Rice Lake SURVIVOR Paramounts HE Medium Capacity - Manual (Page 5)

Paramount Installation Guide 1
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Overview
Paramount
®
kits are used for mounting SB4/SB10/SB5 load cells to vessels,
tanks, hoppers, platforms, roller tables, and similar applications. They are espe-
cially useful where thermal expansion/contraction of the weighing vessel is likely.
Note that in this manual, the term “vessel” is used for convenience only; the term
applies equally to any load-receiving device.
Each Paramount kit includes:
• One JB4SS junction box
• One fixed pin mount with SB4/SB10/SB5 load cell
• One side stop mount with SB4/SB10/SB5 load cell
• One (or more) free sliding mount(s) with SB4/SB10/SB5 load cell(s)
• 25' of load cell cable
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Figure 1 Paramount Kit Parts Description
1.2 Lift Off Protection/Jacking Provision
Each of the three types of mounts incorporates a threaded lift off protection screw
that passes through the top and bottom plates (see Figure 1). The screw is threaded
into the top plate, but passes through an oversized hole in a washer plate secured
to the base plate. This allows enough independent movement of the top and base
plates for weighing, yet provides protection against accidental lift off. During
installation, a jack nut with a centering lip can be screwed down to assist in align-
ing the top and bottom plates. This ensures that the lift off protection screw is cen-
tered in the hole through the washer plate. The same jack nut can be used to raise
the top plate during maintenance operations such as load cell replacement. How-
ever, the jack nut should only be used to raise an empty vessel. During weighing,
the jack nut is locked in the upper position as shown in Figure 1 above.
1. Load cell
2. Load cell mounting screws
3. Top plate
4. Fixed load pin
5. Gasket
6. Jam nut
7. Jack nut
8. Centering lip
9. Washer plate
10. Lift off protection screw
11. Base plate