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COMPONENT PARAMETERS (12 Groups of 13 parameters each)
_TY (Designates material type for this component)
_TY is the number that designates if this Component is used and
what material TYPE it is.
Material TYPES are REGRIND, NATURAL, ADDITIVE, or NOT USED.
This parameter is stored as a 5 digit number but displayed as a three
letter word:
OFF = Component NOT USED,
REG = REGRIND,
NAT = NATURAL,
ADD = ADDITIVE.
Use the "*" key to toggle through these four selections.
(All other parameters require input of a 5 digit number.)
The AUTOWEIGH BLENDER handles each DIFFERENTLY in the MATH routines.
REGRIND (PERCENT OF MIX)
Those components that you designate REGRIND will be added as a PERCENT
of the ENTIRE MIX of material.
NATURAL (RATIO TO EACH OTHER)
Those components that you designate NATURAL will be added in the
proportion that you specify them to each other. Their actual
percentage of the mix will depend on how much Regrind is specified and
how much Additive is specified.
ADDITIVE (PERCENT OF ALL NATURALS)
Each component designated ADDITIVE will be added as a percentage of all
the NATURALS added together.
If you think of your mix as a RATIO OF WEIGHTS, for example, components
1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are to be mixed at 100, 50, 5, 20 and 7 pounds
respectively, then you may wish to specify ALL components as NATURALS.
In this way weights may be entered just as listed. They need not add
up to any particular number. Components will be dispensed to maintain
the proper specified RATIO to each other component.
If you wish to think of ALL components as PERCENTAGES of THE MIX,
percents that always add up to 100, then you can specify ALL components
as REGRIND and enter the exact percent for each. If ALL components are
specified as REGRIND, then all settings must add up to 100. If the
total exceeds 100, an error message will appear.
However, we recommend that you specify materials this way:
REGRIND; all the materials that DO NOT require the addition of the
ADDITIVES. Usually this is your Regrind scrap.
NATURAL; all the materials that are the bulk of the mix. These will be
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