MBW SCS2 User Manual

OPERATOR’S SAFETY

AND SERVICE MANUAL

SCS2 & KEY
R

EADER

This manual covers the following serial numbers
and higher for each model listed:

SCS2.........................................6060007

SOIL COMPACTION SUPERVISOR 2 & KEY READER

MBW, Inc.

250 Hartford Rd • PO Box 440
Slinger, WI 53086-0440
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Website: www.mbw.com

MBW (UK) Ltd.

Units 2 & 3 Cochrane Street
Bolton BL3 6BN, England
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

MBW France S.A.R.L

Z.A. d’Outreville
11 rue Jean Baptiste Néron,
60540 BORNEL, France
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

L19035/ 04.09.E

©MBW, Inc. 2009

Printed in the USA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Noise Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Eye Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Using The Soil Compaction Supervisor . . . . 5

Power On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Inserting and Removing Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Attaching/Removing Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Monitoring Compaction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Toggling New Hole/New Lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Data Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Example of Data Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Error Lights and Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Data Location - Key vs. Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Memory Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Transferring Data From the SCS2 to the Key . . . . . . 7

Updating the Date and Time in the SCS2 . . . . . . . . . 7

Replacing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Using the USB Key Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Minimum System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Key Reader Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Starting the Key Reader Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Inserting and Removing The Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Key Reader Software Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Reading Data from the Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Erasing Data from the Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Read Data File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Data Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Updating Date and Time In the Meter . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Soil Compaction Supervisor 2 Starter Kit . . . . . . . . . 13

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

READ AND STUDY THE FOLLOWING SAFETY

INFORMATION BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO
OPERATE THIS EQUIPMENT. IN ADDITION,
ENSURE THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL WHO
OPERATES OR WORKS WITH THIS EQUIPMENT IS
FAMILIAR WITH THESE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.

Noise Protection

Wear O.S.H.A. specified hearing protection devices.

Eye Protection

Wear O.S.H.A. specified eye shields, safety glasses, and
sweat bands.

References

For details on safety rules and regulations in the United
States, contact your local Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) office. Equipment operated in other
countries must be operated and serviced in accordance and
compliance with any and all safety requirements of that
country. The publication of these safety precautions is done
for your information. MBW does not by the publication of
these precautions, imply or in any way represent that these
are the sum of all dangers present near MBW equipment. If
you are operating MBW equipment, it is your responsibility
to insure that such operation is in full accordance with all
applicable safety requirement codes. All requirements of
the United States Federal Occupational Safety and Health
Administration Act must be met when operated in areas that
are under the jurisdiction of that United States Department.

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SPECIFICATIONS

Automatic Power Off After 10 minutes of inactivity

Meter Memory Capacity 90 records

Key Memory Capacity 200 records

Key Memory Life 10 years minimum

Key Contact Life

Specifications subject to change without notice

SCS2

Batteries 4 “AA” type alkaline

Battery Life Up to 40 hours of continuous use

15,000 insertion/removal cycles

minimum

Clock Internal with 10-year battery

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INTRODUCTION

CAUTION

The Soil Compaction Supervisor 2 is a low cost, easy to use
instrument that assists with optimizing the compaction of
backfill by eliminating over and under compaction. The Soil
Compaction Supervisor 2 also provides the ability to record
compaction data for analysis and quality control.

The system consists of a portable, battery powered Soil
Compaction Supervisor 2, a disposable sensor, and a
reusable data key. In use, the sensor is placed in the bottom
of the excavation and its cable is connected to the Soil
compaction Supervisor 2. As each lift is compacted the
sensor sends a signal to the Soil Compaction Supervisor 2
which determines when the maximum compaction has been
achieved under the current conditions. When the lift has
been compacted to the optimum level, the Soil Compaction
Supervisor 2 signals the user to stop and the data for that lift
is recorded. The Soil Compaction Supervisor 2 has internal
memory, so it can record data either with or without the data
key in place. This data can later be downloaded to a
personal computer with the MBW Key Reader

The use of the SCS2 (Soil Compaction
Supervisor 2) does not, in any way lessen
the importance of following good soil re­instatement practices. Backfill soils
MUST be acceptable for specific backfill
purposes. Lift thickness MUST be con­trolled relative to soil type and capacity of
the compaction device. Soils MUST have
moisture contents in a reasonable range
relative to optimum. The compaction
equipment MUST be in good operating
condition. Failure to consistently apply
the accepted principles of good soil rein­statement can result in failure, with or
without the use of quality control instru­mentation.

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