Sentry 6510 Capacity Monitor Operators Manual
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1. be adjusted to MAX but in general it is preferable to control the readings with the gain on the monitor Move the sieve sensor among the slots in the brackets in order to keep the sieve sensor in the loss stream Sensors often become covered in a layer of dirt during use particularly when harvesting green or moist crops Clean this dirt from the sensor with hand cleaner as often as required 990 630 EN RO SENTRY 6510 CAPACITY MONITOR OPERATORS MANUAL amp FITTING INSTRUCTIONS www teejet com2. board as shown in Figure 2 Fitting the sieve sensor Position The sieve sensor must be fitted so it can measure the grain loss behind the sieves across the entire width of the sieves The best sieve sensor position for normal grain types is 120 mm behind the rear edge of the sieves and 50 mm under the sieves measured from the centre of the tube Figure 10 Sieve sensor bracket placement 120 mm 50 mm Uc uL supplied brackets have three slits When fitting measure from the middle slit to allow the sensor to be moved depending on crop type For example the sensor can be moved closer when harvesting a crop where little air is blown under the sieves such as oilseed rape or the sensor can be moved further away when harvesting a crop that requires more air to be blown under the sieves EN www teejet com Sentry 6210 Capacity Monitor On some combine harvesters it may not be possible to fit the sensor in the recommended position due to placement of other parts such as an adjustment handle In these cases the sensor can be mounted higher or lower than 50 mm under the sieves In any case the centre of the sensor must not be higher than the edge of the sieve or lower than 100 mm under the sieve Figure 11 Alternate sieve sensor bracket placement Once the position is determined weld or bolt the brackets to the sieves so that they are stable and do not shake Shortening the sensor The steel tube can b
3. connections Figure 2 Close up of electrical wirin SS SPO D 2 2 LY ru BES EOS P TL www teejet com Sentry 6210 Capacity Monitor Fitting the monitor Place the monitor inside the cab in a position where it is easy for the operator to read the display 1 Mark the mounting position and the location for screw holes as shown in Figure 3 Figure 3 Monitor mounting bracket position 2 Drill the screw holes and mount the bracket 3 Attach the monitor to the bracket as shown in Figure 3 NOTE The Sentry 6510 Capacity Monitor uses the same connection as the LH500C Combine Computer If the combine harvester already has LH500C installed simply connect the cable from the monitor to the port on the main cable Fitting the junction box Mount the junction box at the rear of the combine harvester on the right side where it will be well protected and accessible for connecting cabling the main cable shown in Figure 1 is 10 m long 1 Lead the cable from the monitor along existing supply mains and hydraulic tubes through the hole in the junction box NOTE Beware of rotating parts sharp edges and high temperatures such as from exhaust 2 Connect the cable to the circuit board as shown in Figure 2 Connecting the power supply The supply voltage is 12 Volt 1 Connect the supply cable to 12 V such that when the combine harvest ignition is turned off power to the monitor is also
4. SENTRY 6510 CAPACITY MONITOR OPERATORS MANUAL 8 FITTING INSTRUCTIONS Firmware version 1 10 Ga Taif FI ND Subsidiary of Spraying Systems Co Copyrights 2014 TeeJet Technologies All rights reserved No part of this document or the computer programmes described in it may be reproduced copied photocopied translated or reduced any form or by any means electronic or machine readable recording or otherwise without prior written consent from TeeJet Technologies Trademarks Unless otherwise noted all other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations Limitation of Liability TEEJET TECHNOLOGIES PROVIDES THIS MATERIAL AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED NO COPYRIGHT LIABILITY OR PATENT IS ASSUMED IN NO EVENT SHALL TEEJET TECHNOLOGIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF PROFIT LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS OR FOR INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND EVEN IF TEEJET TECHNOLOGIES HAS BEEN ADVISED OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM TEEJET TECHNOLOGIES SOFTWARE Sentry 6510 Capacity Monitor Table of contents INSTALLATION 2 SNS pinar arse meena reser tat Sr verte atte ence mere entre 2 scena pese d PR o Pr 4 FEED OMA ca Aue ipl Ike e e PO e PR PS PR ES OOO 5 ON DO AA e TET 5 Connecting th
5. actual grain loss frequently as described in Calculation of grain loss 990 630 EN RO Sentry 6210 Capacity Monitor Calculation of grain loss This table indicates the number of lost seeds per metre of straw behind the combine harvester when the loss is 1 and the field yields 4000 kg ha Centimetre Foot 25 seeds 1g 28seeds 1g 21 seeds 1g 25 seeds 1 g If the yield is significantly different from 4000 kg ha calculate the percentage loss by hand Place a piece of canvas under the sieves to collect lost seeds Harvest exactly one metre Count the lost seeds collected on the canvas Disregard any seeds lying in the field before beginning to harvest Divide the actual number of seeds lost by the expected number of seeds lost from the table above Divide 4000 kg ha by the actual yield in kilograms per hectare Multiply the results of these two operations to find the actual percentage loss o p e Grain loss calculation examples Example 1 When harvesting barley with a 360 cm wide cut in a field yielding 4000 kg ha and 220 lost seeds are collected Loss 220 350 0 6 Example 2 When harvesting barley with a 360 cm wide cut in a field yielding 4800 kg ha and 220 lost seeds are collected Loss 220 360 x 4000 4800 0 5 Example 3 When harvesting wheat with an 265 cm wide cut in a field yielding 5000 kg ha and 200 lost seeds are collected Loss 200 222 x 4000 5000 0 7 Rule of thumb From the grain
