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Measuring engine, picker, and table actuator times and adjusting actuators

Product

  
  • Trendsetter® 400/800 base
  • Trendsetter Autoloader (AL)
  • ContinuousLoad for Trendsetter (CL)
  • Trendsetter NEWS

Background

  

In order maintain throughput and to diagnose problems caused by actuators acting too slowly or too quickly, it is useful to know:

  • How to measure the timing of the actuators
  • Which actuators are field-adjustable
  • How to adjust any actuators whose timing is out of spec.

Procedure

  

Engine time | Picker time | Table time

Measuring and adjusting engine actuator timing

  1. In Service Shell’s Device Monitor command box, type:
    engine time

  2. The device reports engine actuator timing information.

  3. Examine the table below to determine whether the timing of all actuators is within spec. If not, and if the actuator timing is field-adjustable, click the green bullet • to go to the page showing the regulator to adjust for that actuator.

Actuator Base, AL, CL, NEWS Field-
adjustable?
Timing spec (milliseconds) Tolerance (±)
LEC down 450 Check for evenness  
LEC up 300 50  
Roller down 450 Check for evenness  
Roller up 300 50  
Ramp in 1050 Check for evenness •
Ramp out 500 Check for evenness •
TEC down 1100 Check for evenness  
TEC unlock 400 50  
TEC lock 250 50  
TEC up 250 50  

Measuring and adjusting picker actuator timing

  1. In Service Shell’s Device Monitor command box, type:
    picker time

  2. The device reports picker actuator timing information.

  3. Examine the table below to determine whether the timing of all actuators is within spec. If not, and if the actuator timing is field-adjustable, click the green bullet • to go to the page showing the regulator to adjust for that actuator.
Actuator NEWS 50, 70,
100, 150		 NEWS 200 TS AL Field-
adjustable?
Spec ± Spec ± Spec ±
Rot1 Non-rot2
Picker up 52003 500 32003 500 52003 500 •
Picker in 3300 500 3000 500 3000 500 •
Picker wrist in 5000 3500 500 1700 500 5000 500  
Picker wrist out 10000 2000 4000 500 10000 2000  
Picker out 2100 250 2250 250 2100 250 •
Picker down 2000 250 1800 250 2000 250 •
Separator in4 Check for evenness Check for evenness Check for evenness •
Separator out4 Check for evenness Check for evenness Check for evenness •
Notes:
1. Devices with rotator
2. Devices without rotator
3. Picker up time applies to GMCE/TMCE devices that have FCO CA11580 (new picker up/down sensors) installed.
4. Plate separator option is only enabled on full format NEWS devices and Trendsetter Autoloaders.

Measuring and adjusting table actuator timing

  1. In Service Shell’s Device Monitor command box, enter command:
    table time

  2. The device reports table actuator timing information.

  3. Examine the table below to determine whether the timing of all actuators is within spec. If not, and if the actuator timing is field-adjustable, click the green bullet • to go to the page showing the regulator to adjust for that actuator.

Actuator AL, CL, NEWS Field-
adjustable?
Timing spec (milliseconds) Tolerance (±)
Table down 9000* 1000  
Table cups up 700 100  
Table rot on 3000 500 •
Table rot off 3000 500 •
Table cups down 700 100  
Table up 5525 500  

Note:
* Assumes table is in the up position when table time command is issued.
Technical contact(s)
  

Content owner: Frank van Eerdt
See the Escalation page for escalation contacts.
Date submitted
  

07 Jun 2004

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