Ranger Chondel User Manual
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1. c Check the throwing arm for straightness for pieces missing from the rubber plastic friction strip or any other physical damage to the arm If the arm cannot be straightened then it should be replaced A new friction strip can be fitted to an old arm if necessary Check for damage to the casting plate especially the front edge of the plate Check for flatness ensure that no screw heads protrude and that there are no other obstructions to the clay s path Correct faults as necessary Check that the screw holding the throwing arm to the clamp block is tight ened correctly 17 ALWAYS disarm the machine before carrying out loading adjustment or maintenance ALWAYS disarm the machine before carrying out loading adjustment or maintenance Mechanical Troubleshooting 1 Carousel does not rotate Check a The carousel pusher arm is not jammed b The pusher return spring is broken or missing Replace if necessary c With the pusher arm withdrawn the carousel should be free to rotate with a small amount of friction This is adjusted by tensioning the lock nut against the blue plastic sleeve at the centre of the carousel d The carousel timing is correct ie When the gearbox crank is horizontal pointing to the back of the machine the rollers on the bottom of the carousel pusher arm should be 1mm clear of the top plate at maximum travel Adjustment can be made by slackening the clamp on the rear pusher shaft2. Adjustment Deflector Plate The deflector plate is adjusted using the 3 nuts as shown in the illustra gt tion to the right The outer 2 nuts are a lt used for Standard clays The centre nut is used for Rabbit clays When setting the deflector plate for Stand ard clays adjust the 2 nuts until the clay is just held against the casting plate with no gaps The clay should be held across the centre of the dome When setting up for Rabbit clays Unscrew the 2 outer nuts then adjust the centre nut until the Rabbit clay is just held in the same way This is usually done by unscrewing the nut allowing the springs to extend the deflector plate further towards the casting plate Once set the centre nut will probably never need re adjusting Move between Rabbit and Standard clays simply by adjusting the 2 outer nuts Refer to Switching from Standards to Rabbits on Page 13 12 Adjustment Switching from Standards to Rabbits USA models only Ensure that the machine is in the DISARMED SAFE position and that the battery is dis connected Remove the outer guard by un doing the 19mm nylock nut and the two 6mm wing nuts Remove the standard throwing arm and replace with the Rabbit throwing arm The arm is attached to its mounting block with two bolts a 19mm or 3 4 spanner will be re quired Do not move the mounting block position on the main shaft or machine timing will be lost and have to be reset After fitting the ar
3. Check the Throwing arm timing relationship If this relationship is incorrect the trap will definitely break clays when throwing The timing can be adjusted to the diagram found on Page 10 in this manual Finally after all the above has been tried as a check for inferior clays slacken the main spring Fire a few clays with the spring slack This significantly reduces the stresses put into the clay during the firing process If the clays break this is a good indication that the clays themselves are sub standard ALWAYS disarm the machine before carrying out loading adjustment or maintenance 18 It is also important that the knife edges have the correct clearance Imm Imm around the diameter of the clay and that they support the skirt of the clay above the knife edges for 0 5mm its entire travel along them To set this slacken the nuts hold ing the inner knife edge Hold the clay against the inner two carousel E bars and gently tap the knife edge until there is approx 1mm clear ance between the dome of the clay and the knife edge Tighten the fixing bolts x Now hold the clay against the two outer carousel bars Again gently tap the outer knife edge until there is approx 1mm clearance between the dome of the clay and the knife edge Tighten the fixing bolts Refer Carousel bars b to the illustrations The procedures for adjusting the height of the knife edges and the clear
4. and resetting the rear pusher as above Retighten the clamp before operating the trap 2 Sub standard targets are thrown a If the clay has an irregular flight it is likely that the arm is bent down or the casting plate is bent up This has the effect of pinching the clay causing the ir regular flight Straighten the arm and or reset the casting plate If this is not possible replace them as necessary b The clay has no distance the throwing arm is probably bent away from the casting plate allowing the clay to pass beneath the arm This loss of contact will significantly reduce the thrown distance and can also lead to broken clays Straighten or replace the arm c The trajectory of the clays is inconsistent This can be caused by a warped arm not holding the clay against the casting plate In this case straighten the arm and reset the height of the casting plate to give a gap between the friction strip on the arm and the shoulder of the clay of between 1mm and 1 5mm Some times the thickness of the clay shoulder varies Resetting the height of the casting plate in the same way as above will restore clay target consistency 16 Adjustment Spring Tension Spring adjustment is always easier if the spring roller on the main shaft is at its rear most position this relieves the spring of a large proportion of it s tension making ad justment much easier as well as reducing wear on the spring adjustment mechanism To achieve this f
5. page 10 in this manual If the above relationship is correct then after having put the trap into the disarmed safe position move the roller limit switch up along the slotted bracket to its maximum If the machine now cocks normally then move the limit switch back to within 5mm of its original position If the trap now fires by itself again then move the switch to 10mm of its original posi tion and so on until the trap cocks normally under all conditions c Ifthe machine still fires by itself check if the relay contacts have stuck together and if so replace If the relay operates correctly but the trap still fires by itself then the roller limit switch is faulty and should be replaced ALWAYS disarm the machine before any loading adjustment or maintenance ALWAYS load clays from rear and ONLY if the machine is disarmed and safe NEVER approach the machine from the front or sides ALWAYS from the rear NEVER allow children or untrained persons to approach or touch the machine NEVER move an armed loaded machine ALWAYS disarm and disconnect battery REMOVE the main throwing spring before transport in a vehicle BE AWARE of the fall zone of both broken and unbroken clays and that a change in wind direction will affect this ALWAYS disarm the machine before carrying out loading adjustment or maintenance Electrical Troubleshooting 1 a b a b c d e Machine does not cock i e come to
6. 1 SL a Re j Roller switch TS BG CH 7200 in b Main spring SO1Z SHTR f Ltt A EF Toggle switch E11V 7430 f Rear pusher roller DO4N RN25 anain Spring roller RN6 2630 Backrail RCH 3440 Rear pusher spring S02Z 037D6 EEEE a amp Neoprene cane Hood Full Assembly E11V 7410 oo oom l S Push Switch whe Ley pe St 20 Connecting the battery Ensure you are behind the machine the ARM DISARM switch is in the OFF position and it is otherwise safe to proceed Connect the red cable to the Red terminal and the black cable to the Black Terminal Ensure the terminal fasteners are tight and the charger has been removed Disarming the machine Safe mode 1 To disarm the machine push the ARM DISARM switch upwards to the DISARM position and immediately release long enough for the trap to fire but not giv ing the machine a chance to rearm 2 Turn the ON OFF or switch if fitted to the OFF or O position and dis connect the battery Positioning the machine 1 Clay Target Launchers must be situated on firm level ground in a position that will allow unrestricted access to rear of machine 2 There must be no obstructions to the path of the throwing arm 3 Ensure that the power supply can be easily disconnected and cables cannot be come tangled in any part of the mechanism Firing the machine Ensure the range is clear at the front of the
7. 3 PROMATIC Promatic International Ltd Station Works Hooton South Wirral CH66 7NF United Kingdom Tel 44 0 151 327 2220 General 44 0 1407 860800 Sales Fax 44 0 151 3277075 E mail info 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 Chondel Version 1 0 March 2015 24 Operating Instructions Chondel Clay target launcher WARNING Clay target launchers can be dangerous and must be treated with great care at all times to 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 Specifications 300 target Carousel Weight 80 kg 176 Ibs Length 1269mm 50 Width 992mm 39 Height 1202mm 47 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 accordingly T This document must be read in full before attempting to operate the machine Preface Every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained within this man ual is complete accurate and up to date Promatic International assumes no responsi bility for errors beyond its control Conventions used within this manual Trap Your Ch
8. Casting Plate Back Rail Spring Finger Thank you for purchasing your new Promatic Trap If maintained properly it will give many years of trouble free service Before proceeding any further checks need to be made to ensure your Trap is in a safe state When making these checks stay well away from the Trap As supplied the Trap should be in Transit mode Before proceed ing any further check that this is the case Transit mode is described on page 4 If this is not the case the trap may be in safe mode as described on page 5 If the Trap does not appear to be in any of these two positions assume it is unsafe even if the power source is dis connected Do not approach the Trap Assume it could fire at any time Follow the procedure on page 5 and ensure the Trap is disarmed 3 Transit Mode Procedure This is recommended for machine transportation San Command cable Albright relay EO3V CCCH Ly Warning Stand at rear of machine only A Disarm the machine by flicking the ARM DISARM switch upwards to pe EO9V SW618 wards the DISARM position and immediately releasing long enough for ie the trap to fire but not giving the machine a chance to rearm B Flick the ARM DISARM switch upwards towards the DISARM position repeatedly until the gearbox block points roughly towards the back of 5 amp fuse Trip Switch 50A the machine at approx the 7 o clock position Rotate the arm using the E10V FOSA E10V MB50A palm of your hand unti
