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FG MOISTURE MONITOR
Installation & Operation Manual

Issue 3.0
7/20/10

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Contents
SERVICE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT ........................................................................2
INSTALLATION: .............................................................................................................3
MOISTURE SENSOR INSTALLATION: ............................................................................................................................... 3
SENSOR CONNECTOR: .................................................................................................................................................... 5
MONITOR POWER: .......................................................................................................................................................... 6

OPERATION: ..................................................................................................................6
MOISTURE CORRECTION: ............................................................................................................................................... 6
CROP SELECTION: .......................................................................................................................................................... 7
TEMPERATURE READING: .............................................................................................................................................. 7
AVERAGE MOISTURE: .................................................................................................................................................... 8

To View the Logged Average Moisture: ......................................................... 8
Resetting the Average Moisture:.................................................................... 8
Low Moisture Limit: ........................................................................................ 8

Service and Technical Support
Contact:

Loup Electronics Inc.

Address:

2960 N. 38th Street
Lincoln, NE 68504

Phone:

877-489-LOUP(5687)
402-464-7131

Fax:
E-mail:

402-464-7104
info@loupelectronics.com

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Installation:
Moisture Sensor Installation:
Remove Clean Out Door from the bottom of the clean grain elevator.

Cut a 3.25” hole not directly on the bottom. Locate the sensor towards the loaded
paddle side of the elevator, towards the rear of the machine (about a 30-45 degree
angle).

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Check sensor fit to the door. If
needed grind the outer lip of the
moisture sensor to allow a close to
flush fit the door. Proper fit
requires that ceramic sensor
surface is flush with the inside of
the elevator door on the door. The
outer ring should hold the sensor
assembly from rocking on the
mounting surface.

Drill Two 5/16” diameter holes 4 1/8”
apart. Centered on the 3.25 diameter hole.
Use the sensor housing to mark the
location. 1/4” X 1” Carriage Bolts are
used to hold the sensor in place.

Use JB Weld Putty to blend the leading and
trailing edge of the sensor to seal the sensor
housing to the trap door to prevent grain
leakage.

Route the cable up the back side of the
clean grain elevator and to the front of the
combine.

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Sensor Connector:
As you have noticed the wires on the sensor come without the connector attached. This
was done so that when you route the wires into the cab a smaller hole may be used rather
than making a large hole.
When connecting the wires to the enclosed connector use caution to put the wire in the
appropriate place. The label on the connector will indicate where each wire is to be
connected.
The first step in putting the connector on is to slide the supplied piece of split loom on the
end of the wire as shown below. This helps to hold the wire firmly in the connector when
the connector cap is pressed on.

Each wire is held in place by tightening the set screw within the connector as shown in
the picture below. Again be careful to get the wire into the proper terminal as labeled on
the connector.

Once all wires are secured, press the cap onto the connector and plug into the mate on the
monitor.

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Monitor Power:
The FG Moisture Monitor has been designed to be wired directly to the ignition of you
combine. Use the supplied power cable to connect the monitor up to the ignition switch.
The Red wire with the fuse is to be connected to +12V and the Black wire connected to
the Ground.
Having the monitor connected to the ignition means that each time the ignition is turned
on the monitor will also turn on. Upon power up the display will revert to the last crop
selection made prior to turning the combine off and illuminate the proper LED on the
front panel. The monitor is now in the Operate Mode.

Operation:
Moisture Correction:
During normal operation pressing the
or
keys will allow you to adjust the
moisture reading. The moisture correction sequence is as follows:
While in normal operate mode, the display will be reading moisture (for example 16.0).
If the operator presses the
or
Key, the display will show the correction in
percent (XX.X) that has been made to this crop in the past and is stored the display
memory. If no correction has been made to this crop, this correction would be 00.0.
Pressing and holding either of these keys will display the stored correction for 3 seconds.
After 3 seconds the display will begin to increment by .1
Example: The

key is pressed and held. 0.00 is displayed indicating that no prior

correction had been made. Continuing to hold the

key will display 0.00 for 3

seconds after which it will increment to 0.1, 0.2 and so on. Conversely holding the
key will cause the display to read 00.0 for 3 seconds and then increment to -00.1, -00.2
and so on.

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Crop Selection:
To change the selected crop, press the
key one time. Pressing the
or
keys now will change the selected crop. This is indicated by the corresponding LED’s on
the front panel will light in sequence.
Example: If Corn is the current selection, pressing the

key once will allow the

key one time. Note that the light by

operator switch to Beans by pressing the
Beans is now illuminated.

To select and save the current crop selection; Press the
is now in the Operate Mode.

key one time. The monitor

Temperature Reading:
When in the crop selection mode the Temperature from the temp. sensor will be
displayed between the Crop Selection Other and the crop selection Corn. The
temperature from the temp sensor will be displayed.
This sequence is as follows: While in the crop select mode and the Other is selected,
press the

once. The temperature reading is now displayed as XX degree

Fahrenheit and no LED lights are illuminated. Press the
selected as indicated by corresponding LED illuminating.

Note: Using the

key will reverse this sequence.

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again and Corn is now

Average Moisture:
Your moisture monitor will accumulate a Long Term Moisture Average for each crop.
The average moisture will continue to be logged until reset by the operator.
To View the Logged Average Moisture:
First select the desired crop and return to the Operate Mode. (See section titled Crop
Selection)
Now with the desired crop selected and in the Operate Mode, press and hold the
,
, and
release the buttons.

keys simultaneously. When the crop indicator begins to flash,

The average moisture reading will be displayed for the selected crop. Upon release of the
buttons the Logged Moisture will be displayed for 14 seconds then return to the Operate
mode.
Resetting the Average Moisture:
Each time the monitor is turned off the Long Term Moisture Average will be reset to 0.
Low Moisture Limit:
The Low Moisture Limit is a programmable feature within the monitor that allows you to
adjust the condition of when the monitor will store the moisture readings to the Average
and when it will not. The default number in the monitor is 0. This means that anytime
the sensor sees a moisture reading above 0 it will use these readings to determine the
Average.
To adjust the Low Moisture Limit, first access the Average moisture reading by pressing
and holding the

,

, and

keys simultaneously.

The crop indicator light will begin to flash and the Average Moisture is displayed.
or
keys will cause the display to change. The monitor
Pressing either the
now is displaying to the Low Moisture Limit.
If the operator holds the
or
Key, the Low Moisture Limit will change in
increments of .1 accordingly. While an adjustment is being made the crop indicator light
will not flash.
Once the desired adjustment has been made, release the button. The crop indicator light
will begin to flash and Low Moisture limit will be displayed for 15 seconds then return to
the normal operate mode.

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