Bale Band-It GFC 100, Operator'S Manual

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Operator’s Manual 95
- The machine has stored the bale at Photo 2 and is waiting for Photo 3 sensor to be
‘off’. Photo 3 is ‘off’ when a bale or foreign object is blocking the view of the photo
sensor. Occasionally, chaff or dust can cause this error to occur. Disconnect the main
electrical and hydraulic power. Once the main electric cord has been disconnected, open
the banding box lid and remove any chaff or dust from the view of Photo 3. Once this
has been done, reconnect electrical and hydraulic power. The elevator will then turn on,
moving the bale from Photo 2 to Photo 3 and the machine will continue operation.
Note: If you do not disconnect the main electrical power prior to clearing the view of
the photo eye, you will ‘false’ trip Photo 3 and the machine will miss count by one bale.
-Elevator will have the following state:
- Horizontal and Vertical elevator will be off.
Things that could cause a ‘false’ trip:
- A lens that was at one time wet with dew or hydraulic oil and collected dust.
- A piece of chaff being continuously in front of the lens.
400 Photo 3 Ready, Waiting for the Bale
- The machine is waiting for the elevator to move the bale at Photo 2 to Photo 3.
- If this message is shown and there is no bale at Photo 2 to move to Photo 3, then the
lens on Photo 2 needs to be cleaned. If the lens of Photo 2 is partially covered by dirt or
chaff or if Photo 2 was prematurely tripped by a foreign object, the bale at Photo 1
would not have had enough time to move to Photo 2 before the horizontal elevator
chain shut off. Nothing needs to done other than continue baling. The baler will
continue to push the bales back and eventually the vertical elevator (which in this case,
is continuously running) will take the next bale and clear out the false trip.
-Elevator will have the following state:
- Horizontal elevator will be off.
- Vertical elevator will on.
Things that could cause a ‘false’ trip: