VERTICAL CONTACT TOASTER

TROUBLESHOOTING (continued)

Problem

Possible Cause

Corrective Action

 

 

 

Conveyor belts are

Toaster is installed incor-

Perform installation and operating procedures (pages

“jumping” or “snapping”.

rectly.

7-9).

 

Bun adjustment controls set

Measure bun thickness and set bun adjustment con-

 

incorrectly.

trols correctly (page 9).

 

Conveyor drive motor inop-

To check drive motor:

 

erative or incorrect conveyor

1.Measure resistance of motor coil. Replace motor

 

motor installed on toaster.

 

if coil measures either open circuit or zero resis-

 

 

 

 

tance.

 

 

2.Mark the drive motor sprocket and count the turns

 

 

per minute. Correct drive motor speed is nine (9)

 

 

turns per minute for VCT-20; three (3) turns per

 

 

minute for VCT-25; one (1) turn per minute for

 

 

VCT-50.

 

Conveyor drive chain loose,

Check drive chain for kinks, broken or bent links

 

worn or broken. Loose

or other damage. Check motor sprocket and drive

 

motor drive sprocket.

sprockets (on drive shaft); tighten setscrew on flat of

 

 

shaft if required. Check for damaged/worn sprockets

 

 

and replace as required.

 

Conveyor belts installed

Install conveyor belt to match diagram in Fig. 8 (page

 

incorrectly.

10). Be sure that ends of the hooks are facing down.

 

Conveyor belt too loose

Remove conveyor belt (page 11). Lay belt flat and

 

or missing links (41 links

count links. Replace entire belt if links are dam-

 

required when new). When

aged. If conveyor belt has too much play, it will jam.

 

new, conveyor has 37 large

Adjust belt length as described under Servicing the

 

links and 4 small links.

Conveyor Belt (page 11).

 

Spring tensioner assy(s). or

Replace spring tensioner assy(s). (29, page 22)

 

tensioner bent or missing.

or tensioners (4, page 24) if damaged or loose.

 

 

Replace slide rails (40, page 24 worn or missing.

Crown and/or heel must

Heat shield improperly

Remove and reposition heat shield.

be forced into toaster.

installed.

Buns must be inserted with cut faces facing each

 

 

 

Crown and/or heel improp-

other; heel in front slot and crown in rear slot.

 

erly inserted into toaster.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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