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These op er at ing in struc tions are for:*
(* Plea se fill in per so nal ly)
Se ri al num ber:
Built in:
Date of de li very:
Num ber of de li very:
Date of com mis sio ning:
Lo ca ti on:
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Ster ling Ma te rial Pro cess ing re tains all rights to chan ge the in for ma ti on in the se
ope ra ting in struc tions at any time wit hout no ti ce.
We as su me no lia bi li ty for any er rors or di rect or in di rect da ma ge re sul ting in con text with the se ope ra ting in struc tions.
Co py ing, trans la ti on or pub li ca ti on in any form ex cept for per so nal use of pur cha -
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1. Gener al in struc tions
The se in struc tions ap ply to all per sons wit hin the ran ge of ac ti on of the equip ment.
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The se ope ra ting in struc tions are to be used by all per sons as sig ned ac ti vi ties con nec ted with the equip ment.
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Gener al in struc tions 1-1
1.1. War nings and sym bols
The fol lo wing war nings and sym bols are used in the se ope ra ting in struc tions:
This sym bol in di ca tes dan ger to life! Fa tal or se ri ous in ju ry is pos si ble if the
cor re spon ding in struc tions, re gu la tions or war nings are not ob ser ved.
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This sym bol in di ca tes that se ri ous in ju ry is pos si ble if the cor re spon ding
in struc tions, re gu la tions or war nings are not ob ser ved.
This sym bol in di ca tes that ex ten si ve da ma ge to equip ment is pos si ble if
the cor re spon ding in struc tions, re gu la tions or war nings are not ob ser ved.
This sym bol in di ca tes in for ma ti on im por tant for be co ming fa mi li ar with
the equip ment, i.e. tech ni cal cor re la tions.
This sym bol in di ca tes that a tech ni cal term is ex plai ned at this point.
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1.2. Ex pla na tions and in for ma ti on
Va ri ous terms and de sig na tions are used in the se ope ra ting in struc tions to en su re cla ri ty. The re fo re plea se note that the terms used in the text stand for the cor re spon ding ex pla na tions lis ted be low.
Equip ment
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”Equip ment” can mean an in di vi du al unit, a ma chi ne or an in stal la ti on.
Ope ra ting per son nel
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The ”ope ra ting per son nel” are per sons ope ra ting the equip ment on their own re spon si bi li ty or ac cor ding to in struc tions.
Ope ra tor
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The ”ope ra tor” of the equip ment (pro duc ti on ma na ger, fo re man, etc.) is the per son re spon si ble for
all pro duc ti on se quen ces. The ope ra tor in structs the ope ra ting per son nel of what is to be done.
Ope ra ting in struc tions
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The ”ope ra ting in struc tions” des cri be the in ter ac ti on of the equip ment, pro duc ti on se quen ces or
me thods. The ope ra ting in struc tions must be com pi led by the ope ra tor of the equip ment.
Equip ment fo re man
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When se ve ral ope ra ting per son nel work on one ma chi ne, the ”equip ment fo re man” coor di na tes
the se quen ces. The equip ment fo re man must be ap poin ted by the ope ra tor.
Trai ned per son nel
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”Trai ned per son nel” are per sons who, due to their trai ning, are aut ho ri zed to car ry out the re qui red
work.
1.3. Le gal ba sis
See “Ma nu fac tu rer’s Cer ti fi ca te” resp. “Cer ti fi ca te of Con for mi ty”.
1.4. Fields of ap pli ca tions
Ster ling sing le con vey ing units are de sig ned for use in fa ci li ties in which re qui re in de pen dent ma chi ne con vey ing sys tems. The sing le con vey ing units have been de ve lo ped for con vey ing ther mo plas tic gra nu les. A ty pi cal area of ap pli ca ti on is for pro ces sing ma chi nes and dry ing hop pers
with throughputs of up to 180 kg/h (396 lbs/hr).
1.5. No tes on usa ge
Ex pe rien ced ope ra tors can be gin di rect ly with the chap ter on “Start-up” if the unit has been pro -
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per ly in stal led.
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If the unit has not been in stal led yet, ob ser ve the in struc tions in the chap ters “Trans port, As sem bly
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and Sto ra ge” and “As sem bly In struc tions”.
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2. Sa fe ty in struc tions
The se sa fe ty in struc tions ap ply to all per sons wit hin the ran ge of ac ti on of the
equip ment.
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Plea se in form all per sons wit hin the ran ge of ac ti on of the equip ment of the
di rect and in di rect ha zards con nec ted with the equip ment.
The se ope ra ting in struc tions are to be used by all per sons as sig ned ac ti vi ties con nec ted with the equip ment.
Knowled ge of the En glish langua ge is pre re qui si te.
En su re in each case that the ope ra ting per son nel are fa mi li ar with the ope ra ting in struc tions and the functi on of the equip ment.
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2.1. For your sa fe ty
Ge ne ral
The ope ra ting per son nel of this equip ment must be at least 16 ye ars old.
Plea se read the se ope ra ting in struc tions ca re ful ly be fo re ta king into ope ra ti on for the first time.
Con tact us should que stions ari se. This avoids in ju ry and da ma ge to equip ment!
The se ope ra ting in struc tions must be kept avai la ble at all ti mes at the pla ce of ope ra ti on of the
equip ment. Im pro per ope ra ti on re sults in dan ger of ac ci dents!
Plea se note that, for rea sons of cla ri ty, not all con cei va ble ca ses re gar ding ope ra ti on or main ten an ce of the equip ment can be co ver ed in the se ope ra ting in struc tions.
Plea se ob ser ve all sa fe ty in struc tions and war nings on the equip ment. This avoids in ju ry and da ma ge to equip ment!