9. ance to the dome of the clay are best performed together Care taken at this stage will result in fewer no birds and many hours of trouble free use Problems usually revolve around the clay pigeons themselves or the varia tion in their sizes between the different manufacturers Poor maintenance and cleaning or physical damage caused during transportation of the ma chine are the other normal causes Items that should be treated with great care include the throwing arm casting plate and electrical box Adjustment Setting Elevation Angle The trajectory of the targets can be set from Rabbit to near Teal mode Loosen the location pin by turning anti clockwise This will release the trap from the base enabling the desired elevation to be set Turn the pin clockwise to lock the trap ensuring the pin in located into the slots in the base Location Pin Be aware that when making Elevation adjustments the Trap is likely to move suddenly Support the weight of the machine from the top of the carousel when adjusting these settings After undoing the location pin the trap can rotate both forwards and backwards to allow for different presenta tions of target Rotate the trap backwards to simulate an upward Teal forwards for a Rabbit 3 The trap breaks clays Check the loading procedure a b c d Check that the clays are intact and free of chips and cracks before loading into the carous
10. el Discard damaged clays With the trap switched off rotate the carousel by hand until a clay feeds onto the casting plate Remove this clay and check for chips and cracks If found re move the entire carousel and find a clay that has the thickest shoulder This clay should slide easily beneath both knife edges as per the setup instructions on Page 6 If this is not the case reset the knife edges using the same procedure If the clay breaks on contact with the casting plate check that the soft fall plate offers a degree of damping for the clay as it drops By design the soft fall plate should sit very slightly above the casting plate and should assume a slightly domed shape Check this and make adjustments if necessary Note that the gap between it the soft fall plate and the casting plate is very small If after adjust ment the clays are still breaking it is likely that the clay is too soft and unsuita ble for use Check that there are no tight spots in any of the carousel pockets Test this by taking a handful of clays and slide them up and down the length of the carousel pockets If they are tight against any of the rails reshape them to allow free movement This can be made easier by using a lever such as the handle of a spanner If the clay is now dropping correctly onto the casting plate prior to firing but the trap fires a broken clay then the fault probably lies in the throwing cycle 4 Check the throwing cycle a b
11. hen it s the relay that is faulty Machine runs in NUDGE position but not in ON position If the arm is clear of the Roller Switch then the Roller Switch may be faulty Check that the roller arm is not seized If so strip clean and re assemble Otherwise re place the Roller Switch 14 D If the arm needs to be adjusted loosen the throwing arm clamp block bolt until the throwing arm will move around the main shaft Rotate the throwing arm clockwise this is so the main shaft is held by the one way bearing and doesn t move until the throwing arm points towards the wing nut on the mainframe E Making sure both the main shaft crank and the throwing arm remain in the po sitions described firmly tighten the throwing arm clamp block bolt The arm timing is now complete Adjustment Roller Switch Loosen both wing nuts and slide the roller switch to adjust the arm stopping position See the troubleshooting section for further instructions ALWAYS disarm the machine before carrying out loading adjustment or maintenance ALWAYS disarm the machine before carrying out loading adjustment or maintenance Teal fingers Adjustment Teal Fingers The Trap has 2 teal fingers fitted to the inside of the outer guard plate Both the Teal fingers should be posi tioned so they rest on the casting plate and lie down the edge of the chute one either side of the path of the clay Backrail
12. ight of the leading edge of both knife edges by moving the nuts on each side of the knife edge When the correct height in reached lock the nuts against each other It is desirable to have the knife edges as close to the shoulder of the clay as possible but leav ing sufficient clearance to allow for deviation in clay thicknesses Spinning the clay will give a good average of the shoulder height This height is factory set and should work out of the box It is worth a quick check to ensure these settings match your brand of clays It is important that the clay is not pinched but can move freely beneath the knife edges A gap of around 0 5mm usually works well If the shoulder height deviates set to a greater clearance Spare Parts List This is a list of spares but is not exhaustive For parts not listed please call Promatic or you local dealer service agent or visit www promatic co uk tie Throwing arm 0Q o a a CH 2100 ee as re Se Pw i S ees Se te a ae e Arm spacer Friction strip i Ea Pe gt A28A AYNL RN6 2200 E a f US models only Deflector holder N a H3650 Deflector plate LGE A28S AXMR Cone spring ad AY E12V BENCS Outer knife edges pea Inner knife edge RN8 3150 mop RN8 3250 Outer knife edge block RN6 3200 a KEE Outer Spacer Let down ramp RN8 3400 Inner knife edge block Pe RN6 3300 E7 Inner Spacer e P CH 3305 US models only d e
