Ransburg RCS 2 Ratio Control System - Manual (Page 51)

F10: Save To File - This button allows the operator
to save flush and load sequences to any writeable
media. All flush and load sequences for all guns
are saved in a file named ColorChg.par.
Note that there are nine solenoid valves whose text
descriptors are in red. (Paint, Resin Bypass, Resin
Pump Flush, Trigger Solenoid, Resin Override,
Dump Valve, Catalyst Select, Catalyst Solvent,
and Catalyst Override) These functions may not
always be required in all systems and therefore
can be renamed and used for other functions.
Inside of the RCS-2 folder on the hard drive of the
user-interface computer there is a text file named:
Solenoid_Valves.txt. In it the above 9 valves are
named. Users are free to rename any or all of those
valves and use them for other functions during
the color change sequences that they program.
Simply exit the user-interface software, open the
file with any text editor (Wordpad, etc.), change
the names as required, and resave the file. The
next time the user-interface software is opened,
it will use the new names when the color change
sequencer screens are opened.
F12: Shutdown
This function key allows the RCS-2 to perform an
orderly shutdown of the Windows XP Embedded
operating system. The operating system (stored
on the flash drive, drive C:\) can be damaged if
the unit is powered off with the power switch on
the front door of the controller without performing
this shutdown procedure first.
User-Interface Software Buttons:
(top of screen)
On the top-right of the user interface screen, there
are 5 buttons. The function of these buttons are
as follows…
Channel Fill - This function allows the operator
to run any of the 8 pumps at their maximum flow
rate (typically 150 RPM). This is typically used
for flushing purposes and for rapidly getting ma-
terial from a color valve stack down to the pump,
prior to using Fast Fill. The gun that the channel
is assigned to must be in the Ready state before
it will be allowed to channel fill. Also, Fill Enable
must be set to Yes for the channel in the Config.
Channel parameter screen. When the Channel
Fill button is pushed, the operator will be prompted
with a display showing 8 buttons (one for each
channel). The instant any of those buttons are
pushed, the pump for that channel will run at its
maximum RPM (typically 150 RPM). Make sure
the applicator is triggered prior to pushing these
buttons or an overpressure fault may occur. Any
combinations of these buttons can be turned on
simultaneously. Pushing the button a second time
will take that channel out of Channel Fill Mode
and stop the pump (if it was put in Channel Fill
Mode from this screen). If either the enter or the
escape button (below the channel number buttons)
is pushed, the Channel Fill Screen will be exited
and all pumps that had been put in Channel Fill
Mode from this screen will stop.
Fast Fill – This function allows the operator to fill
the fluid lines as fast as possible at the ratio cur-
rently programmed for the loaded job number. That
is, one of the two pumps will run at its maximum
RPM (typically 150 RPM), and the other pump
will be slaved to it to deliver material at the proper
ratio. The software will determine which of the two
pumps will run at the maximum RPM based on
the ratio setting and the two pump sizes. In order
to run a gun in Fast Fill Mode, the gun must first
be in Run Mode prior to selecting Fast Fill. When
the user pushes this button, they are presented
with a screen showing gun numbers 1 through 8.
The user simply pushes the gun number that they
wish to put in Fast Fill Mode. Note that the pumps
will start running immediately, so make sure the
applicator is triggered or either an overpressure
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