Checkline LMI-LMC - Manual (Page 5)

To eliminate material slip, adjust the
electronic yarn consumption meter in
such a way that the angle of material
contact with the measuring wheel is
120° minimum (see Fig. 2). It is
recommended to measure the yarn
consumption for several machine cycles.
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3.0 M EASURING P ROCEDURES W ITH LMI A ND LMC
3.1 Measuring with Manual Start /Stop
The Electronic Yarn Consumption Meter accurately measures the yarn
consumption of a single yarn feeding system at a running knitting machine
with fixed or rotating cylinders. The instrument is stationary mounted between
filament break monitor and filament guides using the supplied magnetic base
(see Fig. 1).
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To select the number of revolutions:
00 = Manual Start / Stop
1 to 99 = Automatic Start / Stop Signal
The preselect switches and allow selecting the desired number of cylinder
revolutions for the measuring cycle. The number of revolutions can be set from
0 to 99.
Preselection Example:
Desired number of revolutions = 54
Set preselect switch x10 to position 5. Set preselect switch x1 to position 4.
NOTE: Use a fine screwdriver with a 2mm blade to set the preselect switches.
After every change of the setting of the preselect switches the ON / RESET
switch must be pressed to activate the new setting.
Preselect switch
x 10
Preselect switch
x 1
ON / RESET
Fig.1
Fig.2
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