RL1200
Portable Beam Scale
Installation & Operation
Manual
PN 157986 Rev A
June 7, 2022
Page 1: ...RL1200 Portable Beam Scale Installation Operation Manual PN 157986 Rev A June 7 2022 ...
Page 2: ... respective companies All information contained within this publication is to the best of our knowledge complete and accurate at the time of publication Rice Lake Weighing Systems reserves the right to make changes to the technology features specifications and design of the equipment without notice The most current version of this publication software firmware and all other product updates can be ...
Page 3: ...nd asking for the training department Revision History This section tracks and describes the current and previous manual revisions for awareness of major updates and when the updates took place Revision Date Description July 30 2015 Initial manual release with the launch of the product revision history established after this release A June 9 2022 General enhancements to the manual and changed out ...
Page 4: ...1 Safety 2 2 0 Installation Instructions 1 2 1 Unpacking the Scale 1 2 2 Repacking 3 2 3 Scale Setup 4 2 3 1 Assemble Wheels onto Frame 4 2 3 2 Attach Pillar to Scale Base 6 2 3 3 Trig Loop Assembly 9 3 0 Operation 1 4 0 Mechanical to Electronic Installation Instructions 1 4 1 Unpacking The Conversion Kit 1 4 2 Indicator and Load Cell Installation 2 4 3 Final Adjustment Calibration and Troubleshoo...
Page 5: ...nd setup of two versions of the RL1200 Mechanical assembly of the RL1200 Mechanical to electronic conversion option for the RL1200 Instructions on assembling the mechanical to electronic version of the RL1200 can be viewed in Section 4 0 on page 15 Manuals and additional resources are available from the Rice Lake Weighing Systems website at www ricelake com Warranty information can be found on the...
Page 6: ...icates information about procedures that if not observed could result in damage to equipment or corruption to and loss of data General Safety Do not operate or work on this equipment unless this manual has been read and all instructions are understood Failure to follow the instructions or heed the warnings could result in injury or death Contact any Rice Lake Weighing Systems dealer for replacemen...
Page 7: ...opened box in an open area that has ample room for unpacking the scale Remove all parts from the box Parts contained in the shipping box include Item Description Quantity Scale base 1 Weight rack 1 Beam cap assembly 1 Beam cap washers 2 Axle washers 4 Wheel 4 Wheel axle 2 Trig loop assembly 1 Table 2 1 RL1200 Parts ...
Page 8: ...od 2 Steelyard rod 1 Beam assembly 1 Counterpoise assembly 1 Loop clamp 2 Axle cotter pins 4 Axle locking bolts 2 Cap nut for beam cap 2 Counterpoise weights 100 lb 1 200 lb 2 400 lb 1 Steel shot for counterpoise 1 Item Description Quantity Table 2 1 RL1200 Parts Continued ...
Page 9: ... properly packed with sufficient packing materials Whenever possible use original carton when shipping the scale back IMPORTANT Damage caused by improper packaging is not covered by the warranty Pillar 1 Trig loop mounting plate 1 Trig loop mounting bolts 2 Trig loop mounting washers 2 Item Description Quantity Table 2 1 RL1200 Parts Continued ...
Page 10: ...to keep the scale base up off the floor Tip the scale base on its side Figure 2 1 Scale Base on its Side 2 Place wheel axles through the holes in the frame Figure 2 2 Run Axle Through Scale Base Frame Holes 3 Place the wheels and washers on the axles Washers must be placed on the insides of the wheels next to the scale frame Wheels must be placed with the extended hub next to the scale frame Figur...
Page 11: ...lipping out Figure 2 4 Run Cotter Pins Through Wheel Axle Holes to Prevent Slipping 5 Finish the wheel assembly by securing axles to frame by securing wheel axle rods with axle locking bolts and lock nuts Center the axle and tighten bolt and locknut Figure 2 5 Secure Wheel Axle to Frame Using Axle Locking Bolts on Each Wheel 6 Stand the scale base on the floor on its wheels Figure 2 6 Place Scale ...
Page 12: ...s into the scale base frame approximately three turns Ensure ample threads are available to place the beam weight rack and beam cap assembly on the pillar Figure 2 7 Screw Pillar Rods into Scale Platform 2 Place the pillar over the rods with the label facing the scale platform and the serial model label facing outwards as shown in Figure 2 8 Figure 2 8 Place Pillar Over Pillar Rods ...
Page 13: ...y 4 Temporarily hang the steelyard rod on the cutout in the pillar as shown Figure 2 10 Steelyard Hook on Pillar Cutout IMPORTANT If assembling the Mechanical to Electronic version of the RL1200 please proceed to Section 4 0 on page 14 for further assembly instructions 5 Place the weight rack on top of the pillar with the hook facing as shown Figure 2 11 Place Weight Rack on Pillar Hook loop onto ...
