C-2
ARC-6000
98-05012
R3
The definitions in this glossary are worded to fit the
needs of this manual only and may not apply to all
sprayer operations in general.
AutoRange® Valve - A three port valve which controls
both the main liquid flow and bypass flow.
Boom - An application width that is assigned a value
and is used to calculate area.
Boom Section - A complete boom or part of a boom
that can be turned on or off independent of other
boom sections.
Bypass - The process of routing excess product pump
output back to the low pressure side of the pump to
control the amount of product available to the spray
booms for application. This process is also used in
hydraulic flow control also.
Carrier - A liquid or dry material that is used to
convey herbicide, insecticide, fungicide, micronutri-
ents, etc., to the ground.
Chemical Flow Monitor - A console mounted near the
operator, which monitors up to six injection pumps,
and initiates an alarm condition when the control
system is calling for product from a certain injection
pump but that pump’s Chemical Flow Sensor detect
no flow. This console is also used in some granular
applications to monitor the product level in granular
application bins.
Chemical Flow Sensor - Monitors the output of an
injection pump and sends a signal to the Chemical
Flow Monitor if there is no output from the pump.
Chemical Injection System - A system that includes a
Control Console and a chemical injection pump.
This system is designed to control chemical at a
target rate, normally into a carrier.
Control Console - An operator console that constantly
monitors all application conditions, such as speed,
swath width, and current product flow rate, etc., and
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