Icar Afimilk MPC version 4 Installation Instructions Manual
                        | |
Contents
| 
7 AfiMilk MPC Installation Manual7.2.2 Measuring Claw Air AdmissionFor calibration purposes an exact claw air admission measurement is required. Althoughclaw manufacturers specify products' air admission, it is highly recommended to verifyactual performance of each claw on-site.This method incorporates the use of an air gauge to measure Air Admission. Afimilkrecommends an air gauge manufactured by Dwyer Instruments Inc., the RATEMASTER®FLOWMETER RMA-22-SSV.Follow the procedure described below if an air gauge is available to ensure accurateresults.1. Remove the milk and pulsation hoses from the cluster as illustrated in Figure 12below.2. Insert four plugs into the four milking cups.3. Clean the air orifice in the cluster.4. Connect the air gauge as illustrated in Figure 12 below. The lower port of the airgauge is connected to the claw via a short 5/8 inch hose connector. The top outletport of the air gauge is inserted into the milk hose leading to the milk meter body.Figure 12: Air Gauge Installation5. When the gauge is securely connected as described, press on the display panel inorder to open vacuum to the cluster.6. Check and seal any vacuum leaks at connections in the air gauge and cluster.7. Block the air orifice with your finger to verify that the only air intake allowed is via theair orifice. The ball in the gauge should fall to zero if no air leakage occurs.8. Hold the air gauge in a vertical position and allow air admission via claw orifice. Writedown the air intake the gage measures. This measurement will be used for calibratingthe “G” parameter value as described below. |
This manual is suitable for:
manualsdatabase
Your AI-powered manual search engine