TeeJet ARC-6000 User Manual
Mid-tech, Arc-6000, Ce & s
Midwest Technologies, Inc. of Illinois
Springfield, IL 62703
MID-TECH
MIDWEST TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
®
ARC-6000
LIQUID/GRANULAR
APPLICATION CONTROL SYSTEM
USER GUIDE
PN - 98-05017
Rev. - 1
%Rate
DISPLAY SELECTOR
Speed
Field Area
Impl.Width
Distance
Test
Speed
Prime
Total Applied
Application Rate
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SET- UP
DEC.
ON
OPERATE
INC.
Scan
Total Area
Product Vol.
ARC-6000
Automatic
Rate Controller
MID-TECH
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MIDWEST TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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RATE
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- CHANGE LOG
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- 1.0. SWITCHES AND CONTROLS
- 1.1. POWER SWITCH
- 1.2. MODE SELECTOR "OPERATE / SETUP" SWITCH
- 1.3. INC / DEC SWITCH
- 1.4. DISPLAY SELECTOR
- 1.4.1. DISPLAY SELECTOR FUNCTIONS -OPERATE MODE (LIQUID APPLICATION)
- 1.4.2. DISPLAY SELECTOR FUNCTIONS -SET UP MODE (LIQUID APPLICATION)
- 1.4.3. DISPLAY SELECTOR FUNCTIONS-OPERATE MODE (GRANULAR APPLICATION)
- 1.4.4. DISPLAY SELECTOR FUNCTIONS-SET UP MODE (GRANULAR APPLICATION)
- 1.5. BOOM SECTION "ON/OFF" INDICATORS
- 1.6. NOT USED
- 1.7.--STATUS SWITCH
- 1.8. GROUND SPEED OVERRIDE (GSO) SWITCH
- 2.0. CALIBRATION AND SET UP
- 2.1. CHANGING THE APPLICATION PROGRAM
- 2.2. ENGLISH, METRIC OR METRISH UNITS
- 2.2.1. UNITS FOR EACH POSITION (LIQUID APPLICATOR ONLY)
- 2.2.2. CHANGING UNITS (LIQUID APPLICATOR ONLY)
- 2.3. SETTING APPLICATION RATE
- 2.4. SETTING THE % RATE CHANGE
- 2.5. SETTING BOOM WIDTHS
- 2.6. APPLICATION RATE SENSOR CALIBRATION
- 2.6.1. CALIBRATING THE LIQUID APPLICATION
- 2.6.1.1. DETERMINING THE FLOWMETER INITIAL CALIBRATION NUMBER
- 2.6.1.2. DETERMINING THE PRESSURE SENSOR INITIAL CALIBRATION NUMBER
- 2.6.1.3. PRESSURE SENSOR HIGH/LOW CALIBRATION
- 2.6.1.4. FINE TUNING THE FLOW SENSOR CALIBRATION NUMBER
- 2.6.1.5. SETTING THE CORRECTION FACTOR (Psi Mode)
- 2.6.2. CALIBRATING THE GRANULAR APPLICATION
- 2.6.2.1. SETTING THE PRODUCT DENSITY
- 2.6.2.2. CALCULATING THE INITIAL CALIBRATION NUMBER
- 2.6.2.3. RATE SENSOR CALIBRATION
- 2.7. DISTANCE CALIBRATION, GROUND SPEED SENSOR
- 2.7.1. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS AND INITIAL CALIBRATION NUMBERS
- 2.7.2. DISTANCE CALIBRATION PROCEDURE
- 2.8. SETTING THE "HOLD/CLOSE" RESPONSE OF THE FLOW CONTROL VALVE
- 2.8.1. STATUS SWITCH
- 2.8.2. ALL BOOMS "OFF"
- 2.9. SETTING THE GROUND SPEED OVERRIDE (GSO) VALUE.
