Mainca PR-360 Manuel D'instructions page 16

2. PORTION TIME: This setting allows you to adjust the time between one twisting and the
next twisting. This is a very important setting if you want to get accurate portions. The
portions will be stuffed faster or slower depending on the sausage size (weight and
diameter) as well as the working pressure on the filler/stuffer (the higher the pressure, the
faster the stuffing). The operator needs to determine how many seconds does the machine
really needs to wait between one twisting and the next twisting. For instance, if you adjust
the PORTION TIME at 0.5 seconds and the machine really needs 1 second to stuff one
portion, you will be twisting before the portion is completed, which is not correct. On the
other side, if machine just needs 0.5 seconds to stuff on portion and you set the PORTION
TIME at 1 second or more, there will be an unnecessary idle time. The right setting consist
on eliminating the waiting time since the portion is fully stuffed until the machine starts to
twist. If you think the machine needs 0.5 seconds to stuff one portion, then set the
PORTION TIME at 0.5 or 0.6 seconds.
3. NUMBER OF NOZZLE TURNS: This setting allows you to adjust the number of
complete nozzle turns on each twisting from 0 to 10v
4. NOZZLE SPEED: This setting allows you to adjust the twisting speed of the nozzle. This
is a very important setting if you don't want to break the casing when twisting. Adjust this
setting depending on the type of casing you are using. We recommend to twist natural
casing at low speed (between 800 to 1000rpm), collagen casing at medium speed
(between 1000 to 1500rpm) and cellulose casing at high speed (between 1500 and
2000rrpm).
5. DELAY PISTON TURNING: This setting allows you to adjust the waiting time after
twisting, before starting a new portion. We recommend do not touch this setting and leave
the factory setting (0.1 second). If you increase this time, production will slow down
unnecessarily.
6. PISTON TURNS PER CYCLE: This setting allows you to get portions bigger than 220g
by discharging multiples continued chambers before twisting. Using this function, portion
size is unlimited. The factory setting is 1. That means only one chamber will be discharged
on each portion. Do not change this setting if you don't need to make bigger portions than
220g. This is the maximum capacity of the chamber. If you need a bigger portion than
220g, then adjust the portion size using the handle (I) to 50% of the required size and
change this setting to 2 in order to discharge 2 continued equal portions.
7. PISTON SPEED: This setting allows you to adjust the speed of the piston inside the
chamber when turning. We recommend do not touch this setting and leave the factory
setting at 2500rpm.
8. TWISTING DIRECTION OF THE NOZZLE:
CW (Clockwise) for using in all countries in the northern hemisphere
CCW (Counter Clockwise) for using in all countries in the southern hemisphere