Rice Lake CB-2 Concrete Batch Controller Version 2.0 User Manual
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Installation/Operation Manual
Start Allowed in ‘Manual’ mode
No
Yes
Select Yes to allow a batch to be started while in Manual mode.
Jog and Correct Last Batch Only No
Yes
If Yes is selected, jogging will only be done on the final batch of a split batch
load.
Batcher Air After Weigh-up
No
Yes
Select Yes to have the cement weigh hopper aeration start just after the last
ingredient is weighed on the cement scale.
Delete Load Rec After Load
No
Yes
If no is selected the load record will be retained after the load has been
processed.
Batching Limits
Level 4 Sub-menu ADMIN MENU/APPLICATION PARAMETERS/BATCHING LIMITS
Maximum Plant Capacity
10.0
Maximum plant capacity in yard/cubic meters.
Minimum Plant Capacity
0.25
Smallest allowable quantity. Must not be greater than 1/2 of the maximum
plant capacity.
Total Yards (Daily)
These four values are accumulators maintained by the CB-2. The time frames
(daily, weekly, etc) are arbitrary. Each value contains the amount batched
since the last time it was set to zero.
Total Yards (Weekly)
Total Yards(Monthly)
Total Yards (Yearly)
Water System
Level 4 Sub-menu ADMIN MENU/APPLICATION PARAMETERS/WATER SYSTEM
Weighed Water
No
Yes
No for metered water, Yes for weighed. The default for a two scale system is
No and for a three scale system is Yes.
Water Reservoir
No
Yes
Yes if water is to be metered into a reservoir, No if water is weighed or directly
metered into the truck or mixer.
Start Water with Weigh-up
No
Yes
Yes if water can be dispensed into the truck or mixer while the other materials
are being weighed.
Water to Truck/Mixer First
No
Yes
Yes to discharge all head water (excluding tail water) into truck/mixer before
aggregates and cement are added.
Start Water With
Discharge
Manual
Cement Discharge
Aggregate Discharge
Skiphoist Discharge
Weighup
Material 1
Material n
Discharge will automatically start the front water discharge at the beginning of
the discharge cycle.
Manual will display a Start Water softkey during weigh-up to allow the
operator to begin dispensing water before the other materials have been
weighed. (If the water discharge has not begun before the discharge cycle
begins, the water is added at that point.)
Cement Discharge will start the front water discharge when the cement
discharge begins.
Aggregate Discharge will start the front water discharge when the aggregate
discharge begins.
Skiphoist Discharge will start the front water discharge when the aggregate
skiphoist discharge begins.
Weighup will start the water discharge while the other materials are being
weighed.
Select a material to start adding the water when the weigh up of that material
begins.
Suspend Water During Cement
No
Yes
Yes will suspend water and admixture discharge while cement is being
discharged.
Percent Tailwater
20
Percent of total water to be added after all other materials have been added
to the truck or mixer.
Minimum Tailwater Amount
20 gal/160 lb
Minimum amount of tailwater.
Truck Washout Amount
300 gal/2500 lb
Amount of water to be used to do a truck washout (code 9274).
ADMIN Menu
Parameter
Choices
Description
Table 4-1. Application Parameters Sub-menu List