ELTRA CHS-580A, Operating And Service Manual

Page 1: ... Eltra GmbH 42781 Haan Retsch Allee 1 5 Germany 09 12 2015 0000 Operating and Service Manual Autoloader Laser controlled Helios Original ...

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Page 4: ...nnection 17 9 Step by step 18 9 1 Single step operation for mechanical adjustments 18 9 2 Vertical Laser 21 9 3 Horizontal Laser 22 9 4 Adjusting the Position of magnetic switch 23 9 5 Adjustment of the arm at the crucible pick up position 25 9 6 Adjustment of the loader position when placing the crucible on the pedestal 27 9 7 Adjustment of the up down speed of the arm 28 9 8 Repeating the single...

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Page 6: ...loader There is no difference with regard to loader arm arm support and drive lasers sensors chain drive pneumatics and electronics Therefore the adjustments described in this manual are valid for all models Fig 1 Loader 130 crucibles version The loader is supplied after testing without being completely dismantled It is only detached from the analyser and the arm with the fingers are removed for s...

Page 7: ... loader be placed in direct sunlight or be exposed to the wind of air conditioners or to the wind blowing through open windows and doors 1 3 Connecting and disconnecting plastic tubes The plastic tubes are connected by pushing them into the fittings To connect the tube simply push it into the fitting as far as it would go Fig 3 Connecting plastic tubes To disconnect the tube first press the plasti...

Page 8: ...1435047571149_9 docx 83650 1 Fig 5 Chain tension adjustment The loader is supplied with the adjusted chain tension If necessary check the tension of the chain as follows 1 Press and hold several crucible trays 1 of the rear row on the platform so that they can not move 2 Move a few trays 2 of the front row to the left and to the right They should move for about 1 mm 3 If not loose the screw undern...

Page 9: ...bout 1 mm play as described above 5 Pull the front part 5 for about one or two millimetres The turning point is 6 When you release it it should return back pressing the crucible tray which is at pick up position see chapter Single step operation to the wheel 7 behind the tray This is to make sure that each crucible when at pick up position is always at the same place Pos 1 6 0010 ELTR A Seitenumbr...

Page 10: ...n motor is located underneath the left hand section of the loader s platform The mechanical tension of the toothed belt 1 can be checked by applying the force to the belt as shown on the picture by the red arrow If the belt has more than 10mm deflection an adjustment is necessary Loose the two screws 2 push the plate 3 to the back in order to create an appropriate tension of the belt 1 and drive t...

Page 11: ...e inside the fingers 1 should be about 36 mm 1 Loose the screw 2 2 Move the assembly up to take it off the shaft 9 of the motor resp off the gear box 10 3 Unscrew the four screws 3 4 Remove the piston 4 with the plunger 5 5 Loose the nut 6 6 Screw the plunger 5 to the piston 4 clockwise for making the fingers 1 distance bigger Fix the nut 6 again 7 Unscrew the plunger 5 from the piston 4 counter c...

Page 12: ...M odul Arm install ation 11 mod_1435047467748_9 docx 83614 1 Fig 9 Arm installation Install the assembly of the arm 3 by driving the screw 1 to fix this assembly on the shaft of the gear motor 4 Handle with care considering the thin shaft of the gear and the small screw 1 for fixing Make sure that the screw will press the flat side of the gear s shaft Pos 1 15 0010 ELTR A Seitenumbr uch 6 mod_1368...

Page 13: ...047418497_9 docx 83602 1 The loader is mechanically connected to the analyser at 2 points at the rear vertical bar of the analyser s cabinet and at the lower combustion tube support plate Fig 10 Mechanical connection 1 Place the loader the way as on the picture above Place the protective angle 2 between attachment piece 1 and the vertical edge 7 of the analyser s cabinet Drive in the screws 3 and ...

Page 14: ...echanical connection 2 Drive the screw 5 in Do not fix the screws 5 and 6 completely because the loader will still be moved during adjustments Pos 1 18 0010 ELTR A Seitenumbr uch 6 mod_1368796429449_0 docx 41468 1 ...

Page 15: ...0 ELTR A 0010 operati ng_i nstructions Autoloader _CS580A_CH S580a_H elios 35 M odul Electronical connections 11 mod_1435047371633_9 docx 83590 1 Fig 13 Electronical connections Locate the electrical cable with a 37 pin plug coming out of the hole near the left lower corner of the analyser s rear panel Plug it in the 37 pin socket as on the picture above ...

Page 16: ...16 Fig 14 Loader signal and control cable Pos 1 21 0010 ELTR A Seitenumbr uch 6 mod_1368796429449_0 docx 41468 1 5 ...

Page 17: ...ic connection 11 mod_1435644030595_9 docx 84300 1 1 8 Pneumatic connection Pos 1 23 0010 ELTR A 0010 operati ng_i nstructions Autoloader _CS580A_CH S580a_H elios 40 M odul Pneumatic connections 11 mod_1435047301602_9 docx 83578 1 Fig 15 Pneumatic connections 8 7 9 ...

