Norac UC7-BC-GA03 Installation guide

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GoldacresG6,G8,andPrairieSeries2
PassiveRoll
UC7BoomHeightControlSystem
InstallationManual
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ReorderP/N:UC7BCGA03INSTRevB(GoldacresG6,G8,andPrairieSeries2PassiveRoll)
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productssoldpreviously.Everyefforthasbeenmadetoensuretheaccuracyoftheinformationcontainedinthismanual.Thetechnicalinformationinthismanual
wasreviewedatthetimeofapprovalforpublication.
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Contents
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Introduction..........................................................................................................................1
2
TechnicalSpecifications........................................................................................................2
3
PartsOverview......................................................................................................................3
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PreInstallationChecklist.......................................................................................................7
5
HydraulicInstallation.............................................................................................................8
6
UltrasonicSensorInstallation..............................................................................................12
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ElectronicInstallation..........................................................................................................16
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SoftwareSetup....................................................................................................................20
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CableSchematics.................................................................................................................21
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AppendixA:SevereTerrainOption.....................................................................................27
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1 Introduction
CongratulationsonyourpurchaseoftheNORACBoomHeightControlSystem.Thissystemismanufactured
withtopqualitycomponentsandisengineeredusingthelatesttechnologytoprovideoperatingreliability
unmatchedforyearstocome.
Whenproperlyusedthesystemcanprovideprotectionfromsprayerboomdamage,improvesprayerefficiency,
andensurechemicalsareappliedcorrectly.
Pleasetakethetimetoreadthismanualcompletelybeforeattemptingtoinstallthesystem.Athorough
understandingofthismanualwillensurethatyoureceivethemaximumbenefitfromthesystem.
Yourinputcanhelpmakeusbetter!Ifyoufindissuesorhavesuggestionsregardingthepartslistorthe
installationprocedure,pleasedon’thesitatetocontactus.
SeeGA8700640foradditionalinstallationinformation.
Everyefforthasbeenmadetoensuretheaccuracyoftheinformationcontainedinthismanual.Allparts
suppliedareselectedtospeciallyfitthesprayertofacilitateacompleteinstallation.However,NORACcannot
guaranteeallpartsfitasintendedduetothevariationsofthesprayerbythemanufacturer.
Pleasereadthismanualinitsentiretybeforeattemptinginstallation.
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2 TechnicalSpecifications
  
CANICES3(A)/NMB3(A)
ThisClassAdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES003.
PursuanttoEMCDirectiveArticle9,thisproductisnotintendedforresidentialuse.
Table1:SystemSpecifications
SupplyVoltage(rated) 12VDC
SupplyCurrent(rated) 10A
HydraulicPressure(maximum) 3300psi
BaudRate 250kbps
OperatingTemperatureRange 0°Cto80°C
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3 PartsOverview
3.1. ElectronicInstallationOverview
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Figure1:ElectronicInstallationOverview
ItemsshowninBLUEareincludedinthedisplaypackageandmaynotbeexactlyasshown.
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3.2. HydraulicPlumbingSchematic
Figure2:HydraulicPlumbingSchematic
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3.3. ListofParts
ItemPartNumberNameQuantity
B054470601KITCABLETIEBLACK10PCS21IN150PCS7.5IN1
B1244747SPACER2INSQUARETUBING8IN2
B1550919MOUNTINGBRACKETMANIFOLD509W/HARDWARE1
B2044971SENSORMOUNTINGBRACKETLOWPROFILE16GA2
C014322001CABLENETWORK14AWG1M3
C054321010CABLENETWORK18AWG10M5
C105013001CABLEVALVE4PINDTTO2PINDT3
C115012001CBL,TEMPPROBE45CM18IN1
C205014006CBL,I/FDT1
C21105786601CBL,12PINDTEXTENSION1
C304325006CBL,PWRPIGTAILFUSED1
E0150000HCM1MODULE1
E0750300ULTRASONICMAXSENSOR3
E1143765NETWORKCOUPLER8WAY1
E1243764NETWORKCOUPLER2WAY3
E2043764TNETWORKCOUPLER2WAYWITHTERMINATOR 2
H104486534HYDRAULICSFITTINGKIT‐GN11
M02UC7BCGA03INSTMANUALINSTALLATIONUC7GOLDACRESG8ANDPRAIRIEPASSIVEROLL1
M05106706MOUNTINGCLIPHCM12
M20ACTMOD30000ACTIVATIONGENERICPR1
P01106705NETWORK4PINCAVITYPLUG1
P03105882NETWORK6PINPLUG3
P04106027NETWORK2PINRECEPTACLEPLUG1
P05411785CONNDTCHDT4PINPLUGW/TETHER1
V0150903VALVEASSEM3STATIONCCPROPDT1
V0350907VALVELOADSENSESANDWICHKITD033STN1
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3.3.1. HydraulicFittingKitDetails(P/N:4486534)
ItemPartNumberNameQuantityPicture
F07103312MALEADAPTER‐6MB6MJ6
F0844928ORIFICEINSERT.047INONEWAY4
F09104369PLUG‐6MBP2
Notallfittingsareusedforthisinstallation.
