VRT HYDRAULIC DRIVE
– TROUBLE SHOOTING
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Problem
Possible Solution
1. Monitor will not turn on.
Check connection at battery.
Check cable connection is firm at back
of monitor.
Refer to the Monitor operator’s manual.
2.
Seeder’s pod does not respond.
If the alarm warning ‘NO COMMS’ is
displayed on the monitor check the main
breakaway electrical connectors. All
pins must be free from dirt and
corrosion.
Check for wire loom damage near
moving parts or pivoting areas.
Check the voltage at the tractor’s battery
(12 volts minimum).
Check separate power supply to pod.
Use multimeter in bypass plug near pod
(12 volts minimum).
Remove remote calibration switch box
from seeder loom & retry monitor.
Remove the 2 large plugs from the base
of the pod that go to the sensors and
hyd. control valves & retry monitor.
If there is power and still no response
phone your service agent.
3. Metering system will not run during the
Calibration process.
Check tractor’s hydraulics are engaged.
Try to calibrate another bin to check that
the seeder’s pod is responding.
Check blade fuse in monitor’s power
loom near the battery terminal.
Check Setup of seeder’s configuration
at the monitor. You will need to enter the
‘SETUP’ screen from the menu page.
Refer to the VRT Monitor Setup
Procedure section in this manual.
4. VRT hydraulic motor runs at irregular
speed during the calibration procedure.
Check that the hydraulic motor’s
proximity sensor is operating correctly.
A small light at the cable end of the
sensor should flash every time a target
tooth goes past (refer to the VRT
maintenance section of this manual).