Topcon X35 - Section Timing Adjustments

X35 Monitor Air Seeder Setup
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6.6.2.1.3 Section Timing Adjustments
1. Refer to Figure 6.53. For adjusting ON
TIMES:
a. If product is not turning on quickly enough
(ie. you have a gap) as you exit coverage
(ie. coming out of the headlands and
starting a new pass), the “ON” TIMING
for those sections is too short.
i. You must ADD time.
b. If product is turning on too quickly (ie.
you have excess overlap) as you exit
coverage the, “ON” TIMING for those
sections is too long.
i. You must SUBTRACT time.
2. Refer to Figure 6.54. For adjusting OFF
TIMES
:
a. If product is not turning off quickly
enough (ie. you have excess overlap)
as you enter coverage (ie. entering the
headlands), the “OFF” TIMING for those
sections is too short.
i. You must ADD time.
b. If product is turning off too quickly (ie.
you have a gap) as you enter coverage, the
“OFF” TIMING for those sections is too
long.
i.
Y
ou must SUBTRACT time.
Note
At 5 mph (8 kph), each 1 second will account for
approximately 7.5 ft (2.3 m) of travel distance.
START OF PASS (Turning On)
Gap/miss
Excess overlap
Incr
ease ON time
Decrease ON time
END OF PASS (Shutting Off)
Excess overlap
Gap/miss
Increase
OFF time
Decrease OFF time
Figure 6.53 - Adjusting ON Times
Figure 6.54 - Adjusting OFF Times