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SCS 460

Spra-Coupe

Spra-Controller

Operator’s Manual

P/N 016-0159-865 Rev A 09/15

Summary of Contents for SCS 460

Page 2: ...ntrol Valve Check the rotor and inlet hub assembly in the Flow Meter frequently for worn parts Excessive wear can affect accuracy Do not attempt to modify or lengthen any of the three wire Speed Sensor or Flow Meter cables Extension cables are available from your Dealer W A R N I N G Disconnect console before jump starting charging battery or welding on equipment ...

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Page 4: ...PLAY FEATURES 18 3 SELF TEST FEATURE 18 4 VOLUME MINUTE RATE FAULT 19 5 VOLUME AREA RATE ALARM 19 6 LOW TANK FAULT 19 7 AUTOMATIC RATE 20 8 CONTROL VALVE DELAY 20 9 ZERO SPEED SHUT OFF 20 10 DATA MENU 20 11 DECIMAL SHIFT 27 INITIAL SYSTEM SET UP 28 INITIAL SYSTEM FIELD TEST 29 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE 29 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 30 APPENDIXES 1 WHEEL DRIVE SPEED SENSOR INSTALLATION AND CALIBRATION 33 2...

Page 5: ...nch 1 centimeter cm 0 393 inch 1 meter m 3 281 feet 1 kilometer km 0 621 mile 1 inch 25 4 millimeters 2 54 centimeters 1 mile 1 609 kilometers PRESSURE 1 psi 6 89 kPa 1 kPa 0 145 psi AREA 1 square meter 10 764 square feet 1 hectare ha 2 471 acres 10 000 square meters 1 acre 0 405 hectare 43 560 square feet 1 square mile 640 acres 258 9 hectares GPM Gallons per minute lit min Liters per minute dl m...

Page 6: ... the frame of the vehicle or implement wheel drive and speedometer Drive Speed Sensors are also available The motorized Control Valve and Flow Meter mount to the framework supporting the boom valves Appropriate cabling is furnished for field installation The operator sets the target volume per area to be sprayed and the SCS 460 automatically maintains the flow regardless of vehicle speed or gear s...

Page 7: ... bottom of the radar See Figures 1 and 2 b The radar lens must be parallel to the ground from front to back Radar can be tilted out 0 15 degrees to provide more clearance and miss obstructions See Figure 2 c The radar should be mounted so that the length of the radar is parallel with direction of vehicle travel 3 Use carpenters level to verify that mounting bracket is parallel to the ground 4 Bolt...

Page 8: ... radius of hose on outlet of Flow Meter should be gradual 4 Flow must be in direction of arrow on Flow Meter FIGURE 4 FIGURE 4 FIGURE 4 FIGURE 4 FIGURE 4 NOTE It is essential when using suspensions that the system be thoroughly rinsed out each day after use OPTIONAL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER 1 Mount optional pressure transducer part 422 0000 059 on desired location Use cables 115 0171 152 or 115 0171 15...

Page 9: ...he motorized Control Valve is mounted in a by pass line Refer to Appendix 3 for alternate plumbing diagram 2 Connect the Flow Control Cable connectors to boom valves Flow Meter and motorized Control Valve Black wire to boom valve 1 Brown wire to boom valve 2 Blue wire to boom valve 3 Blk Wht wire to boom valve 4 Brn Wht wire to boom valve 5 Blu Wht wire to boom valve 6 and Wht Blk to boom valve 7 ...

Page 10: ...O NOT CONNECT RED AND WHITE WIRES TO THE STARTER Secure the battery wires with plastic cable ties DO NOT tie the battery wires close to the existing battery leads or any other electrical wiring 4 Connect the Speed Sensor to the plug in the back of the Console 5 Secure and tie the Speed Sensor Cable and the Console Control Cable with plastic cable ties 6 Initial installation of the system is now co...

Page 11: ...E 6 NOTE Disconnect SCS 460 battery wires if the system is not used for an extended period i e two weeks With the POWER switch to OFF the system draws 25 milliamps of current to maintain information stored in Console computer BATTERY CONNECTIONS ...

Page 12: ... FIELD VOLUME Volume Applied to Field DISTANCE Distance Traveled SPEED Speed of Vehicle VOLUME MIN Volume Per Minute DATA MENU Printer Option CALIBRATION KEYS Used to enter data into the Console to calibrate the system BOOM CAL Length of Boom Select Boom number by using the UP DOWN arrow keys SPEED CAL Determined by Speed Sensor METER CAL Meter Calibration Number VALVE CAL Valve Response Time RATE...

