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WHEEL BALANCERS                                                            

                                                    MEC 810VD-VDL-VDBL                                                          

MEC 820VD-VDL-VDLL 

(SONAR versions) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                             
 

 

                                                       USE AND MAINTENANCE  

                                                         MANUAL 

 

 

UK 

Summary of Contents for MEC 810VD-VDL-VDBL

Page 1: ...WHEEL BALANCERS MEC 810VD VDL VDBL MEC 820VD VDL VDLL SONAR versions USE AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL UK...

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Page 3: ...4 30 UE Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive EMC Directive 2014 35 UE LOW VOLTAGE The following harmonized standards have been applied EN 60204 1 EN ISO 11202 2010 EN ISO 12100 2010 EN ISO 13850 20...

Page 4: ...erraille de la machine et de ses composants doit tre effectu e la conformit aux Directive suivante Verschrottung mu gem der folgenden Vorschrift durchgef hrt werden 2012 19 EU RAEE E le disposizioni d...

Page 5: ...ject to sanctions according to the national Laws of the Country of destination Abandonment or wrong scrapping of the equipment subject to Directive 2012 19 EU can cause serious damage to the environme...

Page 6: ...tion Wheel Type Page 30 17 2 1 CAR wheel type auto vehicles Page 32 17 2 2 MOTO wheel type motorbikes Page 32 17 2 3 SUV wheel type Off Roads vehicles Page 34 17 3 Entering wheel dimensions Page 35 17...

Page 7: ...products in order to improve them The MANUFACTURER We reserve the right to make any change to this manual without notice 1 1 Terms of Warrantee and limitations of responsibility The information in the...

Page 8: ...correct operation of wheel balancer THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY CAUSED BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL OR FROM IMPROPER INCORRECT AND UNREASONABLE USE OF THE WH...

Page 9: ...vironmental working conditions must comply with the following requirements Temperature from 0 C to 45 C Relative humidity from 20 to 95 5 UNPACKING After removing packing check integrity of machine ma...

Page 10: ...Figure F 6 1 and Figure F6 2 Unscrew nr 4 M6 screws Position the sheet metal support and clamp it on with 4 M6 screws Figure F6 3 Prepare the front plastic guard Figure F6 4 and Figure F6 5 Clamp the...

Page 11: ...F6 10 Remove external sensor from the packaging Figure F6 11 and Figure F6 12 There are holes at the back of the wheel balancer to attach the external sensor Place the flange of external sensor on th...

Page 12: ...pport must be installed as shown in following figures Figure F6 15 and Figure F6 16 Place the tube inside the relative pin and secure it with 2 M8 bolts Figure F6 17 and Figure F6 18 Remove the wheel...

Page 13: ...6 20 Figure F6 21 Figure F6 22 Connect the cable to SONAR device Mount the device on the pipe following the holes as available on it Figure F6 23 Figure F6 24 Fix the SONAR device to the tube Mount th...

Page 14: ...r Check the machine is connected to its own electrical connection fitted with a proper 30 mA sensitive automatic circuit breaker against a possible electrical overload over 30 mA Connect the power sup...

Page 15: ...PERATION THE USE OF THE MACHINE IS ONLY ALLOWED IN PLACES THAT DO NOT PRESENT RISKS OF EXPLOSION OR FIRE 7 2 Fixing the machine to the ground MANDATORY GROUND FIXING 1 Drill with manual drill for a de...

Page 16: ...al procedures When you purchase this product your supplier will also inform you that you may return another worn out appliance to him free of charge provided it is of the same type and has provided th...

Page 17: ...with open wheel guard mm 1400 mm 1400 10 2 Working range Rim size manually set mm Inches Rim machine distance 2 460 Rim width 50 500 2 0 20 0 Rim diameter 25 890 1 0 35 0 Rim size with automatic data...

Page 18: ...wheels calibration with zero settings of the unbalance in the flange MFC Motorbike wheels calibration with zero settings of the unbalance in the flange Static Dynamic balancing OPT Optimization progr...

Page 19: ...iodic cleaning and routine maintenance CLEANING AND ORDINARY MAINTENANCE MUST BE PERFORMED BY THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BELOW Always keep the f...

Page 20: ...scribed in table T13 2 Figure F13 1 Control monitor Table T13 1 Functions of different parts of the control monitor Pos Description 1 Status icon band 2 4 Display shows unbalance value inside outside...

Page 21: ...gram selection icon HIDDEN WEIGHTS program activation icon Electromagnetic brake activation deactivation icon ONLY ON MEC 820VD Illuminator activation deactivation icon when applicable DYNAMIC STATIC...

Page 22: ...epending on the position of the wheel guard as indicated in table T14 2 Table T14 2 Effects of the Start and Stop keys in relation to the status of the wheel guard Pressed key Wheel guard position Res...

Page 23: ...em However it is possible to temporarily disable the acquisition system by pressing P5 The disabling condition is highlighted by the status icon indicating that the automatic acquisition system is dis...

Page 24: ...e doesn t show accurate results for balancing Recommended Final user and or Technical Service When there are wide and constant variations due to environmental humidity and temperature for example seas...

