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The machine is supplied without hydraulic oil and fuel during transport for precautionary measures. Please refer to this manual for all information regarding the characteristics and quantities required. Should you have any doubt, please get in touch with TESMEC. ATTENTION Pour mesures de sécurité, pendant le transport la machine est livrée sans huile hydraulique...
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 Serial number ...... Manufacturing year ...... Working order ...... USE AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS...
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 1. GENERAL INDEX Page GENERAL INDEX GENERAL DATA AND PRESCRIPTIONS MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE MANUFACTURER TYPOLOGY AND USING FIELD PERFORMANCES TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS ACOUSTIC EMISSION GENERAL PRESCRIPTIONS FOR THE MACHINE USE GENERAL PRESCRIPTIONS FOR THE OPERATOR CHARGED OF THE MACHINE USE...
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 ROPE LOCKING CLAMP (OPTIONAL) ALARM CONDITION WHEN USING CONNECTED MACHINES 5.7.1 STRINGING LENGTH ERROR 5.7.2 SWITCH ON THE MACHINE WITH CONTROL NOT IN NEUTRAL 5.7.3 EMERGENCY STOP 5.7.4 CAN-BUS DIS-CONNECTION BETWEEN THE MACHINES 5.7.5 ROPE-CLAMP POSITION 5.7.6 GEAR-BOX LOW-PULL POSITION 5.7.7...
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Number, Manufacturing Year and Order. Those data can be found in the machine-identifying table. TYPOLOGY AND USING FIELD Puller-tensioner mod. AFB506 is suitable to recover or to string one or two conductors, even with optical fibers, granting a fine regulation both of the maximum and of the minimum pull.
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS Bull-wheels diameter: 1500 mm Maximum conductor diameter: 40 mm Maximum rope diameter: 18 mm 104 kW – 140 hp – 2400 rpm – turbocharged, after-cooler, Diesel engine: electronic type Electrical system: 12 V Transmission: hydraulic closed circuit with cooling system for hydraulic oil neutral –...
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 GENERAL PRESCRIPTIONS FOR THE OPERATOR CHARGED OF THE MACHINE MAINTENANCE a. It is absolutely forbidden to carry out any work of maintenance, adjustment or setting on units while stringing (except for the operations indicated in the present manual).
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 2.12 TEMPERATURE LIMITS FOR HYDRAULIC OIL When using the machine, always remember to respect the following temperature limits that can be reached with hydraulic oil as function of the working condition. TEMPERATURE LIMITS FOR HYDRAULIC OIL (°C)
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 2.15 APPLIED NORMS If the machine is commercialized in C.E. responds to the following regulatory framework: 2006/42/CE Norm of referring to the laws of the machine. 2014/30/UE Norm of electromagnetic compatibility member. If the machine is commercialized outside the C.E. was made reference to the following regulatory...
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 3. TRANSPORT AND POSITIONING INSTRUCTIONS MACHINE LIFTING For the machine lifting use only devices as overhead traveling cranes or lift trucks, with a capacity suitable for the mass to be lifted. The devices used for the machine lifting (ropes, cables, hooks, etc.) have to be exactly dimensioned as compared to the mass to be lifted and have to be connected to the proper elements foreseen on the machine (table 2, pos.
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 ASSEMBLY OPERATIONS Assemble the tires in the suitable seats. TRANSPORT ON TRAILER Machine is suitable for road towing in the job site at max. speed of 30 km/h – 18,6 mph. PROHIBITION: machine is not suitable for public road towing.
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 Machine anchoring sequence is the following: a. align the machine with the pull as much as possible. b. anchor the machine using the connections (table 3, pos. 4) and adjusting the tension uniformly: use suitable anchoring ropes with working load equal to 130% of the max. foreseen pull for the machine.
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 4. INSTRUCTION FOR USE – STAND-ALONE MACHINE PRESCRIPTIONS FOR THE OPERATOR PROHIBITION: it is forbidden to walk or stop in front or backward the machine and/or under the towing rope due to a constant residual risk of crushing in case of a possible giving in of the rope or of the anchoring.
