MAGUIRE Gravimetric Gateway LineMaster Installation Operation & Maintenance page 39

Extrusion control & yield control
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LineMaster
YLDT Mode
4. With the LineMaster Take-off Speed Control in the MANUAL
position, turn main power of LineMaster (XCC) Controller ON.
Display will read:
5. Once the Extruder is running, material will start to flow through the
Loss-in-weight hopper. At the LineMaster Take-off Speed
Control begin increasing the voltage by rotating the ADJUST pot
clockwise. Rotate ADJUST pot until desired line speed is
attained. Once the take-off is running and rotating the Encoder,
producing feedback to the LineMaster (XCC) Controller, an
actual rate of grams per length (g/l) is displayed on the
LineMaster (XCC) Controller.
6. When the desired rate of flow is attained, the LineMaster Take-off
Speed Control can be put into the LOCK position to maintain the
current rate of grams per length (g/l). In LOCK position, automatic
adjustments to the (0-10v) Take-off voltage are made by the
LineMaster (XCC) Controller to maintain the locked rate of
grams per length (g/l).
Adjustments
When in the locked mode, manual adjustments to the rate of grams per length (g/l) can be entered
through the LineMaster (XCC) Controller. Adjustments can be made two ways:
Incremental Adjustments
Incremental adjustments are made using the up and down arrows on the
keypad of the LineMaster (XCC) Controller. Press and release once of the
arrow keys increments up or down by one tenth of a gram. Pressing and
holding of the arrow keys will rapidly increase or decease the value.
Incremental entries can only be made in the locked mode.
Keypad Entry
Keypad adjustments are made using the keypad button located above the up
and down arrows on the keypad (pic). Pressing the keypad button, will
display: ENTER TARGET _ _ _ _ _. Enter the value of grams per length (g/l)
using all 5 digits (the last digit is in 10ths). Be sure to include any leading
zeros (example: 120.0 grams per length (g/l) would be entered as 01200.)
Keypad entries can only be entered in the locked mode.
0.0 g/l
YLDT
UNLOCKED
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