Page 25: ...50 Lower the wheel guard the machine will run a launch 060 Fit the wheel on the shaft Manually enter the wheel dimensions If the dimensions of the wheel were introduced before entering the calibration...

Page 26: ...e in inches or millimeters according to the selected unit of measure 110 Select which type of dimension to enter by pressing P1 or P3 on the keyboard and activate the wheel width insertion function by...

Page 27: ...n the direction marked by the arrow until you see 50 g on the left display 180 On the inner side of the wheel at 12 o clock apply the 50 g weight 190 Lower the wheel guard the machine will run a launc...

Page 28: ...machine will perform a set of short spins to calibrate the function of automatic stop on imbalance position see chapter SWI Stop the wheel on imbalance Do not lift the wheel guard and do not press 9 k...

Page 29: ...the MOTO wheel type mode the machine will not run and will display an error code ERR 031 To perform machine calibration for the motorbike flange proceed as described below Phase Description 010 Press...

Page 30: ...If the motorcycle adaptor is near to the vertical position but not in the precise vertical position the machine will spin but at the end of the calibration each balancing spin will have an error in th...

Page 31: ...ncelled and the machine will use the values of MOTO wheel type calibration which were previously stored Also in this case the MOTO wheel type and the ALU1 Program Type will remain set The wheel dimens...

Page 32: ...nsors Default at power on ALU1 Aluminum Default 2 sensors Forcibly set when the Motorbike Program Type is selected ALU2 Aluminum Default 2 sensors ALU3 Aluminum Default 2 sensors ALU4 Aluminum Default...

Page 33: ...l 08 2018 Rel 3 Page 28 030 Press P1 or P3 on the keyboard to select the icon relative to the required program which will be outlined in blue 040 Press on the keyboard to confirm and to activate the r...

Page 34: ...e position of the imbalance weights are displayed on the icon band Note the selection of the Program Type STD removes the visualization of Static Imbalance Acquisition through a sensor only uses the D...

Page 35: ...stem is disabled the angular position of the weight will be in the 6 o clock position In table T17 2 the symbol H12 indicates that the angular position of the weight is at 12 o clock while the symbol...

Page 36: ...con relative to the program to be used 020 Activate the AUTO program by selecting by default at power on which will turn blue 030 Scroll through the list of available programs by pressing P2 or P4 on...

Page 37: ...Activate the AUTO program by selecting by default at power on which will turn blue Ensure that the status icon is activated 17 2 2 MOTO wheel type motorbikes The selection of MOTO wheel type allows t...

Page 38: ...he Diameter Distance sensor When MOTO wheel type is active ALU1 Program Type is selected automatically if you try to select any other using P2 or P4 the machine will display error code ERR 043 To acqu...

Page 39: ...s at the discretion of the operator who should run balancing test to determine which wheel type gives the best results for the particular wheel that is subject to balancing To select the SUV wheel typ...

Page 40: ...bed below Phase Description 010 Fit the wheel on the shaft and tighten with the ring nut 020 Only for programs STD ALU1 ALU2 ALU3 ALU 4 ALU5 Take out first the width sensor and THEN the distance diame...

Page 41: ...tivated the STANDARD program 030 Wait to hear the long acquisition beep and then set the sensors back to the rest position During acquisition the distance and diameter values are displayed on the whee...

Page 42: ...eel dimensions proceed as described below Phase Description 010 Fit the wheel on the shaft and tighten with the ring nut 020 Extract the distance diameter sensor and place it on the rim as shown here...

Page 43: ...value on the wheel dimension data band or enter the detected value by pressing P2 or P4 on the keyboard ALU1 2 3 4 5 Program Type selection Phase Description 010 Fit the wheel on the shaft and tighte...

Page 44: ...vely use the appropriate width measuring gauge Turn the wheel by hand to enter the detected value until you achieve the required value on the wheel dimension data band or enter the detected value by p...

Page 45: ...the Program Type status icon and the position of the imbalance weights 17 3 1 3 Machine with SONAR device if present Phase Description 010 Fit the wheel on the shaft and tighten with the ring nut 020...

Page 46: ...you automatic enter the width of the wheel ALU1 2 3 4 5 Program Type selection Phase Description 010 Fit the wheel on the shaft and tighten with the ring nut 020 Extract the distance diameter sensor a...

Page 47: ...he icon by default at power on which will be outlined in blue Press on the keyboard to confirm 050 Press P1 or P3 on the keyboard to select the icon relative to the required program which will be outl...

Page 48: ...m Type status icon and the position of the imbalance weights 080 Lower the wheel guard to run the balancing launch Please notice the SONAR device only works with the STD program for steel wheels In or...

Page 49: ...on the shaft and tighten with the ring nut 020 Extract the Distance Diameter sensor and place it on the plane chosen as the internal plane Wait to hear the short acquisition beep ALS2 program automati...

Page 50: ...ensions have been acquired and the values can be displayed on the wheel dimensions data band 060 ALS1 PROGRAM ACTIVATION Check that the required program icon is selected then press on the keyboard to...

