Table Of Contents - Micron Spraydome Series Instruction Manual

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Section
EDITION NOTICE ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3
PREFACE ................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................................. 9
1.1 SPRAYER FEATURES ................................................................................................................................................... 11
1.2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ....................................................................................................................................... 12
2 SAFETY ......................................................................................................................................................................... 14
2.1 MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL HAZARDS ............................................................................................................... 16
2.1.1 OPERATOR PROTECTION ...................................................................................................................................... 16
2.2 WORKING WITH PESTICIDES ...................................................................................................................................... 16
2.3 HAND WASH TANK ....................................................................................................................................................... 17
2.3.1 PRODUCT LABELS .................................................................................................................................................. 17
2.3.2 STORAGE OF PESTICIDES ..................................................................................................................................... 17
2.4 PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................................................................... 17
2.4.1 DRIFT REDUCTION MEASURES ............................................................................................................................. 18
3 INSTALLATION .............................................................................................................................................................. 19
3.1 INITIAL ASSEMBLY (SPRAYDOME/UNDAVINA) .......................................................................................................... 19
3.2 MOUNTING TO AN ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE (ATV) ....................................................................................................... 21
3.3 MOUNTING TO A TRACTOR ......................................................................................................................................... 24
3.4 TANK SYSTEM .............................................................................................................................................................. 24
3.5 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS (CDA UNITS ONLY) ...................................................................................................... 25
3.6 HOSE CONNECTIONS .................................................................................................................................................. 26
3.7 TRANSPORT ................................................................................................................................................................. 28
4 PREPARING FOR SPRAYING ....................................................................................................................................... 29
4.1 SPRAYER INSPECTION ................................................................................................................................................ 29
4.2 TANK SYSTEM INSPECTION ........................................................................................................................................ 29
4.2.1 LEAK TEST ............................................................................................................................................................... 29
4.3 SPRAYER SETUP .......................................................................................................................................................... 29
5 CALIBRATION ................................................................................................................................................................ 31
5.1 CALIBRATION TABLES ................................................................................................................................................. 32
5.2 CALCULATING BAND AREA AS PERCENTAGE OF FIELD AREA ............................................................................... 36
5.3 CALCULATING THE TREE LENGTH (KM) SPRAYED PER TANK FILL ........................................................................ 37
5.4 CALCULATING MIXING RATES .................................................................................................................................... 37
5.5 SETTING THE OUTPUT FLOW RATE ........................................................................................................................... 38
5.5.1 OUTPUT FLOW RATE CDA ATOMISERS ................................................................................................................ 38
5.5.2 OUTPUT FLOW RATE HI FLO NOZZLES ................................................................................................................. 41
6 MIXING AND FILLING .................................................................................................................................................... 42
6.1 PREPARING THE SPRAY MIX ...................................................................................................................................... 43
7 SPRAYING ..................................................................................................................................................................... 45
8 CLEANING ..................................................................................................................................................................... 47
8.1 DISPOSAL OF RINSATE................................................................................................................................................ 47
9 MAINTENANCE .............................................................................................................................................................. 48
9.1 HYDRAULIC PRESSURE NOZZLE ................................................................................................................................ 48
9.2 CDA NOZZLE ................................................................................................................................................................. 50
9.2.1 REMOVING THE FEED NOZZLE (DRUM TYPE ATOMISER) .................................................................................. 50
9.2.2 REMOVING THE FEED NOZZLE (DISC TYPE ATOMISER)..................................................................................... 51
9.3 CDA ATOMISERS .......................................................................................................................................................... 52
9.3.1 REMOVING THE RECIRCULATION CAP AND DRUM TYPE ATOMISER ................................................................ 52
9.3.2 REMOVING THE DISC TYPE ATOMISER ................................................................................................................ 53
9.3.3 REMOVING SPRAYMISER CDA ATOMISER ASSEMBLY ....................................................................................... 54
9.4 ATOMISER MOTOR ....................................................................................................................................................... 55
9.4.1 ATOMISER MOTOR (SPRAYMISER) ....................................................................................................................... 55
9.4.2 ATOMISER MOTOR (SPRAYDOME/UNDAVINA) ..................................................................................................... 55
9.4.3 DETACHING THE CDA MOTOR ASSEMBLY ........................................................................................................... 56
9.4.4 REMOVING THE MOTOR FROM ITS HOUSING ...................................................................................................... 57
9.5 FLOW METER REPLACEMENT AND CLEANING ......................................................................................................... 58
9.6 DIODE REPLACEMENT ................................................................................................................................................. 59
9.7 GLOBE REPLACEMENT ................................................................................................................................................ 59
9.8 RESTRICTOR REPLACEMENT AND CLEANING .......................................................................................................... 59
9.9 SOLENOID REPLACEMENT .......................................................................................................................................... 59
9.10 SHIELD AND SKIRT REPLACEMENT ...................................................................................................................... 60
9.11 FUSE REPLACEMENT ............................................................................................................................................. 60
9.12 SERVICE AND INSPECTION .................................................................................................................................... 61
9.13 PREPARING FOR STORAGE ................................................................................................................................... 62
10 TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................................................................................................................... 63
10.1 HI-FLO EQUIPMENT TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................................ 63
10.2 CDA EQUIPMENT TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................................................................ 64
11 SPRAYER DISPOSAL .................................................................................................................................................... 66
APPENDIX A WORK RECORD SHEET ................................................................................................................................ 67
APPENDIX B FLOW SYSTEM DIAGRAM ............................................................................................................................ 68
APPENDIX C ELECTRICAL DIAGRAMS .............................................................................................................................. 69
APPENDIX D VEHICLE STABILITY CALCULATIONS .......................................................................................................... 71
APPENDIX E CONVERSION FACTORS .............................................................................................................................. 72
INDEX ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 73
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