Munters Farm Silo Load Cell-10 Owner's manual

1

Manual for use and maintenance

Farm Silo Load Cell

Silo Weighing Scale

Ag/MIS/UmGB-2200-06/14 rev 1.3

P/N: 110306

Farm Silo

Load Cell

Farm Silo Load Cell

Manual for use and maintenance

Revision

: N.1.3 of 06.2014

Product Software

: N/A

This manual for use and maintenance is an integral part of the apparatus together with the attached

technical documentation.

This document is destined for the user of the apparatus: it may not be reproduced in whole or in

part, committed to computer memory as a file or delivered to third parties without the prior

authorization of the assembler of the system.

Munters reserves the right to effect modifications to the apparatus in accordance with technical and

legal developments.

Index

Chapter page

1

INTRODUCTION

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4

1.1 Disclaimer ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4

1.2 Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4

1.3 Notes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4

2

INSTALLATION

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5

2.1 Installing the Load Cell ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5

2.2 Wiring the Load Cells ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7

2.3 Load Cell Test Procedure ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12

3

TROUBLESHOOTING

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13

4

WARRANTY

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18

1 Introduction

1.1 Disclaimer

Munters reserves the right to make alterations to specifications, quantities, dimensions etc. for

production or other reasons, subsequent to publication. The information contained herein has been

prepared by qualified experts within Munters. While we believe the information is accurate and

complete, we make no warranty or representation for any particular purposes. The information is

offered in good faith and with the understanding that any use of the units or accessories in breach of

the directions and warnings in this document is at the sole discretion and risk of the user.

1.2 Introduction

Congratulations on your excellent choice of purchasing an Farm Silo!

In order to realize the full benefit from this product it is important that it is installed, commissioned and

operated correctly. Before installation or using the fan, this manual should be studied carefully. It is

also recommended that it is kept safely for future reference. The manual is intended as a reference

for installation, commissioning and day-to-day operation of the Munters Controllers.

1.3 Notes

Date of release: July 2010

Munters cannot guarantee to inform users about the changes or to distribute new manuals to them.

without the expressed written permission of Munters. The contents of this manual are subject

to change without notice.

2 Installation

The following sections detail how to install the:

• Farm Silo -4: Four tons

• Farm Silo -10: 10 tons

2.1 Installing the Load Cell

Figure 1 shows the unassembled silo components.

Figure 1: Unassembled Silo Parts

1. Take apart any assembled parts and spread them in front of you as shown in the picture.

The only missing component is the silo’s leg, which is shown in Figure 6.

2. Place the half ball on the load cell with the flat side facing down.

It is very important that the flat side faces down or the load cell will not function properly.

Figure 2: Ball Placement on Load Cell

3. Place the base plate on the half ball.

4. Verify that the ground wires are connected shown in Figure 2.

5. Place the silo leg on the center of the base plate. A wooden board illustrates the silo leg.

Figure 3: Wooden Board

6. After the silo’s leg is on, place the metal ring first then place the spring above the ring, on

the leg.

7. The spring supplied measures 11 mm/0.43 inches. The bolt must be screwed to the point in

which the spring measures 10 mm/0.39 inches.

Figure 4: Measuring the Spring

CAUTION Do not over tighten the bolt! Use a reliable measurement instrument and follow the

instructions in full.

8. To secure the bolt, insert the safety pin and split its ends. The silo leg can be so thick that

the end of the bolt will not be visible. In this case a safety pin can not be used.

Figure 5: Placing the Safety Pin

The load cell is now in place and ready to use.

Figure 6: Connection to the Ground Rod

CAUTION Connect one of the legs to ground rod with heavy-duty cable (Figure 6).

2.2 Wiring the Load Cells

The following section details how to wire the Load Cell to the FJB-4 Junction Box and FSW-2 silo

weight controllers.

1. Each load cell has six-wire shielded cables. Connect each load cell to the FJB-4 double

connector according to the colors inscribed on the FJB-4 PCB board .

• Cable: Board

o Brown – Brown

o White – White

o Red – Red

o Blue - Blue

o Black – Black

o Green – Green

2. Connect the cable that going from the FSW-2 to the fJB-4, to the “Controller” terminal block

within the FJB-4 junction box. The connection colors of this cable are direct connection.

•

Cable: Board

o Brown – Brown

o White – White

o Red – Red

o Blue - Blue

o Black– Black

o Green – Green

3. Connect the other side of the cable that going from the FJB-4 to the FSW-2 controller, to the

“Silo 1” terminal block within the FSW-2. The colors connections of this cable:

• Cable: Board

o Brown – Brown

o White – Red

o Red – White

o Blue - Blue

o Black – Black

o Green – Green

NOTE White and Red are swapped.

Figure 7: FSW 2 Wiring Diagram *(up to Eight Load Cells) with an External Power Source

 Key:

 1: Place two jumpers on EXT.

