Signature ATA MKII Operating Instructions
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1. gt IC Signature ATA Operating Instructions WARNING 2722 Clay target launchers can be NN N dangerous and must be treated AA 20 with great care at all times to EG ee l avoid accidents Never place any bodily part into the path of any mechanical piece whilst the machine is in motion or likely to be so You must treat a clay target launcher with the same caution that you would treat a loaded gun Assume at all times that a clay target launcher is armed and loaded and treat it accordingl Q This document must be read in full before attempting to operate machine Preface Every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained within this manual is complete accurate and up to date Promatic International assumes no responsibility for errors beyond its control Conventions used within this manual Trap Your Signature Double wobble ATA or Single ABT DTL Clay target launcher commonly known as a clay trap and may be referred to in this manual as The trap or The machine Warnings amp Cautions Warning This section contains instructions which if ignored or carried out incorrectly may result in risk of personal injury Caution This section contains instructions which if ignored or carried out incorrectly may result in malfunction or damage to the equipment or consumables Note This section contains additional i2. MO2V MP102 MOTOR ONLY TYPE MO2V TEC113 MOTOR ONLY SDA 4100 Rotation Gearbox MP102 ELEVATION ROTATION TYPE MP113 CRANKING Shaft amp Disc SDA 4050 SDA 2600 SDA 2500 SPIW 4125 Elevation GEARBOX SHAFT MAIN SHAFT ARM CLAMP BLOCK Gearbox Shaft amp Disc SDA 4705 ROTATION CENTRE DOOV 4882 22 121 50 4500 ROTATION SDA 5650 SWIVEL COMPLETE ASSEMBLY INDEXING PLUNGER LOCKING BOLT ELEVATION LOCK NUT 19 gt gt CLAY SWEEPER A I SDA 2010 THROWING ARM SO1Z SHTR RN6 2630 SPIDA 2705 COMPLETE ASSEMBLY SHORT HOOK TRAP SPRING SPRING ROLLER CLAY SWEEPER SPIDA 2200 FRICTION STRIP BO1V MFC50 MFC 50mm BO2V 32008 SDA 5254 SELF ALIGNING BEARING ROLLER BEARING BASE SHAFT SDA 5025 ELEVATION SDA 4475 BO6V B303840 BO6V BF303825 PIVOT BOSS PIVOT SHAFT OILITE BUSH Plain OILITE BUSH Flanged EO aa SDA 4160 SPRING SDA 4188 SPRING SDA 4170 SPRING ADJUSTMENT ARM PIVOT WASHER ADJUSTMENT THREAD Ir SDA 4460 OSCILLATION SDA 4465 OSCILLATION SDA 4472 OSCILLATION SDA 4468 OSCILLATION CRANK COMPLETE CRANK FRONT PART KNURLED ADJUSTER CRANK REAR PART 20 SDA 5130 SDA 5132 SDA 5135 1 COLLAR M20x1 5 1 GROOVE TILT ADJUST SCREW ASSEMBLY TILT ADJUST SCREW THREAD 5 5135 2 COLLAR M20x1 5 2 GROOVE DO1V 4354100 BLACK 50 4166 TRUNNION SDA 4167 TRUNNION 117 20 1 5 NUT PLASTIC HANDWHEEL THREADED M20X1 5 20mm PLAIN HOLE M20X1 5 PITCH BOSV PHS12 M12 ROD END RIGHT HAND THREAD C25S 12 M1
3. locking nut hand wheel Locknut ATA Main frame ed locking nut Deg 9 Adjustment hand wheel m The spring tension adjustment In addition to the main spring fixing tensioning nut this trap is fitted with a quick action hand wheel which adjusts the spring tension between two stops allowing rapid selection between pre determined settings ideal for quickly changing be tween the settings for single or double targets N 7 R I SU I ie u EN LI gt zu Breder Adjusting initial spring tension lt is recommended that the spring tension is first set for the trap to function cor rectly in doubles mode Decrease tension Loosen inside nut then loosen outside nut to desired position Re tighten inside nut Increase tension Loosen inside nut to required position then tighten outside nut until frame meets inside nut Re tighten inside nut Important leave 30mm 1 3 16 thread length between inside nut and spring coil Increasing spring tension up to full length of thread will seri ously detriment the performance of the machine and will cause spring damage or failure Quick Adjustment using Hand Wheel When changing from doubles or singles the spring will need to be adjusted The machine is supplied with two locking collars for the convenience of being able to pre set the desired tensions for quick and easy change over from singles to dou
