Norac UC7-BC-GA03 Installation guide

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GoldacresG6,G8,andPrairieSeries2

PassiveRoll

UC7BoomHeightControlSystem

InstallationManual

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ReorderP/N:UC7‐BC‐GA03‐INSTRevB(GoldacresG6,G8,andPrairieSeries2PassiveRoll)

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NOTICE:NORACSystemsInternationalInc.reservestherighttoimproveproductsandtheirspecificationswithoutnoticeandwithouttherequirementtoupdate

productssoldpreviously.Everyefforthasbeenmadetoensuretheaccuracyoftheinformationcontainedinthismanual.Thetechnicalinformationinthismanual

wasreviewedatthetimeofapprovalforpublication.

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Introduction..........................................................................................................................1

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TechnicalSpecifications........................................................................................................2

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PartsOverview......................................................................................................................3

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Pre‐InstallationChecklist.......................................................................................................7

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HydraulicInstallation.............................................................................................................8

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UltrasonicSensorInstallation..............................................................................................12

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ElectronicInstallation..........................................................................................................16

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SoftwareSetup....................................................................................................................20

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CableSchematics.................................................................................................................21

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AppendixA:SevereTerrainOption.....................................................................................27

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1 Introduction

CongratulationsonyourpurchaseoftheNORACBoomHeightControlSystem.Thissystemismanufactured

withtopqualitycomponentsandisengineeredusingthelatesttechnologytoprovideoperatingreliability

unmatchedforyearstocome.

Whenproperlyusedthesystemcanprovideprotectionfromsprayerboomdamage,improvesprayerefficiency,

andensurechemicalsareappliedcorrectly.

Pleasetakethetimetoreadthismanualcompletelybeforeattemptingtoinstallthesystem.Athorough

understandingofthismanualwillensurethatyoureceivethemaximumbenefitfromthesystem.

Yourinputcanhelpmakeusbetter!Ifyoufindissuesorhavesuggestionsregardingthepartslistorthe

installationprocedure,pleasedon’thesitatetocontactus.

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SeeGA8700640foradditionalinstallationinformation.

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Everyefforthasbeenmadetoensuretheaccuracyoftheinformationcontainedinthismanual.Allparts

suppliedareselectedtospeciallyfitthesprayertofacilitateacompleteinstallation.However,NORACcannot

guaranteeallpartsfitasintendedduetothevariationsofthesprayerbythemanufacturer.

Pleasereadthismanualinitsentiretybeforeattemptinginstallation.

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2 TechnicalSpecifications

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CANICES‐3(A)/NMB‐3(A)

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ThisClassAdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES‐003.

PursuanttoEMCDirective–Article9,thisproductisnotintendedforresidentialuse.

Table1:SystemSpecifications

SupplyVoltage(rated) 12VDC

SupplyCurrent(rated) 10A

HydraulicPressure(maximum) 3300psi

BaudRate 250kbps

OperatingTemperatureRange 0°Cto80°C

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3 PartsOverview

3.1. ElectronicInstallationOverview

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Figure1:ElectronicInstallationOverview

ItemsshowninBLUEareincludedinthedisplaypackageandmaynotbeexactlyasshown.

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3.2. HydraulicPlumbingSchematic

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Figure2:HydraulicPlumbingSchematic