 2: For more than

six load cells

, connect an external power supply and move the

jumper to the

EXT

position.

Figure 8: FSW 2 Wiring Diagram *(up to Eight Load Cells) with an Internal Power Source

 Key:

 1: Place two jumpers on INT.

Figure 9: FJB Connectors

 Key:

 1: If there are six load cells, add the two remaining cells along with load cells 1 and

2.

2.3 Load Cell Test Procedure

To perform a load cell test procedure, disconnect the load cell from any load and test following

points:

Table 1: Points to be Tested When Performing Test Procedure

Test resistance between

Limits

Green - Black 285 Ohm

Green - Red 285 Ohm

White - Black 285 Ohm

White - Red 285 Ohm

The Farm Silo Weight-2 metallic shield connects on the FJB-4 side and four wires according to RPLP-1

Unprotected colors.

Figure 10: FSW-2 Silo Weight Offset Adjustment

RPLP

-1

TR2 for Silo 2 Adjustment

3 Specifications

• FSLC-04 Specifications

• FSLC-10 Specifications

Figure 11 details the lower base plate dimensions.

Figure 11: Lower Base Plate Dimensions (millimeters)

3.1 FSLC-04 Specifications

Table 2: FSLC-04 Specifications

Parameter

V

alue

Unit

Rated capacity—R.C. (E

max

) 4000 / 1800

lbs.

/ Kg.

NTEP/OIML accuracy class

NTEP

Maximum no. of intervals (n)

3000 single, 5000

multiple

Y = E

max

/V

min

6666 Maximum available

Rated output-R.O. 3.0

mV/V

Rated output tolerance 0.1 ±% of rated

output

Zero balance 2 ±% of rated

output

Zero return, 30 min. 0.0250 ±% of applied load

Total error (per OIML R60) 0.0200 ±% of rated

output

Temperature effect on

zer

o 0.0023 ±% of rated

output/°C

Temperature effect on output

0.0010 ±% of applied

load/°C

Temperature range –10 to +40 °C

Temperature range, safe –20 to +70 °C

Maximum safe central

overload

150 % of R.C.

Ultimate central overload 300 % of R.C.

Excitation, recommended 10 VDC or VAC RMS

Excitation, maximum 15 VDC or VAC RMS

Input impedance 385±10

Ω

Output impedance 351±5

Ω

Insulation resistance >2000 MΩ

Cable length 6.0

m

Cable type 6-wire, braided, polyurethane, floating screen Standar

d

Construction Nickel-plated alloy steel and stainless steel

Environmental protection IP67

Recommended torque 136 N*m

Figure 12 and Table 3 detail the FSLC-04 Load Cell dimensions.

Figure 12: FSLC-04 Load Cell Dimensions

Table 3: FSLC-04 Load Cell Dimensions Details

Letter

A

B

C

D

E

ØF

ØG

H

I

X

Y

Dimension (mm)

30.5

130

76.2 25.4

16

Ø13.5

34.0 30.5

57

4

3.2 FSLC-10 Specifications

Table 4: FSLC-10 Specifications

Parameter

V

alue

Unit

Rated capacity-R.C. (E

max

) 10,000 /4535

lbs.

/ Kg.

Rated output-R.O. 3.0 ± 0.10%

mV/V

Zero balance 3.0 ±% of rated

output

Zero return, 30 min. 0.050 ±% of applied load

Total error (per OIML R60) 0.0500 ±% of rated

output

Temperature effect on

zer

o 0.0070 ±% of rated

output/°C

Temperature effect on output

0.0040 ±% of applied

load/°C

Temperature range –30 to +80 °C

Temperature range, safe –10 to +40 °C

Maximum safe central

overload

150 % of R.C.

Ultimate central overload 300 % of R.C.

Excitation, recommended 10 VDC or VAC RMS

Excitation, maximum 15 VDC or VAC RMS

Input impedance 380 ± 10

Ω

Parameter

V

alue

Unit

Output impedance 350 ± 3

Ω

Deflection at rated capacity < 0.4

mm

Insulation resistance >2000 MΩ

Cable length 6.0

m

Cable type 6-wire, braided, polyurethane, dual floating

screen

Standar

d

Construction Electrolysis, nickel-plated steel

Environmental protection IP67

Figure 13 and Table 5 detail the FSLC-10 Load Cell dimensions.

Figure 13: FSLC-10 Load Cell Dimensions

Table 5: FSLC-10 Load Cell Dimensions Details

Letter

A B C D E ØF ØG H X Y

Dimension (mm)

37 171.5 95.4 38.1 19 Ø19.8 Ø19.8 40.9 76 7.5

4 Troubleshooting

#

Problem Description

Troubleshooting

1

Installation and filling feed

has been done but silo

stops weighing.

If the display of Silo A does not show A/D '65536' counts on 16

bits, lower the offset (see Figure 7) until this number changes.