13. ins touch Make sure the gap between the two crank pins is not too big The spring should pull the arm against the gearbox crank pin Now nudge the motor around until the throwing arm forms a straight line with the spring See Diagram below phap r iw E Fassi D n With the machine in this state the throwing arm should point towards the wing nut fastener on the mainframe See diagram below 4 Machine cocks but will not fire on command cable button a Either the connections cable or command push button are faulty Disconnect the Hirschman connector on the command cable At the Hirschman connect or on the trap short out pins 2 amp 3 If the trap does not fire then there is a broken wire in the cable or a bad connec tion in the hirschmann connector or in the control box b Ifthe trap does fire then reconnect the command cable remove the cover on the push button box and short across the two spade connectors If the trap fires then the push button is faulty If the trap does not fire then there is a broken wire in the command cable or a bad connection in the hirschmann connector 5 Trap fires by itself a Disconnect the command cable and switch the trap back on If the trap cocks nor mally then the command cable is damaged or shorted out Alternatively the push button switch is stuck in or faulty b Ifthe trap continues to fire then check the arm to crank timing relationship as described on
14. irst perform the Safe Mode Procedure see page 5 to put the ma chine into safe mode and then nudge forward until the throwing arm projects forward from the front of the machine At this point stop nudging and disconnect the battery Loosen the spring adjustment nut To increase the spring tension move the Lock nut towards the coil spring and then tighten the Adjustment nut behind it To reduce the spring tension move the Adjustment nut away from the spring coil and tighten the lock nut behind it Lock nut Adjustment nut Important leave 30mm 1 3 16 thread length between lock nut and spring coil Increasing spring tension up to full length of thread will seriously detriment the performance of the machine and will cause spring damage or failure Adjustment Throwing arm timing A C Disarm the machine by flicking the ARM DISARM switch upwards towards the DISARM position and immediately releasing long enough for the trap to fire but not giving the machine a chance to rearm Flick the ARM DISARM switch upwards towards the DISARM position repeated ly until the gearbox block points roughly towards the back of the machine at approx the 7 o clock position Rotate the arm using the palm of your hand until the crank pin on the main shaft contacts the gearbox crank pin Now flick the ARM DISARM switch once The throwing arm should follow the motor as you nudge If not push the arm round again until the two crank p
15. l the crank pin on the main shaft contacts the gearbox crank pin Now flick the ARM DISARM switch once The throw ing arm should follow the motor as you nudge If not push the arm round again until the two crank pins touch Make sure the gap between the two crank pins is not too big The spring should pull the arm against ee TEE e the gearbox crank pin Now nudge the motor around until the throwing whey r i A l 7 arm forms a straight line with the spring See Diagram below Enni a ie i Leo a Oe saa a ad F Er L IKO hg O Motor M02V TEC113 Teal Finger RN6 3500 Battery terminal clamp Inc bolt Positive Red E06V 45100 Negative Blue E06V 45110 C Adjust the spring to reduce the tension D This is TRANSIT MODE Note this procedure only applies to the Promatic Chondel machine Spare Parts List For parts not listed please call Promatic or you local dealer service agent or visit UK amp ROW www promatic co uk Never approach the machine from the front or sides Do not assume USA www promatic biz the trap is safe even without electrical power it may still be armed and can fire without power being applied Read and understand this manual It contains important instructions for the safe operation of the machine Under no circumstances must an inexperienced operator be allowed to work with the machine 21 p A Main bearing set i BOOV SET
