Harvest Cycle - Scotsman ACM 85 Service Manual

The refrigerant head pressure, in the course of
the freezing cycle, ranges between 8.5 and 9.5
bars (110÷130 psig) on models ACM 85, AC 125
and AC 175 and between 15 and 17 bar
(210 ÷ 240 psig)on model AC 225 being controlled
by the temperature sensor probe located within
the condenser fins (air cooled version) or, on the
condenser tube coil (water cooled version).
On the air cooled version, the condenser tempe-
rature sensor, when senses a rising of the
condenser temperature beyond the pre-fixed
limit, changes its electrical resistance and
transmits a low voltage power flow to the Micro
Processor of P.C. BOARD which in turn energizes,
through a TRIAC, the FAN MOTOR.
When the opposite situation occures, i.e. the
condenser temperature gets below the pre-fixed
limit, the temperature sensor changes again its
electrical resistance reducing therefore the current
flow to the P.C. BOARD to cause the fan motor
temporary cut-off.
NOTE. In case the condenser temperature
probe senses that the condenser temperatu-
re has rised to 70 ° C (160 ° F) - on air cooled
versions - or 62 ° C (145 ° F) - on water cooled
versions - for one of the following reasons:
CLOGGED CONDENSER (Air cooled
version)
INSUFFICIENT FLOW OF COOLING
WATER (Water cooled version)
FAN MOTOR OUT OF OPERATION (Air
cooled version)
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE HIGHER THEN
40 ° C (100 ° F)
it causes the total and immediate SHUT-OFF
of the machine in order to prevent the unit
from operating in abnormal and dangerous
conditions.
When the ice maker stops on account of this
protective device, there is a simultaneous
glowing of the RED LED, warning the user of
the Hi Temperature situation.
After having eliminated the source of the
condenser hi-temperature, to restart the
machine it is necessary first to rotate for a
while the program selector on RE-SET
position then again on OPERATION position
or to unplug (wait few seconds) and plug in
again the unit. The ice machine resumes its
normal operation by going through the 5
minutes water filling phase.
At the start of the freezing cycle the refrigerant
suction or lo-pressure lowers rapidly to 1 bar -
14 psig on models ACM 85, AC 125 and AC 175
and to 2.5 bar (35 psig) on model AC 225 then it
declines gradually - in relation with the growing of
the ice thickness - to reach, at the end of the
cycle, approx. 0 bar - 0 psig on models ACM 85,
AC 125 and AC 175 and to 1.7 bar (24 psig) on
AC 225 with the cubes fully formed in the cup
molds.
The total length of the freezing cycle ranges from
20 to 25 minutes.
DEFROST OR HARVEST CYCLE
As the electronic timer has carried the system
throughout the second phase of freezing cycle,
the defrost cycle starts.
ATTENTION. In case the unit is able to
reach 0°C (32°F) evaporating temperatu-
re within 15 minutes, but after 45 minutes
from the beginning of the freezing cycle it
has not yet reached the evaporator tem-
perature of -15°C (5°F) the machine goes
straight into the defrost cycle omitting
the timed portion of the freezing cycle
relied to the setting of the first four DIP
SWITCHES.
NOTE. The length of the defrost cycle is pre-
determined by the setting of the DIP SWITCH
KEYS NO. 5, 6 and 7 and it is relied as well
to the ambient temperature as detailed in
Table C.
The electrical components in operation during
this phase are:
COMPRESSOR
WATER INLET VALVE
HOT GAS VALVE
WATER DRAIN VALVE
and the
WATER PUMP
on the first 15 seconds on model ACM 85 &
AC 125-175 and on the first 30 seconds on model
AC 225.
The incoming water, passing through the water
inlet valve and the flow control, runs over the
evaporator platen and then flows by gravity
through the dribbler holes down into the sump/
reservoir. (Fig. F and H )
The water filling the sump/reservoir forces part of
the surplus water from the previous freezing
cycle to go out to the waste through the overflow
pipe. This overflow limits the level of the sump
water which will be used to produce the next
batch of ice cubes.
Meanwhile, the refrigerant as hot gas, discharged
from the compressor, flows through the hot gas
valve directly into the evaporator serpentine by-
passing the condenser.
The hot gas circulating into the serpentine of the
evaporator warms up the copper molds causing
the defrost of the ice cubes. The ice cubes,
released from the cups, drop by gravity onto a
slanted cube chute, then through a curtained
opening they fall into the storage bin.
NOTE. The length of the defrost cycle,
factory set, can change according to the
ambient temperature (as shown on Table C)
in order to reduce it with high ambient tempe-
rature and recover some of the time spent for
the longer freezing cycle.
At the end of the defrost cycle, the hot gas valve,
the water inlet valve and the water drain valve
close and the machine starts again a new freezing
cycle.
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