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TB340A
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04-2023 – 01-02-000

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  • Page 1 TB340A User Manual 04-2023 – 01-02-000...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    4.5.1 Unit List ..............................25 4.5.2 Test Data Table ............................26 4.5.3 Staged Test Data for Report ....................... 27 4.5.4 Test Details ............................... 29 Program Options ............................30 4.6.1 Reports ............................... 31 4.6.2 Communications ............................32 © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...
  • Page 3 Tolerances ..............................38 Calibrating a Load Cell ..........................40 Troubleshooting Part V Repair Part VI Technical Data Part VII Obligations of the Operator and Disposal Part VIII Obligations of the Operator ........................49 Dismantling / Disposal ..........................49 © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...

  • Page 4: I Disclaimer

    HyQuest Solutions or KISTERS AG. Other product documentation and the information contained in it, names used may or may not be the trademarks of even if HyQuest Solutions has been advised of the their respective owners. possibility of such damages.

  • Page 5: Safety Instructions

    Before starting to work, you have to check the functioning and integrity of the system. § Check for visible defects on the TB340A, this may or may not include any or all of the following mounting facilities, connectors and connections, mechanical parts, internal or external communication devices, power supplies or power supply lines, etc.

  • Page 6: Part I Introduction

    The software element is a PC application that has been developed to support the automation of the TBRG testing process. A high level of flexibility allows for the testing of third party TBRGs and is not limited to HyQuest Solutions products. The application will run a planned test series, collecting and storing the TBRG tip count as it progresses.

  • Page 7: Part Ii Installation

    2 x Philips head screws and 10mm bolt as shown. (Slide the transit bracket up and re-secure for future use.) Important: Do not apply too much downward pressure to Philips head screws as this may damage the load cells. © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...
  • Page 8 Installation Setup and levelling Select a site to install the TB340A taking the following points into consideration. A. 110V - 240V AC mains power supply. B. Access to a clean filtered water source. C. Close to an appropriate water drain.
  • Page 9 Pour a small amount of water down the drain holes located in the mounting plates to ensure the water is making its way into the drain before running the system in automatic mode. For more information, see the following subsection: § Turning the TBRG Calibrator On © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...

  • Page 10: Turning The Tbrg Calibrator On

    Place your Rain Gauge base on the supplied PVC mounting plate. (Please note this calibration rig has been designed to suit HyQuest Solutions model TB3 TB4 TB6 Rain Gauges. A custom adaptor may be necessary to suit other manufacturer’s Rain Gauges) Insert the syphon body into the collector funnel.

  • Page 11: Connecting The Reed Switch Inputs

    Please refer to the manual of the tipping bucket rain gauge (TBRG) on test to the wiring connections for each reed switch. Connect the alligator clips either directly to the terminal or with the use of extensions if the terminal is not accessible. Ensure that the clips are not in contact with each other. © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...
  • Page 12 Installation Figure 3 – Reed switch connections © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...

  • Page 13: Part Iii Configuration

    (If the drivers cannot be found automatically, we have provided a copy on the HyQuest Solutions website on the TB340A Calibrator page in the Software Upgrades tab.) To check that it has installed correctly, open the Device Manager from Control Panel on the PC.

  • Page 14: Running The Software For The First Time

    Load Cell for details on calibrating Once calibration is complete, the system is ready to begin testing. See Preparing a Test Series Starting a Test Monitoring a Test Series for details on how to run a test. © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...

  • Page 15: Operation

    When Cancel or the cross in the top right is pressed, the dialog is closed and the changes made are not remembered. The main testing screen will have the setup as it was when the Setup window was opened. © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...

  • Page 16: Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge

    The bucket size of the TBRG that is going to be tested. If the bucket size for the selected model is not in the list, it can be added through the model management page (see Model © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...

  • Page 17: Test Options

    When checked, a PDF report will be generated and saved to a default location as specified in the options page (see Program Options PDF & Printing ) upon completion of a test. If a test fails, no report will be generated unless the option is selected in the Tools-Options-PDF & Printing section. © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...

