Spectra Watermakers MPC-3000 Field Technical Manual
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1. Newport Mode A This document is a basic outline of MPC 3000 mode operations It details what is seen on the LCD display what outputs are active during run time and how the different modes work together Newport Mode A is the basic Newport 400 12 or 24 volt DC system With the jumper at JP2 installed Power On OPEN PRESSURE RELI EF VALVE NOW All Off Aux1 On Initial Startup Auto Purge Mode gt STARTI NG 2 00 Pump2 Pvlv Aux1 Aux2 or f Start When 30 seconds remaining Stop Pump2 Off Pump1 On PURGI NG STORAGE Purgin Pump1 Pump2 Aux1 Aux2 sigs SOLUTI ON 18 30 i B Countdown to 0 00 Done CLOSE PRESSURE All Off Aux On RELI EF VALVE NOW Close pressure relief valve and press Start Stop RUN Hi GH Pump2 Pvlv Auxl Aux2 Ster Displayed for 10 secs aa STARTI NG When 30 seconds remaining Priming 2 00 Pump2 Off Pump On PURGI NG PRODUCT Pump1 Pump2 Aux1 Aux2 10 00 Ster GPH PRODUCT Pump1 Pump2 Dvlv Aux1 Making Wam oA i parnana Aux2 Ster Auto Bypass Purge Run PURGE MODE eee and BYPASSED Start Stop Simultaneously 15 Manual Run Mode RUN HIGH MODE Pump2 Pvlv Aux1 Aux2 Ster Displayed for 10 secs STARTING When 30 seconds remaining Pump2 Off Pump On GPH PRODUCT Pump1 Pump2 Dvlv Aux1 Mokme Water 4 Aono Aux2 Ster Note on Diversion Valve Operation During a water making mode a 60 second salinity check is perform2. Note on Diversion Valve Operation During a water making mode a 60 second salinity check is performed If salinity is within tolerance lt S500ppm for a continuous 60 seconds the Diversion valve will open and the good LED will be lit If salinity is out of tolerance the Diversion valve will close and the reject LED will be lit Salinity must drop below tolerance and remain within tolerance for a continuous 60 seconds before Diversion valve will open Monerey Mode B Only Jumper at JP2 Removed Fede RUN AUTO MODE Mode 01 00 HOURS Pump2 Fvlv Aux1 Aux2 Ster Note pressing Auto Run again will add time in I hour increments Bui STARTING riming 0 05 Making RUN AUTO MODE Pump1 Dvlv Aux1 Water 0 59 HOURS Aux2 Ster Countdown to 0 Flush FRESH WATER Pump2 FLUSH 5 00 Fvlv Auxl set Pump Off time to 0 Countdown to 0 FLUSH TIMER ne een INTERVAL 119 59 Countdown to 0 Perform Flush Cycle Repeats Note Pump2 Flush On Off times seconds as well as Storage Time hours are programmable via internal software Storage Auto ya N FRESH WATER Pump2 FLUSH 5 00 Fvlv Auxl Flush set Pump Off time to 0 FLUSH TIMER Seat Storage INTERVAL 119 59 Countdown to 0 repeat Flush Cycle repeats 25 Press and hold Auto Fill Auto AUTO FILL MODE Pump2 Pvlv Aux1 Mode Run Aux2 Ster For 5 seconds STARTING 1 30 AUTO FILL MODE Pump1 Dvlv Aux1 Aux2 Ster Will pr
3. solids will conduct electricity to varying degrees A special probe is used with two electrical contacts in it to determine the resis tance to the flow of electricity in the liquid In the Spectra Watermakers systems the salinity probe is located just before the diversion valve at the output of the RO membrane This way we can look at the salinity level of the product water before deciding to either reject the water or accept it and divert it into the holding tank The salinity level in parts per million can be seen either through the salinity meter in the software or a jumper can be added to the MPC board in the calibrate position where it can then be seen on the LCD display rather than a bar graph After adding the jumper it may be necessary to cycle through the different LCD displays until the display reads salinity Procedure 1 Locate the Calibrate jumper location on the MPC 3000 Board Jump the terminals 2 Start the system and after the salinity stabilizes test the product water with a calibrated hand held tester 3 Locate the MPC calibration trimmer potentiometer on the board below the salinity probe jack Adjust until the display PPM matches the PPM reading from the hand held salinity monitor Turning the trim pot clockwise will lower the salinity reading and counter clockwise will raise it 4 Shut the system down and disconnect the jumper on the MPC board If a hand held meter is not available you can remov
