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Rice Lake continually offers web-based video training on a growing selection of product-related topics at no cost. Visit www.ricelake.com/webinars. Belt Scale Maintenance Instructions...
The maintenance information in this manual is designed to cover all aspects of maintaining and troubleshooting the BCi in-motion belt scale so that it can maintain its peak efficiency. This manual can be viewed and downloaded from the Rice Lake Weighing Systems web site at www.ricelake.com.
Belt Scale Safety Study the following safety rules. Failure to heed these notes may result in serious personal injury. • DO NOT perform maintenance on this scale unit until electrical, air, hydraulic and gravity energy sources have been locked out or blocked. •...
Maintenance Checkpoints The scale should be checked frequently to determine when calibration is required. It is recommended that zero calibration be checked every other day and that calibration be checked every week for several months after installation. Observe the results and lengthen the period between calibration checks, depending upon the accuracy desired.
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Belt Scale Maintenance Checklist Item Daily Weekly Monthly Quarterly Annually Description Scale area - debris Clean scale area. Determine cause of debris and take steps to remedy Zero calibration Perform zero calibration procedure. If change is greater than .25%, identify cause and correct. Record results.
Scale Calibration Maintenance It is generally advised, throughout the belt scale industry, that calibration checks be made frequently during the weeks after initial installation, then to increase the time frame between calibrations as statistical results are obtained. Calibrating too often can cost production time. Defining a calibration schedule is a balance of maintaining the accuracy required and minimizing the cost associated with calibrating the scale.
Belt Scale Troubleshooting Tips The following section covers basic troubleshooting tips for the belt scale. If the BCi in-motion belt scale fails to operate properly during or after performing set up and calibration, it’s suggested to perform the procedure again, and if the problem still persists, follow the troubleshooting procedures listed in the following sections.
Field bus card (Profibus, DeviceNet, or Remote I/O) in slot x failed to initialize. Option card failure Possible defective card or slot. Disconnect power, install card in different slot, then apply power again. Table 5-1. Basic Troubleshooting for the BCI In-Motion Belt Scale Belt Scale Maintenance Instructions - BCi Integrator Troubleshooting Tips...
Parts Breakdown List Table 6-1 below, lists replacement parts for the BCi In-Motion Belt Scale System. 500 Lb 1000 Lb Ref Number Part Number Description (quantity) Capacity Capacity - - - - - Unistrut spacer bar (2) Consult Factory Consult Factory...
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Figure 6-2. Belt Scale Assembly, View B Figure 6-3. Belt Scale Assembly, View C Figure 6-4. Belt Scale Assembly, View D Belt Scale Maintenance Instructions - Parts Breakdown List...