Spartan Operation and Maintenance Manual
5.0 Operations
WARNING: Do not wear ties, loose fitting clothes or dangling jewelry while operating or servicing the laminator. These items can get caught in the nip and choke you or you can be crushed or burned.
CAUTION: Do not block the Top Roll Sensor. If the sensor becomes obstructed, over heating may occur and cause irreparable damage to the rollers or a fire.
INFORMATION: The laminator will only run when the roller cover is in the down (closed) position.
RUN – When pressed, engages the motor that
drives the rollers.
INFORMATION: The laminator only operates in one direction, forward. There is no reverse function on this machine. Stop the roller and release roller pressure to manually move the product backwards.
STOP – When pressed, stops the roller by removing power to the motor.
READY – When illuminated, represents the rollers are up to operating temperature.
5.1 Control Panel
The control panel is located on the right hand side from the front operating position of the laminator. From the control panel, the operator is able to control the motor run and motor stop function.
Figure 5.1.1 Control panel
INFORMATION: Do not run material until READY is illuminated. Attempting to run prior to this will result in poor output quality.
RUN – when illuminated, represents the motor engaged and the rollers are turning.
SPARTAN GBC | INFORMATION: The motor will only engage if the |
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READY | cover is in the lowered position. |
Ready indicator | |
Run switch | Run indicator |
Stop switch
WARNING: Never attempt to bypass the cover safety switch to operate the laminator. This can result in serious injury to you or others.
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