OPERATION AND INSTALLATION
RCI-4100 SYSTEM
MAN-1111 Rev H
©Copyright 2015 LSI-Robway Pty Ltd
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1. System Description
1.1. General
This manual contains general information, installation, operation, calibration, maintenance and fault-
finding information for the RCI-4100 Rated Capacity Indicating System to suit a Strut Boom Crane
using Tension Based Load Measurement with one or more system components located in a
hazardous area.
Applicable General Arrangement (GA) drawings and system wiring details can be found in refer RCI
System Configuration Documents in Attachments.
1.2. Capabilities
The RCI-4100 once installed and setup, is a semi-automatic Rated Capacity Indicator which provides
a display of the following functions:
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Safe Working Load (SWL)
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Boom Length
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Boom Angle
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Hoist Rope Falls
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Duty (or Sea-State)
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Time and Date
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Hook Radius
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Actual Load
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Actual Load as a Percentage of SWL
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Visual and audible alarms on warnings, motion-cut, and max high boom angle outputs
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Self-diagnosis and error codes
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Data-logging
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Built-in calibration and fault-finding tools
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Tare facility
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Unit’s conversion (imperial/metric) facility
1.3. Hazardous Area
The RCI-4100IS system is intended for use in a Group IIB explosive gas atmospheres with specific
zones indicated on the relevant GA Drawing (refer RCI System Configuration Documents in
Attachments) and is comprised of the following sub-systems (see appendices for individual
certifications, and refer RCI System Configuration Documents in Attachments for actual components
included in this system):
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Processor and intrinsic safety barriers housed in an Ex d enclosure
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Intrinsically safe LCD Operator Display
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Selection of load and pressure sensors meeting AS NZS 60079 Simple Apparatus
Assessment
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Slew/Hook Height encoder housed in an Ex d enclosure
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Intrinsically safe namur-type proximity switches
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Electronic Inclinometer housed in an Ex d enclosure
1.4. Available Options
The RCI-4100 can also be supplied with the following optional features:
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Anti –two-block (over-hoist limit)
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Restricted slew zone monitoring
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Wind speed monitoring
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Gross over-moment protection (GOP)
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Tilt Sensing
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Hook height display
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Wind direction monitoring
1.5. References
1.5.1.
AS NZS IECEx 60079 - Electrical Apparatus for Explosive Gas Atmospheres
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