4. 6 LOW HI SAVE to READ 7 Sa 125 CHANGE FILE FILE 8 GOOD REPLACE 1 Show LCD Data Clicking on this field will change the settings window to allow you to change what is displayed on the LCD Select the line to change enter a new caption for that line and hit change This feature can allow you to customize the display for another language if desired There are limits to how many characters are allowed 2 Port Allows you to select which COM port on your computer will communicate with the MPC 3000 board via RS 232 serial cable 3 Inlet Pressure Displays real time system pressure at the prefilters 4 Diff Pressure Displays real time pressure difference between the two prefilters 5 Hours Displays total hours the MPC 3000 has been run 6 Manual Auto Flush A Flush Timer These are simply display lights to show which mode the MPC 3000 is currently in The timer will display any countdown time for the current mode 7 Rate GPH Real time meter showing gallon per hour product 8 Salinity Real time meter showing salinity measurement of product water in parts per million 9 Fresh Water Tank 1 Fresh Water Tank 2 Sea Strainer Display lights to indicate state of tank switches and sea strainer condition 10 Pump1 Pump2 Dvlv Fvlv Pvlv Aux1 Aux2 Aux3 Ster Display lights to indicate output states of the MPC board 11 Battery Voltage Displays current DC voltage applied to the MPC board 12 Rotor Flow Met
5. E it to the micro processor It is recommended you follow up by pressing READ to ensure your changes took place Computer Settings These are typical computer settings for standard Spectra systems Unless otherwise specified all other values remain the default Newport 400 values Ventura Max Pressure 125 Displacement 7 Flush Duration 2 Pump On Time 3 Pump Off Time 0 Catalina 300 Max Pressure 125 Displacement 10 Flush Duration 5 Pump On time 3 Pump off time 6 Newport 400 12 and 24v DC Max pressure 150 Displacement 10 Flush Duration 6 Pump On Time 3 Pump Off Time 3 Newport 400 AC Version Max Pressure 150 Displacement 10 Flush Duration 6 Pump On Time 3 Pump Off Time 0 Newport 380 Modular Kit Max Pressure 140 Displacement 10 Flush Duration 3 Pump On Time 3 Pump Off Time 0 Newport 700 Max Pressure 200 Displacement 12 Flush Duration 7 Pump On Time 3 Pump Off Time 0 Newport 1000 or Monterey Max Pressure 250 Displacement 20 Flush Duration 8 Pump On Time 3 Pump Off Time 0 REV 4 01 04 Rotor Flow Operation We are currently developing our software to work with Gems brand of rotor flow meters A rotor flow meter is a pinwheel device with a hall effect sensor built in that is installed in line with product water output from the RO membrane When water passes through the meter it spins the pinwheel the hall effect sensor picks up the motions of the pin
6. Spectra Watermakers MPC 3000 Field Technical Manual Revision A25 04 02 04 This Manual is intended for use by Spectra Watermakers Field Service Technicians as a technical reference docu ment Its goal is to contain the necessary information as to be of value to field technicians addressing installation of hardware and software system configuration and system troubleshooting In the event that necessary information is not contained in this document call Spectra Watermakers at 415 526 2780 Table of Contents 3 Software Installation 3 Software Features 6 Computer Settings 7 Rotor Flow Meter Operation 8 Salinity Probe Calibration 9 PPM Conversion Chart 10 Upgrade Procedures 11 A19 Software Notes 12 Spectra ini 14 Tank Switch Operation 15 MPC 3000 Operation Guide im Spectra 0 03300 Software Installation 1 Insert the Spectra Watermakers CD ROM into the computer s CD ROM drive 2 Using My Computer or Windows Explorer locate and double click the setup exe file on the CD ROM drive This will begin the installation process Follow the on screen instructions 3 Before using the software your MPC 3000 circuit board must be connected to your computers COM port using a standard RS 232 serial cable NO Crossovers on cable 12v or 24v DC power must be applied to the MPC 3000 board the board must be on before the software can communicate with it The software may not run if these ste
