Recon Blockage Plus
™ Operator’s Guide
600890-000075, rev 1.0
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3.3.2 Recording average variance and mass flow rate
The record feature allows you to see the average variance for each manifold on your implement
and a total average for all manifolds monitoring a product type over one minute.
Figure 22: Viewing manifolds' flow averages
To record the average variance and mass flow rate:
1. Tap the capture icon on the main Blockage screen.
2. Tap
Start Capture
. The flow average capture will run for one minute. During this time,
you can navigate to the Blockage screen to continue to monitor for any blockages or low
flow rates on your implement. Once the flow average capture is complete, a message
will display.
Once the flow average rate is captured, a new line will appear on the Record screen.
3.4 Monitoring mass flow rate
The total flow rate for all manifolds of each product type appears on the top of the Blockage
screen in the app, as shown in Figure 20 and Figure 21. If the app is monitoring only one
product type, the flow rate for Product B will not display.
The mass flow rate is arbitrary and does not correspond to a specific unit of measurement. As
you become more familiar with the mass flow rate, you will be able to determine what range of
mass flow numbers indicates good product flow. Once you have determined this range, you
may want to set an alarm based on these parameters. See Section 2.6 for more information
about this alarm.
Mass flow can fluctuate with changes in product type, application rate, ground speed, and fan
speed. An abnormal mass flow number could indicate any of the following:
•
Open or leaking cart lid
•
Product bridging in bin
•
Meter roll buildup
•
Leaking or blocked primary
