Weekly Maintenance (A5)

Items you will need for Weekly Maintenance

- Kitchen Scale

- Bucket that fits on top of the kitchen scale

- Calibration Sticks

- Stiff Brush

- Brush Test Strips

- Piece of Cardboard

Put the robot out of operation

1. Tap the right bottom corner

- Move the robot arm to the service position

2. Tap the 3 lines

3. Tap Actions

4. Tab Todays Actions

5. Tap Clean Robot Arm

6. Tap Move robot arm to service position – start

- Calibrate Cup Offsets – you will need the 4 grey calibration sticks

1. Make sure the cups and laser are clean

2. Tap the 3 lines

3. Tap Actions

4. Tap Calibrations

5. Tap Cup Offsets

6. Tap Go to Scan Position

7. Place the sticks in the teat cups

8. Select Start Scanning

9. Wait until the status is Done

10. Make sure all values are between -4 and +4

11. If the value is outside of this range:

        - Place the sticks in the teat cupsthe teat cup

        - Repeat the scanning process

12. Select Save calculated values

13. Remove the 4 sticks

14. Select Go to home position

15. Make sure teat cups are exactly under the jetters

16. If a teat cup is not under the related jetter

        - Adjust the vertical position of the teat cup

       - Repeat the scanning process.

Adjusting the Vertical Position of the Teat Cup

1. Using a screwdriver to turn the adjustment screw until the teat cup is perpendicular with the mothership base

2. Turn the adjustment screw clockwise to adjust the teat cups towards the mothership cover

3. Turn the adjustment screw counter clockwise to adjust the teat cups away from the mothership cover

4. Refer to figure 92 for an example of the vertical position for the teat cups

Verify Rope Length

1. Tap the 3 lines 

2. Tap Tests

3. Tap Test Menu

4. Tap Mothership

5. Tap Cups

6. At Cord cups select LF & RF Loose

7. LR Loose

8. RR Loose

9. Pull one cup up, if the bottom is in line with the opposite cup, it’s at the perfect length.

10. At cord cups, select fixed for LF & RF

11. Select loose for LR & RR

12. Pull one cup, if the bottom is in line with the opposite cup, it’s at the perfect length

Clean Feed Bin & Feed Area

1. Tap the 3 lines

2. Tap Actions

3. Tap All Actions

4. Tap Clean the feeding system

5. Clean the feed slide with a hard brush

6. Clean out the feed bin

7. Clean the window of the feed presence sensor with a soft moist cloth

8. Refer to figure 81 for the location of the feed bin and feed slide

Calibrate the Feed – make sure the feed bin is empty of leftover grain

1. Tap the 3 lines.

2. Tap Actions

3. Tap All Actions

4. Tap Calibrate the feed portion

5. At Select feed type the feed type

6. Tap Start Dose

7. Wait until the feed unit is finished

8. Put a bucket on the scale

9. Reset the scale to zero

10. Remove the bucket

11. Go into the box

12. Put the feed from the feed bin in the bucket

13. Go out of the box

14. Put the bucket with the feed on the scale

15. Make a note of the weight

16. Empty the bucket

Adjust the feed portion

1. On the robot screen Enter quantity

2. Enter the value you noted

3. Select button Save

Clean Display Screen

1. Tap the 3 lines.

2. Tap Actions

3. Tap All actions

4. Tap Clean touch screen

5. Tap Start to disable the touch screen for 25 seconds

6. Clean the display screen with a soft lint free cloth made moist with warm water

7. Dry the screen with a dry soft lint free cloth

Measure brush disinfecting using test strip

1. Tap the 3 lines.

2. Tap Tests

3. Tap Test menu

4. Tap Cleaning

5. Tap Pre treatment

6. in the field brush cleaning  select button On

7. put a cup below the brush rollers and collect the spray

8. Tap button Off

9. Put a test strip in the mixture

10. Remove the test strip, shake the test strip to remove excess fluid

11. Wait approximately 30 seconds

12. Compare the colour of the test strip to the bottle

Verify Brush Operation

1. Tap the 3 lines

2. Tap Tests

3. Tap Test menu

4. Tap Cleaning

5. Tap Pre treatment

6. in the field brush cleaning  select button On

7. Are the brushes spinning?

8. Tap button Off

9. Tap button Off

Verify Teat Spray Operation

1. Tap the 3 lines

2. Tap Tests

3. Tap Test menu

4. Tap Mothership

5. Tap Other

6. Place a piece of cardboard over top of the nozzle

7. At Disinfection nozzle button On

8. Did it create an even cone shape?

9. At Disinfection Nozzle button Off

10. Refer to figure 2.2 for the correct shape

Check milk hoses for damage

1. Open robot control room door

2. Look at the hoses that are attached to the milk jar

3. Are they damaged? Leaking milk?

Check Liners

1. Squeeze the top of the teat cup liner in multiple spots

     - Are there noticeable cracks?

