PROALL Mobile Mixer, Operator'S Manual

Page 1: ...pg 1 Operator s Manual Ranger Gunite r1 0 ProAll Mobile Mixer Operator s Manual RANGER GUNITE MX05000 February 2021 Rev 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...pg 2 Operator s Manual Ranger Gunite r1 0 5810 47 Avenue Olds Alberta Canada T4H 1V1 E info proallinc com P 403 335 9500 F 403 335 9560 ...

Page 3: ...OL 13 1 09 JOB LOG 15 1 09 DISPLAY SETTINGS 16 1 09 1 PRINTER SETTINGS 17 1 10 DIAGNOSTICS 18 1 11 ALARM LOG 19 1 12 MIXER CALIBRATION 20 1 12 1 POWDER CALIBRATION 21 1 12 1 1 POWDER CALIBRATION RESET AND TRIALS 23 1 12 2 GATES CALIBRATION 24 1 12 2 1 GATE CURVE SLOPE 26 1 12 2 2 GATES CALIBRATION RESET AND TRIALS 27 1 13 MIXER SETTINGS 28 1 13 1 CONTROL SETTINGS 29 1 13 1 1 MIXER OPTIONS 31 1 13 ...

Page 4: ...hysical buttons to be pressed Some screens will have on screen buttons to be tapped and certain fields can be activated for input which will prompt a keypad for data entry Keypads are associated with various fields on the display and allow the user to quickly enter a string or numeric values 1 String Keypad 2 Numeric Keypad 1 ...

Page 5: ...Belt speed percentage The belt speed is adjustable from 0 100 Speed setting is dependant on the gunite pump production rate required 4 MENU screen button Pressing this will take the user to the main menu navigation screen 5 Cement meter auger RPM This gauge is used for reference to ensure the cement auger is on and turning 6 Production rate belt RPM gauge Used to verify production speeds and belt ...

Page 6: ...roduction since in operation Total is updated after reset 8 Total hours the belt has run 9 Set date and time units print data selection and display brightness can be found here 10 Calibration data for powders and aggregates are entered here 11 Configuration values for the mixer are entered here 12 Digital Readouts Digital display of mix process values such as counts and rpm 13 Hydraulic and electr...

Page 7: ...he current mix design 7 Mix design number The mix entry menu can hold up to 50 mix designs Select the mix number by navigating using the up and down arrows 8 Define a name for your mix design 9 Belt counts can be auto calculated or manually entered if calculated elsewhere 10 Gate position can be auto calculated or manually entered if calculated elsewhere 11 Sand weight required for the mix design ...

Page 8: ...ns database 2 Customer and job information enter a pop up window See page 9 3 Volume stop entry pop up window See page 10 4 Menu shortcut Return to the main menu 5 Home shortcut Return to the home screen 6 Customer required mix design is selected here 7 Calculated max production rate based on the maximum belt speed setting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ...

Page 9: ...te 2 Select if the customer information is to be printed on the job ticket or not 3 Enter customer information here This data would be printed on the ticket if this print option is active 4 A specific job name can be entered here This job name is printed on the job ticket and stored in the mix job log 1 2 4 3 ...

Page 10: ...nite r1 0 1 05 3 VOLUME STOP 1 Close pop up when selection is complete 2 The total volume mixed before the belt will automatically stop 3 The total belt count before the belt stops 4 Button to activate the volume stop function 1 2 4 3 ...

Page 11: ...the memory 5 Totals are calculated using values from the mix design database and belt counts 6 Press this button if Sand is to be unloaded without cement The cement total will not calculate but it will log an aggregate unload event in the mix log 7 Auto reset ON will activate the totals reset page after the ticket print has been completed The reset screen will still appear if a reset is not desire...

Page 12: ...e shortcut Return to the home screen 3 This column of values is the various functions RPM readings 4 This column is used for calibration and diagnostics purposes Belt counts used in volume calculation 5 Running production rate 6 Ratio is the difference in belt speed versus cement aux and fibre speed 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 13: ...tary Belt Forward 12 Manually turn oil cooler ON Typically used to verify oil cooler operation 13 Manually run chain oiler when belt running It does not wait for the total belt revolutions cycle to start the sequence It will automatically shut off after 60 seconds of continuous belt operation 14 Manually run mix auger grease system 15 Fault reset is a momentary button used to reset clear any alarm...

Page 14: ...or can press any of the required vibrators on the keypad to be in auto mode The keypad vibrator button amber LED will come on to indicate the vibrator is in auto sequence Once the required vibrators are selected press Vib select again to turn off selection mode 19 Vib auto will run the automatic vibrator sequence even if the belt mixer isn t running ...

Page 15: ...er 25 the log writes over the first and subsequent jobs 4 Print currently selected job 5 Reset job numbers to start at 1 6 Mix log data total The mix log is independent of the job log and stores all jobs completed or reset by the mixer operator This data is not viewable on the display but can be copied to a USB stick for review in Excel 7 Index the job log up or down using the arrow keys 1 2 3 4 5...

Page 16: ...in blue along with the units system selected The units are selected on the US and Metric units keys 6 Production rate gauges All gauges on the HOME screen can be changed to show the actual production rate per hour or unit volume 7 Rate per minute gauges All gauges on the HOME screen can be changed to show actual revolutions per minute 8 Time and date setting Touch the mm dd yy to select dd mm yy i...

Page 17: ...pg 17 Operator s Manual Ranger Gunite r1 0 1 09 1 PRINTER SETTINGS 1 Close pop up when selection is complete 2 Select the desired items to print on a job ticket if mixer equipped with printer 1 2 ...

