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FastICE

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 is a registered trademark of Frank J. Zamboni & Co., Inc. © Zamboni Company

Zamboni FastICE

®

 Ice Making System 

Operating Manual

Summary of Contents for FastICE DK - 11000

Page 1: ...FastICE is a registered trademark of Frank J Zamboni Co Inc Zamboni Company Zamboni FastICE Ice Making System Operating Manual...

Page 2: ...nk 2 9 Upper Boom Control OFF ON 9 Lower Boom Control OFF ON 9 Application Rate Scaling DEC HOLD INC 9 Board Spray OFF ON 9 Blast OFF ON 10 DISPLAY CONTROLS 11 SCREEN NAVIGATION MAP 12 MACHINE MODES 1...

Page 3: ...w Out of Range Low 24 System Fault Water Flow and Pressure Out of Range Low 25 System Fault Water Level Sensor Disconnected 26 System Fault Water Valve Disconnected 26 System Fault Hydraulic Valve Dis...

Page 4: ...agrams 40 Lower Boom ONLY Alarm Limit Diagram 40 Operating Region Identification Diagram 41 Upper Boom ONLY Alarm Limit Diagram 42 Both Booms ON Alarm Limit Diagram 43 Revisions 44 Operating Manual Za...

Page 5: ...tch CAN rocker switch panels Dedicated hydraulic pump section added to main pump stack Hydraulically driven centrifugal water pump Proportional hydraulic flow control valve for water pump motor contro...

Page 6: ...Figure 1 FastICE Pro package with switch banks and display Master Power Switch USB Data Port ON OFF SWITCH BANK 1 SWITCH BANK 2 Operating Manual Zamboni FastICE Operating Manual DK 11000 Page 6 of 44...

Page 7: ...Figure 2 FastICE Switch Bank 1 switch and LED identification Switch Bank 2 UPPER BOOM WATER CONTROL ON OFF LOWER BOOM WATER CONTROL ON OFF WATER APPLICATION RATE SCALING DECREASE HOLD INCREASE WATER B...

Page 8: ...n ON Test Speed DEC HOLD INC Operation Off when in the HOLD position Illuminates Red when DEC pressed Illuminates Green when INC pressed Malfunction Indicator Lamp MIL lighted blank plate Operation Le...

Page 9: ...actor applied to the default value of 100 and allows for situations where a lesser or greater water application rate is desirable Operation Off when in the HOLD position Blinks Blue once for each sing...

Page 10: ...control switches on Switch Bank 2 No throttling is provided by the solenoid water valves The water valves only provide off on control Nozzle flow is controlled by pump speed RPM When the system is ac...

Page 11: ...has four operational display screens Dashboard Summary Set up and Diagnostic screens Navigation through the screens will be by button pushes of the Function key An additional hidden screen s may be ac...

Page 12: ...he ice resurfacing machine Water Flow total water flow being sprayed each minute US or Metric units Water Level level of ice making water in the tank Water Pressure water pressure as indicated by the...

Page 13: ...oom Shut off Speed The DIAGNOSTICS screen will display passive read out only Hydraulic Valve Status coil fault indication open short okay Communication Status okay or display to controller communicati...

Page 14: ...uneven spray pattern and correcting any defects found The operator may adjust the application amount setting according to ice conditions using the spray adjust rocker switch Automatic Mode Automatic m...

Page 15: ...el sensor indicates tank levels below 0 for 2 seconds the ice making water pump will automatically shut off Likewise if the control system does not sense a water level greater than 0 the water pump wi...

Page 16: ...terface and operation Boot Screen The Boot Screen is displayed while the display is booting up It is the first screen displayed When the display program starts to load the display will change to the L...

Page 17: ...ogram has fully loaded the display will change to the Dashboard Screen Dashboard Screen The Dashboard Screen provides a read out of real time operational performance This is a mostly passive display i...

Page 18: ...hickness ground speed and ice making water temperatures are calculated and recorded during operation These values are available to download via USB port mounted on the machine s dash Operator interact...

Page 19: ...ng will change back to red after entering the new value Rotating the knob will move the highlighted box to another parameter Diagnostics Screen The Diagnostics Screen provides a read out of the curren...

Page 20: ...e desired parameter rotate the knob to move the red highlighted box to the desired parameter press the encoder knob to make the selection highlighting around the box will change to white rotate the kn...

Page 21: ...system to the Operating Screen and hold down the Function key on the display for 5 seconds The pad lock icon on the screen will change from an unlocked appearance to a locked appearance as shown here...