Page 14: ...Figure 2 13 Attach Loop Clamps to Beam Assembly 8 Take the beam assembly and put the upper end of the steelyard rod through the lower loop clamp on the beam and hook the upper loop clamp to the hook on the weight rack not shown Figure 2 14 Hook Loop Clamps to Beam Assembly and Weight Rack Attach loop clamp as shown Second loop clamp attaches here facing upwards also see Figure 2 14 Hook the steely...
Page 15: ...ting the Trip Loop Assembly to Beam Assembly and Adding the Trig Loop Mounting Plate 3 Use bolts to secure the trig loop assembly to the beam assembly ensuring that trig loop washers are placed between beam cap assembly and the mounting bolts Figure 2 16 Secure Trig Loop Assembly with Bolts 4 Ensure the trig loop assembly is centered horizontally Adjustments can be made by readjusting the beam ass...
Page 16: ... back balance assembly to bring the beam to a horizontal position with the tip centered in the trig loop 9 The zero adjustment screw must be turned clockwise to make the beam go up and counter clockwise to make the beam go down Figure 2 18 Zero Adjustment Location 10 If the beam cannot be vertically centered weight may be added or removed from the counterpoise assembly as necessary by unscrewing t...
Page 17: ...Installation Rice Lake Weighing Systems All Rights Reserved 13 11 Hang the counterpoise weights on the weight rack until needed Figure 2 20 Add Counterpoise Weights Until Needed ...
Page 18: ... counterpoise weights Move the poise along the beam until the beam balances with the tip centered in the trig loop 4 When the beam balances the object weight is the value indicated by the sliding poise plus the face value of the counterpoise weights used For example if there are three pounds of counterpoise weights equivalent to 300 pounds and the sliding poise s on the beam indicates 54 5 pounds ...
Page 19: ...cell plus load cell cable Pre drilled mounting bracket All necessary conversion hardware The conversion kit requires no special tooling or equipment Assembly requires only ordinary hand tools Prior assembly of the RL1200 through Step 4 Figure 2 10 on page 9 still applies 4 1 Unpacking The Conversion Kit Parts contained in the conversion kit include Item Description Quantity Indicator 1 Indicator b...
Page 20: ...e load cell Put the 3 5 inch bolt through the long bolt washer and through the top of the indicator base plate Thread on the locknut to the bottom of the bolt Figure 4 1 Set Indicator Base Plate on Side and Attach Load Cell 3 Screw the eye bolt and locknut into the bottom of the load cell until flush Tighten the locknut Figure 4 2 Screw Eye Bolt Into Load Cell Locknuts 2 Long bolt 1 Long bolt wash...
Page 21: ...eye bolt as shown in Figure 4 3 6 Push the load cell cable inside pillar leaving enough slack inside pillar and draw the cable end up through hole in the base plate Figure 4 4 Run Load Cell Cable Through Base Plate and Tighten Base Plate to Pillar 7 Tighten the indicator base plate to the pillar by using lock washers and acorn nuts as shown in Figure 4 4 8 Run load cell cable through the tilt stan...
Page 22: ...to Base Plate 10 Wrap excess cable around cable hooks on handle Figure 4 7 Store Excess Load Cell Cable 11 Connect cable from the load cell through the load cell cable cord grip to connector J1 as shown in Table 4 2 J1 Pin Function 1 SIG 2 SIG 3 SENSE 4 SENSE 5 SHIELD 6 EXC 7 EXC For 6 wire load cell connections remove jumpers JP3 and JP4 Table 4 2 J1 Pin Assignments ...
Page 23: ...mpers JP3 and JP4 on Figure 4 8 482 Legend Series Indicator Board 4 3 Final Adjustment Calibration and Troubleshooting Final adjustment calibration and troubleshooting of the 482 indicator can be found in the 482 Technical Manual PN 165124 20mA_Out RXD1 TXD1 GND RXD2 TXD2 GND GND Sig SIG SEN SEN EXC EXC Load Cell Connection RS 232 Connection 20mA Connection CPU Board PN 131318 A D Board PN 131319 ...
Page 24: ...checked at regular intervals 5 1 Specifications Construction Cast iron platform base and levers Weigh beam Single beam die cast aluminum dual sided beam graduation in 5 lb or 2 kg incre ments Poise Steel locking screw provided Pivots and bearings Precision machined hardened tool steel Counterpoise weights 100 lb 45 kg 1 200 lb 90 kg 2 400 lb 181 kg 1 Overall dimensions 36 13 L 917 7 mm 25 25 W 641...
Page 25: ...ally exists and was not caused by accident misuse neglect alteration improper installation improper repair or improper testing RLWS shall be the sole judge of all alleged non conformities Such equipment has not been modified altered or changed by any person other than RLWS or its duly authorized repair agents RLWS will have a reasonable time to repair or replace the defective equipment Buyer is re...
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