GPI Q9 Owner’s Manual

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Commercial Grade

Q9 COMPUTER
ELECTRONICS

Owner’s Manual

920787-01 Rev H 11/02/2020

To the owner . .

Congratulations on receiving your
GPI Commercial Grade Computer
Electronics. We are pleased to pro‑
vide you with a product designed
to give you maximum reliability and

e󰀩ciency.

Our business is the design, manu‑
facture, and marketing of liquid han‑
dling, agricultural, and recreational
products. We succeed because we
provide customers with innovative,
reliable, safe, timely, and compet‑
itively‑priced products. We pride
ourselves in conducting our business
with integrity and professionalism.

We are proud to provide you with a
quality product and the support you
need to obtain years of safe, depend‑
able service.

Victor Lukic, President

Great Plains Industries, Inc.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

General Information .............................2

Meter Installation .................................3

Troubleshooting ...................................4

Specications ......................................5

Installation ...........................................8

Operation .............................................9

Parts ..................................................17

Service...............................................17

GENERAL INFORMATION

This manual will assist you in oper‑
ating and maintaining the Computer
Electronics of the GPI Commer‑
cial Grade Meters. (See Figure 1)
Calibration details are given in this
manual. Information on turbine hous‑
ings and accessory modules are
contained in other manuals. Please
reference those as necessary.

TURBINE HOUSIN G

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Figure 1

COMPUTER
ELECTRONICS

Before Getting Started

Take the time to fully acquaint your‑
self with all information about the
components of your GPI Electronic
Digital Meter. If you need assistance,
contact the distributor from whom
you purchased your computer.

This symbol is used through‑
out the manual to call your
attention to safety messages.

WARNING

CAUTION

Notes give information that can

 improvee󰀩ciency ofoperations.

Warnings alert
you to the poten‑
tial for personal
injury.

Cautions call
your attention to
practices or pro‑
cedures which
may damage your
equipment.

It is your responsibility to make sure
that all operators have access to ad‑
equate instructions about safe oper‑
ating and maintenance procedures.

Read Me!

For your safety, review the major
warnings and cautions below before
operating your equipment.

WARNING

The apparatus enclosure may
contain aluminum and is consid‑
ered to constitute a potential risk
of ignition by impact or friction.
Care must be taken into account
during installation and use to
prevent impact or friction.

WARNING

Part of the enclosure is con‑
structed from plastic. To prevent
the risk of electrostatic sparking
the plastic surface should only
be cleaned with a damp cloth.

1. This equipment is approved to
handleonly uidsthatarecom‑
patible with all wetted materials.

2. When measuring ammable liq‑
uids, observe precautions against

reorexplosion.

3. When handling hazardous liq‑
uids, always follow the liquid
manufacturer’s safety precau‑
tions.

4. When working in hazardous
environments, always exercise
appropriate safety precautions.

5. For best results, always verify
accuracy before use.

METER INSTALLATION

Avoid electronically “noisy”
environments. Install at least 6
inches (15.2 cm) away from motors,
relays, or transformers.

All GPI A1 Series meters are Factory
Mutual Approved and carry a Class
1, Division 1 Approval for hazardous
environments. In addition, GPI meters
have NEMA Type 4 enclosures.
They are tested and calibrated at
the factory using state‑of‑the‑art
calibration procedures and testing
equipment.

To ensure accurate measurement,
remove all air from the system before
use.

1. Ensure some back pressure on
the turbine.

2. Open the discharge valve
or nozzle and allow fluid to

completelyllthesystem.Make

sure the stream is full and steady.

3. Close the discharge valve or
nozzle.

4. Start normal operations.

It is strongly recommended that

accuracy be veried prior to use.

To do this, remove all air from the
system, measure an exact known
volume into an accurate container,
and verify the volume against the
readout or recording equipment. If
necessary, use a correction factor
to figure final volume. For best

results,accuracyshouldbeveried

periodically as part of a routine
maintenance schedule.

