Thermo Scientific APEX 500 Rx User manual

Thermo Scientific
APEX 500 Rx
Metal Detector
User’s Guide
REC 4345 Rev C
Part number 109541—English

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© 2011 Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. All rights reserved
For future reference, write your APEX 500 Rx serial number below.
APEX 500 Rx serial # = __________________________________

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Table of Contents
Deciding Which Model You Have................................................... 5
Getting Started—Compressed-Air Model....................................... 6
Installing Your APEX 500 Rx .............................................................7
Aligning the APEX 500 Rx in Your Production Line.............................. 11
Making the Power and Compressed-Air Connections........................... 14
Making the Power Connections (Electric Reject)................................. 17
Getting Started—Electric-Reject Model....................................... 19
Setting Passwords...................................................................... 20
Checking APEX Sensitivity.......................................................... 21
Fail-Safe Operation..................................................................... 22
Troubleshooting ......................................................................... 23
Additional Information............................................................... 24
Modifying 500 Rx Operating Parameters........................................... 24
Supplemental Information.............................................................. 24

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Deciding Which Model You Have
Congratulations on the purchase of your new Thermo Scientific APEX 500 Rx metal
detector! Please note there are two models of APEX Rx, as follows.
Model 1 — The reject gate is powered by compressed air (the “compressed-air
model”). Go to page 6 of the manual.
Model 2 — The reject gate is powered electrically (the “electric-reject model”). Go
to page 19 of the manual

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Getting Started—Compressed-Air
Model
The purpose of this manual is to help you get your compressed-air APEX 500 Rx up and
running as quickly as possible. The following pages in the manual cover these topics.
Installing your APEX 500 Rx
Setting operator and other passwords
Checking sensitivity (the APEX’s ability to detect metallic contaminants)
Troubleshooting
This manual—please note—is only a supplement to the main APEX User’s Guide. As a
result, you should consult the main APEX User’s Guide for complete information on
safely using, installing, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting your APEX 500 Rx.

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Installing Your APEX 500 Rx
This section tells you how to install the input and output chutes and align the APEX 500
Rx (compressed-air and electric-reject models) in your production line.
Installing the Input and Output Chutes
Here are the instructions for attaching the input and output chutes to your APEX.
1) Match up the top and bottom halves of the input chute.
2) Slide the input chute into the search-head opening in the APEX.

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3) Attach the top cover of the output chute by aligning it with the stainless steel pins on
the side of the output chute. Make sure the pins are resting in position A.
4) Insert the reject chute onto the reject solenoid shaft. Make sure the key is correctly
aligned.

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5) Firmly attach the reject chute to the reject solenoid shaft using the supplied M5 hex
wrench. Tighten the M5 hex screw to 6 ft-lb (8N-m).
6) Attach the reject bin by doing the following.
a) Slide the reject bin over the plastic pin on the APEX output chute.

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b) Latch and lock the fastener on the reject bin to firmly attach the reject chute to
the APEX output chute.
7) Loosen the wheel locks on the APEX carrier and roll the APEX into position in your
production line. Lock the wheels again to ensure the carrier is totally immobilized on
your factory floor.

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Aligning the APEX 500 Rx in Your
Production Line
The next step is to install the APEX (compressed-air and electric-reject models) in your
production line. Please note the following important information about the APEX’s default
settings.
Important!
The default settings for operating the APEX (which were set at the factory before your
APEX was shipped) assume the APEX will be installed in your production line as follows.
The angle of the input chute is set to 35°—where horizontal equals zero degrees.
The total vertical drop from your product output-point to the search-head
opening is 10 inches (254 mm).
When the input chute is set to 35° and the vertical drop to 10 inches (254 mm),
product should flow through the search head at approximately 300 feet per
minute (91 meters per minute). The default speed-filter setting for the APEX
500 Rx is to use the wide-band filter #2.

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Using A Different Input Angle and/or Vertical Drop
If you need to use a different input angle and/or vertical drop because of the way your
production line is set up, the rate at which product flows through the search head
(“product speed”) will—most likely—be different from 300 feet per minute (91 meters
per minute). For example, if you use a smaller input angle or vertical drop, product
speed will decrease. Conversely, if you use a larger input angle or vertical drop, product
speed will increase.
In most instances, changes in product speed do not significantly affect the ability of the
APEX to detect metallic contaminants (that is, do not affect APEX “sensitivity”) when—
the key point—the default settings are used. However, if you discover that sensitivity
has been affected (described below) because you are using a non-standard input angle
or vertical drop, you should change the product speed setting.
In summary, if you use a non-standard input angle or vertical drop, please note the
following.
The default settings assume that product speed = 300 feet per minute (91
meters per minute).
The product speed setting should be changed only if sensitivity is adversely
affected—as described in the “Checking APEX Sensitivity” section on page 21 of
this manual.
Adjusting the Input Angle and Vertical Drop
Locate the two black plastic handles (see the photo below and on page 13), which set
the angular alignment and vertical alignment of the APEX, and use them to properly
align the APEX in your production line.
1) Use this handle to set the angular alignment of the APEX.

