{"id":6912,"date":"2023-11-23T19:46:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T11:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dcl-controls.com\/?p=6912"},"modified":"2023-11-23T19:46:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T11:46:57","slug":"modulator-actuator-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcl-actuator.com\/en_us\/2023\/11\/23\/modulator-actuator-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Set DCL Regulating Electric Actuator"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6912\" class=\"elementor elementor-6912\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-911389d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"911389d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-693479e\" data-id=\"693479e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f877b2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f877b2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Follow the wizard below to quickly set up the control module for DCL regulated electric actuators.<\/p><ol><li><a href=\"#step1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Correct Wiring<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step2\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Stroke Calibration<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step3\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Setting the automatic state<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#step4\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Potentiometer adjustment<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0314e1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0314e1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"step1\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1\u3001Correct wiring<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-348795f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"348795f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Correctly connect the power, input and output signal wires as shown in the figure below. Set the S-A selector knob to \"2\" (as shown below) and press the OPEN and SHUT keys to operate the actuator or spool\/plate to the center position.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be62f08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be62f08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1057\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/dcl-actuator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/wire.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6920\" alt=\"Electric actuator control module wiring\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6de0e46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6de0e46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2\u3001Stroke calibration<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4badea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4badea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Setting the full off position - press the shut (off) key, observe the actuator or spool\/plate operation to full off, release the shut (off) key, and then press and hold the shut (off) and set (set) keys at the same time for about 2 to 4 seconds, when the L2 light is on, release the two keys at the same time, and then the L2 light goes out, and the shut-off position calibration is completed (when the deviation between the spool\/plate and actuator dial indication is \u226430, the valve position shall prevail, and release the scale indicator disk, adjust to make the pointer consistent with the valve position). plate and the actuator dial indication deviation \u2264 30, the valve position shall prevail, and loosen the scale indicator disk, adjust to make the pointer consistent with the valve position).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eb77cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7eb77cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dcl-controls.com\/content\/dam\/support\/images\/actuator\/set-pos-1.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"Setting the fully closed position of the electric actuator\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9defa46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9defa46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Setting full open position--Input accurate 20mA signal in the input terminal (Note: to ensure the accuracy of the full open position action and adjustment signal), press the open key, observe the actuator or spool\/plate operation to full open, then release the open key, then press and hold the open and set keys at the same time for about 2 to 4 seconds, when the L2 lamp lights up, release the two keys at the same time, the L2 lamp goes out, the open position calibration is completed (when the deviation between the spool\/plate and the actuator dial indication is \u226430, the open position will be completed with the valve dial indication). \uff5eThen press and hold the open (open) and set (set) keys at the same time for about 2 to 4 seconds, when the L2 light is on, release the two keys at the same time, the L2 light is off, and the calibration of the open position is completed (when the deviation between the spool\/plate and the actuator dial indication is \u226430, the valve position shall prevail and the actuator dial indication is loosened, and the adjustment is made so that the pointer is in line with the valve position).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e07cb24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e07cb24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dcl-controls.com\/content\/dam\/support\/images\/actuator\/set-pos-2.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"Setting the full open position of the electric actuator\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc1d679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc1d679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"step2\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3\u3001Set the automatic state<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ee6e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62ee6e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Set the automatic state (as below). After adjusting the S-A selector knob to \"1\", input different signals in the range of 4-20mA with a hand manipulator to make the actuator run back and forth within 90 degrees, and observe the consistency between the input signals and the actuator indication\/valve position opening.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fb79d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fb79d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4\u3001Potentiometer adjustment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a26b1ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a26b1ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"496\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/dcl-actuator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/set-to-auto.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6918\" alt=\"Setting the motorized actuator to automatic mode\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b801558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b801558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During commissioning of the E-module, if the potentiometer and its associated gears are moved by mistake, it will result in the full on\/full off position being shifted (as shown in the figure below).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-62f2154 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62f2154\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e11fbb2\" data-id=\"e11fbb2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0487092 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0487092\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dcl-controls.com\/content\/dam\/support\/images\/actuator\/set-potentiometer.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"Adjusting the potentiometer of the electric actuator\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce5c4fb\" data-id=\"ce5c4fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f77afeb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f77afeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dcl-controls.com\/content\/dam\/support\/images\/actuator\/set-potentiometer-2.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"Adjusting the potentiometer of the electric actuator\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-417ed6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"417ed6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Adjustments can be made as follows (below):<\/p><ol><li>Use the handle to drive the actuator toward the center position so that the pointer is pointing at the 50% scale.<\/li><li>Set the S-A selector knob to \"2\".<\/li><li>Push the potentiometer by hand (overcoming the spring torque) to keep the potentiometer gear separate from the dial gear (as shown above).<\/li><li>With the gears separated, turn the potentiometer slightly with your other hand so that the L3 red light is always on.<\/li><li>Gently release the potentiometer back along with the spring torque to engage the potentiometer shaft with the dial gear.<\/li><li>Set the S-A selector knob to \"1\". The potentiometer will be centered.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8bbc29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8bbc29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dcl-controls.com\/content\/dam\/support\/images\/actuator\/set-auto.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"Setting the center position of the electric actuator\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c69ccb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c69ccb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Note: SF-LB, SF-LC and SF-ZB modules are only slightly different in the plug-in row and debugging button position, their debugging steps and methods are the same.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1453d62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1453d62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dcl-controls.com\/content\/dam\/support\/images\/actuator\/different-module.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"Electric actuator control modules\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Follow the wizard below to quickly set up the control module of the DCL regulated electric actuator. 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