Donotusehighspeedpowertools/drillswheninstallinghardware.
TheuseofdielectricgreaseisnotrecommendedonanyNORACelectricalconnections.
ToensureallstainlesssteelhardwaredoesnotgallorseizeapplyalightcoatingofthesuppliedPermatex
Antiseizegreasetoallthreadedpartsuponinstallation.PermatexAntiseizelubricantispreferred,butother
similarantiseizeproductsmaybeused.
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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 PreInstallationChecklist
Thepreinstallchecklistisnecessarytochecktheexistingsprayerfunctionalitybeforetheinstallation.
1. Unfoldthesprayeroveraflat,unobstructedarea(i.e.nopowerlines…etc.).
2. Ensureallboomfoldoperationsarefunctional(placeacheckmarkinboxesbelow).
3. BringenginetofieldoperationalRPMandrecordbelow.
4. Recordthetime(seconds)ittakesforafullstrokeforallboomfunctions.Toensurerepeatable
measurements,taketheaverageof3trials.
5. NotallsprayerswillhavethefunctionslistedbelowinFigure3.
Ensuretheboomhassufficienttravelsoitdoesnotcontactthegroundduringthesetests.
Figure3:PreInstallBoomSpeeds
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5 HydraulicInstallation
Ensureallpressurehasbeenbledfromthesystembeforedisconnectinganylinesorfittings.Hydraulic
pressurewillexistonthewingtiltcircuitsunlessthewingsarebeingsupportedbyothermeans.Thehydraulic
installationmaybeperformedwiththewingsintransportposition,restingonthegroundorwiththetilt
cylindersfullyextended.
ComponentfailureduetooilcontaminationisnotcoveredundertheNORACsystemwarranty.Itis
recommendedthataqualifiedtechnicianperformthehydraulicinstallation.
5.1. LoadSensePlateAssembly
1. Removethesolenoidvalvesfromthetopofthemanifold.
2. Placethematchingloadsensesandwichplateontothemanifoldaligningthemountingholes.
3. Thesurfaceofthesandwichwithoringsinstalledmatesagainstthemanifold.
4. Onthe3stationsandwichblock(V02),theLSportsfacethepressure“P”endofthemanifold.
5. Placethesolenoidvalvesontopofthesandwichblock.The“P”labelonthesideeachsolenoidmustpoint
towards“P”portofthemanifold.
6. InstallthelongerM5socketheadcapscrewssuppliedwiththesandwichblock.
7. Snugeachboltbeforetightening.
8. Torqueeachboltusingacornertocornerpatternto6065inlbs.(6.87.3Nm)
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Figure4:LoadSensePlateAssembly
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5.2. ValveBlockAssembly
1. Onacleansurfaceremovetheplasticplugsfromtheblock.
2. Insertthetwoorifices(F08)intothe“B”portswiththenotchfacingout.
3. Installthe6MB6MJ(F07)fittingsintothe“B”ports.Tightento18ftlbs(24Nm).
4. Installthe6MBP(F09)plugsintothe“A”ports.Tightento18ftlbs(24Nm).
Figure5:NORACValveBlockDetails
5.3. ValveBlockMounting
1. Mountthevalveblockonthesprayerneartheexistingvalveblock.
2. Usethesuppliedbracket(B15)toinstallthevalveblock.
3. InserttheM8mountingstudsintotheblockusingahexnuttoholdthestud.Themanifoldmountingholes
areM81.25x19mm(0.75”)deep.Ifboltsareusedinsteadofthestuds,ensuretheboltsthreadinatleast
10mm(3/8”).ApplyalightcoatingofthesuppliedPermatexAntiseizegreasetoallthreadedpartsupon
installation.