4. OFF but do not disarm The machine should still be armed and treated with EXTREME CAUTION From behind the machine slowly and carefully push the tip of the arm towards the trigger assembly on the side of the machine If the arm timing is correctly set when the arm is about 30mm 1 1 4 from the trigger it will go over TDC with the spring pulling the arm on to the trigger If the arm goes over TDC more than 30mm away from the trigger or it does not go over TDC before touching the trigger then the arm timing will need to be adjusted To adjust the arm timing the machine must be in the DIS ARMED SAFE position Undo the socket head bolt on the arm clamp block so that the arm can be moved on the shaft Be careful not to move the arm while undoing the bolt If the arm goes over TDC to early i e 40mm before it gets to the trigger move the arm counter clockwise about 10mm 1 2 at the tip and retighten the arm clamp block bolt Press the toggle switch to ON The machine will load a clay and come to the cocked position again it will be short of the trigger Press the toggle switch to OFF but do not disarm The machine should still be armed As before from behind the machine push the tip of the arm towards the trigger and note where it goes over TDC Ifthe arm still goes over TDC in the wrong place adjust the arm timing again as before 14 Setting the Solenoid Continued With the arm timing set correctly the roller switch n
5. bles Initial setup Set the ideal spring tension for each type of target during initial setup firstly set the quick adjustment handwheel towards the single locking collar one groove then proceed to adjust the spring tension using the regular spring adjustment nut until the trap is throwing the correct distance with single clays If necessary adjust the locking collar up until it sits just behind the trunnion nut where the thread passes through the tensioner arm this gives a quick reference to the correct posi tion for singles Do not tighten the grub screw yet Next adjust the spring tension using the handwheel until it is correct for doubles adjust the double locking collar two grooves up until it sits the other side of the trunnion nut this gives a quick reference to the correct position for doubles It will now be possible to move easily between singles and doubles by turning the handwheel until the stops are reached Double check that the spring tension is still as desired for each type of target then lock off each locking collar using the grub screw Re tighten the locking nut on the inside of the spring to prevent unwanted spring movement in use In daily use Quick adjust With the Ideal spring tensions for singles and doubles now pre set the trap can be quickly adjusted using the hand wheel up to the appropriate stop Increase tension Turn hand wheel anti clockwise Decrease tension Turn the hand wheel c
6. and immediately releasing long enough for the trap to fire but not giving the machine a chance to rearm The gearbox block will now be pointing towards the front of the machine Flick the ARM DISARM switch upwards towards the DISARM position repeat edly until the gearbox block points towards the back of the machine but does not contact the throwing arm This reduces the spring tension Note the position of the inside nut before removing the spring as this deter mines the amount of spring tension set then undo the rear nut and remove the spring from the trap With the spring removed rotate the throwing arm until the mainshaft crank is pointing towards the mainframe with the leading curve aligned with the front edge of the square bearing tube Refer to the diagram below Loosen the throwing arm clamp block bolt until the throwing arm will move around the mainshaft Rotate the throwing arm clockwise this is so the mainshaft is held by the one way bearing and doesn t move until the throw ing arm is positioned as in the diagram below where X 15mm Making sure both the mainshaft crank and the throwing arm are in the posi tions described firmly tighten the throwing arm clamp block bolt The arm timing is now complete Replace the spring paying attention to the orientation of the hook Open side inwards towards the frame FRONT EDGE OF CRANK IN LINE WITH BEARING BLOCK Solenoid release Mechanism Solenoid release mech
7. trap effectively has a very long set of knife edges which act as they do on any other trap to split the bottom and second clay in the stack and as the lower clay is dropped through the hole support the column of clays from the sec ond row up allowing it to be carried over the drop holes down the let down ramps and gently back down onto the top plate With the change over lever pulled out doubles position a pair of moving knife edge blades are opened up exposing a sec ond set of let down ramps and creating a pathway for clays to drop though another drop hole positioned later on the top plate The open knives also reveal the lead ing edge of the rear set of knives where the stack is again split over the second drop hole Switching from Singles to Doubles Important Always remove the column of clay targets that are above the moving knives when performing this action Undo the Quick clamp and adjust lever to required position Knives open as shown opposite will throw doubles Knives closed will throw singles Re tighten the Quick clamp and re stack any clay targets that were removed 11 Singles Let down ramps Leading Doubles Second let down ramps Leading edge of Rear knives Change over i First let down ramps Leading edge of Front knives Quick clamp Adjustment Throwing arm timing 1 Disarm the machine by flicking the ARM DISARM switch upwards towards the DISARM position
