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MAINTENANCE

B. Disassembling the blank plates and air fingers for cleaning

1.Use a felt pen to mark each plate and all parts of the air fingers with a 'finger arrangement' identifier, like those shown in Figure 4-8, when removing the blank plates and air fingers from the oven baking chamber. This marking should include the finger manifold, inner plate, and the outer plate of each air finger.

T1

T2

T3

T4

T5

Figure 4-8. "Finger Arrangement"

 

 

 

 

Identifiers

 

 

 

 

B1

B2

B3

B4

B5

T6

B6

Air fingers and blank plates should be marked in the order shown, as viewed from the front of the oven. (The finger arrangement numbers for an upper oven can be pre- ceded with a "U"; example: UB1, UT2, etc.)

Record the finger arrangement identifiers on paper and identify the number of rows of holes in each air finger's outer plate, along with the position of each 'full-blank' plate and 'half-blank' plate. Usually, a finger arrange- ment label is installed on the inside of the machinery compartment access panel. The finger arrangement should still be recorded for instances when the label is not available or illegible.

2.Slide each blank plate and air finger along the channels on the rear baking chamber wall (Figure 4-9), until each can be extracted from the oven. