Fast BW500, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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Priming The Sprayer Equipped With A RAVEN Rate Controller
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HYDRAULIC DRIVE PUMP (OPTIONAL)
2. Fill the sprayer tank half full of water.
DO NOT add chemicals.
IMPORTANT: Water must be in pump
before pump is started. Pump may be
damaged if pump and suction lines are
empty. Use the transfer pump or fill
through top port.
3. Open the emergency shut-off valve to
allow water to flow from the tank into the
suction line and pump. Make sure the
three-way valve (if so equipped) is open to
the product tank.
4. Fold out the boom. (Refer to the
“Hydraulic Booms” section of this manual
for instructions).
5. Start the tractor. Start the pump and
operate at desired speed.
6. Toggle the MASTER switch on the
sprayer control box to the ON position to
open the boom control valves. The
individual boom switches on the control
box must also be ON.
7. Make the pressure adjustment using the
PRESSURE ADJUST switch on the
control box.
8. Check and adjust for adequate agitation
in the sprayer tank. If the pressure drops,
adjust the pressure setting at the sprayer
control box.
9. Check for uniform flow at all the spray
nozzles.
The sprayer is now ready for calibration.
Priming The Sprayer Equipped With A
RAVEN Rate Controller
If your sprayer is equipped with a RAVEN
rate controller, you must do the following
to allow the spray boom to function while
standing still.
1. Disconnect the radar cable between the
tractor and the sprayer.
2. Turn RAVEN console master switch
ON.
3. Press the “Self Test” button so the red
light stays on.
4. Press “Enter” so the red light stays on.
5. Press the No.5 key and the No. 0 key.
6. Press “Enter” again.
Now the RAVEN rate controller is
programmed with a signal telling it that it is
moving, allowing the spray boom to
operate while standing still.
To Disengage Signal
1. Reconnect the radar cable between the
tractor and the sprayer.
2. Move the tractor and sprayer or turn the
rate controller OFF and then back ON.
Calibrating The Sprayer
Your sprayer will be equipped with one of
two different control systems:
• TeeJet Electric Control System
(standard)
• Raven Rate Control System (optional)
The two systems need to be calibrated in
different ways.