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Maguire Products, Inc. MLS Clear Vu Table of Contents PART 1 GETTING STARTED 5 Year Warranty and Disclaimers SAFETY Warnings PART 2 OPERATION Installation Receivers Level Sensor Vacuum/Power Station Controller Signal/Control Lines Air Supply Vacuum and Material Lines Check Out Procedure...
Maguire Products, Inc. MLS Clear Vu SAFETY WARNINGS Pinching Hazard: Air operated slide gates on the bottom of each receiver are the only items that raise a safety concern. The air cylinders exert a force of about 70 pounds on closing. DO NOT reach into this area when cleaning the receiver, or from below when cleaning the hopper.
Maguire Products, Inc. MLS Clear Vu 2 – Operation Installation YOUR SYSTEM consists of: ▪ One FILTER/POWER STATION, with central filter; dust collection container; vacuum blower/motor; 1, 2.5, 5 or 10 HP, all on wheels for portability. ▪ One EIGHT STATION CONTROLLER, to be placed on top of the power station, with outputs to each receiver and the power unit, alarms, and an on/off switch and status light for each station.
Maguire Products, Inc. MLS Clear Vu 3. VACUUM/POWER STATION: Position power station for easy access to the filter compartment and controller. Consider the following: a. 1 HP units: 1 HP units require a STRONG 120 volt power source. DO NOT use an extension cord, unless it is 12 gauge or better.
Maguire Products, Inc. MLS Clear Vu 5. SIGNAL/CONTROL LINES - 24 VOLT: a. Each receiver has a 30-foot signal/control cable. These plug into the back of the controller. Receivers can be plugged into any one of the eight station "ports".
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Maguire Products, Inc. MLS Clear Vu LOADING OVER LONGER DISTANCES: When calculating the EQUIVALENT LENGTH of the material line distance, you must add for vertical runs, elbows, and flexible tubing. All of these reduce conveying efficiency. Equivalent Distance for calculating material lines...
Maguire Products, Inc. MLS Clear Vu CHECK OUT PROCEDURE 1. Confirm all air line connections are correct: With POWER OFF, and AIR PRESSURE connected: • All receiver slide gates should be OPEN, allowing material to flow out of the receiver.
Maguire Products, Inc. MLS Clear Vu RECEIVER LOAD TIME: As each receiver fills, observe the material level in the receiver. Load time is correct if the station stops loading when about 75 percent full, or just below the MAGUIRE logo.
Maguire Products, Inc. MLS Clear Vu TROUBLESHOOTING If loading is a problem: 1. Be sure: Filter dust collector is "in place" and vacuum tight. 2. Be sure: The material fill "turret" in the top of each receiver is properly in place.
Maguire Products, Inc. MLS Clear Vu SETUP OPTIONS - SUMMARY LIST Select ROUTINE number, hold "SET TIMER", and turn POWER ON. ROUTINE 0. Display Software Version. Lighted Switch: Add Values: Power OFF to EXIT ROUTINE 1. Reset Default Load Times - Selected Stations.
Maguire Products, Inc. MLS Clear Vu SETUP OPTIONS - DETAILED EXPLANATIONS There are several SETUP routines that allow you to customize your controller for your installation. ROUTINE 0. Display current software version. Turn POWER OFF. Turn ALL STATION switches OFF.
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Maguire Products, Inc. MLS Clear Vu Hold button until all lights stop blinking (about 3 secs). Release when blinking stops. The lighted switches represent the current controller address. Normally, switches 7 and 8 will be lit. To CHANGE this address: Turn ON the correct combination of switches for the new address.
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Maguire Products, Inc. MLS Clear Vu All lights will flash and then the selected stations will light. Now turn OFF all switches. Now turn ON one switch to equal the number of minutes the selected stations will stay idle before loading again. This can be from 1 to 8 minutes.
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Maguire Products, Inc. MLS Clear Vu Press and hold "SET LOAD TIME" button for 1 second. All lights will flash and then go off. Release button to resume normal operation. ROUTINE 6. Enter a new delay time for starting to load.
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Maguire Products, Inc. MLS Clear Vu ROUTINE 8. DISABLE / ENABLE filter alarm. Turn POWER OFF Turn STATION 8 switch on, all others off While pressing the “SET LOAD TIME” button, turn POWER ON HOLD button until all lights stop blinking, then release.
Maguire Products, Inc. MLS Clear Vu KIT-062C: MLS-10 DUAL CONTROLLER, 110V PARTS LIST DESCRIPTION AVC-81 MLS FOLLOWER Controller, 110v 107-avc Right End Plate with following installed Ew04 Ribbon cable with DB9 Male Connector Ehcc6 DB9 Female / Female Cable DESCRIPTION This kit allows a dual MAIN –...
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Maguire Products, Inc. MLS Clear Vu MAIN CONTROLLER MODIFICATION 1. Remove existing controller from loading station. A. Tag and disconnect all receiver cables from back of controller. B. Disconnect power and signal cable from loading station electric box. 2. Open up existing controller.
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Maguire Products, Inc. MLS Clear Vu CONTROLLER ARRANGEMENT Looking at the loading system from the front… 7. Install MAIN controller on left tray. A. Plug power cord into motor starter box. B. Reconnect “VACUUM MOTOR” cord to connector in endplate.
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Maguire Products, Inc. MLS Clear Vu SETUP OF MAIN AND FOLLOWER CONTROLLERS This is routine #2 in the MLS Manual. You will need to do step 11 for each controller to enter the change address routine, then depending on the controller either jump to step 12 or 13.
Maguire Products, Inc. MLS Clear Vu KIT-062A: MLS-1/2/5 DUAL CONTROLLER, 110V PARTS LIST DESCRIPTION MLS Follower Controller, 110V AVC-81 107-avc Right End Plate-with following installed: ew04 -Ribbon Cable w/ DB9 Male Connector ehcc6 DB9 Female / Female Cable Controller Tray...
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Maguire Products, Inc. MLS Clear Vu MAIN CONTROLLER MODIFICATION 12. Remove existing controller from loading station. A. Tag and disconnect all receiver cables from back of controller. B. Disconnect power and signal cable from loading station electric box. 13. Open up existing controller.
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Maguire Products, Inc. MLS Clear Vu TRAY ASSEMBLY 18. Unfasten and remove existing controller tray from top of the loader. 19. Install new controller tray assembly as shown. ¼-20 x 3/4 Button Head (2) NEW TRAY ¼-20 Nylok SLAVE...
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Maguire Products, Inc. MLS Clear Vu SETUP OF MAIN AND FOLLOWER CONTROLLERS This is routine #2 in the MLS Manual. “Enter an address for controller” You will need to do step 11 for each controller to enter the change address routine, then depending on the controller either jump to step 12 or 13.
Maguire Products, Inc. MLS Clear Vu 3 – General Information MLS Clear Vu Features VACUUM UNIT: The ring compressor vacuum power unit is QUIET, RELIABLE, and LONG LASTING. A single power unit supplies 8 stations, keeping costs low. POSITIVE OPERATION OF VALVES: All valves are positively operated by air cylinders.