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Norac UC4 Plus Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 Spray Height Controller Variable Geometry with Slow Roll Installation Manual Improving the competitiveness of Industry and Agriculture through Precision Measurement...
  • Page 2 NOTICE NORAC Systems International Inc. reserves the right to improve products and their specifications without notice and without the requirement to update products sold previously. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this manual. The technical information in...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ..........................1 GENERAL SYSTEM DESCRIPTION ....................2 PARTS LISTS ............................3 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ......................6 ..................6 ETERMINING THE TYLE OF NSTALLATION 4.1.1 Electrically Teed Installation....................6 4.1.2 Hydraulically Teed Installation....................8 ....................... 10 ENSOR NSTALLATION ....................

  • Page 4: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the NORAC UC4+ Spray Height Controller. This system is manufactured with top quality components and is engineered using the latest technology to provide operating features and reliability unmatched for years to come. When properly used the system can provide protection from sprayer boom damage, improve sprayer efficiency, and ensure chemicals are applied correctly.

  • Page 5: General System Description

    Any installation procedure requiring boom installation. However, NORAC cannot movement will need to be done first. Once the guarantee all parts fit as intended due to the hydraulics have been disconnected you must variations of the sprayer by the manufacturer.

  • Page 6: Parts Lists

    KIT CABLE TIE BLACK 10 PCS 21 IN 150 PCS 7.5 IN 44700-06 BRACKET VALVE MOUNTING STD 44743 MOUNTING BRACKET MAIN LIFT SENSOR UC4 PLUS 44728 MOUNTING BRACKET COMPLETE UC4 BREAKAWAY EXTENDED 44668 CABLE UC3 SENSOR BRANCH 1 AMP RECEPT 3 AMP PLUG BC...
  • Page 7 Table 2 – 44865-34 (Rev B) - Hydraulics Fittings Kit Details Picture Item Part Number Name Quantity 103312 MALE ADAPTER - 6MB 6MJ 44928 ORIFICE INSERT .047 IN ONE WAY 104369 PLUG - 6MBP Fitting Name 6 M B - 6 M OR X 90 Example: ANGLE SIZE IN...
  • Page 8 Generic interface cables are shown in this manual. They are available separately from NORAC. Please see UC4-BC-AN-CBL, UC4 Generic Cable Ordering Guide, for more information. Cables within dotted lines are not included. Order separately referring NORAC Generic Cable Ordering Guide...

  • Page 9: Installation Procedure

    INSTALLATION PROCEDURE 4.1 D ETERMINING THE TYLE OF NSTALLATION In general, there are two styles of installation that can be done with the NORAC UC4+ Spray Height Control system: Electrically Teed Installation and Hydraulically Teed Installation. 4.1.1 Electrically Teed Installation Electrically Teed Installation is the preferred style of installation.
  • Page 10 Figure 4 – Hydraulic Components: Electrically Teed Installations...

  • Page 11: Hydraulically Teed Installation

    NOT have support this function. If the operator triggers individual electrical wiring to control each any boom movement, the whole NORAC boom function. For example, your sprayer system will convert to MANUAL mode. may have signal lines to select a boom (left,...
  • Page 12 Figure 6 – Hydraulic Components: Hydraulically Teed Installation...

  • Page 13: Wing Sensor Installation

    Control system warranty at the end of the UC4+ Spray Height Control Operator’s Manual (M01A) for implications. 4. Mount the NORAC UC4+ ultrasonic sensor (E02) into the sensor brackets. The sensors should be oriented forward (ahead) of the boom (see Figure 9 and Figure 11).
  • Page 14 5. Sensor cables should run through the General mounting rules UC4+ mounting bracket tube and then behind the ultrasonic wing sensors: member the bracket is mounted onto. Cable- a) In its lowest position, the sensor mouth tie the connector in place. The cable must must be 9 inches or more from the not be allowed to hang below the boom ground.
  • Page 15 3 SENSOR SYSTEM 5 SENSOR SYSTEM Figure 12 – Sensor Serial Number Installation Location...

  • Page 16: Main Lift Sensor Installation

    4.3 M 3. Mount the sensor onto the sensor mounting ENSOR NSTALLATION collar (Figure 14). 1. Assemble the main lift sensor bracket (B11) as shown in Figure 13. Sensor Mounting Collar Bracket Tube Bracket Base Sensor Mounting Tab Figure 13 – Main Lift Sensor Bracket 2.

  • Page 17: Roll Sensor Installation

    4.4 R 4.4.1 Trapeze Style Roll Sensor ENSOR NSTALLATION Installation Mount the roll sensors to the included roll This section is only for trapeze style sensor brackets using the machine screws booms (booms that hang from link and nylon lock nuts, as illustrated in Figure arms.
  • Page 18 Connectors towards Right-hand Wing Figure 17 – General Roll Sensor Mounting Location on a Trapeze Style Boom e) The roll sensor (circular) 4.4.1.1 Boom Frame Roll Sensor Mounting connector MUST exit towards the 1. Use the supplied hardware to mount the right had wing (when looking from the boom frame roll sensor (E04) as shown in rear of the sprayer).
  • Page 19 4.4.1.2 Chassis Roll Sensor Mounting 1. It is often best to cable tie the chassis roll sensor in place. When mounting the chassis roll sensor follow the guidelines and refer to Figure 19. The chassis roll sensor must be mounted on a portion of the sprayer that does not pivot and is as close to the boom frame roll sensor as possible (Figure 17).

