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USER MANUAL

ELECTROFUSION CONTROL BOX

MODELS BEAT-MV/BEAT-2

Edition: January 2016

Revision No. 1

Publication: MU-78-14E

Summary of Contents for BEAT-2

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL ELECTROFUSION CONTROL BOX MODELS BEAT MV BEAT 2 Edition January 2016 Revision No 1 Publication MU 78 14E ...

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Page 3: ...0 1 7 Guarantee 11 CHAPTER 2 DESCRIPTION OF THE ELECTROFUSION UNIT 12 2 1 General 12 2 2 Front 13 2 3 Right side 13 2 4 Left side 14 2 5 Top side 14 CHAPTER 3 MODE OF USE 15 3 1 Electrofusion procedure 15 3 1 1 Scraping pipe surfaces 15 3 1 2 Fitting installation 15 3 1 3 Unit connection 16 3 1 4 Using the Barcode reader 18 3 1 5 Fitting connection 19 3 1 6 Entering electrofusion data in the unit ...

Page 4: ...ectrofusion output voltage 27 4 2 6 Protection against internal temperature 27 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE 28 5 1 General 28 5 1 1 Introduction 28 5 1 2 Storage 28 5 1 3 Cleaning 28 5 1 4 Checks 28 5 2 Control unit 29 5 2 1 Electronic control unit 29 5 2 2 Updating the programme software 29 CHAPTER 6 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS 30 6 1 Electrofusion control unit 30 6 1 1 General specifications 30 6 1 2 Gen...

Page 5: ...om the fitting manufacturer Take into account that some fitting manufacturers provide different fusion times according to ambient temperature Refer to the fitting manufacturer s instructions The BEAT 2 in addition of the data manual input is also able to enter the electrofusion parameters by means of a barcode automatic recognition system These models can be optionally supplied as AR Series High P...

Page 6: ... development documentation production tests and shipping of the products herewith described have been made M Complying with the respective safety rules and M In accordance with the requirements of quality guarantee WARNING The electrofusion control box can only be opened by the Acuster s After sales Service In the case of the back cover opening or coming apart parts of electrical components which ...

Page 7: ... Políg Ind del sud oest Telf 34 93 4703070 Sant Just Desvern Barcelona Figure 1 The quality control identification plate includes the fusion control box serial number The plate includes room for future maintenance date stamping 1 4 2 CE marking The electrofusion unit is supplied with the appropriate plate with the CE mark as the European Community norm indicates on the new Machine Security Regulat...

Page 8: ...s M Keep the fusion control box out of the reach of non authorised personnel non qualified personnel and children Protect the control unit from water rain snow etc M When transporting the unit and during loading and unloading operations the appropriate precautionary measures must be taken to ensure that all unit components are completely secured in the vehicle and that they are free from impact du...

Page 9: ... protective equipment such as hard hat safety glasses etc For indoor fusion jointing work adequate ventilation of the premises must be provided M Before using the fusion control box its external condition will have to be checked as well as its working condition All components must be correctly assembled in order to guarantee the correct functioning of the unit M The damaged components must be repa...

Page 10: ... and BEAT 2 to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the following Directives and also the following relating standards Directive Related Specification Model 2006 95 CEE Low Voltage EN 60204 1 EN 60335 1 EN 60519 1 BEAT MV BEAT 2 2004 108 CEE Electromagnetic compatibility EN 61000 6 2 EN 61000 6 3 2002 95 CEE ROHS EN 62321 1 2002 96 CEE WEEE ISO 12176 2 ISO TR 13950 BEAT 2 Sant Just...

Page 11: ... this guarantee for the period of TWO years 2 If the product proves defective during this period due to the materials or its assembly it will be repaired free of charge including the cost of materials and labour at STPAcuster s Technical Service 3 The Guarantee is not valid in the following cases When the fault in the product is a result of Abuse or incorrect use of the unit Not following the inst...

Page 12: ...es Additionally the BEAT 2 is fitted with a d sub connector for the connection of scanner and PC The front part is formed by a membrane which incorporates tactile push buttons to enter the data and a back lit LCD display Inside the unit is formed by a processor board CPU transformer in addition to all of the electronics necessary for the electrofusion process current and voltage controls Figure 3a...

Page 13: ...e type tactile push buttons The display is located on the upper left side Where 1 Membrane with push buttons 2 Display 3 Master switch 4 Connector D sub 9 pins BEAT 2 5 Adhesive of model MV or 2 Figure 4 2 3 RIGHT SIDE On the right side of the BEAT MV and BEAT 2 electrofusion unit looking at it from the front the following elements are located 1 Technical specifications sticker 2 CE plate 3 Servic...

Page 14: ...e of the BEAT MV and BEAT 2 electrofusion unit looking at it from the front the following elements are located 1 Document holder bag BEAT 2 2 RT sensor 3 Buzzer Figure 6 2 5 REAR At the top of the BEAT MV and BEAT 2 are located the following components 1 Transport handle 2 Power cable 3 Electrofusion cables Figure 7 ...

Page 15: ...recommended PE solvent 3 1 2 Fitting installation For joints of tapping saddles and branch saddles place a rounder on each side of the scraped area if the fusion is performed over a bar pipe If the joint is performed over a pipe from a roll the placement of an aligner rounder tool is indispensable Next install the fitting over the pipe If the fitting to be jointed is a coupler reducer or elbow rem...

Page 16: ... connection cable terminals before starting up the unit is advised There are different types of adopters depending on the type pf fitting to be used Ø Set the master switch in the ON position BEAT XX No xxxx V v vv UK dd mm yy The display backlight will be enable an acoustic signal heard and the following information will appear BEAT XX model BEAT MV or BEAT 2 No xxxx unit serial number V v vv sof...