6. e most accurate relative readings set up the monitor as follows 1 Adjust the combine harvester to an acceptable loss without using the capacity monitor following the guidelines in Calculation of grain loss and Rule of thumb 2 Set the combine harvester to a consistent speed 3 While driving simultaneously press the and buttons on the straw walker loss bar graph then release them to set the bar graph to the middle of the scale 50 Figure 18 Sieve loss buttons 4 While driving simultaneously press the and buttons on the sieve loss bar graph then release them to set the bar graph to the middle of the scale 50 Figure 19 Straw walker loss buttons Sentry 6510 0 HHI 990 630 EN RO Sentry 6510 Capacity Monitor Display indications A correctly adjusted monitor will indicate with the LEDs both the relative grain loss and when the combine harvester capacity is being fully utilized Figure 20 describes the conditions that different readings indicate Figure 20 LED loss and capacity indications Both displays bottom of scale Loss over the sieves Noloss oo much air or blocked sieves You can speed up higher capacity Noor intermittent loss over the sieves Both displays at top of scale Too little air under the sieves Too much loss Slow d
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8. e shortened to the distance between the two brackets 1 Loosen all of the nuts and remove the rubber bung opposite the plug 2 Loosen the Allen screw and remove the plastic spacer from the tube Figure 12 Sensor tube nuts 3 Measure the distance between the brackets x and subtract 22 mm to learn the distance between the two washers L Figure 13 Sensor tube length calculation L 22mm 4 the tube with a hacksaw NOTE To avoid damaging the tube do not use a vice when cutting the tube Remove all metal shavings from the tube before replacing the rubber bung 5 Position the plastic spacer approximately 5 mm from the end of the bolt in the rubber bung 6 Replace the rubber bung so that approximately 5 mm of the bung protrudes from the tube 990 630 EN RO Sentry 6210 Capacity Monitor Figure 14 Bung and spacer placement 7 Tighten the nuts so that the rubber swells slightly NOTE The bolts in the bung must not touch the plastic spacer Connecting the sieve sensor cables 1 Connect the plug to the sensor 2 Fasten the cable to the bracket using a cable fastener Figure 15 First sieve sensor cable fastener 3 Make bend in the cable large enough to capture the movement of the sieves 4 Fit another cable fastener to the side of the machine Figure 16 Second sieve sensor cable fastener 5 Connect the cable to the junction box avoiding any sharp edges pinch points or other sourc
9. es for the measured forward speed so that the indicated loss remains constant for the area covered In this case the grain loss reported is a loss per area value and this mode of operation is know as a Capacity Indicator The monitor automatically detects the type of speed sensor connected No speed sensor calibration is needed The monitor supports these sensor ranges Wheel sensors with resolution from 50 impulses 100 m to approximately 150 impulses 100 m for a speed range of 1 km h to 25 km h Speeds below 1 km h report as 1 km h GPS or radar sensors with resolution of 10000 impulses 100 m to approximately 15000 impulses 100 m for a speed range of 1 km h to 25 km h Speeds below 1 km h report as 1 km h NOTE If no speed impulses are received for eight seconds the monitor will switch to loss per time mode will assume a speed of 5 km h GPS or radar sensors at speeds below 0 4 km h may provide unstable readings To preserve accuracy of grain loss readings do not use sensors with lower resolutions than indicated above It is possible to use sensors with higher resolutions but this may result in artificially limited maximum usable speeds Sensor sensitivity position and cleaning In most cases the straw walker sensor sensitivity should not be changed from the NORM position If a crop has exceptionally large seeds sensitivity may be adjusted to MIN or if the crop has exceptionally small seeds sensitivity can
10. es of cable damage and fasten to the combine harvester using supplied cable ties 6 Connect the cables to the circuit board as shown in Figure 2 www teejet com Sentry 6510 Capacity Monitor OPERATION User interface Figure 17 User interface buttons TECHNOLOGIES j ew Press to increase reading Press both to set reading to 50 Press to decrease reading Straw walker Sieve loss loss bar graph bar graph The LEDs on each bar graph indicate the current relative loss value as measured by the straw walker sensor and the sieve sensor When the monitor is turned on the bottom LED in each graph will be on indicating the power is on and the system is running as expected Press the and buttons to change the sensor gain which in turn alters the reading on one of the graphs up or down by one light Hold the button to continue raising or lowering the gain Press and simultaneously to set the reading to the middle 50 These cases will prevent changing gains f no loss is detected at all the reading cannot be changed at all If the reading is above ten the reading cannot be increased If the reading is below one the reading cannot be decreased If the loss is very low it may not be increased to the maximum but will be adjustable to the highest possible value NOTE To ensure that the grain loss readings are as accurate as possible it is recommended to check the reading of the monitor against