8. 2 THREADED BAR ST STEEL RIGHT HAND THREAD SDA 4451 ELEVATION ADJUSTMENT CENTRE BLOCK SDA 4450 ELEVATION ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY C25S 12L M12 THREADED BAR ST STEEL LEFT HAND THREAD BOSV PHSL12 M12 ROD END LEFT HAND THREAD DO1V 4353160 BLACK PLASTIC HANDWHEEL 21 BO1V FC20 Carousel centre Bearing CAR M1 Carousel 16 Stack 550 Bird UK CAR M2 Carousel 16 Stack 550 Bird USA SDA 1440 Carousel A28S PABM Wheel Assembly Scraper Blade SDA 4600 solenoid Complete assembly SDA 3475 Spring Finger Assembly lt i SPIDA 4606 O Failsafe bar OUTER SLIDING SDA 4608 Release INNER A ATA KNIFE EDGE ASSEMBLY SDA 7250T Solenoid Trigger assembly SDA 3150 KNIFE EDGE OUTER A SDA 3151 KNIFE EDGE OUTER B SDA 3155 KNIFE EDGE OUTER SLIDING eo SDA 3250 KNIFE EDGE INNER SDA 3251 KNIFE EDGE INNER B Spring Finger Single Finger Assembly Large 22 EO9V 4PIN 4 Pin Relay Heavy Duty EO9V SW618 12v Relay Albright EO6V 45100 EO6V 45110 Positive Battery Terminal Red Negative Battery Terminal Blue E11V 7420 Toggle Switch EO3V CCH Command E10V F15A FUSE 15AMP Blue With Spade Terminals Cable Complete E10V F30A FUSE 30AMP Green E10V FH20A FUSE HOLDER E10V FH30A FUSE HOLDER EO6V APMH 4pin plug EO4N 250PG9 20AMP BLACK LEADS 30AMP ORANGE LEA
9. DS Hirschmann male Cable Gland PG9 E11V 83850 E23V BLNST E10V MBS50A 12 Roller Limit Switch Rotation Elevation Timer Trip Switch 50a 23 7 Promatic International Ltd Station Works Hooton South Wirral CH66 7NF England Tel 44 0 151 327 2220 General 44 0 1407 860800 Sales Fax 44 0 151 3277075 E mail sales promatic co uk Website www promatic co uk Promatic Inc 7803 West Hwy 116 Gower MO 64454 USA Toll Free 888 767 2529 Fax 816 539 0257 E mail sales promatic biz Website www promatic biz Sig ATA MK2 v2 1 March 2015
10. anisms are used on machines where an instantaneous re lease of the target is required The solenoid release mechanism consists of a re lease bearing fitted to the throwing arm a trigger assembly which pivots on a bar mounted on a bracket and a solenoid to move the trigger out of the way to allow the release bearing to move past it when the trap is fired When the machine is turned on and arms itself the motor drives the arm in a coun ter clockwise direction up to the solenoid trigger The arm reaches Top Dead Centre TDC when the bearing is about 30mm 1 1 4 away from the trigger A Throwing Arm SJ Release Bearing As the arm reaches TDC the spring is at its maximum As the arm then passes over TDC the spring takes over and pulls the arm around until it comes to rest with a clunk against the trigger and can go no further The trigger holds the arm in the cocked position waiting to be fired The roller switch is set to stop the motor just as the arm gets to TDC so that there is no chance of the motor driving the arm into the trigger 13 Setting the Solenoid With the trap in the DIS ARMED SAFE position standing at the rear ofthe trap adjust the roller switch out to the left side of the machine as far as it will go Press the toggle switch to ON The machine will load a clay and come to the cocked position and is now ready to fire Note that the throwing arm has stopped short of the trigger Press the toggle switch to
11. bles Crank rear fixing bolt Place the rear ofthe crank in the marked 17 ATA hole ofthe disc and nudge the trap until the small notch on the edge ofthe disc is aligned with the setup mark on the gearbox This will throw double targets equally each side of the centre line Notch Doubles setup mark DTL Angle Selector To increase or decrease the width of the field unscrew the selector pin move to correct hole to achieve desired angle screw pin in to select ed threaded hole and tighten selector pin hole shown arrowed in the pic ture Windage Adjustment If the wind briefly changes direction the flight of the target can be quickly adjusted using the Windage Adjustment without upsetting the normal Straight away target setting Always disarm the machine before carrying out loading adjustment or maintenance Setting the field continued er er J TE RR 4 j SSL s KRG i 060 4 50 YARDS SINGLES RADIUS LINE 44 YARDS DOUBLES RADIUS LINE Single Setup straight away Doubles targets Single Target Doubles Setup equal field Random Interrupter The signature ATA machine is designed to throw targets at random angles and has been equipped with a timer device to interrupt irregularly the oscillation of the trap making it difficult for the shooter to read the target When switched on the elevation and or rotation the osc
