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ACS V4.2
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Section D. ACS System Operations
Section D.
ACS System Operations
D.1
Initial Start-up Adjustments & Settings
Your Cask canning line has been factory tested prior to shipping to allow for trouble free installation by a Cask Technical
Representative at your site. Follow these steps to ensure optimum operation.
Locate and familiarize yourself with the following system components:
Control Panel (Touch Screen)
Air Input Valve and Pressure Regulators
CO2 Input Valve and Pressure Regulators
Can Line Guides
Conveyer Sensors & Clearance
Fill Head Manifold
Fill Head Gate
Lid Dispense Button
CO2 Delivery Areas
Push Cylinder #1
Push Cylinder #2
Rinse and Blower Operation
Receiving Table Delivery
D.2
Pre-Start Checklist
Verify the following before starting the system.
Air inlet valve is open, air is connected and air supply (compressor) is on.
Air supply is dry – Check that primary air filter is dry (bleed air from drain nozzle).
Air pressure regulators
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Set primary pressure at 90 PSI.
CO2 pressure regulators: first regulator 12 – 15 PSI, second regulator 0.5 – 2 PSI.
CO2 delivery – Check and verify CO2 dispenses from purge tubes and lid dispenser slide.
Water inlet valve is open. The regulator should read 22 PSI (applies to models with rinser/dryer and/or pre-rinser).
Beer header input pressure and head pressure on the tank should be within 1 to 2 PSI differential pressure of each
other to ensure consistent fill levels.
Conveyor guides - Cans travel freely on conveyor (no binding)?
Sensors – Cans counting correctly through fill manifold section?
Lid dispenser operation – Lid sleeve full? Are lids loading correctly (face up) into lid slide?
Seamer entry push piston actuation okay?
Is lid dispenser actuating with each can that passes the sensor at the seamer entry push piston?
Seamer system – Lift table, die 1&2 operator satisfactory?
Exit push piston actuation okay? (Ensure can is not in exit position when starting or restarting system or jam will
occur.)
Rinser and blower working (test in manual mode)?
Receiving table delivery – Cans sliding onto receiving table entry tab smoothly?
Beer carbonated to 2.4 to 2.9 v/v of CO2 (or 4.6 to 5.6 g/L)..
Beer Temperature 0–2 deg. Celsius at the manifold (32 - 35.6deg F. Colder for higher CO2 volumes).
Ensure CO2 supply to bright tank is properly set (as required 13 – 15 PSI – or higher for longer distance runs to
compensate line loss).