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7.5.17 Changing the Sensor Assignment (Thermocouple)
The Sensor setting allows the operator to assign any thermocouple to control any heater.
This is important in the instance where there may be mis-wired thermocouples or heaters in
the mold.
For example, heater number 1 may be connected to thermocouple 5 and heater number 5
may be connected to thermocouple number 1. In this instance, the operator can manually
switch the thermocouple inputs by changing the Sensor number in the Sensor field to the
appropriate number.
NOTE:
To change the sensor assignment for a zone, do the following:
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7.5.18 Changing the Priority Control Mode (PCM) Setting
If there is a malfunction during normal operation, the software will make every attempt to
circumvent the problem. If this is impossible, it will initiate a shutdown sequence. Specify
what to shut down if this happens.
In the case of an Abort condition, if the PCM is set to Zone, the controller will stop applying
power output to the defective zone and continue to operate all other zones as normal. If the
PCM is set to System, the controller will shutdown all power output to the mold (if the failure
occurs on this zone). The PCM is zone selectable, so one zone may only shut itself OFF and
another may shut down the mold. This setting is dependent on the zone and how critical it
is to the mold. Usually the cavities are set to Zone, and the manifolds are set to System. The
default setting is System on all zones.
To change the PCM setting for a zone, do the following:
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The optional Priority Control Mode (PCM) Digital Output
If the PCM digital output option is turned on, it will be activated ONLY when a zone set to
System experiences an abort condition. It will remain in this state until the PCM error is reset.
7.5.19 Changing the Earth Leakage Check
When Started, Altanium checks for earth leakage conditions on every heater in the mold
simultaneously. When necessary, it will initiate a low voltage, phase angle bake out on the
faulty zone(s) to try to bake the moisture out of the heater(s).
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Altanium automatically accounts for mis-wired molds during Mold Diagnostics. This
usually eliminates the need to make any adjustments.
Touch the zone to be changed.
In the Advanced Settings section, touch the Thermocouple Assignment field and
enter a value.
Touch the Accept button.
Touch the zone to be changed.
Under Advanced Settings, touch the PCM - Priority Control Mode field to turn the
PCM to Zone or System.
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