12. e drive bolt and the one way bearing within the trap it cannot move or release again until power is applied and the ARM DISARM switch operated Disarming the machine Safe mode de To disarm the machine push the ARM DISARM switch momentarily to the DIS ARM position and immediately release long enough for the trap to fire but not giving the machine a chance to rearm The throwing arm should be pointing towards the front of the machine 2 Turn the ON OFF or switch if fitted to the OFF or O position and dis connect the battery Firing the machine Ensure the range is clear at the front of the trap 1 Turn the ON OFF or switch if fitted to the ON or position and set the ARM DISARM switch to the ARM LOAD position The machine will move auto matically and arm itself ready to launch a loaded clay 2 Press the FIRE button on the command cable to throw a clay 3 The machine will fire every time the FIRE button is pressed and will automatical ly rearm itself until disarmed and switched off When switched off disconnect the power source 18 Spare Parts List MOSV MG100 12v Motor MOSV MG80 12v Motor amp Gearbox 100 1 Ratio amp Gearbox 80 1 Ratio Rotation Elevation MO3V MV50R100 GEARBOX MO3V MV50R80 GEARBOX MO3V MV50R60 GEARBOX ONLY TYPE NMRV50 R100 1 ONLY TYPE NMRV50 R80 1 ONLY TYPE NMRV50 R60 1 MOTOVARIO Rotation MOTOVARIO Elevation MOTOVARIO Cranking
13. eeds to be adjusted back in to the correct position Before making any adjustment ensure that the machine is in the DIS ARMED SAFE position It is best to move the roller switch back in towards the trap about 2 3mm 1 8 at a time The motor needs to be stopping just as the arm goes over centre so that when the arm and motor have both stopped there is a gap of about 3mm 1 8 between the main shaft drive pin under the nylon spring roller that the spring hooks to and the 10mm Allen key bolt that drives the base of the main shaft See diagram below N 6 ua SRY A ee o_O a amp 3mm 1 8 Gap between the base of the main shaft pin and the drive pin 15 Carousel Timing When the trap fires the clay stacks need to advance smoothly through the knife edges with enough momentum to reach the drop hole and stillhave enough clearance to drop properly through it Set the crank at its furthest forward position by nudging the trap will fire next undo and remove the lock bolt through the locking ring and slacken the rear pusher clamp bolt Move the carousel pusher easiest done by gently tap ping the underside with a small plastic or hide mallet inthe required direction until the face of the flapper part is aligned with the tim ing mark or just before it as Locking Ring shown below amp Bolt 16 Transit Mode Procedure This is recommended for
14. illating motors will run and then stop momentarily before restarting The timer device also incorporates a power saving mode which automatically stops the oscillating motors after a short period of time when the machine is not being used When the next target is launched the oscillating motors start automatically again Even if the oscillating motors have stopped in the power saving mode users must be aware that the machine is still armed and must only be approached from behind to disarm the machine before reloading or adjusting Elevation adjustment ABT Wobble Un do the Main frame locking nut to allow the trap to move freely Select a suitable range of elevation by plac ing the upper locating bolt in the desired elevation disc hole This range may be raised or lowered by ad justing the hand wheel a small locknut is provided to secure the hand wheel When the elevation motor is operated the trap will wobble up and down through the selected range DO NOT Lock the trap body if the elevating motor is to be used The main frame locking nut should only be used when the elevation motor is not to be used and trap stability is required i e no wobble motion desired Elevation Adjustment ATA On ATA models without elevation motor undo the Main frame locking nut adjust target to the desired elevation using the hand wheel Lock off the elevation using the Main frame locking nut ABT Wobble Main frame
15. lockwise Adjusting the Spread of the Targets Casting Plate When launching doubles the spread of the clays is adjustable Loosen the wing nut on the underside of the casting plate and pivot the back rail forwards to reduce the spread or backwards to increase the spread of the clays Retighten wing Back Rail nut once adjusted to desired position Wing nut Tilt Adjustment Setting the Targets at the Same Height The Signature ATA has been designed so that both clays come off the machine at the same height this can be achieved by easily levelling the machine The machine can quickly be re levelled if physical or climatic conditions change Setting the targets at the same height is achieved by tilting the trap either to the left or to the right by using the Tilt Adjustment hand wheel To lower Right hand targets Turn hand wheel clockwise To lower Left hand targets Turn hand wheel anti clockwise The Tilt Adjustment is fitted with locking collars Set the machine on single clay set the flight of the clay level and lock off locking collar Change machine to doubles set flight of clays level and lock off using second locking collar With the Ideal positions for singles and doubles now pre set the trap can be quickly adjusted using the hand wheel up to the appropriate stop Tilt Adjust 10 Knife edges How the single double change over works With the change over lever pushed in singles position the