4. Usetheremaininghardwaretosecuretheblocktothesprayer.
5. Cutoffexcessthreadedrod,ifnecessary.
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5.4. HydraulicPlumbing
From this point on in the installation the booms will be inoperative until the hydraulics are fully
installed.
1. AftertheNORACvalveismounted,thehydraulichosesandfittingscanbeplumbed.Theplumbingforthe
hydrauliccircuitisshownschematicallyinFigure2.
2. Disconnectthetiltraiselinesfromthesprayervalveblockandconnecttwoteesontothevalveblock.
3. Connectthetiltraiselinestothetees.
4. ConnecttwohydraulichosesfromthefreeendsoftheteestotheNORACvalveblock.Theraiselinesmust
beconnectedtothe“B”ports.
5. Disconnectthetanklinefromthesprayervalveblockandinsertateebetweenthehoseandthevalve
block.ConnectahydraulichosefromthefreeendoftheteetothetankportontheNORACvalveblock.
6. Disconnectthepressurelinefromthesprayervalveblockandinsertateebetweenthehoseandthevalve
block.ConnectahydraulichosefromthefreeendoftheteetothepressureportontheNORACvalve
block.
7. Disconnecttheloadsenselinefromthesprayervalveblockandinsertateebetweenthehoseandthe
valveblock.ConnectahydraulichosefromthefreeendoftheteetotheloadsenseportontheNORAC
valveblock.
8. Disconnectthemainliftlinefromthesprayervalveblockandinsertateebetweenthehoseandthevalve
block.Connectahydraulichosefromthefreeendoftheteetothe“B”portonthe3
rd
stationofthe
NORACvalveblock.
Startupthesprayerandtestthesprayer’sfunctionality.Unfoldtheboomsandraise/lowereachboomand
themainsection.Ensurethattherearenoleaks.
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6 UltrasonicSensorInstallation
6.1. UltrasonicSensorMountingGuidelines
Thefollowingguidelineswillensureoptimalsensorperformanceandpreventsensormeasurement.
1. Initslowestposition,thesensormustbe9inches(230mm)ormorefromtheground.
2. Ensurethattherearenoobstructionswithina12inch(300mm)diametercircleprojecteddirectlybelow
thecenterofthesensor.
3. Thesensorshouldbeapproximatelyverticalatnormaloperatingheights.
Figure6:SensorMountingGuidelines
Figure7:BracketMountingGuidelines
6.2. LowProfileBracketMountingGuidelines
1. Minimizethedistancebetweentheboltstopreventbendingthebracketandpreventthebracketfrom
looseningovertime.
2. Ensurethebracketismountedtightagainstthebottomoftheboom,minimizingthedistancebetweenthe
boomstructureandtheangledflange.
Aproblemcanariseifasensorisnotmountedcorrectly.Thismayonlybecomeapparentoncethecontrol
systemisswitchedfromsoiltocropmode.
Becarefulthatthesensorbracketdoesnotcollidewithanyotherpartoftheboomwhentheboomisfolded
totransportposition.Ifpossible,mountthesensorbracketswhiletheboomsarefoldedtoensuretheywill
notcauseinterference.
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6.3. WingSensorInstallation
WheninstallingtheMAXSensors™(E07),startwiththesmallestserialnumberonthelefthandsideandproceed
tothelargestserialnumberontherighthandside.Eachsensorhasaserialnumberstampedonthesensor
housing.
ApplyalightcoatingofthesuppliedPermatexAntiseizegreasetoallthreadedpartsuponinstallation.
