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RoughDeck CS Rail Car ® Coil Scale Installation Manual PN 206036 Rev A April 16, 2021...
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All information contained within this publication is, to the best of our knowledge, complete and accurate at the time of publication. Rice Lake Weighing Systems reserves the right to make changes to the technology, features, specifications and design of the equipment without notice.
7.0 Limited Warranty ............... 11 Technical training seminars are available through Rice Lake Weighing Systems.
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Do not operate or work on this equipment unless this manual has been read and all instructions are understood. Failure to follow the instructions or heed the warnings could result in injury or death. Contact any Rice Lake Weighing Systems dealer for replacement manuals.
Installation Installation The following sections give a recommended equipment list and explain how to properly install the RoughDeck CS Rail Car Coil Scale. The general order for assembling the RoughDeck CS Rail Car Coil Scale is summarized below: 1. Set deck module into position on setting blocks.
RoughDeck CS Rail Car Coil Scale Temporary Setting Blocks Most installers use setting blocks that are approximately 3" high for the initial placement and connecting of the deck module. Use leveling bolts in the base plate to level the scale. Setting blocks are only used in the corners of the module where the load cell mounts are installed.
RoughDeck CS Rail Car Coil Scale 6. Place the load cell and load link assembly onto the two stands of the base stand and screw in the load cell mounting bolts (finger tight). The loose bolts allow free movement for better weighing accuracy.
RoughDeck CS Rail Car Coil Scale 6. If conduit protection is necessary against mechanical or rodent damage to the load cell cables, use flexible conduit and conduit adapter at the load cells. Note Flexible conduit and conduit adapters are an optional item and not included with the standard setup.
Load Cell Replacement Load Cell Replacement Use the following steps to replace load cells in the RoughDeck CS Rail Car Coil Scale. Load Cell Bolts Upper Mount Block Load Cell Load Plate Link Shim Anchor Bolt Baseplate Grout (optional) Figure 5-1. Load Cell Mount 1.
RoughDeck CS Rail Car Coil Scale Troubleshooting If the system powers up and give some type of stable digital readout that varies with the load on the systems, any system problems are probably caused by factors other than load cells. The load cells are often blamed for a malfunctioning system, but the majority of the time, the problems exists elsewhere.
Limited Warranty Limited Warranty Rice Lake Weighing Systems (RLWS) warrants that all RLWS equipment and systems properly installed by a Distributor or Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) will operate per written specifications as confirmed by the Distributor/OEM and accepted by RLWS.
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Specifications subject to change without notice. Rice Lake Weighing Systems is an ISO 9001 registered company. 230 W. Coleman St. • Rice Lake, WI 54868 • USA U.S. 800-472-6703 • Canada/Mexico 800-321-6703 • International 715-234-9171 • Europe +31 (0)26 472 1319...