11. loss table above it can be concluded that for every centimetre of cut width about one seed will be lost per metre driven Since lost seeds usually land in a track about one metre wide the number of lost seeds listed in the table covers about one square metre Since the human hand is on average about 1 100 m acceptable loss is about 1 100 of the loss indicated in the grain loss table Rule of thumb example A combine harvester with a 510 cm cut width is harvesting barley in a field yielding 4000 kg ha The grain loss table indicates an acceptable 196 loss in 510 seeds per metre When holding the hand over the lost seeds an acceptable number of seeds under the hand would be 510 100 5 1 seeds www teejet com Sentry 6210 Capacity Monitor Setting up the capacity monitor Not even the best capacity indicator can prevent grain from being lost The purpose of the monitor is to inform the operator of the approximate amount of grain being lost It is also important to understand that the loss readings from the monitor are not absolute measurements but are instead meant to indicate how the loss is perceived when harvesting variables change For example if the grain lost doubles but speed does not change the reading on the monitor doubles If however the grain lost doubles and the speed doubles the reading on the monitor is unchanged If the grain lost is unchanged and the speed doubles the reading on the monitor is halved To obtain th
12. out stressing the cable Figure 6 Walker pad cable loo va M Way AA J i N Aa Ll a Way o SW T pr A 1 Attach the cable to the underside of the straw walker approximately 20 cm from the point at which the cable comes through the walker Attach the fastener carefully to preserve cable life Figure 7 Walker pad cable attachment Ww j Wy j TA Way Wy Se 20 mel e Cm 990 630 Sentry 6210 Capacity Monitor 2 Turn the straw walker to its lowest position and mark the side of the combine harvester position A in Figure 9 at a right angle to the cable fastener Figure 8 Straw walker mark angle 3 Turn the straw walker to the highest position and mark the side of the combine harvester B 4 To determine the length of cable needed to make the loop measure the distance L between marks and and multiply by three Figure 9 Straw walker loop length calculation Pa un N j 5 Make a loop of from the calculated length of cable and attach the cable fastener 20 mm under the lower mark 6 Repeat for both walker pads 7 Connect the cables to the junction box avoiding any sharp edges pinch points or other sources of cable damage and fasten to the combine harvester using supplied cable ties 8 Connect the cables to the circuit
13. own 1055 over the straw walkers Straw walkers overloaded Slow down www teejet com Sentry 6210 Capacity Monitor Storage of values When or is pressed the gain for both graphs are saved to the monitor When the monitor is turned off these gain values are preserved When the monitor is restarted it begins working at the gain settings applied before power off Supply voltage monitoring The monitor constantly checks to ensure that the power supply voltage is between 8 16 Volts A supply voltage outside of this range could cause inaccurate readings If the voltage is outside of this range the bottom LED on each graph will flash the top LED on each graph will be continuously lit and the monitor will cease reporting grain loss readings When the supply voltage returns to the acceptable range the monitor will return to normal operating and grain loss reading resumes Speed compensation This monitor can be used without a speed sensor Without a speed sensor the monitor automatically assumes a speed of 5 km per hour The grain loss is reported as a loss per time value and this mode of operation is known as a Grain Loss Monitor As the speed of a combine harvester increases the frequency of grain striking the loss sensors increases which can lead to an inflated loss per time value When the monitor is connected to a speed sensor the monitor automatically compensat
14. turned off 2 Connect the red cable to the 12 V and the black cable to the ground OV 990 630 EN RO Sentry 6210 Capacity Monitor Mounting the wheel sensor Mount the wheel sensor to the frame on the inside one of the steering wheels Mount the magnet to the wheel hub or rim using the 20 mm support collar 1 Screw or weld the sensor bracket 2 Place the sensor in the bracket 3 Turn the wheel and ensure that the distance between the sensor and the magnet is 5 8 mm Figure 4 Wheel sensor and magnet placement utu bee Magnet can painted Washer 4 Put the sensor cable to the junction box and connect to the circuit board as shown in Figure 2 5 Use cable ties to fix the cable so it will not be pinched or worn during operation 6 www teejet com Sentry 6210 Capacity Monitor Fitting the walker pads Mount the two walker pads at the rear of the two outside straw walkers NOTE Account for any reinforcements and walker extensions when positioning the walker pads 1 Stick the supplied adhesive templates on the underside of the walkers with the arrow pointing to the rear of the walkers 2 Drill the holes as shown on the templates Figure 5 Walker pad placement Connecting the walker pad cables The straw walker cable must contain a loop between the walker and the combine harvester body The loop must be large enough to capture the circular movement of the straw walkers with
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