  • Page 18: Nozzles

    Each row in the table is an individual test and the table is considered a test series. Test series can be saved and loaded to disk. This is helpful when a series is used often and can be loaded on to many stations, saving time from entering the list into each station. © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...

  • Page 19: Performing A Wetting Cycle

    30 and 60 seconds to wet the surfaces of the funnel and bucket. This is also a test option that is run at the start of a test procedure. See Test Options © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...

  • Page 20: Starting A Test

    Testing from the menu bar at the top of the screen. Figure 11 – Main testing screen For more information, see the following subsections: § Units List § Unit Details § Test Overview and Control § Current Test § Test History © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...

  • Page 21: Units List

    The unit details display the specifics that have been set up for that station when the test setup was last applied (see Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge ). This information does not change during a test but allows the user to identify what is being tested. © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...

  • Page 22: Test Overview And Control

    A completed test is marked with a ü next to the test. The test history for a completed test can be viewed in the test history table (see Test History Start When pressed, this starts the test series. See Starting a Test Wet Only When pressed, this starts a wetting cycle. See Performing a Wetting Cycle © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...

  • Page 23: Current Test

    Dispensed This progress bar indicates how much of the vessel has been dispensed and how close the test is to finishing. This is for indication purposes only. © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...

  • Page 24: Test History

    In the center is all the test data for the selected unit (top) and test data for the selected unit that has been staged to be included in a report (bottom). On the right is the test details for the selected test. © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...

  • Page 25: Unit List

    Figure 17 - Reporting screen For more information, see the following subsections: § Unit List § Test Data Table § Staged Test Data for Report § Test Details 4.5.1 Unit List Figure 18 – Unit list in reporting © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...

  • Page 26: Test Data Table

    Whether the test was within tolerance (see Tolerances ) and passed or was outside tolerance and failed. Fail Reason A textual representation of the why the test was given a fail representation. For example… Tip average outside of specification. Average: 101.5. © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...

  • Page 27: Staged Test Data For Report

    Creates a manually generated report as a PDF using the data in the staged test data table. A dialog will be displayed to allow saving of the file to a location other than the default location for auto-PDFs as configured in PDF & Printing © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...
  • Page 28 This report can be either automatically generated at the end of each series of tests – OR it can be manually created by selecting test results from the database – the format is the same in both cases. © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...

  • Page 29: Test Details

    The difference between the highest count value and the lowest count value, shown as a percentage of the theoretical value (see Theoretical and Practical Values Pass/Fail Whether the test was within tolerance (see Tolerances ) and passed or was outside tolerance and failed. © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...

  • Page 30: Program Options

    It is important that these options are correct as some features will not work properly if not correctly set up. Figure 23 – Program options dialog For more information, see the following subsections: § Reports § Communications § PDF & Printing § Configure PLC © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...

  • Page 31: Reports

    A screen preview of a blank report can be seen by clicking PREVIEW BLANK REPORT. A blank report can be printed (provided a printer is setup, see PDF & Printing ) by clicking PRINT BLANK REPORT. © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...

  • Page 32: Communications

    This number indicates the total number of systems (2 TBRG stations per system) connected to controllers the software. Changing this value to support more systems will require and application restart and will terminate any currently running tests. © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...

  • Page 33: Pdf & Printing

    A number of wildcard entries are available to the user that will substitute test data into the file name. These options are shown on the lower part of the screen. An example file name is displayed below with the wildcards implemented to check that the template will generate the expected file name. © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...

  • Page 34: Configure Plc

    Note that 30 seconds after the TBRG rig power is applied, Relay #8 will click on and off the same number of 5. Connect all of the TBRG rigs and check communications to all addresses is successful. © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...

  • Page 35: Model Management

    Model Management The Tipping Bucket Calibrator is designed to be highly flexible and is not restricted to testing just HyQuest Solutions TBRGs. To allow users to test non-HS TBRGs, they will need to go to the Model Management dialog and create their custom model.