- 2.10. SETTING THE FIELD AREA ALARM
- 2.11. PRODUCT VOLUME (FULL LOAD CAPACITY)
- 2.11.1. SETTING THE FULL LOAD CAPACITY
- 2.11.2. RECALLING THE FULL LOAD CAPACITY
- 2.11.3. SETTING A LOAD CAPACITY LESS THAN FULL LOAD
- 2.12. SETTING AUTO POWER DOWN TIME
- 3.0. OPERATION
- 3.1. NORMAL START UP AND OPERATION
- 3.2. CHANGING ACTIVE BOOM SECTIONS
- 3.3. CHANGING APPLICATION RATE
- 3.4. PRIMING THE MAIN PUMP AND BOOM (LIQUID APPLICATION)
- 3.5. RAPID UNLOAD USING THE CONVEYOR (GRANULAR APPLICATION)
- 3.6. GROUND SPEED OVERRIDE (GSO)
- 4.0. MAINTENANCE
- 4.1. FLUSHING AND CLEANING
- 4.2. CONTROL CONSOLE
- 4.3. GROUND SPEED SENSOR
- 4.4. FLOW SENSOR (LIQUID APPLICATION)
- 4.5. CONVEYOR RATE SENSOR (GRANULAR APPLICATION)
- 4.6. FLOW CONTROL VALVE (LIQUID APPLICATION)
- 4.7. WIRING HARNESS
- 5.0. TROUBLE SHOOTING THE ARC SYSTEM
- 5.1. ERROR MESSAGE "Err.", INVALID SETUP PROCEDURE
- 5.2. ERROR MESSAGE "Err E", INVALID MEMORY
- 5.3. ERROR MESSAGE "Err 0", INVALID CONSTANT SET TO ZERO
- 5.4. ERROR MESSAGE "Err-1, 2, 3, 4, & 5," INVALID OPERATION
- 5.4.1. ERROR MESSAGE "Err-1"
- 5.4.2. ERROR MESSAGE "Err-2"
- 5.4.3. ERROR MESSAGE "Err-3"
- 5.4.4. ERROR MESSAGE "Err 4"
- 5.4.5. ERROR MESSAGE "Err 5"
- 5.5. ERROR MESSAGE "OFLO", NUMERIC OVERFLOW
- 5.6. ERROR MESSAGE "Err L", LOW VOLTAGE
- 5.7. ERROR MESSAGES "Err C, n, hook (backward 7)", INTERNAL DIAGNOSTICS
- 6.0. EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
- 6.1. GROUND SPEED SENSOR FAILURE
- 6.2. FLOW CONTROL VALVE FAILURE (LIQUID APPLICATOR)
- 6.3. FLOWMETER FAILURE (LIQUID APPLICATOR)
- A-0. APPENDIX A - DRAWINGS
- A-1 ARC FLOW/PRESSURE BASED - WIRING DIAGRAM
- A-2 ARC FLOW/PRESSURE BASED - PLUMBING DIAGRAM
- A-3 ARC SERVICE FORM
- B.0. INTRODUCTION
- B.1. HOW THE ARC CONTROLS APPLICATION RATE
- B.2. ARC SYSTEM COMPONENT PARTS
- B.2.1. THE ARC SYSTEM CONTROL CONSOLE
- B.2.2. APPLICATION RATE SENSOR
- B.2.2.1. LIQUID APPLICATION
- B.2.2.2. LIQUID OR GRANULAR APPLICATION
- B.2.3. FLOW CONTROL VALVE
- B.2.4. GROUND SPEED SENSOR
- B.2.5. BOOM INTERFACE
- C.0. INSTALLATION
- C.1. CONTROL CONSOLE INSTALLATION
- C.1.1. CONSOLE MOUNTING
- C.1.2. CONSOLE CABLE ROUTING
- C.2. INSTALLING APPLICATION RATE SENSORS
- C.2.1. FLOWMETER/PRESSURE SENSOR (FLOW SENSOR) INSTALLATION
- C.2.2. RATE SENSOR INSTALLATION
- C.3. FLOW CONTROL VALVE INSTALLATION
- C.4. GROUND SPEED SENSOR INSTALLATION
- C.5. BOOM CONTROL SWITCHES AND INTERFACE
- C.5.1. BOOM INTERFACE CABLE
- C.5.2. BOOM CONTROL SWITCHES AND INTERFACE