All work on the equip ment is to be car ried out by per sons who se qua li fi ca tions are spe ci fied in the
per tai ning chap ters of the ope ra ting in struc tions. Im pro per ope ra ti on re sults in dan ger of ac ci dents!
The pro per wor king clot hes are to be worn du ring any work on the equip ment. This avoids in ju ry!
The lo cal re gu la tions and re qui re ments per tai ning to this equip ment must be ob ser ved.
Dis con nect elec tri cal com po nents from the mains supp ly be fo re work is car ried out on the se com po nents Cau ti on: Dan ger to life through elec tri cal shock!
Com pi le de tai led ope ra ting in struc tions ba sed on the se Ope ra ting in struc tions for the se quen ce
of pro ce du res to be car ried out on this equip ment. Im pro per ope ra ti on re sults in dan ger of ac ci dents!
Plea se note that sound le vels ex cee ding 85 db(A) may in the long term da ma ge your he alth. Use
the ap pro pria te ear muffs. This avoids im pair ment of hea ring!
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As sem bly
Com pa re the con nec ted lo ads with tho se of the mains supp ly. Dan ger of in ju ry through elec tri cal
shock!
When using lif ting gear, plea se ob ser ve the per tai ning re gu la tions. Cau ti on: Dan ger of ac ci dents!
Do not mo di fy, add ot her equip ment or chan ge the de sign of the equip ment wit hout the ap pro val
of the ma nu fac tu rer. Cau ti on: Dan ger of ac ci dents!
At tach ments not supp lied by Ster ling must be ma nu fac tur ed in ac cor dan ce with sa fe ty re gu la ti on
EN 294. Dan ger of ac ci dents!
The equip ment may only be ope ra ted when all the as so cia ted com po nents are pro per ly con nec ted up and in ac cor dan ce with the re le vant re gu la tions. This avoids in ju ry and da ma ge to equip ment!
Ope ra te the de vi ce only if all its com po nents are groun ded. Dan ger: ac ci dent through elec tri cal
shock!
So lid par ti cles and dust must be se pa ra ted be fo re en try to the va cu um ge ne ra tor. This avoids da ma ge to equip ment!
If PVC ho ses are used for con vey ing, they must be groun ded. This avoids in ju ry and da ma ge to
equip ment!
An acous tic co ver should be in stal led when va cu um ge ne ra tors are lo ca ted in work rooms. This
avoids im pair ment of hea ring!
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Ope ra ti on
Ap point an equip ment fo re man to be re spon si ble for the equip ment.
En su re that the ope ra ting per son nel are pro vi ded de tai led in struc ti on in the ope ra ti on of the
equip ment. Im pro per ope ra ti on re sults in dan ger of ac ci dents!
When the main switch is swit ched off for rea sons per tai ning to sa fe ty, it must be se cu red against
un aut ho ri zed ac ti vat ion. Cau ti on: Dan ger of ac ci dents!
Re pair work may be car ried out by trai ned per son nel only. Cau ti on: Dan ger of ac ci dents!
Ne ver ope ra te the equip ment when parti al ly dis mant led! Dan ger! Limbs may be caught in ma chi ne ry! Elec tric shock!
In case of mal functi on, shut down the equip ment im me di ate ly. Have mal functions cor rec ted im me di ate ly. Dan ger of ac ci dents!
The equip ment is in ten ded only for con vey ing gra nu la ted plas tics and re grinds. Any ot her or ad di tio nal use is con tra ry to spe ci fi ca tions.
This equip ment is not suit ab le for food pro ces sing.
The sa fe ty in struc tions of the con nec ted ma chi nes must be fol lo wed.
Ex plo si ve ga ses and mix tu res of gas and air must not be con vey ed. Dan ger of ex plo si on! Avoids
in ju ry or da ma ge to equip ment!
Main ten an ce
Be fo re star ting main ten an ce work, ap point a su per vi sor.
In form the re spon si ble per son nel be fo re main ten an ce work on the sys tem is start ed. Cau ti on:
Dan ger of ac ci dents!
Dis con nect the equip ment from mains supp ly be fo re star ting main ten an ce pro ce du res to en su re
that it can not be swit ched on un in ten tio nal ly. Cau ti on: Dan ger of ac ci dents!
All pi pes, ho ses and scre wed con nec tions should be che cked re gu lar ly for le aks and da ma ge.
Any faults which ari se should be cor rec ted im me di ate ly. Dan ger of ac ci dents!
De pres su ri se all com pres sed air pi ping be fo re star ting main ten an ce work. Dan ger of ac ci dents!
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2.2. For the ope ra ting sa fe ty of the equip ment
Ne ver chan ge set tings if the con se quen ces are not pre ci se ly known.
Use only ori gi nal Ster ling spa re parts.
Plea se ob ser ve the main ten an ce sche du le.
Keep re cord of all main ten an ce and re pair work.
Plea se note that elec tro nic com po nents may be da ma ged by sta tic disch ar ge.
Check all elec tri cal con nec tions for pro per fit be fo re the equip ment is ta ken into ope ra ti on for the
first time and at re gu lar in ter vals.
Plea se en su re that the per mit ted ope ra ti on tem pe ra tu re lies bet ween 0 °C and +45 °C
(32 to +113 °F).
Plea se en su re that the per mit ted sto ra ge tem pe ra tu re lies bet ween -25 °C and +55 °C
(-13 to +131 °F).
Note down all data which you have en te red into the con trol sys tem.
Plea se en su re that all plugs are cor rect ly plug ged in.
The ope ra ting in struc tions of the con nec ted ma chi nes must be fol lo wed.
Ope ra te the de vi ce only if all its com po nents are groun ded.
Ne ver ad just sen sors wit hout ex act knowled ge of their functi on.
Plea se note that a com pres sed air supp ly is re qui red for the ope ra ti on of the unit (only SSE-2 with
ac ti ve clea ning, op tio nal).