7. ard The BLACK lead of this cable is unioned with the white lead of the fresh water flush cable DISCONNECT the black lead of the motor control cable strip the insulation and crimp a ring lug on it and connect it to the GND next to PMP2 Next locate that white wire from the Fresh Water Flush cable and cut it back to nothing it is no longer used On the other end of the Fresh Water Flush cable disconnect all wires from the timer relay You may discard the timer relay Cut away the white lead of the Fresh Water Flush cable Then connect the black and red leads to the leads of the fresh water flush solenoid they are either both black or both white it does not matter which goes to which Secure the connections with either butt connectors or a terminal block A new A21 or A23 microprocessor is also necessary when upgrading from A19 as now we do not have a timer for our fresh water flush module Also don t forget to upgrade your computer software to 1 03 or 1 06 respectively Be certain the pump On and Off times in the computer settings match with the needs of your system Upgrading an A19 1000gal Monterey AC system to A21 A23 requires only a new microprocessor no wiring changes are necessary 10 A19 Spectra ini file It has been found that during some installations of the Spectra A19 software the Spectra ini file is written incor rectly resulting in a half display when the spectra software is run w Spectra X P
8. e the probe and dip it into a known calibrated solu tion This can be obtained from Spectra MPC Se CALIERATION ADJUSTMENT E MERTA 2p PER Emergency Operation In the event of a salinity probe failure the MPC Control will come up with a error code Salinity Probe Failed This will render the control inoperative To make the control tempo rarily operative you may remove the plug connector from the probe and place into a small quantity of product water Use a nonmetallic container Restart the system If you receive a high salinity code you have the choice of adding some salt water to the container or adjust ing the control calibration Locate the calibration screw on the control board which is lo cated 3 4 below the salinity probe female plug on the MPC board Rotate clockwise several turns Note this is a temporary repair that will destroy the probe cable After several days in this mode you may have to remove the connector strip and spread the wires and re place in the water Upgrades It is possible to upgrade Newport series watermakers through the different versions of soft ware firmware Outlined below are some of the requirements and procedures necessary for upgrade Note that it is very important to use the correct version of software for the version of microprocessor A25 Is the most current revision to date It adds automatic pressure relief control for the Water machine series and fixes a few small glitches Uses v
9. ed If salinity is within tolerance lt 500ppm for a continuous 60 seconds the Diversion valve will open and the good LED will be lit If salinity is out of tolerance the Diversion valve will close and the reject LED will be lit Salinity must drop below tolerance and remain within tolerance for a continuous 60 seconds before Diversion valve will open Low Mode Press RUN HIGH MODE Start gt Stop Then press again Start Stop gt RUN LOW MODE Pump2 Pvlv Aux1 Aux2 Ster And hold for 5 seconds STARTING When 30 seconds remaining 1 30 Pump2 Off Pump On GPH PRODUCT Pump1 Dvlv Aux1 Aux2 Ster 4 ODO0O0000000022 16 RUN AUTO MODE Auto Run Mode 01 00 HOURS Pump2 Pvlv Aux1 Aux2 Ster Note pressing Auto Run again will add time in I hour increments pe STARTING riming 2 00 When 30 seconds remaining Pump2 Off Pump On Making RUN AUTO MODE Pump1 Pump2 Dvlv Water 0 59 HOURS Aux1 Aux2 Ster Countdown to 0 Flush FRESH WATER Pump2 Cycles On Off FLUSH 5 00 Fvlv Aux Countdown to 0 FLUSH TIMER Storage Auxl INTERVAL 119 59 Countdown to 0 Perform Flush Cycle Repeats Note Pump2 Flush On Off times seconds as well as Storage Time hours are programmable via internal software Storage Auto STARTING Pump2 Fvlv Pvlv Aux1 Mode Store 5 30 FRESH WATER Flush FLUSH 5 00 FLUSH TIMER Storage INTERVAL 119 59 Countdown to 0 repeat Fl
