Rapid-Air SERVO FEED WITH PILOT RELEASE: KBX SERIES - Manual (Page 12)

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PRETEST FOR KBX FEED AND PRESS WITHOUT MATERIAL
Now that your KBX feed unit has been mounted and the cables have been attached, you
can proceed with testing the unit. The first step is to turn on the main disconnect switch on
the electrical enclosure. Next, at the operator’s console, pull the power on-off button to the
on position. The button should illuminate to indicate that there is power to the system.
The Pacific Scientific drive preforms an initial sequence to check it’s internal program. At
this time the display should show the Rapid-Air screen for 5 seconds before starting the
main setup program. If you are comfortable with programming a job then continue, if not,
please refer to the “Programming Procedure” located in this manual.
Follow the programming sequence for the operators terminal to input parameters into job
storage. Your servo feed has been fully tested before it was shipped to your facility and
this procedure is merely a test to insure that all functions are still functional and the cables
are properly seated.
Select the “inch” function (F2 on keypad) on the manual mode screen. Visually check that
the rolls rotate forward when pressing the inch forward key. The speed is preset to creep
the rolls at a slow speed for manual positioning of the material.
CAUTION: Do not attempt to place your fingers or any foreign material into the rolls.
Injury to the operator or damage to the servo rolls could result.
After you have verified that the rolls are operational, you can experiment with the single
cycle moves. The procedure is outlined in the programming section of this manual.
After all the checks have been made and you feel comfortable with the programming of
the servo controller, place the controller in automatic mode. Now cycle the press in either
the inch, single stroke or continous run, the servo feed should react upon the closure of the
press feed switch signal and simulate a feed progression of material.
If using the pilot release function, you can now cycle the press and watch the rolls to verify
that the signal from the press switch is functional and actuating at the proper time to
release the material as the pin or pins are entering the material and stay raised until at
least 180 degrees.