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CHAPTER 3
BALANCER COMPONENTS
3.1 INTRODUCTION
The balancer is manufactured with the following main components:
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IBP BOX
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VIBRATORY ASSEMBLY
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BRAKING SYSTEM
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SAPE ARM
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SONAR
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LASER POINTER
3.2 IBP BOX ASSEMBLY
The IBP box is a multifunctional device used to make running the Vibratory System and consists in a unique electronic
board that intgrates Controller and Power Supply. This IBP board allows an easier maintenance because it consist in
a single board that includes more functions and easy software installation or update, since it can be done via MMC/SD
card.
Software installation or update on all kind of balancers with new IBP board can be done with a unique MMC/SD card
because the software downloading is automatically performed according to the type of keyboard installed on the ba-
lancer.
The IBP box controls:
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Power supply 5 VDC.
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Potentiometers.
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Motor capacitors.
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Motor.
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Sonar sensor.
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Laser pointer
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Touch screen
The IBP board contains a processor and the memory on which is running the Kernel or BK.
The Kernel is the group of instructions that allow to the wheel balancer to perform the balancing operations
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