Ne ver set a hig her ope ra ting pres su re than 6 bar for the hop per loa ders (sys tem over pres su re,
only SSE-2 with ac ti ve clea ning, op tio nal).
Align the suc ti on tu bes cor rect ly.
The unit should be in stal led in such a way that the out let flap os cil la tes at right an gles to the mo ving di rec ti on of the equip ment.
The load-bea ring ca pa ci ty of the ma chi ne flan ge should be ad he red to.
Plea se ob ser ve that a le vel in di ca tor is re qui red when con vey ing from gra nu la tors.
Ob ser ve that the ma xi mum con vey ing ca pa ci ty is up to 180 kg/hr (390 lbs/hr) at 100% ope ra ting
time.
Ob ser ve that the ty pi cal con vey ing ca pa ci ty is up to 90 kg/hr (195 lbs/hr) at 50 % ope ra ting time.
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3. Put ting into ope ra ti on
This chap ter is in ten ded for ope ra ting per son nel.
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Pre re qui si te for this chap ter is ge ne ral knowled ge of the ope ra ti on of con vey ing sys tems.
Also pre re qui si te for this chap ter is that the functio nal des crip ti on has been
read and un ders tood.
En su re in each case that the ope ra ting per son nel are suf fi cient ly in form ed.
Make sure the plas tic stop per has been re mo ved from the ma te ri al in let
nozzle.
Make sure the ad he si ve tape has been re mo ved from the exit flap.
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Put ting into ope ra ti on 3-1
3.1. Chec king the pipe sys tem
Re mo ve the fle xi ble hose from the con nec ted ma te ri al ta keup.
Clo se the open end of the hose with your hand.
Con nect the unit to mains supp ly by the de vi ce plug.
If the tur bi ne is ope ra ting, your hand must feel the suc ti on wit hin few se conds.
If you don’t feel the va cu um it me ans that the pipe sys tem is not tight.
Check the pipe sys tem and seal any un tight points you may have iden ti fied.
Re con nect the con vey ing hose.
Dis con nect the unit from mains supp ly by the de vi ce plug.
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Put ting into ope ra ti on 3-2
3.2. Ad ju sting the suc ti on pi pes
The suc ti on pi pes have to be ad jus ted ex act ly to en su re trou ble free ope ra ti on.
1. Set the suc ti on pi pes to their home po si ti on.
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2. Start a con vey ing ope ra ti on.
Con nect the unit to mains supp ly by the de vi ce plug.
3. Ob ser ve the fle xi ble hose at the suc ti on pipe.
The fle xi ble hose must not show any pul sa ting mo ve ment.
4. Ob ser ve the fle xi ble hose at the se pa ra tor.
The con vey ing hose must only move du ring in-feed.
If the con di tions (points 3 + 4) are not met:
Pull the in ner pipe furt her out of the ou ter pipe un til the re is no more jer ky con vey an ce.
If the con di tions (points 3 + 4) are met:
Push the in ner pipe slowly into the ou ter pipe un til pul sa ting of the fle xi ble hose or shock con vey an ce oc curs.
Now pull the in ner pipe slight ly back again un til the hose stop pul sa ting.
At home po si ti on the in ner pipe of the suc ti on pipe pro tru des about
120-160 mm (4.75" - 6.25") from the ou ter pipe at the top end.
Se lect a set ting bet ween the two pi pes to en su re that enough air can flow into the ma te ri al pipe.
Once you have rea ched a sa tis fac to ry con vey ing re sult turn the wing screw at the suc ti on pipe
tight.
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Put ting into ope ra ti on 3-3
3.3. Set ting the con trol ler
The fil ling ca pa ci ty of the hop per loa der may not ex ceed the ma te ri al in let.
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Set ting the con vey ing time
Press the “ar row key”.
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The con vey ing ca pa ci ty is too highlow (the se pa ra tor is over crowded):
Re du ce the con vey ing time.
The set ting is in de pen dent of the con vey ing line and the ma te ri al to be
con vey ed.
It is only pos si ble to set the con vey ing time/line cle ar time when the unit is
not con vey ing any ma te ri al.
The con vey ing time which was last se lec ted ap pe ars in the dis play.
1-99 se conds may be set for the con vey ing time.
The con vey ing ca pa ci ty is too low:
In crea se the con vey ing time.
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Put ting into ope ra ti on 3-4
Set ting the line cle ar time
Press the “chan ge-over” key and
then the “ar row key”.
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The line cle ar time which was last se lec ted ap pe ars in the dis play.
0-99 se conds may be set for the line cle ar time.
If no line cle ar val ve has been in stal led en ter “0".
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3.4. In iti al con vey ing ope ra tions
Me tal sha vings may be in si de the pipe from cut ting down pi pes into lengths. The se are pul led du ring the first con vey ing pro cess and col lec ted in the se pa ra tor.
This ma te ri al should not be used again.
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3.5. Swit ching off the unit
Dis con nect the unit from mains supp ly by the de vi ce plug.
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Put ting into ope ra ti on 3-5
4. Er ror and er ror cor rec ti on
This chap ter is in ten ded for the ope ra ting per son nel of the equip ment.
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Pre re qui si te for this chap ter is ge ne ral knowled ge of the ope ra ti on of con vey ing sys tems
The “Start-up” des crip ti on must have been read and un ders tood.
En su re in each case that the ope ra ting per son nel are suf fi cient ly in form ed.
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Er ror and er ror cor rec ti on 4-1
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If a dis tur ban ce oc curs in the unit, an alarm mes sa ge will be is su ed (op ti on, only if the alarm in di ca ting de vi ce has been ac ti vat ed).
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An “E” ap pe ars in the dis play and an er ror num ber.
The alarm in di ca ting de vi ce (sig nal si ren, horn) re acts.
