Operators Manual
Section 8-2
The oil head traveling at a constant speed
lays down the same amount of oil as it travels
across each board. The pump allows us to set the
exact amount of oil that goes on each and every
board within the stream. We measure this amount
as the
Volume Per Board
.
The pump output is measured in
microliters
, a
very small quantity. This is a metric measurement
for fluid volume. The factory setting for the
pump is 40 microliters per board.
To give you a visual perspective of how much
oil is being applied in 40 microliters, we’ll
measure only one drop of oil. About 16
microliters make up one drop of oil. So each time
a stream of oil crosses one board, it applies less
than 3 drops of oil.
Since three drops of oil are too small to
measure with the naked eye, we must use a minimum
of 100 boards to get an amount we can visibly
measure. Using 100 boards also makes the math
much easier.
The following exercise teaches you to
calibrate the machine to confirm the factory pump
setting. The pump should be set at 40 microliters
per board.
1.
Apply power to the machine and menu to the:
* SANCTION START
MENU