10. er Check this box if a rotor flow meter is to be used Refer to Rotor Flow Meter Operation section later in this manual 13 Metric Check box to change display units of measurement from english to metric Can also be accomplished by pressing and holding alarm disp on the LCD display for 5 seconds 14 PPM Threshold Default at 500ppm sets the reject salinity level of product water This is currently factory set at 700 PPM Above 700ppm is rejected below 700ppm is accepted and diverted to hold ing tank 15 PSI Max Pressure Used to set the maximum allowable system pressure measured at prefilters Typically 150psi for Newport400 systems and 250psi for Monterey 1000 gallon systems 16 PSI DIF Pressure Used to set the differential cutoff pressure the two pressure sensors at the prefil ter are used to measure any difference in pressure between the two prefilters possibly caused by a dirty filter Differential Cutoff will stop system and sound alarm if differential pressure exceeds set maximum Typically set to 10 psi 17 Displacement A percentage value that matches the percentage value of the clark pump being used Equivalent to the size of the rod inside the clark pump if for example you were using a 10 pump then 10 of all water entering the clark pump would be displaced or squeezed through the mem brane into product water Since the size of the rod is known we can now use the stroke sensor to count the cyc
11. ersion 1 08 software A24 Minor fixes from A23 include enabling the Start stop button to halt the system in ALL modes of operation and to display when the tanks are full when the system has shut down if applicable Soft ware for A24 is version 1 08 upgrading to A24 is a microprocessor change A23 is a test revision firmware Features added include voltage cutoff spread increase rotor flow op eration Auto fill mode and some display improvements A23 is quite functional but a few improve ments have been made to make the system more user friendly Software for A23 is version 1 06 Up grading to A23 is a microprocessor change A21 was the standard working firmware for a while no frills solid working code Some problems that might be encountered with A21 are that the high and low voltage cutoffs are not spread out far enough you are more likely to see high and low voltage alarm problems because of it Software for A21 is version 1 03 Upgrading from A21 to A23 is a microprocessor change A19 to A21 in 12 and 24 volt systems requires a minor wiring change The fresh water flush module for A19 was run with an external timer relay which is now incorporated into the firmware for A21 and beyond The fresh water flush module shared a ground connection with the motor control relay The process to upgrade is as follows Locate the Motor Control cable a 2 conductor 18guage cable The white lead in this cable is connected to PMP on the circuit bo
12. les of the clark pump and get an accurate reading of GPH product output 18 Transducer 1 amp 2 Zero Calibration Used to calibrate the pressure transducers if necessary 19 250 PSI Transducers Originally meant as a display light rather than a check box this field is not normally used or necessary Use PSI MAX Pressure instead 20 Differential Calibration Used in the event that a differential pressure is noticed perhaps even at zero pressure yet the pressure transducers appear to be in calbration differential calibration can be used to offset the reading and resume a correct zero state 21 Flush Duration In minutes the time it will take to complete one flush cycle Typically 5 minutes or longer