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CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 PART A: GENERAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 A.1 Distributor identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 A.2 Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 A.3 Binder tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 A.3.1 Manhole. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 A.3.2 Heater elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 A.3.3 Temperature gauges (thermometers) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 A.3.4 Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 A.3.5 Dipstick and guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 A.4 Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 A.5 Pipework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 A.6 Strainers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 A.7 Spray bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 A.8 Nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 PART B: DETAILS OF THE INSPECTION AND TEST PROCEDURES TO BE CARRIED OUT TO OBTAIN A CALIBRATION CERTIFICATE FOR A BINDER DISTRIBUTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH SANS 3001-BT20 . . 20 B.1 Required annual tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 B.2 Ad hoc tests during a project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 B.3 Testing facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 B.4 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 B.4.1 Check list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 B.5 Comments regarding the calibration tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 B.5.1 Dipstick calibration test – (SANS 3001-BT21) . . . . . . . 26 B.5.2 Power test – (SANS 3001-BT22) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 B.5.3 Pump output test – (SANS 3001-BT23). . . . . . . . . . . 26 B.5.4 Transverse distribution ‘bucket test’ – (SANS 3001-BT24) . 26 B.5.6 Fluid for testing and calibration of binder distributors . . . . 29 B.5.7 Volume measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 B.5.8 Cost of testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 B.5.9 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 iv
PART C: CHECKS, PROCEDURES AND TESTS TO BE FOLLOWED WHEN A DISTRIBUTOR ARRIVES ON SITE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 C.1 Log book inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 C.1.1 Calibration certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 C.1.2 Current modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 C.1.3 Routine maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 C.1.4 ‘Bucket test’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 C.1.5 Recent work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 C.2 Physical checks on vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 C.2.1 Nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 C.2.2 Spray bar height. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 C.3 On site transverse distribution test (‘Bucket test’) . . . . . . . . . . . 34 C.4 Road speed indicator calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 C.5 Spray joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 C.6 Trial section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 C.7 Repeat visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 APPENDIX A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Binder Distributor inspection check lists APPENDIX B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Modification and maintenance log APPENDIX C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 “Bucket Test” record APPENDIX D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Spray performance log APPENDIX E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Check list before spraying commences on site APPENDIX F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Checks required after each day's spraying v
Page 2 and 3: Manual 31 Guidelines for calibratin
Page 6 and 7: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This manual was or
Page 8 and 9: It is also encumbent on the owner o
Page 10 and 11: Except for distributors that are us
Page 12 and 13: A.3.3 Temperature gauges (thermomet
Page 14 and 15: A.3.5 Dipstick and guide The dipsti
Page 16 and 17: A.5 Pipework All pipes and coupling
Page 18 and 19: The angle of the long axis of the n
Page 20 and 21: PART B: DETAILS OF THE INSPECTION A
Page 22 and 23: • a government run testing and ca
Page 24 and 25: Road speed The vehicle is to be fit
Page 26 and 27: B.5.1 Dipstick calibration test - (
Page 28 and 29: Figure 14: Apparatus to be used for
Page 30 and 31: B.5.7 Volume measurements All volum
Page 32 and 33: PART C: CHECKS, PROCEDURES AND TEST
Page 34 and 35: For best results, the height of the
Page 36 and 37: APPENDIX A Binder Distributor inspe
Page 38 and 39: A.4 Requirements for pump output Ye
Page 40 and 41: APPENDIX B Modification and mainten
Page 42 and 43: Distributor Date Identification Num
Page 44 and 45: 1.8 Was the 'Bucket Test' satisfact
Page 46: APPENDIX F Checks required after ea

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