Year round usage In order to reach our goal of reliability, your new Pengwyn system uses the rugged Autosucker™ on-demand pump. It has a dry valve design with fixed displacement that generates hydraulic flow to a series of poppet-style solenoid cartridge valves.
DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN SOLENOID COIL NUT; THE COIL SPINDLE IS HOLLOW AND EASILY DAMAGED. BE CAREFUL NOT TO PINCH WIRES UNDER COIL WHEN INSTALLING. TURN THE PENGWYN CONTROL CONSOLE POWER SWITCH OFF BEFORE CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING BATTERY CABLES, BATTERY CHARGERS, OR JUMPING THE TRUCK BATTERY.
Pengwyn warrants 485 Series components to be free of defects in material and workmanship, under normal use and service for a period of two (2) years from date of shipment. Pengwyn's obligation under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing at its factory, or other location designated by Pengwyn,...
Switch Layout Spreader Controls Switch The spreader switch has three positions: , and position is only active if the manual setting is enabled in Calibrate Mode. When in mode, hydraulic flow to the auger motor is ground ...
Bed/Plow Controls Bed UP Bed DOWN Bed Joystick There is a bed Joystick and a bed down fast button. In order to operate bed cylinders, the enable switch (located on the front of the joystick handle) must be Bed Enable held closed.
NOTE: In order to run tools off the Pengwyn system, you must connect the pressure hose of the tool to the pressure side of the auger circuit and the return hose of the tool to the return side of the spinner TOOL MODE circuit.
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Used for gaining access to the calibrations. Access by pressing the blast button while the spreader switch is in the off position, enter the 4 digit pass code using the plow switch, then press the blast button again. NOTE: If Passcode has been lost, Please contact PENGWYN technical assistance. MODE 12 User Settings? Used for gaining access to settings that do not require a pass code.
Alarms LOW FLUID This warning indicates that the hydraulic fluid in the reservoir tank is low. The display will flash “LOW FLUID” and create an audible beep. Also, all spreader functions will be disabled. The bed and plow functions will remain in operation as long as there is some fluid in the tank. If the fluid level is low, immediate maintenance is recommended.
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Alarms Continued... SPREADER ALERT If there is an audible beep and the control box display flashes "SPREADER ALERT", material load on the auger has dropped below the preset minimum (set during calibration). If Automatic vibrator connec- tion is installed it will be triggered as well. Spreader Alert indicates that there has been a reduction of the load on the hydraulic drive motor.
100 lbs of material per mile. Setting 2 may be set for 200lbs. of material per mile, and so on up to setting 15. The Pengwyn increases/decreases hydraulic flow to the auger so the operator will have an even spread rate throughout the whole speed range of the truck and maintain the output of lbs/mi that the operator has selected.
Wetting Operation Liquid wetting (such as calcium chloride or salt brine) is pumped from an on-board storage tank onto the granular material at the spinner or directly onto the road surface. When operating the spreader in manual, the setting numbers correspond to the amount of hydraulic flow in 2 Gallon Per Minute (GPM) increments being sent to the wetting system.
Turning the power off before exiting Calibrate mode will cause the loss of the newly pro- grammed numbers. Exiting Calibrate mode will save all programmed constants to the PENGWYN memory. Enter “Calibration Mode” by pressing the Blast Switch at the prompt (“MODE 11”) and entering the passcode (see end of manual for default passcode).
Calibration Map Below is a representation of the Calibration Menu of the Pengwyn 485 Series control console. Navi- gate through the submenus using the controls shown. Bed UP Bed DN Format: Cal. Heading FRONT FRONT BED DOWN FAST Bed Enable Cal.
Calibration Settings Adjust Speed CAL MPH This screen is used to monitor and compare system speed reading with Truck speedometer to find the PULSE/.1MI constant (see “Finding Speed Constant” in this section). Bed controls adjust PULSE/.1MI setting while in this mode. PULSE/.1MI 3000 Used to store the Speed Constant identified in “Finding the Speed Constant”...
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Distance Measuring Constant (using a surveyed mile): NOTE: For this method you will need access to an accurately measured stretch of roadway (400ft. min- imum). Be prepared to drive the truck multiple times over the same course to verify the calibration. Blast to Exit! 1.
Main Relief valve is 2700PSI @ 18GPM. Auger Min When operating in the automatic mode, the PENGWYN system is setup to send a minimum hydraulic flow rate to the auger/conveyor drive motor, regardless of the amount of material output requested. This is to com- pensate for the hydraulic motor’s inefficiency which would otherwise result in low/no material output when...
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Blast Hold When the BLAST switch is pressed momentarily it can be set with this number to continue the blast function for a set period of time between 1 and 30 seconds. This allows the operator to trigger the blast function when a section of road is in need, but keep his hands (and focus) on controlling the truck.
Finding the Auger Constant Continued... 9. Set to 0. 10. Set the to 1. 11. Push the Switch to and start timing. 12. Allow the system to run for 1 minute. 13. Turn switch to 14.
Set Min Used to set the clock minutes. Set AM/PM Used to set AM or PM for the clock. The Pengwyn operates only on a 12 hour clock. Set Day Used to set the Day of the week. Set Date Used to set the number of the Day within the month (i.e.
If your passcode is lost, Contact Pengwyn Technical Support. MANIFOLD 6-bit In order to operate the PENGWYN system correctly, the manifold to be controlled must be selected (i.e. 6-BIT, 4-BIT, 6A5W, etc.). If the wrong manifold is selected, operation of the Pengwyn system remains uncalibrated.
Adjust Bed/Plow PLOW CYL: DOUBLE Use this setting to select whether the plow hoist cylinder is single acting (pressure up, gravity down), or double acting (pressure up and down). BED CYL: DOUBLE Use this setting to select whether the bed hoist cylinder is single acting (pressure up, gravity down), or double acting (pressure up and down).
NOTE: ALL settings will return to Factory Defaults (As listed in the “Programming Constants Ta- ble” in this manual). Previous settings can be entered through the calibration menu, or with a laptop and the PENGWYN software. Blast to EXIT! Pressing Blast at this prompt will exit “Calibration Mode” back to “Run Mode”, and all changes made to calibration settings will be saved.
Maintenance Mode Unless loading previous constants from a laptop, this procedure must be done if a control box is changed. The procedure should be repeated occasionally as a standard maintenance check to adjust for auger/conveyor or motor wear. The procedure should also be done any time the auger/conveyor motor is changed or the design of the spreader is changed.
Troubleshooting Chart PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION 485 cable has a poor connection Repair/replace cable Stops at FET check FET Board Error Try with a Known good FET Board/ Repair/Replace FET Board Display has 8 blocks, everything Display has a poor connection Repair connection/replace Display works Software is corrupted...
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