Page 13: ...justed Applied Rate GPA x Band Width Spacing 20 x 14 7 GPA 40 200 x 40 80 lit ha 100 2 CALCULATING SPEED CAL Initial SPEED CAL is 598 152 when using the Raven radar Complete Steps 1 thru 6 to refine this number after INITIAL CONSOLE PROGRAMMING has been completed 1 Set POWER switches to ON all other switches to OFF 2 Enter 0 in 3 Drive 1 mile 1 kilometer To achieve the most accurate calibration ac...

Page 14: ... 5000 980 The number to enter for SPEED CAL is 631 155 5 Enter the number calculated for SPEED CAL 6 Recheck the new SPEED CAL derived in Step 5 by repeating Steps 2 thru 5 3 CALCULATING METER CAL The Flow Meter calibration number is stamped on the tag attached to each Flow Meter Write down this number for future reference when programming the Console ...

Page 15: ...e motor begins turning at a slower rate so as not to overshoot the desired rate Range 0 to 9 0 5 1 10 9 90 Dead Band Digit Allowable difference between target and actual application rate where rate correction is not performed Range 1 to 9 1 1 9 9 4 CALCULATING VALVE CAL The initial recommended Control Valve calibration number for VALVE CAL is 2123 for C SD standard valve 743 C FC fast close valve ...

Page 16: ...n GPA lit ha x MPH km h x inches cm 5 940 60 000 EXAMPLE 1 Application Pressure 30 PSI 2 Target Application Rate 20 GPA 3 Target Speed 5 2 MPH 4 Nozzle Spacing 20 inches GPM 20 GPA x 5 2 MPH x 20 inches 35 5 940 Using GPM 35 and pressure 30 select tip number XR8004 from the chart below since it comes closest to providing the desired output VERIFYING FLOW RATE LIMITS The flow rate of spraying must ...

Page 17: ...o the number you wish to enter i e 2 1 2 3 The numbers will be displayed as they are entered Complete the entry by again depressing the ENTER key 1 INITIAL CONSOLE PROGRAMMING When Console power is turned on after all installation procedures have been completed the Console will flash CAL and US VOLUME PER ACRE This means the console must be calibrated or programmed before it can be operated This i...

Page 18: ...OLUME PER HECTARE b Depressing momentarily steps the display from SI VOLUME PER HECTARE to TU VOLUME PER 1000 SQ FT c Depressing momentarily steps the display from TU VOLUME PER 1000 SQ FT to US VOLUME PER ACRE 2 Selecting US SI or TU a To select US SI or TU press until the desired code is displayed b Momentarily depress the display will now display CAL SP1 WHEEL DRIVE 3 Display SP1 WHEEL DRIVE or...

Page 19: ...e length 8 Enter SPEED CAL calibration number in 9 Enter METER CAL calibration number in 10 Enter appropriate VALVE CAL calibration number 2123 743 or 43 in 11 Enter the target RATE 1 GPA lit ha GPK in 12 Enter the target RATE 2 GPA lit ha GPK in If you do not use a second rate enter the same rate as RATE 1 CAL NOTE RATE 2 should not be more than 20 different from RATE 1 or else spray pattern may ...

Page 20: ...AY MONTH and TIME 3 Enter TIME a Select TIME b Enter TIME when display shows RATE 0 0 TIME 0 00 NOTE This is a 24 hour clock Therefore all time after 12 59 p m add 12 hours Thus 8 30 a m is entered as 8 30 but 1 30 p m is entered as 13 30 in the keyboard 4 Enter MONTH a Select MONTH b Enter MONTH when display shows RATE 0 0 MONTH 1 5 Enter DAY a Select DAY b Enter DAY when display shows RATE 0 0 D...

Page 21: ...ss 7 To display VOL MIN momentarily depress 8 To display AREA HOUR momentarily depress This is an actual calculation of AREA HOUR at the present speed you are going It is not an average over a period of time 9 To display US SI or TU SP1 or SP2 and C SD C F C FC C P or C PC after being selected depress 3 SELF TEST FEATURE SELF TEST allows speed simulation for testing the system while vehicle is not...

Page 22: ...ncrement at which flow is increased or decreased in RATE 1 or RATE 2 operation Enter rate change value by depressing until display shows RATE 0 0 To enter a value depress then the increment value and EXAMPLE If rate is to change by 1 0 Enter a value of 1 0 for RATE When in RATE 1 or RATE 2 each time the INC DEC switch is positioned to INC the RATE CAL for that rate will increase by 1 0 Likewise wh...

Page 23: ... the system If a constant speed greater than 7 MPH is not attained within 10 seconds the zero speed shut off will be enacted again 10 DATA MENU The following are brief descriptions of features available under the DATA MENU key DISPLAY DESCRIPTION PRINT FIELD BEGIN Sends data through serial port to attached optional printer to print field begin and field end pages ALARM ON Turns audible alarms ON o...