16. m refit the outer guard The clay deflector will now need to be adjusted This is done by un winding the three lower horizontal 10mm nylock nuts on the side of the outer guard By loosening these three nuts the spring loaded deflector is pushed closer to the clay This is necessary as the thinner Rabbit clays would fall out the bottom of the machine if the deflector was left set for Standard clays Adjust the three nuts enough so that when a Rabbit clay is loaded the deflector supports it and holds the clay against the throwing plate If the clay is to be loaded the upside down spacers supplied need to be fitted be neath the knife edge blocks and a second carousel washer supplied fitted onto the carousel shaft The knife edges will need to be reset see page 6 Prepare the machine for operation and fill with Rabbit targets before reconnecting the battery Take care to ensure they are loaded correctly 13
17. ngdom Tel 44 0 151 327 2220 Fax 44 0 151 327 7075 email info promatic co uk Promatic International Ltd deciares that their Clay Target Launchers listed as the following models Elite Hawk Superhawk Harrier Harrier ABT Wobble Eagle Eagle Battue Hobby Merlin Ranger 8 Osprey All American Ranger Ranger Battue Ranger ABT Wobble Sporter 400TT Sporter 400TT ABT Wobble Super Sporter Battue Super Sporter Super Sporter Downhill Thrower Super Sporter ABT Wobble Rabbit Squirrel Ranger Chondell Chondell Hunter Wobble Huntsman Huntsman XP Fieldsman Club Skeet Pro Skeet Int Skeet Olympic Trap Club 275 DTUATA International DTL ATA Pro ABT Wobble Auto Trap DTL ATA ABT Wobble international Doubles DTL ATA Wobble and Sporter Doubles DTL ATA Wobbie are classified within the following EU Directives Machinery Directive 2006 42 EC Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 2004 108 EC and further conform with the following EU Harmonized Standards EN 12100 1 2003 A1 2009 EN 12100 2 2003 A1 2009 EN 61000 6 3 2007 EN61000 6 1 2007 Dated 19 April 2011 Position of signatory Group Technical Director Name of Signatory Graham Stephen Fair Signed below p p Promatio Intemational Ltd k _ m s s eu aer 23 NOTES 22 Understanding your new trap Guards have been removed for clarity Rear Pusher a Tamas 1 Deflector Plate Ni i a DOA ise Se Top Plate
18. ondel 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 A A A 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 information 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 NOT BE DIRECTLY CONNECT ED TO MAINS AC POWER Battery Where a trap is connected to any other suitable power source i e a Transformer the rele vant sections of instructions should still be ob served i e Disconnect the battery and applied to this or any other power source EYE PROTECTION MUST BE WORN WHEN WORK ING ON OR AROUND A CLAY TARGET LAUNCHER AS SMALL SHARP PIECES OF CLAY MAY BE EJECT ED DURING NORMAL USE Eye protection must be worn CE Marking Consultants s cit Barclay Phelps CE Marking Consultants 29 8 City Mill Lane Gibraltar 646 Europe CERTIFICATE amp DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY FOR CE MARKING Company contact details Promatic International Ltd Station Works Hooton Road Hooton S Wirral CH66 7NF United Ki
19. the loaded position Check the battery is charged and that the connections are clean and tight Check the toggle switch is in the down ON position Check the Throwing arm is clear of the Roller switch under the Casting plate If not then press toggle switch up to nudge the Arm around until it is clear then switch it back down to the ON position During this procedure it is possible the machine will fire Machine still does not cock Check all connections are tight including those inside the electrical box Check for broken wires and damaged connections If there are no broken connections battery connected all switches on press toggle up to NUDGE listen and watch for the 12v relay operation in the control box If the relay operates but the motor does not turn short across the 2 large con tacts on the relay with a screw driver or piece of wire These are the two termi nals with red wires connected to them If the motor does not turn then the motor is suspect If the motor does turn then the relay is faulty Contacts may be dirty or worn out If the relay does not operate check the fuse has not blown Replace fuse if it has blown and try again If the motor does not turn then short the brown wire to the yellow green wire on the back of the toggle switch with the switch in the NUDGE position If the relay operates and the motor turns then the toggle switch is faulty If the relay still does not operate t
20. 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 ALWAYS disarm the machine before any adjustment or maintenance ALWAYS disconnect the battery after making the Trap safe ALWAYS approach the Trap from the rear NEVER from the front or sides and ONLY if the machine is disarmed NEVER allow children or untrained persons to approach the machine NEVER move an armed loaded machine REMOVE the main throwing spring before transport in a vehicle BE AWARE of the fall zone of both broken and unbroken clays and that a change in wind direction will affect this WARNING BEFORE ANY MACHINE ADJUSTMENTS Part of this procedure requires you to work very close to the trap before proceeding be sure you understand and have practised the procedure for putting the trap into safe mode this can be found on page 5 of this manual and fully understand when the trap is safe and when it is not Adjustment Setting up knife edges Place a clay target on the top plate and slide it under the knife edges Using a 10mm spanner wrench adjust the he
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