Conair TrueBlend TB500-4, User Manual

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Structure and Function TrueBlend ™
38 Edition: February 2007
6 position
Position 1
Position 2
Position 3
Position 4 Position 5
Position 6
Front door – (mix chamber)
Pos 1 & 2, Main components
Pos 3 & 6, Main or additive
components
Pos 4 & 5, Additive components
Controller location
Fig.10; Layout of six component material
hoppers
All the following six component blenders utilize fixed hopper positions:
Model Pos 1 & 2 Pos 3 & 4 Pos 5 & 6
TB250-6 Fixed Fixed Fixed
TB500-6 Fixed Fixed Fixed
TB900-6 Fixed Fixed Fixed
TB1800-5/6 Fixed Fixed Fixed
TB2500-5/6 Fixed Fixed Fixed
TB3500-5/6 Fixed Fixed Fixed
5.4 Operating modes
The TrueBlend operates in three different operating modes:
•
Gravimetric mode: all components are metered and weighed in sequence.
•
Volumetric mode: all components are metered in sequence without weigh-
ing.
•
Combined mode: a gravimetric cycle is followed by an adjustable number
of volumetric cycles.