The con trol sys tem can only res tart ope ra ti on when the mal functi on has
been cor rec ted.
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Press the “ack nowled ge ment key”.
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The fol lo wing er ror mes sa ges can be dis play ed:
The cau se of the mal functi on will not be cor rec ted by pres sing the “ack nowled ge ment key”.
“E1"
The alarm mes sa ge “E1" is dis play ed when no ma te ri al has been con vey ed du ring 3 con se cu ti ve
con vey ing cy cles.
Check that suf fi cient ma te ri al is being con vey ed.
Check that the flap switch is set cor rect ly.
When the mal functi on has been cor rec ted press the key.
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“E2"
If the con trol sys tem be comes too hot dur ing op er a tion (>70°C, 158°F) the “E2" alarm mes sage is
dis played and the unit is switched off.
En su re that the con trol sys tem is suf fi cient coo led.
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The unit starts au to ma ti cal ly af ter the coo ling down pha se.
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Er ror and er ror cor rec ti on 4-3
5. Ma in ten an ce
This chap ter is in ten ded for per sons with skills in elec tri cal and me cha ni cal
are as due to their trai ning, ex pe rien ce and re cei ved in struc tions.
Per son nel using the in struc tions in this chap ter must be in struc ted of the re gu la tions for the pre ven ti on of ac ci dents, the ope ra ting con di tions and sa fe ty
re gu la tions and their im ple men ta ti on.
En su re in each case that the per son nel are in form ed.
For main ten an ce work ta king pla ce at heights of over ap prox. 6 feet, use only
lad ders or si mi lar equip ment and wor king plat forms in ten ded for this pur po se. At grea ter heights, the pro per equip ment for pro tec ti on against fal ling
must be worn.
Use only suit ab le lif ting gear which is in pro per wor king or der and load sus pen si on de vi ces with suf fi cient car ry ing ca pa ci ty. Do not stand or work un der
sus pen ded lo ads!
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En su re that the elec tric mo tors/switch ca bi nets are suf fi cient ly pro tec ted
against moi stu re.
Use only suit ab le work shop equip ment.
Be fo re star ting main ten an ce work, ap point a su per vi sor.
In form the re spon si ble per son nel be fo re main ten an ce work on the sys tem is
start ed.
Ne ver ope ra te the equip ment when parti al ly dis mant led.
All main ten an ce and re pair work not des cri bed in this chap ter may only be
car ried out by Ster ling ser vi ce per son nel or aut ho ri zed per son nel (ap poin ted
by Ster ling).
Dis con nect the equip ment from mains supp ly be fo re star ting main ten an ce pro ce du res to en su re that it can not be swit ched on un in ten tio nal ly.
De pres su ri ze all sys tem sec tions of the equip ment be fo re car ry ing out
any re pair work.
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Ma in ten an ce 5-1
Plea se ob ser ve the main ten an ce in ter vals.
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Be fo re star ting main ten an ce work, cle an the equip ment of oil, fuel or lu bri cants.
En su re that ma te ri als and in ci den tals re qui red for ope ra ti on as well as
spa re parts are dis po sed of pro per ly and in an en vi ron men tal ly sound
man ner.
Use only ori gi nal Ster ling spa re parts.
Keep re cord of all main ten an ce and re pair pro ce du res.
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Ma in ten an ce 5-2
5.1. Main ten an ce in ter vals
Dai ly: Check war ning signs on equip ment for good
le gi bi li ty and com ple te ness
Cle an the sie ve / fil ter (= units with ac ti ve clea ning):
Use com pres sed air to blow through the sie ve / fil ter
(ac cor ding to the ac cu mu la ti on of dust)
Month ly:Check functi on of the de vi ce plug
Every 6 months:Check all elec tri cal and me cha ni cal con nec tions for tight fit
Check set ting of the le vel sen sor (if pre sent, op tio nal)
Re pla ce the sie ve / fil ter (= units with ac ti ve clea ning)
(ac cor ding to the ac cu mu la ti on of dust)
An nu al ly:Re pla ce out let val ve sea ling.
Ad just val ve switch
Af ter 1000
ope ra ting hours:Re pla ce car bon brus hes
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The gi ven main ten an ce in ter vals are aver age va lu es.
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5.2. Ser vi cing the con vey or
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Dis as sem bly the unit.
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Check whet her in your in di vi du al case the main ten an ce in ter vals must be
shor te ned.
Dis con nect the unit from mains supp ly by the de vi ce plug.
De pres su ri ze all sys tem sec tions of the equip ment (only units with ac ti ve
clea ning).
Ma in ten an ce 5-3
5.2.1. Chan ging the sea ling ring of the out let flap
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B
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B
Open the tog gle-type fa ste ners (A) and
the flap (B) of the hop per loa der.
Draw the old sea ling ring (C) off the
nozzle of the ma te ri al out let.
In stall the new sea ling ring (C).
Ob ser ve the di rec ti on of in stal la ti on (C).
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In stal la ti on sea ling ring
Clo se the flap (B) and the tog gle-type fa ste ners (A).
In stall the hop per loa der.
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Or der num ber sea ling ring “ma te ri al out let”: ID 29258
Ma in ten an ce 5-4
5.2.2. Ad ju sting the flap switch
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C B AC B A
Re mo ve the con nec ting plug “flap switch”
from the con nec ti on hou sing of the hop per.
Con nect an ohm me ter to PINS 2 and 3 of
the con nec ting plug “flap switch”.
Re lea se the nuts (A) of the flap switch (B)
un til the sup port can be dis pla ced.
Open the out let flap (C) so far that the front
tip of the out let flap is ap prox. 30 mm (1.2")
away from the sea ling sur fa ce.
Dis pla ce the flap switch (B) un til the con tact of the mag net switch is clo sed.
Tighten the nuts (A) of the flap switch.
