Rice Lake Summit™ 3000 Low-Profile Package - Manual (Page 10)

6 Summit 3000 Installation Manual
2.6 Pit Installation
The Summit 3000 can be installed in a shallow pit using the optional Summit 3000 pit frame. Optional
height-adjustment holes are available. The following site considerations and pit frame drawings are meant only
as a brief overview of the principles involved with mounting the scale in a floor-level pit. The pit must be
installed in a suitable poured-concrete foundation according to standard construction practices.
Figure 2-5. Pit Frame Diagram
Site Considerations
Debris, floor sweepings, or material spills may accumulate in the pit and interfere with scale operation. You
should periodically clean the pit. All sizes of the Summit 3000 have a threaded hole centrally located for eyebolts
so the scale can be easily lifted from the pit.
Weight overloads, even momentary ones such as driving a loaded forklift over a scale corner, will damage load
cells. Plan the pit location out of main traffic areas to prevent such accidental damaging overloads.
A 1:24 slope is recommended for the pit, with full grouting under the corner pads as shown in Figure 2-6.
Figure 2-6. Section Showing Installed Summit 3000 and Pit Frame
2.7 Access Ramps
Access ramps for Summit 3000 floor scales are designed to bolt to the floor, with built-in mounting plates that
attach to the scale feet. When used with access ramps, side movement of the scale is automatically eliminated,
and no other mounting plates are necessary.
COVER PLATE
1:24 SLOPE
LOAD CELL
CUP FOOT ASSEMBLY
GROUT