Rice Lake TSA Truck Scale Assembly - Manual (Page 6)

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2.2 Maintaining Scale Height and Center
Whether you are replacing existing scales or installing new load cell mounts, you
will need to maintain the final height of your scale system.
1. On the concrete pier foundations, install blocking to hold up the scale deck
I-beam and platform to the required height for normal truck scale opera-
tion. Place wedges between the platform and the pit’s edges to center the
platform.
2. Remove the existing scales and/or install the new mounts one at a time to
continue to maintain the proper height. Installation procedures follow this
section.
2.3 Mount and Load Procedures
2.31 Installing the Components
! Caution
When placing parts on the load cell, be careful not to drop or slam parts on the load
cell. Damage to the load cell will make the scale inoperable.
1. Start with a flat, rigid foundation
(concrete pier). Position the base
stand onto the foundation. Align
the base stand in the direction of
travel (Fig. 2.1, p. 3).
2. Place the load cell onto the two
stands of the base stand and screw
in the load cell mounting bolts (fin-
ger snug tight). The loose bolts
allow the TSA freer movement for
better weighing accuracy.
3. Place the load link on top of the
load cell, the girder chair on top of
the load link, and the rubber pad on
top of the girder chair. (In a mul-
tiple cell (more than 4) application,
do something different with the
rubber pads.)
4. Adjust the load link so it is vertical
and centered side to side (in a bal-
anced condition). If the load link is
not vertical and centered side to
side, adjust the base stand. Base Stand
Load Cell
Rubber
Pad
Girder Chair
Load Link
Fig. 2-2: Component assembly