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S e r i e s M P A
START-UP PROCEDURE
1. Place color drum next to process machine.
2. Install pickup lance into liquid container for suction pickup of liquid, or attach
tubing assembly in accordance with color manufacturer's recommendations.
3. There should be provision for attaching the poly-tubing to the process machine
so as to allow color to be metered in directly over the feed section of the
screw, or into a premixer if one is installed. Assuming provisions have been
made, attach or install the poly-tubing to the process machine as required.
(The best color mixing without color contamination of the feed throat of your
machine is obtained when the color delivery tube is positioned approximately
1/2-inch over the screw at the forward edge of the feed throat toward the side
of the screw that is turning downward.)
NOTE: Adaptor Plates are available from MAGUIRE PRODUCTS that mount
between the hopper and feed throat. This will allow easy insertion and removal
of the color delivery tube into the feed throat of the process machine.
4. Connect the power cords as follows:
Plug the "CONTINUOUS POWER" cord into a standard 110 volt continuous
power source. Plug "SIGNAL" cord into outlet that is energized only when the
screw is turning. The signal can be as low as 24 volts, as high as 240 volts,
either AC or DC.
The "screw return" time and associated "SIGNAL ON" time must be at least
one (1) second. If you are not sure that this is always the case, then it is
advisable to select another source of power for the signal. INJECTION time
would be an excellent choice for a signal. For very short overall cycle times,
the CLAMP CLOSE time is usually the longest signal time available. When
screw return times are shorter than 1 second, use the INJECTION circuit or
CLAMP CLOSE circuit to provide power to the SIGNAL cord.
5. Set Counter to 20 and switch pump to 'CONTINUOUS'. Rollers should now be
turning slowly.
Lay the pump tube into the slot across the top of the pump head running front
to back in a straight path across the top of the dowel pin rollers, positioning the
brass tube-inlet fitting against the machined recess of the pump head. Draw
the tube into position under the overhanging portion of the pump body and
maintain tension while the turning of the rollers draws the tube into place.