After receiving numbers shown on the screen, reducing the

numbers should be done according to:

[65536 – (number of Kg missing in the silo * Silo 1 Scale

Factor)]

After new installation is done and the Silo is empty, the A/D

reading should be around 1000 counts (near zero), use the

offset feature to get it.

If the display shows '0', increase it by using offset feature.

2

The controller display

shows “disconnected” (or

Error) and the test menu

shows 65,536 or 0 rather

than a voltage

measurement that is

required in order to

identify the error.

Check if FJB-4 received voltage from controller (green and black

wires from controller should be approximately 10 DCV). If not

received, check wire connections on the controller's side.

If 10 DCV is received, load cells must be checked (see Table 1

and Figure 9 for further explanation):

Take White and Green wires from each load cell and check their

voltage using a digital multi meter (the amount is not important

but it must be identical throughout load cells with a difference of

up to 2 mV). If difference is more than 2mV there is a problem

with one of the load cells. The range of voltage should be

between 0 to 20 mV depending on Silo load.

In some cases, when the prior test is not effective and voltage

between Black (common) wire and White, and between Black

and Green, wires must be checked (amount of voltage must be

between 4-4.5V and identical throughout load cells).

5 Warranty

Warranty and technical assistance

Munters products are designed and built to provide reliable and satisfactory performance but cannot be

guaranteed free of faults; although they are reliable products they can develop unforeseeable defects

and the user must take this into account and arrange adequate emergency or alarm systems if failure to

operate could cause damage to the articles for which the Munters plant was required: if this is not done,

the user is fully responsible for the damage which they could suffer.

Munters extends this limited warranty to the first purchaser and guarantees its products to be free from

defects originating in manufacture or materials for one year from the date of delivery, provided that

suitable transport, storage, installation and maintenance terms are complied with. The warranty does not

apply if the products have been repaired without express authorisation from Munters, or repaired in such

a way that, in Munters’ judgement, their performance and reliability have been impaired, or incorrectly

installed, or subjected to improper use. The user accepts total responsibility for incorrect use of the

products.

The warranty on products from outside suppliers fitted to Farm Silo Weighing Controller, (for example

cables, scales, power supplies, etc.) is limited to the conditions stated by the supplier: all claims must be

made in writing within eight days of the discovery of the defect and within 12 months of the delivery of

the defective product. Munters has thirty days from the date of receipt in which to take action, and has the

right to examine the product at the customer’s premises or at its own plant (carriage cost to be borne by

the customer).

Munters at its sole discretion has the option of replacing or repairing, free of charge, products which it

considers defective, and will arrange for their despatch back to the customer carriage paid. In the case of

faulty parts of small commercial value which are widely available (such as bolts, etc.) for urgent

despatch, where the cost of carriage would exceed the value of the parts, Munters may authorise the

customer exclusively to purchase the replacement parts locally; Munters will reimburse the value of the

product at its cost price.

Munters will not be liable for costs incurred in demounting the defective part, or the time required to travel

to site and the associated travel costs. No agent, employee or dealer is authorised to give any further

guarantees or to accept any other liability on Munters’ behalf in connection with other Munters products,

except in writing with the signature of one of the Company’s Managers.

WARNING:

In the interests of improving the quality of its products and services, Munters reserves the

right at any time and without prior notice to alter the specifications in this manual.

The liability of the manufacturer Munters ceases in the event of:

•

dismantling the safety devices;

•

use of unauthorised materials;

•

inadequate maintenance;

•

use of non-original spare parts and accessories.

Barring specific contractual terms, the following are directly at the user’s expense:

•

preparing installation sites;

•

providing an electricity supply (including the protective equipotential bonding (PE) conductor, in

accordance with CEI EN 60204-1, paragraph 8.2), for correctly connecting the equipment to the

mains electricity supply;

•

providing ancillary services appropriate to the requirements of the plant on the basis of the

information supplied with regard to installation;

•

tools and consumables required for fitting and installation;

•

lubricants necessary for commissioning and maintenance.

It is mandatory to purchase and use only original spare parts or those recommended by the

manufacturer.

Dismantling and assembly must be performed by qualified technicians and according to the

manufacturer’s instructions.

The use of non-original spare parts or incorrect assembly exonerates the manufacturer from all liability.

Requests for technical assistance and spare parts can be made directly to the nearest Munters office. A

full list of contact details can be found on the back page of this manual.

www.munters.com

Australia Munters Pty Limited, Phone +61 2 6025 6422, Brazil Munters Brasil Industria e Comercio Ltda, Phone +55 41 3317 5050, Canada Munters Corporation

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Ag/MIS/UmGB-2200-06/14 rev 1.3

Munters Farm Silo Load Cell-10 Owner's manual

Munters Farm Silo Load Cell-10 Owner's manual

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