Page 51: ...select freely the outer balancing positions inner position instead in ALS2 Program Type the user could select freely both of balancing positions The ALS1 or ALS2 program types use only the Distance Di...

Page 52: ...tinuous beep indicating that the internal balancing plane has been reached The blue band represents the application point of the internal weight 040 Block the Distance Diameter sensor at this distance...

Page 53: ...he Static imbalance the single weight will always be applied at 6 o clock on each point of the rim plane Accordingly the guided Search phase of the balancing planes is not carried out 17 5 Use of the...

Page 54: ...6 o clock on the laser line external side and at 12 o clock internal side To activate ALS1 program see page 45 paragraph 60 18 OPTIMIZATION The optimization program is used to minimize the amount of b...

Page 55: ...re the valve is and press P6 on the keyboard 060 Remove the wheel from the shaft remove the tyre bead rotate it so that the mark is at 180 with respect to the valve Re install the wheel on the shaft a...

Page 56: ...m is used for aluminum rims when You want to hide the external weight behind two spokes for aesthetic reasons The position of the external weights coincides with a spoke therefore a single weight cann...

Page 57: ...o be used 040 Activate the HIDDEN WEIGHTS program by selecting which will be outlined in blue and confirm by pressing P6 on the keyboard If the wheel is balanced on the external side the machine will...

Page 58: ...he sensor behind the second selected spoke Confirm by pressing P6 on the keyboard 070 Using the sensor apply the weight behind the first selected spoke W1 080 Using the sensor apply the weight behind...

Page 59: ...nce search LEDs light up at 6 o clock 030 Press P1 or P3 on keyboard and select the icon relative to the program to be used 040 Activate the HIDDEN WEIGHTS program by selecting which will be outlined...

Page 60: ...nsor behind the second selected spoke at 6 o clock Confirm by pressing P6 on the keyboard 070 Apply the weight behind the first selected spoke W1 at 6 o clock 080 Apply the weight behind the second se...

Page 61: ...his tasks on the machine or is involved in other activities operator 2 can work with the machine using the settings for the wheel type he is working on without altering the settings entered by operato...

Page 62: ...d in table T21 1 Table T21 1 Display resolution Set Resolution Imbalance unit of measurement Display Resolution Notes X1 high resolution Grams 1 gram Ounces 0 1 ounces X5 low resolution Grams 5 grams...

Page 63: ...static imbalance display To view the STATIC IMBALANCE proceed as described below Phase Description 010 Press P1 or P3 on keyboard and select the icon relative to the program to be used 020 Activate t...

Page 64: ...y position defined by the user and to simplify some operations such as the application or removal of balancing weights The electromagnetic clamping brake is also used in the automatic or manual stoppi...

Page 65: ...ectromagnetic clamping brake can be used manually only in NORMAL mode It cannot be used in the SERVICE mode 21 4 Illuminator only on MEC 820VD The illuminator is particularly useful as it lights up th...

Page 66: ...en it is or when it can be run Who can run the SWI procedure Notes Automatic At the end of every launch Machine This is performed only if there is at least one imbalance value on the wheel Otherwise c...

Page 67: ...sition of imbalance the machine will enable the electromagnetic clamping brake Angular positioning accuracy depends on many factors The main ones being wheel dimensions and weight electromagnetic brak...

Page 68: ...IT OF MEASURE OF THE WEIGHT proceed as described below Phase Description 010 Press P1 or P3 on the key board and select the icon relative to the program to be used 020 Activate the work program in GRA...

Page 69: ...rrently selected The units available are inches INCHES and millimeters MILLIM To change the UNIT OF MEASURE OF THE WHEEL DIMENSIONS proceed as described below Phase Description 010 Press P1 or P3 on t...

Page 70: ...ly changes the balancing results because the weights in Iron Zinc are lighter than those in Lead and therefore are larger The machine takes account of these differences when calculating the imbalance...

Page 71: ...y default at power on which will turn blue 030 Scroll through the list of available programs by pressing P2 or P4 on the keyboard 040 Confirm activation of the WEIGHTS in LEAD work program by pressing...

Page 72: ...status will last until the machine has been turned off CALIBRATION ERRORS Code Description Notes 021 030 031 Lack of machine calibration data or incorrect calibration data Carry out calibration for th...

Page 73: ...he Distance sensor back to the rest position ONCE The machine displays the error code and its brief description once the nit returns to the previous status PERMANENT The machine permanently displays t...

Page 74: ...rnal plane in ALS1 or ALS2 Program Types Long beep 2 Short beep A particular condition has occurred that requires the operator s attention Double beep Warning A particular condition has occurred that...

Page 75: ...n them the parts which are no longer in perfect conditions due to bending hurts use unbalance of the flanges The accessories check enables to control whether their use had modified the mechanical clea...

Page 76: ...Use and Maintenance Manual 08 2018 Rel 3 Page 71 26 ELECTRICAL DIAGRAM 1 KLCD board Keyboard 2 CPU LCD board 3 PWRB power supply board 4 GPB board Graphic board...

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