Check the ad just ment:
In case of free han ging out let flap (emp ty
hop per loa der) the con tact of the mag net
switch must be clo sed.
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Out let flap
If the out let flap can not be pro per ly ad jus ted, re pla ce the flap switch or the out let flap with mag net.
In stall the hop per.
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Or der num bers
switch with plug:ID 29570
out let flap with mag net:ID 28647
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Ma in ten an ce 5-5
5.2.3. Clea ning the unit
Open the ten si on ring.
Fold the tur bi ne head up wards.
Re mo ve the sie ve.
Cle an the sie ve by me ans of com pres sed-air.
Cle an the hop per loa der by me ans of a va cu um clea ner.
Mount the sie ve. Pay at ten ti on for pro per fit.
Mount the tur bi ne head.
Mount the ten si on ring.
or op tio nal, ac ti ve clea ning
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Open the ten si on ring.
Fold the tur bi ne head up wards.
Re mo ve the fil ter.
Cle an the fil ter by me ans of com pres sed-air.
Cle an the hop per loa der by me ans of a va cu um clea ner.
Mount the fil ter. Pay at ten ti on for pro per fit.
Mount the tur bi ne head.
Mount the ten si on ring.
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Or der num ber
sie ve with sea ling ring:ID 35014
fil ter with sealing:ID 37755
Ma in ten an ce 5-6
Open the tog gle-type fa ste ners (A) and
A
B
A
B
C DC D
the flap (B) of the hop per loa der.
Check the fil ter cloth (C) and the wire cloth
(D) for ma te ri al re si due. Cle an the fil ter by
me ans of com pres sed air.
Clo se the flap (B) and the tog gle-type fa ste ners (A) on the flap of the hop per loa der.
In stall the unit.
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Or der num bers
Fil ter cloth:ID 28626
Wire cloth:ID 23091
Ma in ten an ce 5-7
5.3. Re pla cing car bon brus hes at tur bi ne
B
A
D
C
This work must be car ried out by qua li fied per son nel only.
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Dis as sem bly the unit.
Re mo ve the screws (A) at the lid.
Re mo ve the lid (B).
Re mo ve the lat chet ca re ful ly from the
brush hol der (C).
Re mo ve the co ver (D).
Loo sen the brush hol der lock.
Pull out the brush hol der.
In stal la ti on
Push the lat chet with the con nec ting line
on to the new brush hol der.
Dis con nect the unit from mains supp ly by the de vi ce plug be fo re you be gin
with works on the con trol ler. Dan ger to life!
De pres su ri ze all sys tem sec tions of the equip ment (only units with ac ti ve
clea ning).
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Mount the brush hol der.
Plea se be ca re ful with the lat chet con nec ting line.
Mount the co ver.
Mount the lid.
Mount the screws at the lid.
In stall the unit.
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Ma in ten an ce 5-8
Ob ser ve that no ca bles will be squee zed.
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Car bon brus hes can be re pla ced twi ce.
Af ter that the tur bi ne has to be com ple te ly re pla ced.
Or der num bers
Tur bi ne (230 V, 800 W):ID 85629
Car bon brus hes (swit ching off):ID 85628
Tur bi ne (110 V, 800 W):ID 85844
Car bon brus hes (swit ching off):ID 84716
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6. Functio nal des crip ti on
This functio nal des crip ti on is in ten ded for all ope ra ting per son nel of the
equip ment.
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Pre re qui si te for this functio nal des crip ti on is ge ne ral knowled ge of con vey ing sys tems.
En su re in each case that the ope ra ting per son nel are suf fi cient ly in form ed.
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Functio nal des crip ti on 6-1
6.1. Ge ne ral
The sing le con vey or unit functions ac cor ding to the prin ci ple of suc ti on con vey an ce.
A high-per for man ce tur bi ne, moun ted per ma nent ly on the de vi ce, pro vi des for the
va cu um that is re qui red to con vey the ma te ri al into the se pa ra tor.
In the se pa ra tor the ma te ri al is se pa ra ted
from air. Af ter the con vey ing time is fi nis hed the tur bi ne is swit ched off and the ma te ri al emp tied into the ma te ri al in ter me di ate hop per. If the fil ling le vel re mains be low
the out let flap of the sing le con vey or unit, a
star ting pul se is trig ge red and sent to the
con trol ler.
The fil ter will be clea ned (pas si ve clea ning)
or blo wed off using com pres sed-air (op tio nal, ac ti ve clea ning). Then the con vey an ce
is res tar ted. This pro cess re pe ats so of ten
un til the ma te ri al in ter me di ate hop per is fil led. Af ter wards the con vey an ce is stop ped
un til a new star ting pul se is trig ge red and
sent to the con trol ler.
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Functio nal des crip ti on 6-2
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6.2. Con trol ler
The con trol sys tem is moun ted on the se pa ra tor lid.
The set ting for the con vey ing time and the line cle ar time are made via the keys (A1: “chan ge-over” key, A2: “ar row key”) on the front of the con trol sys tem. The va lu es which have been set
will be dis play ed on the dis play (B). The va lu es which have been set are main tai ned af ter the ma chi ne has been shut off.
3 LEDs in di ca te the re spec ti ve mo des of ope ra ti on: clea ning (C), con vey ing (D), line clea ring (E).
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The con vey ing time can be set from 1 to 99 se conds.
The line cle ar time can be set from 0 to 99 se conds.
The clea ring time con sists of 2 se conds.
The emp ty ing time con sists of 8 se conds.
When the unit is swit ched on all LEDs blink and the soft wa re ver si on is
dis play ed.
C
D
E
B
A1 A2
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Con trol ler
Functio nal des crip ti on 6-3
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Op tio nal:
If a ma te ri al clea ring val ve has been in stal led re si du es of flo wing ma te ri al will be clea ned from the
con vey ing line du ring the line cle ar time.