for systems with long membranes or more elaborate systems 22 Flush Period In hours the period of time between flushes while in unattended storage mode Typi cally 120 hours 5 days 23 Pump On Off Time In seconds the amount of time the pump will be turned on or off during a fresh water flush mode Meant to give the charcoal filter time to deal with the onrush of water some sys tems will have the pump off time set to 0 effectively turning the pump continuously on during fresh water flush Consult the Computer Settings chapter later in this manual to match your specific sys tem 24 Change Hours Just in case you want to roll back your odometer 25 READ and WRITE Any time a change is made to your settings you must WRIT
13. n then the cable that is connected is the outlet cable and should be located on the outlet side of the filter port Inlet side Outlet side Notice silkscreen is reversed Inlet side Outlet side 12 Tank Switch Operation The MPC controller can be set up to use your tank switches in two ways For normal operation using either Manual Run mode or Auto Run mode simply connect the switches to the Tank and Tank2 connections on the MPC board If only one switch is to be used connect a jumper across the un used tank connection Note that the switch must be installed in a position that will cause it to close short when the tank is full In Manual or Auto Run mode the system will stop producing water when both tank switches are closed perform a fresh water flush and shut down Jumpered for only 1 switch E HOoOoHoooodd 4 DA To Tank 1 Switch Tank 1 Connection Tank 2 Connection The second way to use tank switches is by using Auto Fill mode This mode has been specifi cally designed to work with tank switches to provide continuous unattended operation of the water maker system In this mode two tank switches are installed in a single tank one for a minimum water level and one for a maximum water level Both switches should be positioned to close or short when the water level reaches the switch and open when the water is below the switch How it Works Press and hold the Auto Run butt
14. oduce water until Tank switch closes Auto Fill Mode If Tank1 max Tank s Full Switch closes TANK S FULL Pump2 Fvlv Aux Pump2 TANK S FULL FRESH WATER eee FLUSH 5 00 set Pump Off time to 0 Display will toggle Tank s Full to Fresh Water Flush every 5 seconds i Countdown to 0 TANK S FULL FLUSH TIMER re INTERVAL 119 59 Display will toggle Tank s Full to Flush Timer Interval every 5 seconds AF Countdown to 0 If timer reaches 0 another fresh water flush will be performed If Tank2 min switch opens Timer will interrupt and unit will go back into Auto Fill Mode Production Mode 26
15. on for 5 seconds the display will read AUTO FILL MODE The system will begin operation and produce water filling the tank Eventually the water level will rise until it reaches the maximum switch at this time the display will read TANK S FULL the system will at this point stop producing water perform a fresh water flush and then go into a 5 day flush cycle storage mode The display will cycle TANK S FULL and FLUSH TIMER INTERVAL indicating the time remaining until the next flush occurs As you use the water in your tank the water level will drop until it reaches the minimum switch at this time the system will wake up out of storage mode sensing that the minimum tank level has been reached and will begin to produce water again until the water reaches maximum It is possible to use this mode with only one tank switch some connections will need to be made to trick the unit into thinking it has two switches See diagram below Install the single switch at the maximum level and jumper the Tank A amp B connections to the Tank2 A amp B connections accord ingly Note that in doing this the system will produce water any time the water level in the tank drops below maximum Tankl MAX Tank1 A jumpered to Tank2 A Tank2 MIN Tank1 B jumpered to Tank2 B Maw HOoOooooodd AAAA ABAB Tank 1 Connection Tank 2 Connection 13 Spectra MPC 3000 Operation Guide