  • Page 36: Model

    The arrows on the right side of the list allow the selected model’s location to be moved up and down. The displayed order of the model list is the order presented to the user in the test setup dialog (see Preparing a Test Series © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...

  • Page 37: Bucket

    TBRG. As the selection in the model list is changed, this value is updated for that model. The catch size is also displayed in the model list, next to the model name, in parentheses for easy viewing. © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...

  • Page 38: Theoretical And Practical Values

    Tolerances displayed in the tolerance table are displayed in order of rainfall rate (by lower range then upper range). This is to help identify any gaps or overlaps in the table where data may be missing. © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...
  • Page 39 To apply the modified tolerance, click the SAVE button and the dialog will close, updating the tolerance table with the changes. To leave the tolerance unchanged, click the CANCEL button and the dialog will close without making changes. © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...

  • Page 40: Calibrating A Load Cell

    653ml is indeed being dispensed. (A ‘Check Only’ run can be performed to simply verify that the correct amount of water is being dispensed.) HyQuest Solutions recommends that calibration is completed at least every 12 months. Additional items required to complete a calibration or a check include…...
  • Page 41 Operation Figure 39 – Load cell calibration dialog 2 and 3 – Selecting Station and Nozzle Figure 40 – Load cell calibration dialog 4 and 5 – Nozzle Rate © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...
  • Page 42 Operation Figure 41 – Load cell calibration dialog 6 - Taring container Figure 42 – Load cell calibration dialog 7 - Container to collect water © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...
  • Page 43 Operation Figure 43 – Load cell calibration dialog 8 and 9 - Filling and Draining © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...
  • Page 44 If the amount of water dispensed during the test cycle does not meet your expectations (653g +2g) then try repeating the calibration procedure. This process calibrates one side of the rig – it must be repeated for the other side. © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...

  • Page 45: Part V Troubleshooting

    What does it mean? steps for more information. § Data from testing is organised into separate database files, Where did last year’s data go? organised by year. While data from previous years is not © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...
  • Page 46 This calibration + there are no tests shown in the problem can be solved by going to the HyQuest Solutions website, Reporting section? on the TB340A Calibrator page and selecting the Software Upgrades tab –...

  • Page 47: Part Vi Repair

    In rare cases, a product may not be delivered in accordance with your order. In such cases HyQuest Solutions’ return and repair policy applies. For you as a customer, this means the following: 1. Contact HyQuest Solutions using the Repair Request Form made available online: https://cdn.hyquestsolutions.eu/fileadmin/Services/Downloads/HS-RepairRequestForm_EU.pdf...

  • Page 48: Part Vii Technical Data

    Conditions § IP Rating: IP52 § TB340A only: 1900 mm × 700 mm × 600 mm; 50 kg Dimensions (H × W × § Packed in crate: 1840 mm × 900 mm × 700 mm; 135 kg D) and Weight...

  • Page 49: Part Viii Obligations Of The Operator And Disposal

    Electrical waste and electronic equipment must not be disposed of as household waste! Instead, these old appliances must be collected separately and disposed of via the local collection and return systems. Integrated or provided batteries and accumulators must be separated from the appliances and disposed of at the © 2023 HyQuest Solutions...
  • Page 50 At the end of its service life, the lithium-ion battery must be disposed of according to legal provisions. EU WEEE Directive As players in the environmental market, KISTERS AG and HyQuest Solutions are committed to supporting efforts to avoid and recycle waste. Please consider: §...
  • Page 51 Contact Data Europe | HyQuest Solutions (KISTERS AG) +49 2408 9385 0 info@hyquestsolutions.eu www.hyquestsolutions.eu Australia | HyQuest Solutions Pty Ltd +612 9601 2022 sales@hyquestsolutions.com.au www.hyquestsolutions.com.au New Zealand | HyQuest Solutions NZ Ltd +64 7 857 0810 sales@hyquestsolutions.co.nz www.hyquestsolutions.com.au Latin America...
  • Page 52 © 2023 HyQuest Solutions 04/04/2023...

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