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2) Use this handle to set the vertical alignment of the APEX.
3) If desired, readjust the safety collar that prevents the APEX 500 Rx from falling to
the floor. Loosen the bolts in the safety collar using a ¼" Allen (hexagonal) wrench,
slide the collar to its new position, and tighten firmly to secure the safety collar.

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Making the Power and Compressed-Air
Connections
Please note that the instructions in this section apply only to a compressed-air model of
APEX Rx. The last step is to connect the main power cord to the APEX and connect
the APEX to your facility’s compressed-air supply.
Connecting the Main Power Cord
To attach the main power cord to the APEX, do the following.
1) Unscrew the 8 mounting bolts on the face of the APEX’s control panel, and remove
the face plate.
2) Feed the main power cord through the hole in the frame and through the black
plastic grommet in the base of the control panel, as shown below.

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3) Pull the male connector (A) from the female connector (B) and connect the power
cord wires to connector A. Please make sure you connect the live (L), neutral (N),
and ground/earth (E) wires to the correct terminals—as noted above connector B on
the integrated circuit board. (The L, N, and E notations are shown upside-down
above connector B.)
4) Push connector A firmly into connector B.
5) Place the face plate on the control panel and reattach using the eight mounting bolts.
Connecting the Compressed-Air Supply
The final step is to connect the APEX to your facility’s compressed-air supply, and set
the appropriate air pressure for operating the reject gate. The minimum air pressure and
volume required to operate the reject gate are as follows.
Minimum air pressure = 60 psi (pounds per square inch) or 4.13 BAR
Minimum air volume = 0.5 CFM (cubic feet per minute) or 0.014 CMM (cubic
meters per minute)
1) Connect your compressed-air supply to the inlet on the APEX carrier.

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2) Set the air pressure to 70 psi (4.82 BAR) using the black regulator valve above the
air-pressure gauge, but do not exceed 70 psi (4.82 BAR).
3) Congratulations! You have now finished installing your compressed-air model APEX
Rx. Now go to page 20 of the manual, which tells you how to set passwords for APEX
users.

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Making the Power Connections
Please note that the instructions in this section apply only to an electric-reject model of
APEX Rx. To attach the main power cord to the APEX, do the following.
Connecting the Main Power Cord
To attach the main power cord to the APEX, do the following.
1) Unscrew the 8 mounting bolts on the face of the APEX’s control panel, and remove
the face plate.
2) Feed the main power cord through the hole in the frame and through the black
plastic grommet in the base of the control panel, as shown below.

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3) Pull the male connector (A) from the female connector (B) and connect the L1 and N
to connector A. Please make sure you connect the live (L), neutral (N), and
ground/earth (E) wires to the correct terminals. The ground wire is connected to the
grounding plate as shown below.
4) Push connector A firmly into connector B.
5) Place the face plate on the control panel and reattach using the eight mounting bolts.

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Getting Started—Electric-Reject
Model
The purpose of this manual is to help you get your electric-reject APEX 500 Rx up and
running as quickly as possible. The manual covers the following topics.
Installing your APEX 500 Rx
Setting operator and other passwords
Checking sensitivity (the APEX’s ability to detect metallic contaminants)
Troubleshooting
This manual—please note—is only a supplement to the main APEX User’s Guide. As a
result, you should consult the main APEX User’s Guide for complete information on
safely using, installing, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting your APEX 500 Rx.
What to Do Next
Please follow the instructions below to install your electric-reject APEX 500 Rx.
1) Follow the instructions on pages 7 through 13, which tell you how to install the reject
chutes and insert the APEX into your production line.
2) Follow the instructions on pages 14 through 18, which tell you how to connect the
main power cable to the APEX.
3) Follow the instructions on page 20 to the end of the manual, which tell you how to
set passwords for the APEX as well as how to check its sensitivity and troubleshoot
the system should a problem occur.

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Setting Passwords
If you wish to restrict access to your APEX detector, you (as a supervisor) must assign
passwords to operators, engineers, and yourself. The following table shows the access
privileges of operators, engineers, and supervisors as well as their default passwords.
Use the default passwords, when entering this menu for the first time to set up security
levels for yourself and your coworkers. Unlike a personal computer, no names are
used—only passwords. Thus, all supervisors, engineers, and operators are recognized
only by their passwords.
Access Level User Name Default Password
Available to this
Access Level
Not Available
to this Access Level
0 Read/Lock (None) View everything
Clear peak
Language
(N/A)
1 Operator 1 OPR1 AutoLearn
Learn detect level
Change products
Adjust—
Phase angle
Detect level
2 Operator 2 OPR2 Manual AuditCheck
Manual QAT
Manual print
Learn and adjust—
Phase angle
Detect level
Learn IXR
Edit pack length
Learn reject
confirmations
Reset reject counts
Pack gap
Detect no-pack
distance
Machine settings
Reject settings
I/O settings
Phase and IXR
tracking
AuditCheck settings
QAT settings
3 Engineer ENGI Everything except
password changes Passwords NVRAM reset
4 Supervisor SUPE Everything Set APEX model
or machine type
SF factory menu
5 Factory – Model/machine
SF factory menu Password required for every change
More Information
For more information about setting passwords, please see pages 249–253 in the main
APEX User’s Guide.