Slip Clutch Alert
(MegaWide™ Plus Pickup)

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A - Digital Display

This system alerts operator by an audible alarm and the word SLIP (A) in the digital display when either the main drive clutch on the PTO or the pickup drive slip clutches slip.

Understanding Slip Clutch Alert System

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540 rpm Bracket Assembly Shown

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Lower Drive Roll Sensor

A - Driveline Sensor

B - Lower Drive Roll Sensor

PTO driveline sensor (A) measures input speed of the PTO driveline. Lower drive roll sensor (B) measures output speed of the pickup slip clutch. The BaleTrak™ Pro monitor-controller compares these speeds, and activates slip alarm if speed drops below 10 percent of the calculated operating speed for more than 1 second. The system informs the operator if either of the two clutches is slipping.

Speed Compensation of Wrapping Program

The speed compensation program applies desired number of twine or net wraps, regardless of PTO speed.

For example:

If monitor-controller is set for 4 in. twine spacing and wrapping is done at less than full PTO speed, 4-in. twine spacing will maintained.

If monitor-controller is set for two net wraps and wrapping is done at less than full PTO speed, two net wraps will be maintained.

The PTO driveline sensor (A) must be activated within the monitor-controller for proper operation of the speed compensation program. (See NET WRAP, SLIP CLUTCH ALERT, AND VARIABLE CORE FEATURES [TURNING ON and OFF] in the Service section.)

Turning PTO Speed Sensor ON and OFF:

• PTO speed sensor can be turned OFF or ON by accessing channel 204.
• Feature can be turned ON by changing value to 540 rpm.
• Entire slip clutch alert feature can be turned OFF by changing value to 0.

Turning Pickup Speed Sensor ON and OFF:

• Pickup rpm sensor can be turned OFF and ON by accessing channel 205.
• Feature can be turned ON by changing value to 310 rpm.
• Pickup rpm sensor can be turned OFF by changing value to 0.
• Turning OFF the pickup sensor on channel 205 and turning ON PTO sensor on channel 204 still allows automatic speed compensation during wrapping cycle.