Document Outline

• About This Manual
• 1.0 Introduction and Overview
  • 1.1 Belt Conveyor Scale System Components
    • Scale Carriage
    • Load Cells
    • Belt Travel Speed Wheel - Optional
    • Magnetic Shaft Encoder - Optional
    • Electronic Integrator
  • 1.2 Operation
    • Zero
    • Print
    • Reset Totalizer
    • Diagnostics
    • Supervisor Mode
  • 1.3 Application Brief
    • Load Cell Size
    • Belt Speed
    • Idler Spacing
    • Belt Splicing
  • 1.4 Selecting a Mounting Location
    • Tension
    • Uniform Belt Loading
    • Single Load Point on Belt
    • Material Slippage
    • Convex Curves
    • Concave Curves
    • Trippers
    • Speed Sensor or Magnetic Shaft Encoder Mounting Location - (Optional items)
    • Electronic Wiring Location
    • Speed Wheel
    • Troughing Angle
  • 1.5 Poor Choices for Belt Scale Installations
  • 1.6 Handbook 44 Requirements for Belt Scales
• 2.0 Integrator Hardware Installation
  • 2.1 Unpacking and Assembly
  • 2.2 Scale Carriage Installation
  • 2.3 Junction Box Installation
    • Wiring the Junction Box
    • Trimming Procedure
  • 2.4 Attaching the Idlers to the Scale Carriage
  • 2.5 Speed Sensor Installation
    • Encoder Speed Sensor Located on the Tail Pulley or Live Shaft Roller
    • Proximity Sensor Located on Idler Pulley
    • Proximity Sensor Located on Wheel
  • 2.6 Scale Carriage Replacement Parts
• 3.0 Integrator Hardware Setup
  • 3.1 Enclosure Disassembly
  • 3.2 Cable Connections
    • Cable Grounding
    • Load Cells
    • Pulse Input Card
    • Serial Communications
    • Digital I/O
  • 3.3 Enclosure Reassembly
  • 3.4 CPU Board Removal
  • 3.5 Fuse Replacement
  • 3.6 Battery Replacement
  • 3.7 Parts Kit Contents
  • 3.8 Replacement Parts and Assembly Drawings
• 4.0 Supervisor Mode Parameters
  • 4.1 Admin. Passcode (numeric)
  • 4.2 Scale Capacity
  • 4.3 Load Cell MV
  • 4.4 Total Load Cell Build
  • 4.5 Rate Unit Time
  • 4.6 Filter (s)
  • 4.7 Filter Threshold (divisions)
  • 4.8 Speed Unit Time
  • 4.9 Fixed Speed
  • 4.10 Unit of Measure
  • 4.11 Unit of Rate
  • 4.12 Rate Count By
  • 4.13 Totalizer Count By
  • 4.14 Load Display Units
  • 4.15 Load Count By
  • 4.16 Auto Zero Tracking (%)
  • 4.17 Auto Zero Tracking Percentage
  • 4.18 Dead Band
  • 4.19 Cal. Test Weight
  • 4.20 Cal. Test Chain
  • 4.21 Calibration Load
  • 4.22 Material Factor
  • 4.23 Zero Error%
  • 4.24 Zero Counts
  • 4.25 Span Error%
  • 4.26 Idler Spacing
  • 4.27 Number of Idlers
  • 4.28 Belt Test Revolutions
  • 4.29 Pulses per Revolution
  • 4.30 Belt Length
  • 4.31 Pulses Per Unit Measure
  • 4.32 Test Duration
  • 4.33 Tons per Pulse (output)
  • 4.34 Pulse Duty Cycle (in seconds)
  • 4.35 Alarm - Low Rate Alarm Value (%)
  • 4.36 Maximum Speed Value
  • 4.37 Low Rate Alarm Bit
  • 4.38 High Rate Alarm Bit
  • 4.39 Speed Alarm Bit
  • 4.40 Totalizer Pulse Bit
  • 4.41 Fill Output Bit
  • 4.42 Remote Print Input Bit
  • 4.43 Print Output Port
  • 4.44 Print Format
  • 4.45 Stream Output Port
  • 4.46 Stream Format
  • 4.47 Clear Totalizer with Print
  • 4.48 Remote Totalizer Reset Input
  • 4.49 Integrator Identification
  • 4.50 Preact Length
  • 4.51 Enable Batching
  • 4.52 Analog 1 Mode
  • 4.53 Analog 2 Mode
  • 4.54 Setting Time and Date
  • 4.55 Interfacing a PLC to the Belt Scale System
• 5.0 Calibration
  • 5.1 Speed Sensor Calibration
  • 5.2 Integrator Calibration
    • Auto Cal Mode
    • Material Calibration Mode
  • 5.3 Complete System Calibration Test Used In Conjunction with integrator Calibration
    • Material Testing
    • Simulated Testing
    • Maintenance Testing
• 6.0 Run Sequence
  • 6.1 Target Settings
  • 6.2 Diagnostics
  • 6.3 Reset Totalizer
  • 6.4 Start Fill
• 7.0 Handbook 44 Requirements for Belt-Conveyor Scales
  • 7.1 Reference Test
  • 7.2 Conditions of Test
    • Handbook 44
    • AAR Scale Handbook
• 8.0 Maintenance
  • 8.1 Maintenance Checkpoints
    • Housekeeping Tips
  • 8.2 Belt Scale Troubleshooting Tips
    • Calibration Shifts
    • Zero Calibration Shifts
    • Span Calibration Shifts
    • Field Wiring
  • 8.3 BCi Integrator Troubleshooting Tips
• 9.0 Appendix
  • BCi Permanent Field Record
  • BCi integrator Specifications
• BCi Limited Warranty
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