Page 18: ... is operating in the continuous mode The step by step mode is necessary for mechanical adjustments of the loader In order to put the board in the step by step mode it has to be powered up with the button 5 see Fig Loader signal and control cable and following figure pressed Fig 16 Single step operation button It is done as follows 1 Press the button 5 and keep it pressed 2 Turn the mains switch of...

Page 19: ...nce These steps are performed only once a Vertical Laser check See chapter 9 2 b Horizontal Laser check See chapter 9 3 c Fingers Laser on Arm goes to vertical Laser until its beam is interrupted to position the arm exactly This is home position of the arm Then goes to parking position Furnace position check magnetic switch on the pneumatic cylinder If the furnace is not in the lower position or i...

Page 20: ...Arm to the disposal position 8 Fingers open 9 Arm to home position then pickup position 10 Arm down 11 Fingers close 12 Arm up 13 Crucibles Laser is switched on to check whether the crucible is removed from the tray If yes arm to parking position If not error number 6 is signalised by beeping see chapter 11 14 Arm to pedestal 15 Arm down 16 Fingers open 17 Arm up 18 Arm to home position then picku...

Page 21: ...er If the Laser is ON and the beeper is beeping although the beam is not interrupted this means that the beam doesn t hit the sensor The beeper signalises this condition In this case the Laser should be mechanically adjusted so that the beam will be in the middle of the sensor The adjustment is made by loosing the screws S1 S2 S3 S4 and by turning and moving the Laser until the beeping stops It is...

Page 22: ...r and beeper If the Laser is ON and the beeper is beeping although the beam is not interrupted this means that the beam doesn t hit the sensor The beeper signalises this condition In this case the Laser should be mechanically adjusted so that the beam will be in the middle of the sensor In case of proper adjustment the beeper will stop beeping The adjustment is made by loosing the screws S1 S2 and...

Page 23: ...e chapter 9 1 Single step operation 3 Advance to the step c of the sequence 4 Ensure that the furnace is open and the furnace platform is in the lower position Ensure that there is nothing under the furnace platform preventing it from going to the lower position If it is the case and the position of the magnetic switch is wrong it will be signalised by continuous beeping 5 Loose the lock nut 4 of ...

Page 24: ...Step by step 24 Fig 20 Panel to remove Fig 21 Magnetic switch ...

Page 25: ...he upper edge of the crucible If the distance between them is less than 1 mm then there is considerable risk that the arm may hit the crucible when rotating because the crucibles may have slightly different height due to the tolerances of manufacturing The screws for adjustment of the arm height are marked red on the picture to the left As the arm is mechanically attached to the pneumatic cylinder...

Page 26: ...of the arm in this direction the whole angle is moved where the arm support assembly is fixed on as well as vertical Laser and sensor Take a lot of care to move the angle horizontally and avoid the tilt of the arm also in this direction The adjustment should be checked once again when the arm goes down after pressing the adjustment button once again step 10 of the sequence At next press on the but...

Page 27: ...e able to estimate the position of the crucible Adjust the height of the complete loader the following way Loose the safety nut on the feet of the loader rotate the feet of the loader using a hex key or a screw driver until the appropriate height of the crucible over the pedestal is adjusted The height is adjusted correctly if the arm and crucible do not move at the moment when fingers open and th...

Page 28: ... are finished fix the screws ensuring mechanical connection of the loader to the analyser see chapter 6 Mechanical connection to the analyser 9 9 Non stop cycle In some cases the automatic repetition of complete cycles is required For example in case of a continuous test of the loader by placing 130 empty crucibles for the loader to run 130 cycles in unattended operation Also at exhibitions the no...

Page 29: ...ti on 11 mod_1435047205933_9 docx 83554 1 To operate the analyser and carry out analyses the loader controller board must run in continuous mode To put back the loader controller board to continuous mode after adjustments are done switch off the analyser mains switch to position 0 and switch it on again mains switch to position 1 without keeping the adjustment button of the loader controller board...

Page 30: ...en 2 The beam of the vertical laser is continuously detected Error of the finger s motor 3 No crucible on the loader although the loader received the command to load the next crucible 4 The beam of the horizontal laser cannot be detected Defective laser or detector crucibles don t move due to blockage defective motor etc 5 The furnace is not opened for the loader to place a crucible on to the pede...

Page 31: ...ions 15 Error messages 30 F Finger adjustment 11 G General information 6 H Horizontal Laser 22 L Loader 130 crucibles version 6 Loader signal and control cable 16 M Magnetic switch 24 Mechanical connection 1 13 Mechanical connection 2 13 14 Mechanical connection to the analyser 13 P Pneumatic connection 17 Pneumatic connections 17 S Single step operation 19 Single step operation button 18 Space re...

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