2. Put a finger inside of the teat cup liner and feel the side of the liner

    - Are there cracks inside of the liner?

3. If you answered yes to any of the questions, refer to page 6 &7, figure 74 to replace the liners.

Flush M4USE Line

1.Click on the M4USE icon on the robot screen

2. A pop-up window will appear on the screen

3. First make sure all of the M4USE buckets are empty from milk or water

4. Press the flush button, located on the right, top corner of the pop-up page

5. The M4USE flush will take approximately 6 minutes to complete

6. The flush will fill the buckets

7. Clean the buckets and empty the cleaning water out of the buckets

8.After cleaning, rinse the buckets with cold water so the buckets are not contaminated with cleaning water residue

9. Place the clean and empty buckets back in the rack

10. After the flush, remember to empty the buckets on the robot screen by pressing the button Empty All.

Check Oil Level in the Vacuum Motor

1. Open the doors of the central unit

2. Look inside and look at the oil levels in the vacuum pump

3. Refer to figure 2.2 for the appropriate oil level

4. Refer to figure 9 for the location of the vacuum motor.

Clean Vacuum Motor Fan Cover

1. Make sure the vacuum motor fan, and the ventilation grills are free of dust and debris

2. If necessary, clean the parts

3. Refer to figure 9 for the location of the vacuum motor inside of the Central Unit

4. Refer to figure 2.2 for an image of the vacuum motor

- Check and record the temperature of the pre-rinse water. If there’s an alarm, record in PROACTION Record 17

- Check and record the cleanliness of milking equipment (receiver jar, buffer tank, milk tank) (PROACTION Record 13).

Putting the robot back in operation

1.Tap the right bottom corner Play button.

How to Change Silicone Liners

- You will need 4 silicone liners & the liner installation tool

2. On the robot screen, select the 3 lines.

3. Tap Actions

4. Tap All Actions

5. Tap Replace the liners

6. At Move robot arm to service position tap Start. The robot arm will move to service position

7. At Tilt Cups, tap Straight

8. At Cord Cups, tap Loose

Removal of the liners

1. Turn the shell counter clockwise until you can remove it from the milk collector.

2. Pull the liner at the upper side to remove it from the shell

Installation of the Liners

1. Install the liner with the teat cup installation tool

2. Make sure the mark on the liner is aligned with the mark on the installation tool

3. Pull the installation tool with the liner in the shell

4. Push the upper part of the liner on the shell

5. Make sure the mark on the liner is lined up with the mark on the shell

6. Pull the liner with the liner installation tool in the shell

7. Make sure the bottom of the liners engages correctly in the bottom of the shell

8. Examine the O-ring of the shell for damage

9. Install the teat cups in the milk collectors and turn them clockwise while holding the milk collector into place

How to Change Rubber Liners

You will need 4 rubber liners & hose scissors

Take the robot out of operation

1. On the robot screen, select the 3 lines.

2. Tap Actions

3. Tap All Actions

4. Tap Replace the liners

5. At Move robot arm to service position press Start, the robot arm will move to the service position

6. At Tilt cups press Straight

7. At Cord cups press Loose

Removal of the liners

1. Turn the shell counter clockwise until you can remove the liners from the milk collector

2. Cut off the bottom part of the rubber liner

Installation of the liners

1. Make sure the milk collector cup is clean

2. Install the O-ring on the shell

3. Install the rubber liner in the shell

4. Push the upper part of the liner on the shell

5. Make sure the mark on the liner is lined up with the mark on the teat cup sleeve shell

6. If necessary, turn the liner

7. Pull the appendix until the lock ring engages correctly in the bottom of the shell

8. Make sure the liner is not twisted inside of the shell

9. Cut the appendix with the hose scissors

10. Install the shell in the milk collector cup

11. On the robot screen at Cord cups select Fixed

12. At Move arm to home position select button Done, the robot arm will move to the home position and the exchange date of the liners is saved in Horizon.

How to change the cleaning brushes

- Take robot out of operation

1. On the robot screen, press the 3 lines button.

2. Tap Actions

3. Tap All Actions

4. Tap Replace the cleaning brushes

5. At Move robot arm to service position, press Start, the robot arm will move to the service position

6. At Pre treatment arm press Open.

Removal of the cleaning brushes

1. Loosen the 2 Allen bolts

2. Remove the 2 brushes from the shaft

Installation of the cleaning brushes

1. Install the 2 new brushes on the shaft

2. Tighten the 2 Allen bolts

3. On the robot screen, Move arm to home position, press Done

4. At Pre treatment arm, press Close

5. Put the robot back in operation

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