Page 22: ...or spray pressure will only display when the system is active with one or more nozzles are switched on Fault codes for water valve or hydraulic valve disconnection or water level sensor disconnection...

Page 23: ...is a problem with the water system related to the water system being clogged This pop up will display when there is a problem with output pressure from the pump being lower than the target pressure by...

Page 24: ...fault setting for this is 70 kPa below the target range for at least 10 seconds For reference the spray pressure for a traveling speed of 8 km hr 5 MPH and a flow rate of 54 1 L min 14 3 GPM is 138 kP...

Page 25: ...w rate for the Lower spray boom is 14 L min 3 8 GPM System Fault Water Flow and Pressure Out of Range Low This pop up will display when there is a problem with output flow and pressure from the pump b...

Page 26: ...is disconnected The ECU applies a small voltage to the solenoid coil of each of the water control valves when they are not in use If it measures a current within a certain range it detects that the wa...

Page 27: ...installed in the hydraulic manifold If it measures a current within a certain range it detects that the hydraulic valve is connected properly If it does not detect a return current flow it will activa...

Page 28: ...he water tank is filled partially or fully when the cap is removed it is possible that the flow rate from that alone will be sufficient to flush the filter element without running the water pump The b...

Page 29: ...hat allows for ease of servicing the inlet filter element in the event that it become clogged with debris Regarding the water control valves it is worth noting that the control signals sent to the wat...

Page 30: ...be removed by 1 technician by disconnecting the 2 quick disconnect couplings for the water hoses disconnecting the connector for the board spray valve and pulling the 2 orange handle pull pins that ar...

Page 31: ...as changing the blade Both the Upper and the Lower spray boom feature a drain valve that allows for efficient air purging when a system is being started for the first time or being started after being...

Page 32: ...ice lower the conditioner and set the blade depth into the ice before turning on the spray booms 4 a i If the machine is battery powered turn on the augers 4 b Once the blade depth into the ice is se...

Page 33: ...om shutoff process be automatic 8 Turn the Upper and Lower spray boom switches off 8 a Turn the FastICE spray booms off once the ice resurfacing session is complete 9 Drain Ice Making Water Tank 9 a D...

Page 34: ...r Leveling 6 a To apply additional spray to low areas press the Blast button while passing over the target area 7 Turn Ice Making Water Spray OFF 7 a Turn the spray switch to the OFF position when all...

Page 35: ...ify correct system operation Test Speed 8 km hr 5 MPH Flow Rate both spray booms on 54 L min 14 3 GPM Spray Pressure 138 kPa 20 PSI Scaling Factor 100 The water filter should be purged using the remov...

Page 36: ...amaged or severed 3 Solenoid coil on the valve exposed to over voltage over current and is damaged 1 Verify that valve electrical connector is connected properly 2 Inspect valve electrical connector f...

Page 37: ...enoid coil for damage 5 Verify valve solenoid coil resistance to be 14 7 Ohms Hydraulic Valve Fault 1 Solenoid coil for the valve that controls water flow to the upper boom is not connected 2 Wiring t...

Page 38: ...r contaminated turn off machine disconnect flow meter electrical connector pull flow meter retaining pin remove and inspect flow sensing element Water Pressure Low Water pressure exceeds low pressure...

Page 39: ...em faults in the above table will result in the display of a fault code on the display and the water valves turning off The water pump will not start unless the control system detects a water level in...

Page 40: ...he control system uses to determine whether or not the water side of the system is performing in a sub standard manner Lower Boom ONLY Alarm Limit Diagram 1 Water Pressure High Alarm Limit 2 Water Pre...

Page 41: ...r boom flow curve as the example 4 Water Pressure High operating region 5 Water Pressure Low operating region 6 Water Flow Low or High operating region 7 Water Flow and Pressure Low Operating Manual Z...

Page 42: ...Boom ONLY Alarm Limit Diagram 1 Water Pressure High Alarm Limit 2 Water Pressure Low Alarm Limit 3 Water Flow Low or High Alarm Limit Operating Manual Zamboni FastICE Operating Manual DK 11000 Page 42...

Page 43: ...Booms ON Alarm Limit Diagram 1 Water Pressure High Alarm Limit 2 Water Pressure Low Alarm Limit 3 Water Flow Low or High Alarm Limit Operating Manual Zamboni FastICE Operating Manual DK 11000 Page 43...

Page 44: ...Revisions Revision Date Revision Description 0 31 7 2018 Initial production release Operating Manual Zamboni FastICE Operating Manual DK 11000 Page 44 of 44...

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