  • Page 20: Center Pivot Style Boom Roll Sensor Installation

    4.4.2 Center Pivot Style boom Roll c) The roll sensors must not be mounted Sensor Installation below the pivot point. This section is only for center pivot d) Ensure the roll sensors are sitting booms (booms that pivot on a pin). If relatively level when the sprayer chassis your sprayer is a trapeze style boom and boom are level.
  • Page 21 * The boom frame roll sensor does not have a temperature probe Figure 21 – Roll Sensor Mounting with Respect to Sprayer Orientation 4.4.2.1 Boom Roll Sensor Mounting 4.4.2.2 Chassis Roll Sensor Mounting The boom roll sensor (E04) must be mounted The chassis roll sensor must be mounted to a to the rotating part of the boom.

  • Page 22: Inverted Roll Sensor Mounting

    Figure 22 – Boom and Chassis Roll Sensors Correclty Mounted 4.4.3 Inverted Roll Sensor Mounting towards the right-hand boom. Inverted mounting may be used to optimize the If desired, the Roll sensor may be mounted mounting criteria explained in Section 4.4. inverted, so long as the connector exits Figure 23 –...

  • Page 23: Hydraulic Installation

    The fittings (F07) dual acting. Refer to Dual Acting Assembly on the NORAC valve block are #6 MB or Single Acting Assembly for assembly (male ORB) to #6 MJ (male JIC). You details.

  • Page 24: Valve Mounting

    4.5.2 Valve Mounting 1. Mount the NORAC valve (V01) on the sprayer using the valve mounting bracket (B10). 2. Thread a nut onto the short threads of each of the threaded studs. 3. As shown in Figure 28, screw the short side...

  • Page 25: Hydraulic Plumbing

    NORAC valve block. a) The “raise” lines must be connected to the "B" ports of the NORAC valve block. The ports on the sprayer block must then be capped. b) If the sprayer is dual acting, the "A" ports of the NORAC block must be connected to the “lower”...

  • Page 26: Electrical Installation

    LECTRICAL NSTALLATION Not all cables required are included in this kit. Consider building your own cables or refer to the NORAC Generic Cable Ordering Guide to order the necessary cables. While installing the electrical parts, you may need to refer to Section 5 for identification of cables and connectors.
  • Page 27 Figure 30 – UC4+ Power and Valve Extension Cables 2. Connect the UC4+ power cable to the control 5. Route the free ends of the valve extension panel. Be sure that both connectors are cable to the general area of the sprayer’s connected.

  • Page 28: Electrical Installation: Electrically Teed

    Figure 31 – Cable Layout for Electrically Teed Installations 4.6.1 Electrical Installation: Electrically As an alternative, a cable can attach to Teed P4 on the UC4+ power cable to tee into To connect the UC4+ using the electrically the joystick controls inside the cab. teed method, refer to Figure 3 and Figure 2.

  • Page 29: Electrical Installation: Hydraulically Teed

    Figure 32 – Cable Layout for Hydraulically Teed Installations 4.6.2 Electrical Installation: Hydraulically Teed To connect the UC4+ system using the hydraulically teed method, refer to Figure 5 and Figure 32. 1. To interface with the sprayer’s main lift hydraulics, the valve interface cable shown in Figure 32 can be used.

  • Page 30: Finishing The Electrical Installation

    1. Connect the valve interface cable (C03) to connector S6A on the valve extension cable. 2. Connect the four DIN connectors on the valve interface cable to the NORAC valve block, as shown in Figure 33. The connectors are marked RIGHT UP, LEFT UP, RIGHT PORT and LEFT PORT.

  • Page 31: Completing The Installation

    2. If any functions do not work, review the hydraulic and electrical portions of this manual to check for proper installation. If you still have trouble, contact NORAC for assistance. 3. Turn on the power for the UC4+ Control Panel using the switch on the side of its chassis.

  • Page 32: Calibrating The Slant Valve

    CALIBRATING THE SLANT VALVE 5.1 O VERVIEW There are two key settings for each valve warm up times may be required in cold direction. These settings are valve DeadZone, weather. For pull-type sprayers, ensure any "DZ", and valve GAIN, "KP". hydraulic flow controls are adjusted for normal field operation.

  • Page 33: Valve Dead Zone Test

    5.2 V ALVE 1. Ensure the UC4+ control panel is in 8. If the average is less, increase the DZ setting MANUAL mode, at the Normal Operating with the " +/- " switch. If the average is Screen. more, decrease the DZ setting with the " +/- " switch.

  • Page 34: Valve Gain Test

    5.3 V ALVE 1. Ensure the UC4+ control panel is in 10. Set the Gain value using the " +/- " switch. MANUAL mode, at the Normal Operating Use the following table as a guideline. Screen. Table 4 – Roll Section Parameters 2.

  • Page 35: Electrical Reference - Cable Drawings

    ELECTRICAL REFERENCE – CABLE DRAWINGS 6.1 I C2: 44668 – S ENSOR RANCH ABLE 6.2 I C02B: 44664 – C UC4 CAN N ABLE...

  • Page 36: Item C3: 44656 - Valve Cable (Variable Rate )

    6.3 I C3: 44656 – V ALVE ABLE ARIABLE...

  • Page 37: Appendix A - Valve Connector Change

    APPENDIX A – VALVE CONNECTOR CHANGE Starting in January 2009, NORAC is changing the connectors on the boom height control valve block. The new style valve block will have 2-pin Deutsch connectors on the coils. The previous models had Hirschman style connectors as shown in Figure 2. The new style valve blocks and cabling look similar to Figure 35 and Figure 36.
  • Page 38 Canada NORAC Systems International Inc. CALL TOLL FREE: 1-800-667-3921 (306)664-6711 SHIPPING ADDRESS: 3702 Kinnear Place Saskatoon, SK S7P 0A6 United States Norac, Inc. CALL TOLL FREE: 1-866-306-6722 (763)786-3080 SHIPPING ADDRESS: 1290 Osborne Rd NE, Suite F Fridley, MN 55432-2892...

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