Great Plains YP4425A Material Rate - Manual (Page 47)

Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. Table of Contents Volumetric Seeding 43
2014-05-13 Table of Contents 401-627B
24. Press the Control Setup softkey.
25. Press the material labelled “SPLIT AIR”.
26. Reset the target rate to the meter pressure
suggested by the Hydraulic Rate Charts on page 46
(typically 2.0 or 2.5 inches of water pressure).
27. Press the Work Screen softkey to return to the
main work menu.
You need a light weight container for each row sampled,
and a scale that is accurate at the expected sample
weight. Great Plains recommends using enough rows
and/or revolutions to generate a sample of about
10 pounds (4.5 kg), ideally:
• Use at least two rows.
• Use no fewer than 5 meter revolutions.
Figure 27
Channel Setup Screen
31649e
Channel Setup
Setup
Item
Value or
Default
Comments
Type
GRAN SEED
CONTROL
This means not singulated,
and monitor controls rate. This
Type must match the Type of
any material metered this way.
Material
Name
Displays a choice of GRAN
SEED CONTROL materials
from Material Library
Control
Mode
Auto
Drive Type PWM 1
Drive
Frequency
100 Hz
Input Filter 50%
Gear Ratio
1.9
See the DICKEY-john ® Quick
Start Guide for your planter
model and row spacing.
Sensor
Constant
360
# Seed
Rows specific>
Use the number of active
rows.
Channel
Width
Active row spacing times
active row count
Precharge 0
For Example
4 containers each weighing:
8 oz.
8 oz × 4 = 32 oz
ContainerWeight at step 43 on
page 45 is:
2 lbs