Troubleshooting Guide (Continued)
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| There is excess tension on the |
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| tape drum assembly, the one- | Adjust the | |
| way tension roller assembly, or | assembly, or both. | |
| both. |
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| Clean adhesive deposits from the surface, | |
| Rollers in the tape path do not | ends, and shafts of the rollers. Then lubricate | |
Tape tabs on the | rotate freely. | roller shafts. Remove all lubricant from roller | |
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trailing leg on the |
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back of the box. | The blade is not cutting tape | Refer to tape cutting problems. | |
| properly. | ||
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| The tape is threaded | Rethread the tape. | |
| incorrectly. | ||
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| Applying mechanism spring | Move spring hook to next tighter hole. | |
| has too little tension. | ||
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| The tape is incorrectly | Rethread the tape. | |
| threaded. | ||
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| Flanged knurled roller overruns | Adjust tension roller position in mounting slot to | |
| on return of applying | lengthen tape leg | |
| mechanism to its rest position. | ||
The tape end does |
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Applying roller overruns on | There should be a slight drag when rotating the | ||
not stay in application | |||
return of applying mechanism | applying roller. If not, check friction springs and | ||
position in front of the | |||
to its rest position. | friction pins and replace if necessary | ||
applying roller. | |||
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| The | Position roller in it mounting slot so that tape | |
| end extends beyond centerline of applying | ||
| not correctly positioned. | ||
| roller. | ||
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| The | Replace the | |
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| Tape drum not centered. | Reposition tape drum. | |
Tape not centered on |
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Centering guides not centered. | Adjust centering guides. | ||
box seam | |||
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| Box flaps not of equal length. | Check box specifications. | |
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