GREER COMPANY
Crane Systems
GREER COMPANY 1918 East Glenwood Place, Santa Ana, CA 92705 TEL: (714) 259-9702 FAX: (714) 259-7626
MicroGuard® RCI 500 CALIBRATION PROCEDURE PN W450189A 09/09/02
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COMMAND 08 BOOM DEFLECTION CORRECTION (BDC)
♦
With the boom fully extended at an angle of approximately 65°, pick up the maximum
permitted load.
♦
Measure the deflected radius and add 0.2' to the measured radius. The radius is measured
from the centerline of rotation to the center of the load.
With the load still suspended, calibrate the bdc as follows:
IF THE RADIUS IS ALREADY CORRECT, SKIP THIS PROCEDURE.
1)
PRESS
A
TO
08
BOOM DEFLECTION
.
2)
PRESS
C
TO START THE COMMAND.
3)
PRESS
C
TO START THE BDC CALIBRATION.
4)
PRESS
C
TO CALIBRATE OR
PRESS
D
TO ABORT THE CALIBRATION.
5)
USING THE NUMBER ENTRY ROUTINE, ENTER THE NEW RADIUS.
6)
PRESS
D
TO EXIT THE ROUTINE.
”Ofld ang”
ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN = OFFLOAD ANGLE.
”Onld ang”
ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN = ONLOAD ANGLE.
Any attempt to enter data outside of the above limits will result in the warning message,
”
poor angle.
”
•
When the message ”
poor angle
”
occurs as the result of an error,
Press D (bad angle)
to abort the entry. Continue the procedure using correct keyboard
entries.
•
When the message ”
poor angle
”
occurs as a result of entering data outside of the
preferred angles,
Press C (angle ok)
to approve the out of range angle data.
•
If the angle is not accepted by the system, the operator must abort or accept it. If accepted,
the boom must be adjusted to the appropriate angle.
•
If this procedure has just been carried out on the main boom, continue with main boom +
manual radius and moment, Command 07.