Figure8:SensorSerialNumberArrangement
1. Thesensorbracketshouldbeorientedforward(aheadoftheboom).
2. Typically,thebestmountinglocationforthewingsensorbracketswillbeneartheendoftheboomtips,
approximatelytwofeet(0.6m)fromtheend.Usespacers(B12)tomountthebrackets.
3. MounttheMAXsensors(E07)intothesensorbrackets.TorquetheM8nutto108inlb(12Nm).Runthe
sensorcablethroughholeinthebackofthebracket.Ensurethecableisclearofmovingpartsandwillnot
bedamagedduringfolding.
4. ConnecttwocablesC05togetherwitha2waycoupler(E12).Connectoneendtothe8waycouplerand
routealongtheboomtotheouterwingsensors.Positionthe2waycoupler(E12)approximatelyhalfway
betweenthechassisandtheouterwingsensors.
5. Atthesensorbrackets,attacha2waycouplerwithterminator(E20)tothesprayerboom.The2way
couplerwithterminatoristhewhite2waycoupler.PlugthesensorandtheCANbuscableintothe
terminator.
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Figure9:BracketMountingExample
Figure10:SpacerPlacement
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Front
Spacer
(B12)
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6.4. MainLiftSensorInstallation
1. Thereareavarietyofwaystomountthemainliftbracketonmostsprayers.Thebracketshouldposition
thesensorapproximatelyinthecenterofthesprayer,forwardoftheboom.Anexampleofthismounting
isillustratedinFigure11.
2. MounttheMAXsensortothemainliftbracket.TorquetheM8nutto108inlb(12Nm).Runthesensor
cablethroughtheholeandbehindthebracket.
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Figure11:ExampleMountingoftheMainLiftBracket
Ensurethebracketdoesnotcollidewithanyotherpartofthesprayerthroughoutthefullrangeofmainlift
motion.
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7 ElectronicInstallation
7.1. HCM1Installation
1. Verifythevalvecoilconnectorsareorientedvertically(Figure12).Looseningthelargeplasticnutwillallow
theconnectortoberotated.
Figure12:AlignCoils
Figure13:HCM1Connections
Figure14:HCM1Label
2. Laythelongerbranchofthevalvecables(C10)acrossthecoilswithtwo4pinconnectorsonthesidewhere
thetemperatureprobeconnectsandoneontheother.Donotconnectthecablesatthistime.
OutputNumberNormalFunction
1,2LeftUpandDown
3,4RightUpandDown
5,6MainUpandDown
7,8RollCWandCCW
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Figure15:CablesUnderMountingClips(SideView)
Figure16:CablesLaidAcrossValveCoils(TopView)
3. PlacetheHCM1(E01)betweenthevalvecoils.Orientthe6pinDeutsch(CANbus)connectorstowardsthe
“P”and“T”portswiththelargelabelandLEDsfacingup.
4. SlidethemountingclipsovertheconnectorsoftheHCM1andthevalvecoilconnectors.Thismayrequire
flexingtheplasticbracketslightly.Ensuretheclipispushedovertheconnectorsfarenoughtoallowthe
clipstoengagebehindthevalveconnectors.
5. Connectthevalvecables(C10)tothevalvecoilsandtheHCM1.Thecableconnectedtotheleftconnector
(1,2)shouldbeconnectedtothecoilclosesttothe“P”and“T”ports.Thecableconnectedtotheright
connectorontheHCM1(3,4)shouldbeconnectedtothecoilfurthestfromthe“P”and“T”ports.The
cableconnectedtothemainliftconnector(5,6)shouldbeconnectedtothe3
rd
stationcoil.
Figure17:HCM1andClipInstallation
6. Connectthetemperatureprobe(C11)totheHCM1(temp/9connector).Connectthetemperatureprobe
totheholelabelled“TP”onthevalveblockusingthesupplied3/8”x1/2”(9.5mmx25mm)bolt(Figure
18).
7. Insert4pinplugs(P01)intoanyunusedconnectorsontheHCM1.
8. ConnectcableC20totheHCM1usingcableC21.TeetheconnectorsoncableC20intotheleftup,left
down,rightup,rightdown,mainup,andmaindownfunctions.
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