Rice Lake RoughDeck BDP with Portability Option - Manual (Page 12)

8 RoughDeck BDP Installation/Operation Manual
4.2 Electrical Interface to Indicator
Ten feet of 6-wire cable to connect the scale to the weight indicator is supplied with each scale. The junction box
is easily accessible through a top access plate located on the top of the RoughDeck BDP. Use the following steps
to wire up the junction box.
1. Remove the two screws using an 1/8 inch allen wrench to remove the scale junction box cover plate.
2. Slide the junction box assembly out of the deck.
3. Open and remove the top of junction box.
4. Push the cable end into the junction box through a cord grip.
5. Connect the wires to the indicator terminal (Figure 4-2) as shown in Table 4-1.
6. Pull out excess cable and tighten the cord grip to hold the cable snugly.
Figure 4-2. Junction Box Wiring Diagram
7. See the indicator installation manual for wiring information.
8. If necessary, trim corners as described in Section 5.2.
9. Check all strain relief fittings for tightness.
10. Put the cover back onto the junction box assembly and place the junction box back in to the scale.
11. Secure the scale junction box cover plate.
Cable Color Code Junction Box
Red + Excitation
Black - Excitation
Green + Signal
White - Signal
Bare Shield
Yellow + Sense
Blue - Sense
Table 4-1. Junction Box Connections
CELL 1
CELL 4
CELL 2
CELL 3
INDICA T OR
+EX
–EX
+SI
–SI
100 K
+SE
–SE
+EX
+EX +EX
+EX
–EX
–EX –EX
–EX +SI
+SI +SI
+SI
–SI
–SI –SI
–SI SHD
SHD
SHD
SHD
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Rev. A
SHD
JU1 JU2
JU3 JU4
100 K
100 K 100 K
Indicator terminal
location