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3.3. ListofParts

ItemPartNumberNameQuantity

B0544706‐01KITCABLETIEBLACK10PCS21IN150PCS7.5IN1

B1244747SPACER2INSQUARETUBING8IN2

B1550919MOUNTINGBRACKETMANIFOLD509W/HARDWARE1

B2044971SENSORMOUNTINGBRACKETLOWPROFILE16GA2

C0143220‐01CABLENETWORK14AWG1M3

C0543210‐10CABLENETWORK18AWG10M5

C1050130‐01CABLEVALVE4‐PINDTTO2‐PINDT3

C1150120‐01CBL,TEMPPROBE45CM18IN1

C2050140‐06CBL,I/FDT1

C211057866‐01CBL,12PINDTEXTENSION1

C3043250‐06CBL,PWRPIGTAILFUSED1

E0150000HCM1MODULE1

E0750300ULTRASONICMAXSENSOR3

E1143765NETWORKCOUPLER8‐WAY1

E1243764NETWORKCOUPLER2‐WAY3

E2043764TNETWORKCOUPLER2‐WAYWITHTERMINATOR 2

H1044865‐34HYDRAULICSFITTINGKIT‐GN11

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M05106706MOUNTINGCLIPHCM12

M20ACT‐MOD‐30000ACTIVATION–GENERICPR1

P01106705NETWORK4PINCAVITYPLUG1

P03105882NETWORK6PINPLUG3

P04106027NETWORK2PINRECEPTACLEPLUG1

P05411785CONNDTCHDT4PINPLUGW/TETHER1

V0150903VALVEASSEM3STATIONCCPROPDT1

V0350907VALVELOADSENSESANDWICHKITD033STN1

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3.3.1. HydraulicFittingKitDetails(P/N:44865‐34)

ItemPartNumberNameQuantityPicture

F07103312MALEADAPTER‐6MB6MJ6

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F0844928ORIFICEINSERT.047INONEWAY4

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F09104369PLUG‐6MBP2

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Notallfittingsareusedforthisinstallation.

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Donotusehighspeedpowertools/drillswheninstallinghardware.

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TheuseofdielectricgreaseisnotrecommendedonanyNORACelectricalconnections.

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ToensureallstainlesssteelhardwaredoesnotgallorseizeapplyalightcoatingofthesuppliedPermatex

Anti‐seizegreasetoallthreadedpartsuponinstallation.PermatexAnti‐seizelubricantispreferred,butother

similaranti‐seizeproductsmaybeused.

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6 M B - 6 M OR X 90

SIZE IN

1/16TH'S

GENDER: MALE

OR FEMALE

90° ANGLE

SWIVEL

TYPE

GENDER

SIZE

TYPE:

B - ORB

J - JIC

OR - FLAT

FACE

P - PIPE

Fitting Name

Example:

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4 Pre‐InstallationChecklist

Thepre‐installchecklistisnecessarytochecktheexistingsprayerfunctionalitybeforetheinstallation.

1. Unfoldthesprayeroveraflat,unobstructedarea(i.e.nopowerlines…etc.).

2. Ensureallboom‐foldoperationsarefunctional(placeacheckmarkinboxesbelow).

3. Bringenginetofield‐operationalRPMandrecordbelow.

4. Recordthetime(seconds)ittakesforafullstrokeforallboomfunctions.Toensurerepeatable

measurements,taketheaverageof3trials.

5. NotallsprayerswillhavethefunctionslistedbelowinFigure3.

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Ensuretheboomhassufficienttravelsoitdoesnotcontactthegroundduringthesetests.

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Figure3:Pre‐InstallBoomSpeeds

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5 HydraulicInstallation

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Ensureallpressurehasbeenbledfromthesystembeforedisconnectinganylinesorfittings.Hydraulic

pressurewillexistonthewingtiltcircuitsunlessthewingsarebeingsupportedbyothermeans.Thehydraulic

installationmaybeperformedwiththewingsintransportposition,restingonthegroundorwiththetilt

cylindersfullyextended.

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ComponentfailureduetooilcontaminationisnotcoveredundertheNORACsystemwarranty.Itis

recommendedthataqualifiedtechnicianperformthehydraulicinstallation.

5.1. LoadSensePlateAssembly

1. Removethesolenoidvalvesfromthetopofthemanifold.

2. Placethematchingloadsensesandwichplateontothemanifoldaligningthemountingholes.

3. Thesurfaceofthesandwichwitho‐ringsinstalledmatesagainstthemanifold.

4. Onthe3stationsandwichblock(V02),theLSportsfacethepressure“P”endofthemanifold.

5. Placethesolenoidvalvesontopofthesandwichblock.The“P”labelonthesideeachsolenoidmustpoint

towards“P”portofthemanifold.