If a dis tur ban ce oc curs in the unit, an alarm mes sa ge will be is su ed (only if the alarm in di ca ting de vi ce has been ac ti vat ed).
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An “E” ap pe ars in the dis play and an er ror num ber.
The alarm in di ca ting de vi ce (sig nal si ren, horn) re acts.
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Functio nal des crip ti on 6-4
7. Tran sport, As sem bly and Sto ra ge
This chap ter is in ten ded for all ope ra ting per son nel of the equip ment.
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Per son nel using the se in struc tions must be in struc ted in the re gu la tions for
the pre ven ti on of ac ci dents, the ope ra ting con di tions and sa fe ty re gu la tions
and their im ple men ta ti on.
En su re in each case that the ope ra ting per son nel are suf fi cient ly in form ed.
Plea se in form all per sons wit hin the ran ge of ac ti on of the equip ment of the
di rect and in di rect ha zards con nec ted with the equip ment.
Plea se ob ser ve all sa fe ty re gu la tions for the ope ra ti on of lif ting equip ment.
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Tran sport, As sem bly and Sto ra ge 7-1
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7.1. Tran sport and Pac king
Plea se en su re ade qua te car ry ing ca pa ci ty of the lif ting equip ment.
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The equip ment pass a ri go rous ope ra ting test in the fac to ry and are pa cked ca re ful ly to avoid
trans port da ma ge.
Plea se check pac king on de li very for trans port da ma ge.
The in let and disch ar ge flan ges are sea led with plugs, so that no dirt can en ter du ring trans port.
Plugs must be re mo ved be fo re as sem bly.
Pac king ma te ri als should be dis po sed of ac cor ding to en vi ron men tal laws or reu sed.
Only use for trans port of the equip ment a suit ab le lif ting de vi ce (e. g. a fork lift truck or a work shop
cra ne).
Trans port must be shock-proo fed and free from vi brat ions.
7.2. As sem bly
Plea se en su re ade qua te car ry ing ca pa ci ty of the lif ting equip ment.
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7.3. Sto ra ge
The con trol sys tem may only be sto red at tem pe ra tu res from -25 to +55°C (-13 to +131 °F).
Bet ween de li very and ma chi ne com mis sio ning the equip ment should be sto red in a dry, dust-free
and vi brat ion-free room.
Check the car ry ing ca pa ci ty of the point of in stal la ti on, par ti cu lar ly if in stal led
on a plat form.
The pla ce se lec ted for in stal la ti on should be as free of vi brat ions as pos si ble.
The main switch must be free ly ac ces si ble.
Ground the equip ment against elec tro sta tic char ging.
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Tran sport, As sem bly and Sto ra ge 7-2
8. As sem bly in struc tions
The se in stal la ti on in struc tions are in ten ded for per sons with skills in elec tri cal and me cha ni cal are as due to their trai ning, ex pe rien ce and re cei ved in -
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struc tions.
Per son nel using the se in stal la ti on in struc tions must be in struc ted in the re gu la tions for the pre ven ti on of ac ci dents, the ope ra ting con di tions and sa fe ty
re gu la tions and their im ple men ta ti on.
En su re in each case that the per son nel are in form ed.
The in stal la ti on in struc tions pro vi ded in the cor re spon ding ope ra ting in struc tions ap ply for all con nec ted equip ment.
Plea se ob ser ve all sa fe ty re gu la tions for the ope ra ti on of lif ting gear.
All in stal la ti on work must be car ried out with the equip ment dis con nec ted
from elec tri cal po wer an com pres sed air supp ly.
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For in stal la ti on work ta king pla ce at heights of over ap prox. 6 feet, use
only lad ders or si mi lar equip ment and wor king plat forms in ten ded for this
pur po se. At grea ter heights, the pro per equip ment for pro tec ti on against
fal ling must be worn.
Use only suit ab le lif ting gear which is in pro per wor king or der and load
sus pen si on de vi ces with suf fi cient car ry ing ca pa ci ty. Do not stand or
work un der sus pen ded lo ads!
Use only suit ab le work shop equip ment.
In stall the equip ment such that all parts are ea si ly ac ces si ble; this fa ci li ta tes main ten an ce and re pair work.
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As sem bly in struc tions 8-1
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8.1. As sem bly
The sing le con vey or unit is in sen si ti ve to shocks and can be moun ted di rect ly onto the pro ces sing
ma chi ne, on a ma chi ne hop per, a dry ing hop per or a do sing and blen ding unit.
The equip ment is de li ver ed as a com ple te as sem bly.
Un pack the equip ment.
Re mo ve the plas tic stop per (A) from the ma te ri al in let nozzle.
Open the flap (B) and re mo ve the ad he si ve tape from the exit flap.
The con trol ler must be free ly ac ces si ble.
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A
B
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As sem bly in struc tions 8-2
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Moun ting on fi xed ma chi ne thro ats or in ter me di ate con tai ners is done by me ans of strap re tai ners.
Plea se check du ring as sem bly that the ad mis si ble bea ring lo ads are not ex cee ded.
Mount the con vey or in such a way that the out let flap swings in a right an gle to the di rec ti on of ma chi ne mo ve ment.
Plea se check that all con nec ting points are tight to en su re that the con vey ing per for man ce is not
im pai red.
As sem bly
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As sem bly in struc tions 8-3
8.2. Moun ting on the pro ces sing ma chi ne
A ma te ri al hop per VT 1,0 is re qui red:
Mount the material hop per onto the flan ge of the pro ces sing ma chi ne.
Mount the unit onto the ma te ri al hop per.
Ob ser ve the bea ring ca pa ci ty of the ma chi ne flan ge.
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8.3. Moun ting onto a ma chi ne hop per
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VT 1,0
A wel ding flan ge EF 190 is re qui red:
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Weld the wel ding flan ge into the ma chi ne hop per lid.