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TROUBLESHOOTING

Symptom Probable Cause Corrective Action

A. METER IS NOT 1. Field Calibration not Field calibrate again or select
ACCURATE performed properly Factory Calibration.

2. Factory Calibration not Perform a Field Calibration accord‑
suitable for liquid being ing to Calibration Section.
measured

  3.Meteroperatedbelow Increaseowrate.
   minimumowrate

4. Meter partially clogged Remove meter. Clean carefully.
with dried liquid Make sure rotor spins freely.

5. Turbine bearings Remove meter. Clean carefully.
partially clogged with Make sure rotor spins freely.
dried liquid

6. Sealant material Remove meter. Make sure rotor
wrapped around rotor spins freely.

7. Installed too close to Install correctly.

   ttings

8. Installed too close to Install correctly.
motors or electrically
“noisy” environment

B. READOUT 1. Batteries weak, dead Remove computer, check and
FADED OR or not connected replace batteries if necessary.

BLANK

2. Computer defective Contact the factory.

C. NORMAL 1. Field Calibration not Field Calibrate again or select
FLOWRATE performed correctly Factory Calibration.

BUT METER

2. Rotor stuck or damaged Remove meter. Make sure rotor
DOES NOT

spins freely.

COUNT

3. Sealant material Remove meter. Make sure rotor

wrapped around rotor spins freely.

4. Computer defective Contact the factory.

D. REDUCED 1. Meter clogged with Remove meter. Clean carefully.
FLOWRATE dried liquids Make sure rotor spins freely.

AND METER

  2.Belowminimum Increaseow.

DOES NOT

   owrate

COUNT

E. CANNOT GET 1. Wrong button sequence Proceed with calibration according
METER INTO to the Calibration Section.

FIELD CALI‑

2. Computer circuit board Replace computer. Contact the
BRATION

defective factory.

3. Button defective Replace computer. Contact the

factory.

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Q9 COMPUTER ELECTRONICS

MECHANICAL

Housing
Material

+0°F to +129°F (‑18°C to +54°C)

information on GPI® Remote Kits.

Storage
Temperature

ELECTRICAL

Input

Rate

Minimum: 0.001 pulses/unit
Maximum: 999,999 pulses/unit

Field

Correction

Readout
Totals

Minimum Display: 0.001
Maximum Display: 999,999 (x100)

Field
Calibration

Internal Power Supply: (2) Alkaline AAA batteries @ 1.5-volts each

Battery Life: 2+ years

STANDARD FEATURES INCLUDE

 (2) Totalizing Registers

 (1) Field Calibration Curve

COMPUTER ELECTRONICS TERMINAL CONNECTIONS

SPECIFICATIONS

Transparent Amorphous Nylon

Operating
Temperature

Pulse

K‑Factor

Calibration

Power

 (1) Factory Calibration Curve

Figure 2

If wider operating temperature ranges are desired, reference

‑40°F to +158°F (‑40°C to +70°C)

Frequency Range: 0.25 Hz – 3kHz

Minimum: ‑99.999%
Maximum: +99.999%

Yes

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SPECIFICATIONS (CONTINUED)

DIMENSIOINS

Length

Height

Height

“C”

Width (Widest Point)

3.40 in.

(8.6 cm)

0.85 in.

(2.1 cm)

0.72 in.

(1.8 cm)

2.14 in.

(5.4 cm)

COMPUTER DISPLAY FEATURES

Figure 3

“A”

“B”

(Mounted)

“D”

D

C

B

A

Familiarize yourself with the computer features before installation and use.

CALIBRATE

BUTTON

FLOATING DECIMAL

POINT (3 PLACE)

FACTORY CALIBRATION
INDICATOR

BATCH TOTAL OR
ACCUMULATIVE TOTAL

DISPLAY

BUTTON

FLOW INDICATOR

INFORMATION ROW

BATCH INDICATOR

TOTALS SPILL-OVER
INDICATOR
(X10 OR X100)

TOTAL INDICATOR
(BATCH & ACCUMULATIVE)

Figure 4

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