Page 18: ...y of alarms See page 19 8 CANBUS and input device diagnostics Any device on the CANBUS communication network is monitored to ensure it is sending data to the computer If the indicator is red then the device either does not exist optional component or there is a fault disconnect somewhere in the system 9 CAN Reset is used to initialize or reset the CAN devices communication parameters Typically use...

Page 19: ...alarm and continues writing over previous alarms To scroll through the alarm log touch the log table The border will turn green Use the up down arrow keys to scroll through the table 4 The alarm log can be deleted and started new by pressing DELETE 5 The alarm log can be refreshed if alarms are occurring while in the alarm log screen The log is automatically refreshed when the alarm log is selecte...

Page 20: ... Menu shortcut Return to the main menu 2 Home shortcut Return to the home screen 3 Press the button to go to the powder calibration screen Cement Aux and Fibre are calibrated here 4 Press the button to go to the gates calibration screen Sand is calibrated here 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 21: ...hing the field the user can manually enter values using the keyboard The number on the bottom left is the calculated auger output for each trial This is used as a reference to ensure trials are consistent and correct values are being entered 8 Value of the counts measured for each trial By touching the field the user can manually enter the values using the keyboard 9 Auger counts This is the total...

Page 22: ...values are entered however it is a good idea to SAVE before a material type is changed or a calculation is done 15 Calibration files can be loaded onto the display using the USB port Calibration files can be copied to a USB stick and re loaded at any time or edited in Excel and loaded ...

Page 23: ...when selection is complete 2 Load the counts generated by the auger in each trial using the load buttons The button numbers refer to the trials samples collected 1 thru 3 3 Reset the auger counter to zero to start the next trial 4 Zero all the existing trials to start over and re enter trial data 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 24: ...ue of the counts measured for each trial By touching the field the user can manually enter the values using the keyboard 7 Up to 3 different gate settings can be used to calculate the slope of the gate curve Each gate trial should have a unique gate position associated with it ie Gate trial 1 is set at 4 0 2 at 6 0 etc All three do not need to be used but you must use at least two for the calculat...

Page 25: ...s are entered however it is a good idea to SAVE before the gate is changed or a calculation is done 18 Reset trial and trial load pop up See page 27 19 Calibration files can be loaded onto the display using the USB port Calibration files can be copied to a USB stick and re loaded at any time or edited in Excel and loaded 20 Yield correction allows the user to enter a value to correct the calibrate...

Page 26: ...TE CURVE SLOPE 1 Close pop up when selection is complete 2 The gate curve slope is shown here This is the linear slope of the gate setting versus the weight per count of the belt This value can be manually entered if known when calculating mix designs 1 2 ...

Page 27: ...mplete 2 Load the counts generated by the auger in each trial using the load buttons The button numbers refer to the trials samples collected 1 through 3 3 Reset the belt counter to zero to start the next trial 4 Zero all the existing trial values for the selected gate setting to start over and re enter trial data 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 28: ... control can be set here There are 4 different levels of password protection for the screens Each level is shown below Level 0 All menu screens are accessible without password protection Level 1 Mix Entry and Mix Calibration are password protected Level 2 Same as level 1 plus Mixer Settings are password protected Level 3 Same as level 2 plus Job Log is password protected 9 The password required to...

Page 29: ...0 Max pressure setting of mix auger that will trigger a mix stop Used to stop conveyor if mix auger is jammed to ensure material build up in the mix bowl This feature not currently active on this version 11 Mix auger grease ON time This is the elapsed time the greaser will run before turning off Only applies to mixer controlled grease pumps and not stand alone units 12 Mix auger grease OFF time Th...

Page 30: ...or reading in millivolts 18 Main hydraulic pressure reading The small number on the bottom left is the actual sensor reading in milliamps 19 Press this button only when the hydraulic pumps are off PTO off to zero the pressure transducer readings 20 To calibrate scale the gate position sensor rotate the wheel until the gate hits the belt The mechanical dial indicator should be set to zero Press the...

Page 31: ...y It will turn off the belt if no sand is detected 4 Fibre hydraulic is an optional hydraulically driven pre chopped fibre dispenser 5 Gates verify is a sensor mounted on the gate wheel to measure gate position It verifies if the gate height is properly set based on the mix selected 6 Cement low is an option cement low level sensor above the sump of the cement bin This will stop the belt if no cem...

Page 32: ...ess this port 4 Mixer settings can be loaded onto the display This is useful if a display is replaced and settings need to be changed from the defaults 5 The mixer settings can be saved to a file Mixer settings include all mixer settings lube cycles vibrator times etc 6 Move the mix log file to a USB stick and start from a new file 7 Delete mixer files Be careful not to delete a mixer file unless ...

Page 33: ...g 33 Operator s Manual Ranger Gunite r1 0 1 13 3 COMPANY INFORMATION 1 Close pop up when selection is complete 2 Enter company information here This data would be printed at the top of the job ticket 1 2 ...

Page 34: ...cy Stop E Stop pressed on the wireless remote RED button The mixer will stop when this alarm is activated The alarm cannot be removed until the wireless E Stop is reset The radio remote has lost the link to the receiver This is typically caused when batteries need to be replaced or the remote is too far away from the receiver If this alarm is activated the machine will stop The operator must ackno...

Page 35: ...reen The mixer will begin a start count and end count that shows when this gate setting was overridden This will be logged in the mix log Gate level alarm The sand bin is empty or the gate material sensor needs to be calibrated teach the trigger point bottom of the gate A teach switch is located on the main power distribution box Set the gate all the way down to the belt and hold the teach switch ...