Mount the unit onto the flan ge.
Plea se ob ser ve all sa fe ty re gu la tions for the ope ra ti on of wel ding equip ments.
Al ways wear a sa fe ty gog gle.
EF 190
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As sem bly in struc tions 8-4
8.4. Moun ting onto mi xing hop pers with la te ral in let
A ma te ri al hop per VT 1,0 is re qui red:
Mount the ma te ri al hop per onto the swan-neck of the
mi xing hop per.
Mount the unit onto the in ter me di ate hop per.
Ob ser ve the bea ring ca pa ci ty of the ma chi ne flan ge.
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VT 1,0
8.5. Moun ting onto do sing sta ti on DT 30
A do sing hop per DT 30 (320 mm high) is re qui red:
Mount the do sing hop per di rect ly onto the do sing con tai ner of the do sing sta ti on DT 30.
Mount the unit onto the do sing hop per.
Ob ser ve the bea ring ca pa ci ty of the ma chi ne flan ge.
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DT 30
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As sem bly in struc tions 8-5
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8.6. Mate ri al feed
Suc ti on pi pes type MV may be til ted by ap prox. 45 de grees in eit her di rec ti on to the ver ti cal. Ad di tio nal fas te ning is not re qui red.
When con vey ing from the bot tom of sto ra ge con tai ners (si los), a suc ti on box with 1-3 suc ti on pi pes is re qui red.
The con nec ti on of the suc ti on pi pes must be car ried out with a pie ce of fle xi ble line to pro vi de suf fi cient mo ve ment.
Plea se ob ser ve that the length of the hose should not ex ceed 3 me ters (10 feet). Push the free
pipe end into the fle xi ble line to a depth of ap prox. 4-5 cm (1.5" - 2"). Con nect both parts by me ans
of a hose clamp.
8.7. Moun ting the suc ti on pipe MV
The suc ti on pipe con sists of an in ner pipe (A) and an ou ter pipe (B) which can be off set against
each ot her.
Con nect the in ner pipe with the straight end to a fle xi ble hose:
Push the free pipe end into the fle xi ble line to a depth of ap prox. 4-5 cm (1.5" - 2").
Con nect both parts by me ans of a hose clamp.
Plea se ob ser ve that the length of the hose should not ex ceed 3 me ters (10 feet).
Plea se check that the ou ter pipe is not co ver ed as it pro vi des for un hin de red ac cess of am bient
air.
When con vey ing from si los, ma te ri al hop pers and sto ra ge con tai ners, a
suc ti on box with 1-3 suc ti on pi pes is re qui red.
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B A
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As sem bly in struc tions 8-6
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8.8. Pi pe work
If PVC ho ses are used for con vey ing, they must be groun ded: draw out the cop per lead on both
ends of the hose and jam it bet ween hose and tube. For fas te ning, use threa ded clamps.
8.9. Elec tri cal con nec ti on
The re gu la tions of the lo cal Elec tri ci ty Board must be ob ser ved.
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The ope ra ting vol ta ge is 230 V/50 Hz.
Spe ci al vol ta ges on re quest.
The con nec ted load is ap prox. 800 W.
The equip ment is con nec ted to mains supp ly by a de vi ce plug.
Se pa ra te fuse pro tec ti on of the wall so cket is re qui red (max. 16 A).
Be fo re con nec ti on to the elec tri ci ty supp ly, it should be en su red that the
supp ly vol ta ge and the po wer fre quen cy are in ac cor dan ce with the data on
the name pla te of the ma chi ne.
The elec tri cal con nec ti on may only be car ried out by Ster ling ser vi ce staff or
trai ned per son nel aut ho ri sed by Ster ling.
It is not per mit ted for ot her per sons to un der ta ke the elec tri cal con nec ti on.
The main switch must be free ly ac ces si ble.
Ground the equip ment against elec tro sta tic char ging.
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As sem bly in struc tions 8-7
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B A
8.9.1. In stal la ti on of the “flap switch” sig nal line
In sert the ap pli an ce plug of the “flap switch” sig nal line into the “flap switch” con nec tor (A) on the
lo wer side of the con trol ler.
8.9.2. In stal la ti on of the sig nal line of the SKW (op tio nal)
In sert the ap pli an ce plug of the "SKW (= Two Com po nent Pro por tio ning Val ve)” sig nal line into the
“SKW” con nec tor (B) on the lo wer side of the con trol ler.
Lo wer side of the controller
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As sem bly in struc tions 8-8
8.9.3. In stal la ti on of the alarm in di ca ting de vi ce (op tio nal)
This work must be car ried out by qua li fied per son nel only.
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Ter mi nals:
X2 = Po wer supp ly
X4 = Blo wer
X5 = Clea ning
X6 = Clea ring
X9 = Alarm
Dis con nect the unit from mains supp ly by the de vi ce plug be fo re you be gin
with works on the con trol ler. Dan ger to life!
The con nec ti on is po ten ti al-free and ra ted for no more
than 100 VA.
An ad di tio nal alarm in di ca ting de vi ce (e.g. horn, sig nal light) can be con nec ted.
You need an “ack nowled ge ment key” for 24 V (e.g. by Rafi Com pa ny).
X3 = PE
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X5 = Flap switch
X6 = ack nowled ge ment key
As sem bly in struc tions 8-9
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8.10. Com pres sed-air supp ly (only SSE-2 with ac ti ve clea ning)
For ope ra ting the clea ning de vi ce, a com pres sed-air supp ly is ne ces sa ry.
Check com pres sed-air pi ping for cor rect in stal la ti on and as sem bly.
Check fit tings, length and qua li ty of the hose con nec tions for agree ment with re qui re ments.