16. ort Manual Auto Flush 4 Flush INLET PRESSURE g Freshwater Tank 1 E i i come EE DIFF PRESSURE TTT E Frari aier Tank o eae eee SALINITCRPM ____ cee Chemical Tank a m 400 BI 600 1000 a Pump1 Pum 4 E Aux N AE Ster g aa g ii ii a Notice that all the computer settings such as Max Pressure and Displacement are missing from the screen To remedy this open your Spectra ini file using notepad or other text editing software The spectra ini file looks like this fj spectra Notepad Df x File Edit Search Help The first number in this case 1 would be the COM port that your computer will use to connect to the MPC board You can change this manually from here if you wish to or it can be changed via the Spectra software The second number is what we re concerned with a 1 in this field will give you the half display Change this number to 2 save and close Spectra ini and run Spectra exe the display will return to normal Prefilter Notes At some point around mid 2002 it was realized that the silkscreen on the PCB for the prefilter inlet and outlet connections was wrong A number of systems went out with the cables reversed To test this re move one of the cables at the pressure sensor and start the system If the system stops and you get a CHECK PREFILTER alarm then the cable that is still connected should be located at the inlet side If the system con tinues to ru
17. ove tolerance for 20 minutes Shutdown Reject lamp lit 20 minute internal counter begins SALINITY HIGH FLUSH 5 00 SALINITY HIGH Dvlv Off Begin FWF Mode Audible Alarm Alarm LED lit Auxl 22 Spectra MPC 3000 Operation Guide Monterey Mode B This document is a basic outline of MPC 3000 mode operations It details what is seen on the LCD display what outputs are active during run time and how the different modes work together Monterey Mode B is the Monterey or Newport 1000 gallon AC or DC system with the jumper at JP2 removed There are slight differences in output activity between this mode and the regular Newport 400 mode Care should be taken to insure that the proper mode has been selected Monerey Mode B Only Jumper at JP2 Removed Power On Power gt OPEN PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE NOW All Off Aux1 On Initial Startup STARTING Purge Mode 0 30 Pump2 Pvlv Auxl Aux2 or Start PURGING STORAGE Purging SOLUTION 18 30 Pres eee Countdown to 0 00 Done CLOSE PRESSURE All Off Aux1 On RELIEF VALVE NOW Bypass Purge asa n PURGE MODE an Start Stop Simultaneously BYPASSED Manual Run Mode Start Stop Priming Making Water 4 RUN MODE Displayed for 10 secs STARTING 0 10 GPH PRODUCT qogaggggoaaad22 Pump2 Fvlv Aux1 Aux2 Ster When 30 seconds remaining Pump2 Off Pump1 On Pump1 Dylv Aux1 Aux2 Ster
18. ps are not taken You will get an error message if there is a com port conflict 4 Once the software has been installed open the directory where it was installed to locate and double click the spectra exe file to run the program 5 If you have no serial port available you may purchase an adapter from USB to serial port To reset the COM port right click on the software icon Go to the properties menu and right click Next click find target Go to and open the spectra Ini file The top number of the two in the notebook utility is the port number This can be changed and saved as you exit the utility ia Spectra Version 1 06 e x ShowLCD Data Port About Manual Auto Flush A Flush 0 PSI a a io a RATE GPH Fresh Water Tank 2 DIFF PRESSURE J o Psi HOURS a a Sea Strainer 200 400 37 600 800 Pumpi Pump2 P ly Aust Aux2 Aux3 Ster Battery Voltage 13 6 Rotor Flow Meter Metric 0 Transducer 1 Zero Calibration re cd Jeo PPM Threshold 0 Transducer 2 Zero Calibration 150 Ps MAX Pressure 250PS1 Transducers J 0 a Differential Calibration 710 Ps DIF Pressure J 5 Flush Duration 120 Flush Period Write J 10 0000 Displacement 3 Pump On Time 3 Pump Off Time cot Software Features LCD CAPTIONS 1 GPH PRODUCT 2 SALINITY n 3 FEED WATER PSI NEW LCD CAPTION 4 HOURS TOTAL X GPH PRODUCT 5 4 ao