6. InstallthelongerM5socketheadcapscrewssuppliedwiththesandwichblock.

7. Snugeachboltbeforetightening.

8. Torqueeachboltusingacornertocornerpatternto60‐65in‐lbs.(6.8‐7.3Nm)

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Figure4:LoadSensePlateAssembly

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5.2. ValveBlockAssembly

1. Onacleansurfaceremovetheplasticplugsfromtheblock.

2. Insertthetwoorifices(F08)intothe“B”portswiththenotchfacingout.

3. Installthe6MB‐6MJ(F07)fittingsintothe“B”ports.Tightento18ft‐lbs(24Nm).

4. Installthe6MBP(F09)plugsintothe“A”ports.Tightento18ft‐lbs(24Nm).

Figure5:NORACValveBlockDetails

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5.3. ValveBlockMounting

1. Mountthevalveblockonthesprayerneartheexistingvalveblock.

2. Usethesuppliedbracket(B15)toinstallthevalveblock.

3. InserttheM8mountingstudsintotheblockusingahexnuttoholdthestud.Themanifoldmountingholes

areM8‐1.25x19mm(0.75”)deep.Ifboltsareusedinsteadofthestuds,ensuretheboltsthreadinatleast

10mm(3/8”).ApplyalightcoatingofthesuppliedPermatexAnti‐seizegreasetoallthreadedpartsupon

installation.

4. Usetheremaininghardwaretosecuretheblocktothesprayer.

5. Cutoffexcessthreadedrod,ifnecessary.

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5.4. HydraulicPlumbing

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From this point on in the installation the booms will be inoperative until the hydraulics are fully

installed.

1. AftertheNORACvalveismounted,thehydraulichosesandfittingscanbeplumbed.Theplumbingforthe

hydrauliccircuitisshownschematicallyinFigure2.

2. Disconnectthetiltraiselinesfromthesprayervalveblockandconnecttwoteesontothevalveblock.

3. Connectthetiltraiselinestothetees.

4. ConnecttwohydraulichosesfromthefreeendsoftheteestotheNORACvalveblock.Theraiselinesmust

beconnectedtothe“B”ports.

5. Disconnectthetanklinefromthesprayervalveblockandinsertateebetweenthehoseandthevalve

block.ConnectahydraulichosefromthefreeendoftheteetothetankportontheNORACvalveblock.

6. Disconnectthepressurelinefromthesprayervalveblockandinsertateebetweenthehoseandthevalve

block.ConnectahydraulichosefromthefreeendoftheteetothepressureportontheNORACvalve

block.

7. Disconnecttheloadsenselinefromthesprayervalveblockandinsertateebetweenthehoseandthe

valveblock.ConnectahydraulichosefromthefreeendoftheteetotheloadsenseportontheNORAC

valveblock.

8. Disconnectthemainliftlinefromthesprayervalveblockandinsertateebetweenthehoseandthevalve

block.Connectahydraulichosefromthefreeendoftheteetothe“B”portonthe3

stationofthe

NORACvalveblock.

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themainsection.Ensurethattherearenoleaks.

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6 UltrasonicSensorInstallation

6.1. UltrasonicSensorMountingGuidelines

Thefollowingguidelineswillensureoptimalsensorperformanceandpreventsensormeasurement.

1. Initslowestposition,thesensormustbe9inches(230mm)ormorefromtheground.

2. Ensurethattherearenoobstructionswithina12inch(300mm)diametercircleprojecteddirectlybelow

thecenterofthesensor.

3. Thesensorshouldbeapproximatelyverticalatnormaloperatingheights.

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Figure6:SensorMountingGuidelines

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Figure7:BracketMountingGuidelines

6.2. LowProfileBracketMountingGuidelines

1. Minimizethedistancebetweentheboltstopreventbendingthebracketandpreventthebracketfrom

looseningovertime.

2. Ensurethebracketismountedtightagainstthebottomoftheboom,minimizingthedistancebetweenthe

boomstructureandtheangledflange.

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Aproblemcanariseifasensorisnotmountedcorrectly.Thismayonlybecomeapparentoncethecontrol

systemisswitchedfromsoiltocropmode.

Becarefulthatthesensorbracketdoesnotcollidewithanyotherpartoftheboomwhentheboomisfolded

totransportposition.Ifpossible,mountthesensorbracketswhiletheboomsarefoldedtoensuretheywill

notcauseinterference.

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6.3. WingSensorInstallation

WheninstallingtheMAXSensors™(E07),startwiththesmallestserialnumberontheleft‐handsideandproceed

tothelargestserialnumberontheright‐handside.Eachsensorhasaserialnumberstampedonthesensor

housing.