The ope ra ting pres su re is 5-6 bar (72-87 PSI) (sys tem over pres su re).
Check the com pres sed-air supp lied by the plant’s supp ly net work.
Ad just com pres sed-air pres su re to 5-6 bar (72-87 PSI) (sys tem over pres su re).
Con nect the unit to the plant’s supp ly net work by me ans of a hose.
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8.11. In stal ling the ac ces so ries
De pres su ri ze com pres sed-air supp ly li nes which must be ope ned.
Com pres sed air must be de wa te red, dust free and oil free.
In stall a main ten an ce unit if re qui red.
Ad just pres su re to a max. va lue of 6 bar (87 PSI) (sys tem over pres su re).
See chap ter “Ac ces so ries”.
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As sem bly in struc tions 8-10
9. Tech ni cal data
The se in struc tions ap ply to all per sons wit hin the ran ge of ac ti on of the equip ment.
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The se ope ra ting in struc tions are to be used by all per sons as sig ned ac ti vi ties con nec ted with the equip ment.
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Tech ni cal data 9-1
SSE-2
SSE-2
Ba sic Ver si on
• In te gra ted con trol with:
- LED-dis play
- in di ca ti on of the re spec ti ve mo des of ope ra ti on
- ad jus tab le con vey ing time
- ad jus tab le line clea ring time
- two com po nent val ve out put
• In te gra ted va cu um pump
• In te gra ted fil ter-sie ve
• Parts co ming in con tact with ma te ri al are made of stain less steel
• Simp le moun ting to do sing and blen ding units due to com pact and weight sa ving de sign
Op tio nal Fea tu res
• In te gra ted fil ter with au to ma tic clea ning
• Alarm in di ca ting de vi ce
- dis play of er ror codes
- alarm out put
- au to ma tic shut-down with lack of ma te ri al
• Le vel sen sor in put when in use with gra nu la tors
-au to ma tic clea ring pre vents over char ging of the gra nu la tor
• Ma te ri al clea ring val ve
Per for man ce
• Con vey ing ca pa ci ty max. up to 180 kg/hr (390 lbs/hr) at 100 % ope ra ting time
• Hop per loa der ca pa ci ty: ca. 2 l (.07 cu. ft.)
• Con nec ted load: 230 V, AC, N, PE, 50/60 Hz, 0,8 kW; 110 V, AC, N, 60 Hz
• Ma te rial tem per a ture max. 80 °C (176°F)
• Noi se le vel max. ap prox. 80 db(A)
• Weight ap prox. 10 kg (22 lbs.)
• Air con sump ti on (only with ac ti ve clea ning): max. 10 l at 6 bar / per clea ning cy cle (.35 cu. ft. at
87 PSI)
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Tech ni cal data 9-2
Di men si on Sheet
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Di men sions and data wit hout ob li ga ti on. Di men sions in mm. Spe ci fi ca tions may be sub ject to al te ra tions.
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Tech ni cal data 9-3
10. Spa re parts list
This spa re parts list is in ten ded to be used only by trai ned per son nel.
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Ot her per sons are not per mit ted to mo di fy or re pair the equip ment.
Wear Code:
A = Wea ring part, fast used up
B = Wea ring part
C = Spa re part, sto re kee ping for 1 year
D = Spa re part, sto re kee ping for 2 ye ars
E = Spa re part, sto re kee ping for more than 2 ye ars
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Spa re parts list 10-1
SSE-2, 230 V, 50 Hz / 110 V, 60 Hz
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Spa re parts list 10-2
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10.1. SSE-2, 230 V, 50 Hz
Pos.Or der no.De sig na ti onWear Code
137767Tur bi ne head com ple te, with tur bi ne
and controller
237765Co vering cap
318491Sieve
434197Iso la ti on
537768Support
685629Tur bi ne (800 W)D
85628Car bon brus hes (swit ching off)B
724679Iso lation
826384Fil ter round
937764Tur bi ne lo wer part
98194Ca ble bushing
1083098Controller
1135014Sie ve with sea ling ringA
1228626Fil ter clothC
1323091Wire clothC
1428625Sea lingC
1529258Sea ling ringA
1628647Out let flap with mag net
1728839Flap switch with plug C
26462Co ve ringC
1837761Separator
1985481Ten si on ring
29299Sea ling ringB
26451Lock
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Spa re parts list 10-3
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10.2. SSE-2, 110 V, 60 Hz
Pos.Or der no.De sig na ti onWear Code
137777Tur bi ne head com ple te, with tur bi ne
and con trol ler
237765Co ve ring cap
318491Sieve
434197Iso lation
537768Support
685844Tur bi ne (800 W)D
84716Car bon brus hes (swit ching off)B
724679Iso lation
826384Fil ter roun d
937764Tur bi ne lo wer part
98194Ca ble bus hing
1083097Controller
1135014Sie ve with sea ling ringA
1228626Fil ter clothC
1323091Wire clothC
1428625Sea ling C
1529258Sea ling ringA
1628647Out let flap with mag net
1728839Flap switch with plug C
26462Co ve ringC
1837761Se pa ra tor
1985481Ten si on ring
29299Sea ling ringB
26451Lock
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Spa re parts list 10-4
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10.3. SSE-2, 230 V, 50 Hz with ac ti ve cleaning
Pos.Or der no.De sig na ti onWear Code
137755Fil ter with sea ling A
237222Basket
382593So le noid val veB
497745BushD
537800Bre at her tubeD
10.4. SSE-2, 110 V, 60 Hz with ac ti ve clea ning
Pos.Or der no.De sig na ti onWear Code
137755Fil ter with sea ling A
237222Basket
382592So le noid val veB
497745BushD
537800Bre at her tubeD
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Spa re parts list 10-5
10.5. Ac ces so ries
Plea se ob ser ve the ope ra ting ma nu als in chap ter 11.