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 MACHINE SET-UP Before the use, the machine must be set in stand-alone using mode, operating on the control panel (table 1). a. insert and turn the ignition key (table 1, pos. 17) in "1" position b. wait up to the multifunction display switch on (table 1, pos. 14) c.
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 ELECTRONIC MULTI-FUNCTIONS DISPLAY PAGES The electronic multifunction display shows 4 working pages: 1. METER COUNTER & SPEED PAGE This page shows the speed and the meter counter for each independent circuit speed of capstan nr.1 meter counter of capstan nr.1 speed of capstan nr.2...
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 4. HOUR COUNTER PAGE This page shows the working hour of the diesel engine in the center and 4 percentage check icons on the edges: diesel engine rpm hydraulic oil temperature diesel engine torque output diesel engine fuel level Switch from one page to the other one by using the up () or down () key...
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The pressure of the feeding circuits, shown on the manometers (table 1, pos. 31-37), must never drop below 22 bars – 320 psi. Otherwise, stop the machine and immediately contact the after-sales service of Tesmec S.p.A. b. The hydraulic oil temperature, shown on the proper display page on the electronic multi-function display (table 1, pos.
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 4.7.2 PULL PROGRAMMING DEVICE SETTING ATTENTION: THE OPERATIONS TO SET THE PULL MUST BE CARRIED OUT WITH STARTED DIESEL ENGINE BUT WITH STOPPED MACHINE. Start the diesel engine and set the engine at about 1600 rpm.
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The new parameters are applied to both the hydraulic circuits at the same time. CONNECTION MACHINE - HYDRAULIC HEAD OR REEL WINDER Machine can feed 2 reel elevators with hydraulic head or 2 reel winders made by Tesmec, both functioning as tensioner and puller.
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 4.10 USE OF THE MACHINE WITH INDEPENDENT BULL-WHEELS (1-2) a. Check if the coupling pin of the bull-wheels (table 4, pos. 1) is disengaged. If not, disengage the pin by removing the little covers and using the proper key.
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 By moving the levers (table 1, pos. 34-40) to position (upwards), ropes can be manually strung (without control on the pull). ATTENTION: never touch the selectors (table 1, pos. 32-38) while the machine is working. 4.11 USE OF THE MACHINE WITH MECHANICALLY CONNECTED BULL-WHEELS (1+2) a.
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 NOTE: in this case, although the lever (table 1, pos. 34) is not active, the dynamometer (table 1, pos. 30) and the relevant electric pull control device are working. Therefore, both the electric pull control devices must be set as previously described.
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 4.12 USE OF THE MACHINE WITH HYDRAULICALLY CONNECTED BULL-WHEELS (1+2) a. Check if the mechanical transmission of the bull-wheel no. 1 is set on the ratio: high pull – yellow pilot lamp switching off (table 1, pos. 29) b.
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 NOTE: vacuum brakes engage automatically when the lever (table 1, pos. 40) is moved to central position. WARNING: do not move the lever (table 1, pos. 40) fast from working position to central neutral position. This operation could damage the negative safety brakes discs that have to bear a heavy load.
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 4.15 ROPE LOCKING CLAMP (OPTIONAL) The rope locking clamp allows blocking the rope end towards the reel winder and therefore the operations for removing the reel are speed up. To engage the rope locking clamp, turn the selector (table 1, pos.21-22) on position (leftwards - blocked –...
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(equal to 6 independent ropes working at the max pull of twin connected circuits). Tesmec suggest to use this configuration device on machine working at the puller station, to allow to recover multiple ropes or conductors with the same speed.
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 Prior to operate the set-up of the machines, check that: The machines are connected through the special connecting cable The ground devices are installed and connected The gear-box configuration is HIGH-PULL in each machine...