Page 24: ... when the actual rate is off from the target rate by a specified percent The off target value is preset to 30 but may be changed to a different number HIGH PWM OFFSET 253 Used to set the maximum desired RPM or hydraulic output of Pulse Width Modulated control valve LOW PWM OFFSET 1 Used to set the minimum desired RPM or hydraulic output of control valve Used to set the zero point or shut off point...

Page 25: ...s to toggle the display to PRINT FIELD BEGIN c Momentarily depress to advance to AUDIBLE ALARM ON OFF 3 AUDIBLE ALARM ON OFF a Display will show ALARM ON b Depressing momentarily changes the display between ALARM ON and ALARM OFF A value of ALARM ON means the audible alarms are enabled a value of ALARM OFF means the audible alarms are disabled c Momentarily depress to advance to DISPLAY SMOOTHING ...

Page 26: ...GRID APPLICATION SYSTEM MANUAL b Momentarily depress to advance to FIELD REFERENCE 8 FIELD REFERENCE a Display will show FIELD REF 0 b Enter the field number c Momentarily depress to advance to BAUD RATE 9 BAUD RATE a Display will show BAUD RATE 9600 b Depressing momentarily changes the display between BAUD RATE 9600 and 1200 c Momentarily depress to advance to DATA LOGGER TRIGGER VALUE NOTE The T...

Page 27: ...ings will be sent by the Console The Data with Time Date string included and Cal strings can also be requested by the data logger using the request strings shown in Appendix 9 NOTE Some options within the DATA MENU LISTINGS may be unavailable if certain features are on or active The options affected are CONSOLE DATA PRINTOUT Console Data Printout will not be available when DATA LOGGER is ON or whe...

Page 28: ...again c Decrease the 253 number displayed until motor runs at desired maximum RPM then enter a number of 10 more d Momentarily depress to advance to LOW PWM OFFSET 1 16 LOW PWM OFFSET 1 Used to set the minimum desired RPM or hydraulic ouput of control valve Used to set the zero point or shut off point of control valve a Display will show LOW PWM OFFSET 1 b Place product switch on MAN boom switches...

Page 29: ...ithin 15 seconds and press Display will show NEW CODE E d Enter 4 digit new code within 15 seconds or 0 to clear data lock To enter mode sequence with activated DATA LOCK CODE a Depress the key in which data is to be entered Depress Code message will appear b Enter the DATA LOCK CODE If code is correct E will appear Now enter data normally The data lock may be cleared by entering 0 or by resetting...

Page 30: ...SHIFT SHIFT UNSHIFT SHIFT RATE DISPLAY 000 0 00 00 0000 000 0 00 00 00 00 RATE 1 CAL 000 0 00 00 0000 000 0 00 00 00 00 RATE 2 CAL 000 0 00 00 0000 000 0 00 00 00 00 TANK VOLUME 0000 000 0 0000 000 0 000 0 000 0 TOTAL AREA 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 0000 0000 TOTAL VOLUME 0000 000 0 0000 000 0 000 0 000 0 FIELD AREA 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 0000 0000 FIELD VOLUME 0000 000 0 0000 000 0 000 0 000 0 VOL ...

Page 31: ...SI 450 kPa 8 Verify that boom valves operate and that no nozzles are plugged by operating the BOOM ON OFF switches 9 Place all BOOM ON OFF switches to ON 10 Hold the FLOW CONTROL switch in INC position until pressure is at its maximum This assures that the motorized Control Valve is fully open Verify maximum pressure and RATE Pressure gauge is not supplied NOTE A pressure gauge MUST be installed t...

Page 32: ...f the area totalizer 6 Verify area covered and volume used PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE Preventive maintenance is most important to assure long life of the system The following maintenance procedures should be followed on a regular basis 1 Flush entire system with water after use of suspension type chemicals Failure to clean system can result in crystallization of chemicals which may plug the Flow Meter...

Page 33: ...e connector and plug on back of Console for loose pins 2 Clean pins and sockets on Speed Sensor cable connectors 3 If no extension cable is used replace Speed Sensor Switch Assembly 4 If Speed Sensor Extension Cable is used see Appendix 4 1 Run speed check on hard surface road If SPEED is accurate investigate Speed Sensor on different wheel Cont next page PROBLEM 1 NO DISPLAY LIGHTS WITH POWER ON ...

Page 34: ...d tighten connector or replace Transducer Assembly 2 Check Speedometer Cable Adapter Key and Transducer Assembly for proper connections and engagement 3 Check for kinks or sharp bends in speedometer cable 4 Replace Speedometer Transducer Assembly 1 Verify SPEED is registering accurately If SPEED is zero refer to Troubleshooting Problem 10 2 Verify TOTAL VOLUME is registering flow If not refer to T...

