Kegel IKON Lane Machine, Operation Manual, Page: 22 / 167

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IKON Sequence of Events - “How it Works”
The following steps detail how the IKON operates. The IKON should be on the
approach laying down in the operating position, and the HOME SCREEN displayed on
the touchscreen. The IKON needs to be in “clean and oil mode” for the following
sequence of events to occur. The following sequence will explain how to start the
IKON, how the errors work, and what happens as the IKON travels down your lanes.
1. Press the START MACHINE button to advance to the RUN screen. The display will
change to the RUN screen and will be ready to operate.
2.
Press the START button on the handle once and the machine will lower the
duster cloth which is monitored by the duster switch. If the switch’s ‘normally
open’ contacts do not open, there will be a
DUSTER EMPTY error displayed. The
squeegee will move down and stop when the down switch’s normally open
contacts close. If the switch contacts do not close there will be a
SQUEEGEE
DOWN error displayed. The oil pump will turn on.
3. Push the machine onto the lane and make sure it is properly seated. If you
want to add extra cleaner (pre-soak) to the front of the lane, press the
CLEANER PRESOAK button on the bottom middle of the touchscreen. If more
cleaner is needed, wait for the moving heads to stop and press the button
again.
4. Press the start button a second time and the moving heads will start and move
from left to right or from right to left (the heads move in opposite directions).
The cleaner head will start to apply cleaner instantly to the lane and not stop
until the last squirt distance has been reached. When the oil head reaches the
right board edge proximity sensor, the moving heads will reverse and begin to
apply the first stream of oil.
5. The moving heads are now moving in opposite directions, so when the oil head
reaches the left board edge proximity sensor, the head motor will reverse and
the drive motor will start up. The buffer will then turn on and the machine will
begin its forward travel down the lane. When using the factory settings, the
buffer motor does not turn on until the rear of the machine is about 3 feet (0.914
meters) past the foul line. Also, the vacuum motor does not turn on until the
rear of the machine is about 3 to 4 feet (0.914 to 1.2 meters) past the foul line.
6. Additionally, the second press of the start button will start a clock to record the
total amount of run time to be displayed on the screen, the total valve time will
also be recorded and displayed.
If the lanes are going to be cleaned, make sure the Cleaner Supply Tank is filled, the
Recovery Tank is empty, and an adequate supply of Lane Cleaning Cloth is installed
before beginning operation. Always empty the recovery tank when filling the supply
tank or standing the machine to transport position.
TECHNICAL NOTE