Great Plains DICKEY-john IntelliAg Planter-Drill Control L3 - Manual (Page 151)

OPERATOR’S MANUAL
IntelliAg PDC User 2 & 3
11001-1501-200811
SYSTEM OPERATION / 143
PRECHARGE FEATURE
The Precharge feature 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 time lapses 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.
Reference the System Configuration section for control channel and ground
speed setup instructions.
Figure 86
Precharge Time and Ground Speed (Main Operate Screen)
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 gives the user the ability to see how much
precharge time is left before precharge will abort.
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CHARGE 9
PreCharge Time
Activated