T4:1 TON Fill Tube Extend Timer, 1.1 second Preset, needed to set total time that fill tube is energized, to be extended after conveyor stops with bottle in position. This makes sure that a bottle is not left 'hanging' on the Inclined Divert Conveyor (which will break at the next startup). I also used a 4th timer, a TOF, to run the Divert Conveyor 4 seconds after the stop button is pressed. Because you have to stop the conveyor to fill a bottle, then timers are needed for Fill Tube Extend Time, Charge Delay, and Charge Time. The reason is that the encoder should be used to determine the timing for most functions. Only 3 or 4 timers should be used for entire project, including Exercise 6.
Here are some more tips for the Bottle Line Simulator:ġ.
