
the drops immediately following the dump
cycle. The controller uses the “Actuator Open
Time” parameter to open and close the drops
3 times in a row in order to evacuate feed
leftovers from the system. The last close will
last twice as long as the open time.
Clean Drops ?
Yes
Actuator Open Time — This is the amount
time required for the actuator to open the
dumps. It ranges from 0 to 120 minutes.
* This parameter is available if the actuator is
enabled above.
Actuator Open
Time 3:00m:s
Actuator / Air Valve Delay — This is the
amount of time the dumps remain opened.
It ranges from 0 to 60 minutes.
Actuator/A.Valve
Delay 3:00m:s
Use Act. Security Switch — Select “Yes” if
the actuator has a security switch. * This pa-
rameter is available if the actuator is enabled above.
Use Act.Security
switch? No
Maximum Current of the Master Chain Disk
System — Select the maximum allowable
current that can be consumed by each Chain
Disk System. This parameter ranges from 1
to 10 Amp. (Mstr = Master Chain Disk Sys-
tem, S1,= Slave 1, S2,= Slave 2, etc.) *See
recommended settings on Table 1.
Max Current Mstr
6.0Amp
Chain Disk Motor Recommended Settings
Type
Voltage
Recommended
number of loops
through current
sensor
Window size
Max Current
Critical
Amp
New blue
gearbox
(1.5HP or
2HP
motors)
Old grey
gearbox
(2HP motors
only)
Single phase, 60 Hz 208 - 230 1 1.0 6.0 9.0
2 amps over
Max Current
setting
Single phase, 50 Hz 190 - 230 1 1.0 6.0 9.0
Three Phase, 60Hz
208 - 230 2 1.5 8.0 9.0
460 3 1.0 6.0 7.0
Three Phase, 50Hz
190 2 1.5 9.0 10.0
203 2 1.5 8.0 10.0
380 3 1.0 7.0 9.0
Table 1: Recommended Settings as a Function of Gearbox Type
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