Page 17: ...ly the unit NOTE If case to have an electrofusion fitting connected check if it has suffered damage Send the unit to the STPAcuster s After sale Service LOW BATTERY In case to detect a battery voltage below the minimum required the display will indicate SERVICE FLAT BATTERY Send the unit to the STPAcuster s After sale Service for the replacement of the battery Pressing the START button the display...

Page 18: ...ured by the device carry out the following barcode reading Software version v 1 23 Software version v 1 24 Laser scanner When reading the connected scanner emits a red laser line of a particular length To capture the barcode data place the scanner so that the laser line coincides longitudinally with the barcode The distance will depend on the size of the barcode to read Once the scanner has been p...

Page 19: ...ck one of the 4 arrows The display will show the following screen BEAT 2 23 C FUSION DATA Where 23 C corresponds to the ambient temperature informative Enter voltage Press the and arrows to move the cursor to a different field and the and ª arrows to select the values FUSION DATA 23ºC VOLTAGE Volt 40 0 40 0 Volt by default The electrofusion voltage should be between 8 and 48 V Press START VALIDATE...

Page 20: ...ignals are emitted and it returns to the start When the data have been satisfactorily captured the screen will show the following message FUSION DATA I AG d20 40 0V 34s Information captured Where it involves a I Agru coupler of diameter 20 40 Volt and 34 seconds nominal Main symbols used for the full list please see ISO TR 13950 I Monofilar coupler Y Reducer t Saddle T Tee Single socket C Elbow Cl...

Page 21: ...nergy supply The unit verifies if the input voltage and electrofusion current are within the established range voltage 165 265 V for 230Vac or 90 140 V for 110 Vac current 2A 70A Once overpassed this initial phase the above mentioned voltage and current values are continuously checked during the whole electrofusion cycle If electrofusion data were entered using a barcode BEAT 2 only the unit shoul...

Page 22: ...key The cycle will then stop and the display will show the following message STOP PRESSED xxxxs Where xxxxs is the remaining cycle time at the moment of stopping If other incidents occur during the fitting electrofusion process the process will stop and the corresponding message will be shown on the display For further information see CHAPTER 4 TROUBLESHOOTING 3 1 8 Cooling time Û Once the electro...

Page 23: ... Click on ª to see SETUP LAST REVISION Use the and ª keys to move to the selected option and validate with the START key Click on ª to see LAST REVISION SERVICE Use the and ª keys to move to the selected option and validate with the START key And click ª to once again see the first option 3 2 2 INFO option To validate the following INFO menu option INFO SETUP Use the and ª keys to move to the sele...

Page 24: ... past the second line it is not possible to return to the first You will have to click STOP to restart the change of date time Click the START VALIDATE key to accept the option once you have gone over the 5 fields Click STOP to exit this option without making a modification 3 2 4 LAST REVISION option Validate the third menu option of LAST REVISION SETUP LAST REVISION Use the and ª keys to move to ...

Page 25: ...ac and min 45Hz max 65Hz The screen will show POWER SUPPLY ERROR 194 89V 44Hz The values the display shows are refreshed and correspond to the real input of the unit POWER SUPPLY ERROR 266 141V 66Hz The values the display shows are refreshed and correspond to the real input of the unit 2 Verification during electrofusion During the fusion cycle the minimum input voltage may be below 195 90 Vac wit...

Page 26: ...RESISTENCE TOO LOW If this message persists and after checking the that fitting and barcode resistance are correct send the unit the After Sales Service to check the calibration of the resistance measure 4 2 3 Interruption by operator If the operator presses the STOP key once the electrofusion process has begun the display will show STOP PUSHED xxxxs Where xxxxs corresponds to the remaining cycle ...

Page 27: ...tensive prolonged operation especially with large diameter fittings with high fusion times for which the internal temperature may exceed the maximum allowed the following procedure is established 1 If after an electrofusion cycle the transformer temperature is higher than 60ºC the transformer and electronics are protected by an internal temperature sensor which blocks the unit If this safety devic...

Page 28: ... in this User Manual However no action should be taken by unqualified personnel beyond these troubleshooting measures in order not to run the risk of seriously damaging the unit 5 1 2 Storage If the unit is not to be used for a long period of time keep it in its original packing and protected from dust moisture extremes of temperatures direct sunlight and so on The electrofusion control box could ...

Page 29: ...he casing there is no specific maintenance for the electronic control unit Tune ups and adjustments should be performed by qualified personnel or by the STPAcuster s After Sales Service 5 2 2 Updating the Programme Version The updating of the BEAT MV and BEAT 2 electrofusion unit software must be performed exclusively by the STPAcuster s After Sales Service ...

Page 30: ...o 100 depending on the fitting Series AR 50 to 100 Electronic temperature monitoring of the unit Working temperature Manual Informative with established limits recommended acc to ISO 12176 2 from 10 to 40 C Barcode 20 to 50 C Display LCD 2 lines x 20 characters backlight Acoustic warning Piezoelectric buzzer Enter fusion data Manual Voltage Multivoltage Time Up to 5 940 seconds 99 minutes Automati...

Page 31: ...egulation Preferably electronic 6 2 SIZE AND WEIGHT 6 2 1 Weights and dimensions Nett weight 20 Kg including cables and accessories Dimensions Height 370 mm Width 300 mm Length 220 mm Package exterior dimensions 380 x 310 x 230 mm Gross approximate weight 26 Kg 6 2 2 Accessories List of accessories included in the unit QTY DESCRIPTION 1 Document holder 1 User Manual 1 Scanner BEAT 2 only 2 N 4 mm ...

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