ApplyalightcoatingofthesuppliedPermatexAnti‐seizegreasetoallthreadedpartsuponinstallation.

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Figure8:SensorSerialNumberArrangement

1. Thesensorbracketshouldbeorientedforward(aheadoftheboom).

2. Typically,thebestmountinglocationforthewingsensorbracketswillbeneartheendoftheboomtips,

approximatelytwofeet(0.6m)fromtheend.Usespacers(B12)tomountthebrackets.

3. MounttheMAXsensors(E07)intothesensorbrackets.TorquetheM8nutto108in‐lb(12Nm).Runthe

sensorcablethroughholeinthebackofthebracket.Ensurethecableisclearofmovingpartsandwillnot

bedamagedduringfolding.

4. ConnecttwocablesC05togetherwitha2‐waycoupler(E12).Connectoneendtothe8‐waycouplerand

routealongtheboomtotheouterwingsensors.Positionthe2‐waycoupler(E12)approximatelyhalf‐way

betweenthechassisandtheouterwingsensors.

5. Atthesensorbrackets,attacha2‐waycouplerwithterminator(E20)tothesprayerboom.The2‐way

couplerwithterminatoristhewhite2‐waycoupler.PlugthesensorandtheCANbuscableintothe

terminator.

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Figure9:BracketMountingExample

Figure10:SpacerPlacement

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Front

Spacer

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6.4. MainLiftSensorInstallation

1. Thereareavarietyofwaystomountthemainliftbracketonmostsprayers.Thebracketshouldposition

thesensorapproximatelyinthecenterofthesprayer,forwardoftheboom.Anexampleofthismounting

isillustratedinFigure11.

2. MounttheMAXsensortothemainliftbracket.TorquetheM8nutto108in‐lb(12Nm).Runthesensor

cablethroughtheholeandbehindthebracket.

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Figure11:ExampleMountingoftheMainLiftBracket

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motion.

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7 ElectronicInstallation

7.1. HCM1Installation

1. Verifythevalvecoilconnectorsareorientedvertically(Figure12).Looseningthelargeplasticnutwillallow

theconnectortoberotated.

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Figure12:AlignCoils

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Figure13:HCM1Connections

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Figure14:HCM1Label

2. Laythelongerbranchofthevalvecables(C10)acrossthecoilswithtwo4‐pinconnectorsonthesidewhere

thetemperatureprobeconnectsandoneontheother.Donotconnectthecablesatthistime.

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OutputNumberNormalFunction

1,2LeftUpandDown

3,4RightUpandDown

5,6MainUpandDown

7,8RollCWandCCW

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Figure15:CablesUnderMountingClips(SideView)

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Figure16:CablesLaidAcrossValveCoils(TopView)

3. PlacetheHCM1(E01)betweenthevalvecoils.Orientthe6‐pinDeutsch(CANbus)connectorstowardsthe

“P”and“T”portswiththelargelabelandLEDsfacingup.

4. SlidethemountingclipsovertheconnectorsoftheHCM1andthevalvecoilconnectors.Thismayrequire

flexingtheplasticbracketslightly.Ensuretheclipispushedovertheconnectorsfarenoughtoallowthe

clipstoengagebehindthevalveconnectors.

5. Connectthevalvecables(C10)tothevalvecoilsandtheHCM1.Thecableconnectedtotheleftconnector

(1,2)shouldbeconnectedtothecoilclosesttothe“P”and“T”ports.Thecableconnectedtotheright

connectorontheHCM1(3,4)shouldbeconnectedtothecoilfurthestfromthe“P”and“T”ports.The

cableconnectedtothemainliftconnector(5,6)shouldbeconnectedtothe3

stationcoil.

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Figure17:HCM1andClipInstallation

6. Connectthetemperatureprobe(C11)totheHCM1(temp/9connector).Connectthetemperatureprobe

totheholelabelled“TP”onthevalveblockusingthesupplied3/8”x1/2”(9.5mmx25mm)bolt(Figure

18).

7. Insert4‐pinplugs(P01)intoanyunusedconnectorsontheHCM1.

8. ConnectcableC20totheHCM1usingcableC21.TeetheconnectorsoncableC20intotheleftup,left

down,rightup,rightdown,mainup,andmaindownfunctions.

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