Tesmec AFB506, Handbook, Page: 27 / 154

PULLER-TENSIONER
Model: AFB506
Manual: MI-AFB506-149-00-GB Date: 05.10.2016 Author: B. Ghezzi Page: 24 of 37
5. INSTRUCTION FOR USE – CONNECTED MACHINES
5.1 GENERAL ASPECTS
This machines could be equipped with an electronic connection package as an optional device.
This device allows to use multiple machines connected between them, controlled and operated by a
single operator for the main working parameters (basically speed, pull, diesel engine rpm).
It is possible to connect up to 6 machines between them, with possibility to work in independent bull-
wheels configuration (equal to 12 independent ropes working at the max pull of each single circuit) or
connected bull-wheels (equal to 6 independent ropes working at the max pull of twin connected
circuits).
Tesmec suggest to use this configuration device on machine working at the puller station, to allow to
recover multiple ropes or conductors with the same speed.
Tesmec doesn’t suggest to use this configuration on machine working at the tensioner station, to allow
to manage each single conductor with independent control.
To use the machines with electronic connections between them, they must be set all in the same way:
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Pin connected or disconnected in all the machines
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Gear-box configuration in HIGH-PULL mode in all the machines
The machines must be numbered with ID number (see next chapter) from 1 to the number of total
connected machines starting from right to left, looking at the machines from the back (reel-winder
position). The last machine, positioned on the right, is the master machine. See table 7 as example.
The machines must be connected through a special connecting cable; the un-used plugs on the first
and on the last machine (right and left) must always be closed with the related caps.
To grant the continuous connection of the machines, a special protection device must be provided for
the connection cables, to avoid accidental disconnection of the communication between the machines.
It is necessary to provide a correct grounding of each machine, to avoid trouble at the electronic
devices. For this reason, each machine is equipped with a special grounding device that must be
connected prior to switch on each machine.
The correct grounding configuration is realized with a grounding stakes (see table 7) to be placed on
the ground in front at the machine, and a connecting ground cable, that must connect all the ground
stakes between them.