Automatic Thermocouple Rewiring 99
User Guide v 2.0 — March 2023 Mold Diagnostics
8.2.2 Automatic Thermocouple Rewiring
Thermocouples can be accidentally cross-wired in the mold, where the thermocouple for
one heater becomes connected with a different heater.
The Altanium wiring test does a check of the thermocouple/heater wiring and shows if the
wiring is correct. When the test is complete and if an error was found, the zone with the error
will show an X in the Wiring column. Also, the Re-Wire button on the Test Results screen will
be enabled.
To automatically rewire thermocouples, touch the Re-Wire button on the Diagnostics
Results screen. The system reassigns the mold thermocouples to their correct zones.
NOTE: This rewire information is saved with the mold setup.
8.3 Cross Talk Screen
Use the Cross Talk screen to see how much heat transfer occurs between the zones in the
mold. Refer to Figure 8-3. A zone in a correctly wired mold with no thermal isolation issues
will show 100%, while all other zones will show 0%.
For example, Zone 9 completes the test and shows 100%, but Zone 10 shows 60%. If Zone 9
increased its temperature by 10
° during the test, Zone 10 increased 60% of the 10°, or 6°,
without added energy applied.
Figure 8-3 Cross Talk Screen
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