Page 35: ...that valve is turning if not replace motorized Control Valve 1 Verify that nozzle strainer screens or check valves are not plugged 2 Verify that pressure at each boom is the same 3 Verify all nozzles are of proper and same orifice size See Page 13 of Installation Manual 1 Check Flow Meter Cable for breaks and shorts See Appendix 5 for test procedure 2 Check internals of Flow Meter clean and adjust...

Page 36: ...be mounted in alternating red black order 4 Mount switch assembly to stationary column with the hardware provided See below The switch assembly need not pivot with the wheel 5 Position switch assembly so that as the wheel rotates the magnets pass across the center of the black molded switch assembly 6 Clearance gap between magnets and switch assembly must be between 1 4 inch 6 mm and 1 inch 25 mm ...

Page 37: ...D between each set of drilled holes must be equal within 1 8 3 mm to ensure accuracy of system RIMS WITH SIX HOLE STUD PATTERN Locate the center of the holes to be drilled by using the rim webbing as a guide Obtain a small piece of wood and cut to fit exactly over the web as shown Measure the length of the piece of wood and mark the center on one edge Using the center mark on the piece of wood mar...

Page 38: ...Console MEASURE CAREFULLY Be sure tire is properly inflated before measuring Measure tire in type of soil in which you will be spraying Circumference of tire will vary when measured in soft soil versus hard packed soil For best results measure several times and average the results Large tires and very low speed applications may require additional magnets to insure accurate speed readings Any even ...

Page 39: ...se by increments of 1 or more counts 4 If DISTANCE does not increase remove the section of cable and repeat test at connector next closest to Console Replace defective cable as required 5 Perform above voltage checks 6 If all cables test good replace Speed Sensor NOTE After testing is complete re enter correct SPEED CAL number before application PIN DESIGNATIONS 2 o clock socket location is power ...

Page 40: ...does not increase remove the section of cable and repeat test at connector next closest to Console Replace defective cable as required 6 Perform above voltage checks 7 If all cables test good replace Flow Sensor NOTE After testing is complete re enter correct METER CAL numbers before application PIN DESIGNATIONS 2 o clock socket location is ground 10 o clock socket location is power 6 o clock sock...

Page 41: ...nd spin turbine The turbine should spin freely with very little drag inside the turbine hub 5 If transducer assembly is replaced or if turbine stud is adjusted or replaced verify the turbine fit before reassembling Hold turbine hub with turbine on transducer Spin turbine by blowing on it Tighten turbine stud until turbine stalls Loosen turbine stud 1 3 turn The turbine should spin freely 6 Re asse...

Page 42: ... VOLUME display before retesting NOTE For greatest precision set METER CAL to 100 and pump 100 gallons 378 liters of water 8 To verify Flow Meter calibration fill applicator tank with a predetermined amount of measured liquid i e 250 gallons DO NOT RELY ON GRADUATION NUMBERS MOLDED INTO APPLICATOR TANK Empty the applicator tank under normal operating conditions If the number displayed under TOTAL ...

Page 43: ...D 3 2 RXD 2 3 GND 5 7 2 Changing RATE 1 CAL by remote computer a Configuration of RS 232C serial port 1200 or 9600 Baud Rate NO Parity 8 Data Bits 2 Stop Bits b Data stream to Raven Console EXAMPLE Change RATE 1 to 123 4 R RC 1234 CR LF Decimal point is not sent from Remote Computer to Raven Console Printer 25 Pin Communication string Rate Cal Line Feed Carriage Return RATE 1 123 4 RAVEN CONSOLE 9...

Page 44: ...trings R124F C1 switch_byte_1 switch_byte_2 boom_1_cal boom_2_cal boom_3_cal boom_4_cal boom_5_cal boom_6_cal boom_7_Cal speed_cal CR LF R124F C2 meter_cal CR LF R124F C3 valve_cal rate_1_cal rate_2_cal CR LF Bit Switch Byte 1 Switch Byte 2 0 boom 1 0 1 boom 2 0 2 boom 3 0 3 boom 4 rate 1 4 boom 5 rate 2 5 boom 6 0 6 boom 7 0 7 1 1 Data Strings R124F D1 total_area field_area CR LF R124F D2 total_v...

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Page 47: ...e Coverage Period How Can I Get Service What Will Raven Industries Do What is not Covered by this Warranty Bring the defective part and proof of purchase to your Raven Dealer If your Dealer agrees with the warranty claim the Dealer will send the part and proof of purchase to their distributor or to Raven Industries for final approval Upon confirmation of the warranty claim Raven Industries will at...

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