16. machine transportation Warning Stand at rear of machine only 1 Disarm the machine by flicking the ARM DISARM switch momentarily to wards the DISARM position and immediately releasing long enough for the trap to fire but not giving the machine a chance to rearm The throwing arm should be pointing towards the front of the machine The Gearbox block A rectangular block attached to the gearbox shaft should be in a position pointing towards the front of the machine Push the ARM DISARM switch momentarily in direction of DISARM NUDGE just enough to allow the block to move slightly past the straight ahead position as seen in the diagram be low If the block has gone too far follow this procedure again until the de sired position is achieved 2 Disconnect the power source from the machine 3 Adjust the spring to reduce the tension 4 The throwing arm can be pushed slowly USING THE PALM OF THE HAND ONLY around Anti clockwise Into the machine Throwing arm pushed into machine Mainshaft pin locked IE against Drive pin KE Al gt N if V Mainshaft pin Drive pin Gearbox block Direction of rotation 17 5 As the throwing arm gets to the firing position pointing directly to the back of the machine the spring will take over moving the arm onto the drive bolt on the Gearbox block This will stop the arm and prevent it from firing 6 This is TRANSIT MODE The arm is now locked between th
17. nformation which the user may find useful but is not essential to the operation of the product 12v DC Power Source This Trap is designed to be powered from a 12v DC battery IT MUST NEVER BE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO HOUSEHOLD AC POWER Battery Where a trap is connected to any other suitable power source i e a Transformer the relevant sections of instructions should still be observed i e Disconnect the battery and ap plied to this or any other power source EYE PROTECTION MUST BE WORN WHEN WORKING ON OR AROUND A CLAY TARGET LAUNCHER AS SMALL SHARP PIECES OF CLAY MAY BE EJECTED DURING NORMAL USE Eye protection must be worn gt O Signature Specifications 16 column 550 target carousel Length 1200mm 47 1 4 Width 1130mm 44 1 2 Height 950mm 37 1 2 On low elevation Power 12v DC Rechargeable battery Or optional mains transformer 110 or 240v Heavy duty Solenoid Wheel Mounted Carousel Bearing Mounted Floating Spring Finger Carousel Bearing Heavy Duty Carousel Pusher o posme D O Quick un IRB Adjustmen V RS Quick tilt Adjustment Heavy Ad Single Double Double Beari Pivot Bose Easy Grip Selector Adjustment Base plate All Bearing Crank End Support AT m Frame Forward Casting ml Plate Support ir Quick Sprin Adjustmen Quick Elevation Adjustment Se
18. tting the initial target position Before the machine leaves the factory it has been thoroughly tested to ensure that it throws a good target but has not been set up to throw a Straight away target or to operate centrally this will need to be adjusted on installation Setting the machine for a Straight away target This procedure assumes that the trap is in stalled in a trap house and is set square to the field When setting up the machine it is necessary to check the Straight away target is being thrown correctly down the centre line of the field Place the Quick Windage Adjustment in the centre slot and place the rear of the linkage into the centre hole of the disc This will give the centre point of the range that will be thrown Mark the centre line of the field from the throwing point of the trap with pegs and string across the field Throw a target and note its position on the field Adjust the linkage until the target is being thrown straight down the centre line A Straight away target If the target is offset to the left or right The turnbuckle with easy grip adjustment has a pair of locking nuts Undo the locking nuts and turn the turnbuckle in the required direction to W adjust the position of the target To move the target to the right make the link age longer to move the target to the left make the linkage shorter Secure the turnbuckle using both locking nuts 4 For Dou
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