Bramco Electronics (Pty) Ltd

Bramco BT2000-P
Belt Tear and
Spillage Detector
Installation and Instruction
Manual REV:1.2
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INDEX
Page
3. Operation
4. Component Layout
5. Installation Positioning
6. Installation Instructions, Step1 to 4
7. Installation Instructions, Step 5 to 8

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OPERATION
Because belt tears normally occur over the length of a conveyor it is
very difficult to detect. When a belt tear occurred, the weight of the
material causes the tear to open and the material will spill through
the cut. The BT2000 has been designed and developed to catch the
spilling material in the basket. The weight of the material in the
basket will cause the basket to tilt backwards and a limit switch
under the basket will make or break a contact that is used to stop the
conveyor.

FEATURES
 Maintenance free
 Easy to install
 Adjustable width and height
 Concealed Wiring
 Quick to Clean and Reset
 Grid Basket Base
 Available in Stainless
 Sensitivity Adjustment
SPECIFICATIONS
Contacts: 1xNO & NC
Rating: 1.5A @ 240VAC
Ingress Protection: IP67
Trip Weight: Approx 1.5Kg
Material: Mild Steel or Stainless
Corrosion Protection: Plated
Cable Length: 5m

BASKET BASKET CLEANING AND RE-SETING

The basket is equipped The unit is reset by
with a grid base to avoid cleaning the basket. The
nuisance trips from dust basket is cleaned by
that could collect at the bending the spring steel
base. By moving the retaining clip forward
hinge to the right the and tilting the basket
tripping can be adjusted backwards.
less sensitive.

BASKET RETAINING CLIP CONCEALED WIRING

The spring steel basket All wiring is concealed
retaining clip keeps the inside the structure
basket down to avoid frame for protection
strong winds from flip- against the moving con-
ping the basket over veyor belt. Grommets
are fitted where the
wires goes through the
holes of the structure to
protect them from being
cut by the steel

WIDTH AJUSTMENT SIDE MOUNTING BRACKETS

The end clamps makes Side mounting brackets
the mounting width of are designed to be at-
the unit adjustable for tached to unistrut upright
ease of installation. posts to enable height
adjustment of the unit.

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COMPONENT LAYOUT

MOUNTING BRACKET FOOT PIECE

MOUNTING
BRACKET ARM

RETAINING CLIP

BASKET

MOUNTING
BRACKET ARM
CLAMP

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INSTALLATION POSITIONING

OUTBYE
CONVEYOR
BELT
THIS
CLEARANCE
ARE TO BE
SUFICIENT FOR
BASKET TO BE
ABLE TO OPEN
TERMINATION
BOX

BELT TEAR AND SPILLAGE BASKET

DETECTOR

HEIGHT HEIGHT
AJUSTMENT AJUSTMENT

INBYE
CONVEYOR
BELT
WIDTH
AJUSTMENT
AT CLAMPS

UPRIGHT
UNISTRUT
BRACKETS

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Step 1
Fit up right vertical unistrut on both sides of
the conveyor, with the unistrut lip facing in-
wards towards the conveyor. Fit the unistrut
far enough apart in order to allow the belt to
drift to the left or right without touching the
unistrut. See installation positioning drawing.

Step 2
Measure the distance between the insides of
the unistrut brackets. Deduct 1000mm from
that distance. Take your answer and divide it
by two in order to get the distance that you CUT MOUNTING
BRACKET ARM TO
should cut the mounting bracket arms. De-bur THE CALCULATED
LENGTH
the cutting edges with a file to prevent the
switch wire from being damaged.
Step 3
Feed a rope or a draw wire through the mount-
ing bracket arm. Provision has been made to
pull the wire through to either the left or the
right hand side of the conveyor.

Step 4
Tie the other end up with the switch wire and
pull it through the mounting bracket arm

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Step 5
Slide both Mounting bracket arms into the side
clamping brackets. Make sure that the mount-
ing bracket arm foot piece is in a vertical posi-
tion with the grommet facing upwards. Be
careful not to damage the switch wire
SLIDE
MOUNTING
BRACKET ARM
INTO CLAMPING
BRACKET

Step 6
Use the clamps to clamp the two parts together.
Both clamps must be used. Clamp as far as
possible to the edges. Before the clamps are
fastened, the mounting bracket arm can be ad-
justed outwards so that the foot pieces are
pressing on the unistrut brackets.

Step 7

Fit the mounting bracket arm foot piece to the

unistrut and adjust to the correct height

Step 8
This unit is reset by flipping the basket back-
wards, emptying the material that spilled on it.
It is important to adjust the height of the unit
where the belt on top of the unit don't prevent it
from flipping backwards.