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 NOTE: the ID of the machines must be set from 1 to the total number of connected machines starting from left to right (looking at the machines from the back – reel-winder position) h. on the screen page “BULL WHEELS PIN CONNECTION?” set the “YES” or “NO” option, depending on the configuration of use, by using the up () or down () key...
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 k. on the last machine the selector (table 1, pos.44) must be set leftwards (NO connection). CONNECTED MACHINES OPERATIONS When using connected machines, the following controls effect on all machines when operated from the master machine: ...
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 USING OF ELECTRONIC SPEED SYNCHRONIZER DEVICE (OPTIONAL) The machine could be provided with an electronic speed synchronizer device as an optional package; to activate operate on the selector (table 1, pos. 45) (rightwards) on the master machine.
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 5.7.3 EMERGENCY STOP Pressing the emergency stop in one of the connected machines generate the stop of the engine of the single machine where the stop has been activated and the stop of the movement of all the remaining connected machines, where the diesel engine remains switched on.
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 6. SAFETY CONDITIONS SAFETY DEVICES Machine has been equipped with the following safety devices: 1. load-limiting device with automatically stop of the endothermic engine once the max. pre-set load value has been exceeded 2. mechanical negative safety brake for movement stop in case of lack of hydraulic pressure 3.
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 3. Entangling or dragging in the accessible rotating units. It is not technologically possible to foreseen covering in correspondence of some rotating units (i.e. winding of the rope or of the conductor on the bull-wheels and on the driving gears), due to an excessive restriction of the machine functionality and operative functions.
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 7. MAINTENANCE GENERAL PRESCRIPTIONS ATTENTION: possible repairs not carried out by the manufacturer and not allowed by a written authorization relieve the manufacturer for any responsibility in case of accidents to persons or damages to things and/or to the machine, causing also the loss of warranty.
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 7.5.1 DIAGNOSTIC OF ELECTRONIC DIESEL ENGINE The machine is equipped with a diesel engine at completely electronic management. Possible engine alarms originated by the electronic gear case of the diesel engine are indicated by the lighting of one or both the pilot lamps (table 1, pos.
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 REDUCTION GEARS – STATIONARY BRAKES – COUPLER – DIFFERENTIAL GEAR MAINTENANCE a. Change the oil of the reduction gears, stationary brakes, coupler and of the differential gear after 50 working hours and, then, every 500 hours (or every year at least).
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 7.11 SUMMARY TABLE FOR ORDINARY MAINTENANCE In this table are listed main operation of periodic maintenance and relevant intervals. Interval Component Object Daily 50 h 250 h 500 h 1500 h Engine oil Oil filter Cooling liquid...
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 8. HOW TO DISABLE THE MACHINE TRANSPORT Before transporting the machine, empty any liquid that can be set on fire contained in the machine (oils). Transport must be effectuated as per the specifications described in chapter 3 (Transport and positioning instructions).
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PULLER-TENSIONER Model: AFB506 9. ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS TABLES Table 1.4 Control panel General assembly – Lateral view Table 2.5 General assembly – Upper view 2 conductors Table 3.4 Table 4.1 Bull-wheels connecting system Table 5.1 Rapid couplers for hydraulic heads connection General assembly –...
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Ce manuel ne décrit pas les procédures de déroulage, ni on a tache de donner instructions à l'Utilisateur sur les méthodes de déroulage. Le contenu de ce manuel prévoit seulement un texte pour l’utilisation, l’entretien et la liste de pièces de rechange et comme TESMEC conseille d’utiliser la machine même.
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DATE REVISION RECORD H81-1008-002 ROSETTA - ISO 7089 - TE - 8 - 100 HV - Z [] WASHER 0 kg H77-1008-011 DADO - UNI 7473 - M 8 - GR. 8 - Z - AUTOB. [] LOCKNUT 0 kg H58-1008-030 VITE - M 8 x 30 - ISO 10642 - 10.9 - Z - TSEI [] BOLT 0 kg...
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