19. ressure gt Max Pressure 150psi for Newport Systems Shutdown HIGH PRESSURE Audible Alarm Alarm LED lit If Stroke not sensed for 30 seconds RE STARTING Pump1 Off Pump2 On 2 00 AF Countdown to 0 retry previous mode RE STARTING 2 00 If still no stroke Pump Off Pump2 On Countdown to 0 retry previous mode If still no stroke SYSTEM STALLED Shutdown Audible Alarm Alarm LED lit If no Inlet 10 of vacuum sensed at vacuum switch CK SEA STRAINER Audible Alarm Error Occurred Alarm LED lit A Begin FWF Mode If problem corrects itself Audible alarm off Fresh Water FRESH WATER Flush FLUSH 5 00 FWF Mode Pump2 cycles On Off A Countdown to 0 Fvlv Aux1 CK SEA STRAINER Shutdown Shutdown Audible Alarm Alarm LED lit 20 If DC Input voltage too low VOLTAGE TOO LOW oe If DC input voltage too high VOLTAGE TOO HIGH Begin FWF Mode To Shutdown If salinity probe bad SALINITY PROBE t or disconnected FAILED If blown fuse CHECK FUSE X Shutdown Where x represents number of blown fuse 1 5 If Tank1 or Tank2 No display software registers that Tank1 switch closed for 2 or Tank2 is full minutes If Tank1 AND Tank switch TANK S FULL closed for 2 minutes Depending on operating mode system may at this point begin a fresh water flush begin storage mode or shut down Refer to Operating Modes 21 If salinity above tolerance If salinity ab
20. ush Cycle repeats Pump2 Cycles On Off Fvlv Aux1 Auxl 17 Auto Fill Mode Press and hold AUTO FILL MODE Pump2 Pvlv Aux1 Run Aux2 Ster For 5 seconds STARTING 1 30 When 30 seconds remaining Pump2 Off Pump On AUTO FILL MODE Pump1 Pump2 Dvlv Aux1 Aux2 Ster Will produce water until Tank switch closes Auto Fill Mode If Tank1 max Tank s Full Switch closes TANK S FULL Pump2 Fvlv Pvlv Aux1 STARTING 5 30 TANK S FULL FRESH WATER Pump2 Cycles On Off TANK S FULL FLUSH TIMER FLUSH 5 00 Fvlv Aux1 Display will toggle Tank s Full to Fresh Water Flush every 5 seconds J Countdown to 0 Auxl INTERVAL 119 59 Display will toggle Tank s Full to Flush Timer Interval every 5 seconds AF Countdown to 0 If timer reaches 0 another fresh water flush will be performed If Tank2 min switch opens Timer will interrupt and unit will go back into Auto Fill Mode Production Mode 18 Run time Alarm Readouts Disp Alarm Pressing Alarm Disp at any time Push and hold Converts to Metric during run cycle will cycle through the following readouts GPH PRODUCT Metric LPH PRODUCT 4 QOOOO000000022 _ _ 15 ODOOOOOOOOO 68 SALINITY LOW UUCUUUUHIGH FEED WATER PSI Metric FEED WATER BAR 50 OOOOO00000150 gt 3 DOOODOOOOOO9 PREFILTER GOOD 0000 HOURS TOTAL 000000 19 If Inlet P
21. wheel and sends the frequency of the spinning pinwheel to the MPC board The MPC board then calculates based on a meter constant the gallon per minute out put of product water thereby eliminating the need for a stroke sensor which is particularly useful on sys tems with more than one clark pump There are many different sizes of rotor flow meters each with different throughput capabilities The meter constant is a number between 5000 and 57000 and is calculated by the following formulas 0 to lt 1GPM N 10 000 000 Gmax Fmax 1 to 9GPM N 2 000 000 Gmax Fmax gt 10GPM N 100 000 Gmax Fmax Where Gmax is the maximum flow rate Fmax is the frequency at maximum flow The final number is an approximation and can be adjusted up or down for final calibration Gems sells many different types of flow meters for differing throughput requirements Body Port Size RFO Part High Range Low Range Adapter Polypropelyne 25 155421 0 5 5 0 0 1 1 0 152147 50 155481 4 0 20 0 1 5 12 0 151832 Brass 25 156261 0 5 5 0 0 1 1 0 152147 50 156262 4 0 20 0 1 5 12 0 151832 75 156263 6 0 30 0 N A N A Stainless 9 16 18 J514 165071 0 5 5 0 0 1 1 0 152147 Vy NPT 165075 4 0 20 0 1 5 12 0 151832 Gems can be reached at Gems Sensors Inc One Cowles Road Plainville CT 06062 1198 Tel 860 747 3000 Fax 860 747 4244 http www gemssensors com Salinity Probe Calibration Salinity is a measurement of TDS total dissolved solids in liquid these
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