Great Plains DICKEY-john IntelliAg Planter-Drill Control L1 - Manual (Page 12)

OPERATOR’S MANUAL
IntelliAg PDC User Level 1 (GP)
11001-1508-200903
10 / SYSTEM OPERATION
ADDITIONAL OPERATING FUNCTIONS
Precharge Time, Delay Time, and Flush Enable are features that only
function if configured in Setup mode and configured under User Level 2.
PRECHARGE TIME
Precharge Time is typically used in applications that have significant
distance between the storage bulk tank and the implement row unit. This is
where seed placement takes several seconds due to the travel time of the
seed/fertilizer from the bulk tank to the ground. When the precharge feature
is activated, material will dispense at the rate at which the precharge ground
speed is set.
The precharge feature will operate until the precharge timer expires or the
precharge ground speed has been exceeded. If ground speed stops while
in precharge mode, the feature will abort.
A precharge alarm will display any time the preset feature is established or
changed and the master switch is turned on.
The precharge feature is applicable to planter control, granular seeding,
fertilizer, and liquid control channels.
NOTE: Master switch must be turned
ON to activate a precharge
state.
Operating the Precharge function:
1. Turn the master switch on.
2. The precharge feature will automatically initiate when the master
switch is turned on and the ground speed is less than the precharge
ground speed.
The rate instrument will populate with the word “CHARGE” and the
countdown timer. The timer indicates how much precharge time is left
before precharge will abort.
Figure 5
Precharge Time and Delay Time
300
CHARGE 9
Precharge Time
Activated
300
DELAY 9
Delay Time
Activated