Rapid-Air CABINET REEL WITH DISPLAY KEYPAD User Manual

CABINET REEL

WITH DISPLAY KEYPAD

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

RAPID-AIR CORPORATION

4601 KISHWAUKEE ST. • ROCKFORD, IL 61109-2925

Phone: [phone] • Fax: [phone] • Web Site: www.rapidair.com

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS CABINET REEL

(Revision)

1/8/2002

INSTALLATION

1. The machine that you have just received is fully assembled and ready to be put into posi­tion. Due to shipment vibration the machine should be checked to be sure all screws and
bolts are tight and that all electrical components are in place inside cabinet. Visually in­spect the machine for damaged parts due to shipment. If the machine was damaged in ship­ment, contact the carrier first to report the damage, and then Rapid-Air.

2. Install the machine on a level surface with sufficient clearance for loading and unloading
coils.

3. The machine is completely self-contained and need only be plugged into a 20 amp, 120 volt,
60 HZ outlet. If an extension cord is used as the source to the machine, it should be a mini­mum #12 gauge wire to keep the voltage loss down and for electrical safety reasons.

See Drawing Below

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The main control unit is located behind the pushbutton cover. Below is an illustration of the
layout of the control panel. This diagram lists all the components and the approximate location
of each that could be used for troubleshooting the machine if a problem should occur. The reel
is shipped with—120 VAC (1 phase) input. Visually check all electrics before starting the reel.

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Mechanical Operating Procedure

To Load or Unload a Coil Ring

A) If your reel has a fixed center shaft go to Step - 1
B) If your reel has an adjustable center shaft go to Step - 2

Step 1:

Release and remove the outer coil retainer from the shaft. Load or unload the coil ring. Re­place and secure the outer coil retainer. The reel is now ready for production.

Step 2:

Release and remove the outer coil retainer from the shaft. If unloading, adjust the centering
arms to a position that they have released the coil. Remove the coil ring. If loading, place the
coil ring on the adjustable centering arms, adjust the centering arms until they are tight on the
coil. Replace and secure the outer coil retainer. The reel is now ready for production.

The dancer arm was designed to operate from either side of the reel. The main reason for this
was so the reel controls could be lined up on the same side as the punch controls.

To switch the dancer arm to operate on the opposite side that it is currently located on, first re­move the counter weight if equipped with one, then turn the locking knob to disengage the lock
on the dancer arm hub. Remove the dancer arm and relocate it to the other side. Turn the hub
60 degrees and insert the dancer arm into the slot. Set to desired length. Turn the locking knob
until tight on the dancer arm. Then replace counter weight, if so equipped.
Turn on the main power switch and select “LV” for loop arm vertical at “loop Type” on the
pushbuttons.
Turn off the main power switch, press and hold the “Run/Stop/Jog” button while turning the
main power switch on. The first screen you see will display the jog speed percentage.
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| JOG SPEED 23% + |
| NEXT - |
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If you want the jog speed faster then press the “Reel Speed “+ ““ pushbutton. If you want the
jog speed slower then press the “ Reel Speed “-” “ pushbutton. The jog speed is shown in per­cent of max jog speed. If the jog speed is “OK “ then push the Run/Stop/Jog button once for
next.
The next screen asks if you want to set up the sensor? As before the percent speed buttons are
used for the yes-no. Select “yes”! And then next.
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| SETUP SENSOR YES |
| NEXT NO |
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The next screen asks you to set the low set point. If the dancer arm is at “No Material
Rest” then just save the setting by pushing the Stop/Run Jog pushbutton.
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| SENSOR LOW SETPOINT |
| SAVE XXX |
|_________________________________|

The next screen is for setting the high set point. Raise the dancer arm to its upper stop
position and press the save or Stop/Run /Jog button once.

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| SENSOR HIGH SETPOINT |
| SAVE XXX |
|_________________________________|

The next screen is to set the offset of the program. Potentiometers are hard to get set from
left to right so we built in an offset. If you set the low and high range and go into run and
the reel runs for no reason then an offset has to put in. Go through the setup procedure again
and put in an offset of -3 to –5 and now the pot is zero.
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| LOW OFFSET + 0 + |
| NEXT - |
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You have now set the dancer arm limits. The next screen is to exit the setup and start work­ing
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| EXIT SETUP? YES |
| NO |
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Choose yes and next and the next screen appears .

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| SHUT OFF POWER TO |
| SAVE AND EXIT |
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The dancer arm is now ready for production running.

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DANCER ARM LOOP HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT

Eight different loop sensing arm operating positions can be selected during set-up. The mate­rial thickness determines the dancer arm rest position. Once the material is threaded up and
the dancer arm is resting on the material and the reel runs in the rest position then select a
higher number on the height adjustment until the reel stops rotating. The zero point of the
dancer arm is raised from it’s no material rest position to the current rest position angle shown
(as indicated 0-8). The dancer arm will start the material dereeling from the new rest position
selected. The function is active and can be changed in the run mode.

DANCER ARM LOOP RANGE FUNCTION

The loop range function selects the degree of arm movement to achieve maximum motor
speed selected. If a loop range of “0” was selected then the arm would only have to move ap­proximately 10 degrees to have the reel at full speed whereas if the loop range “8” was se­lected then the arm would have to move almost the full travel or approximately 90 degrees to
get to full speed. The function is active and can be changed in the run mode.

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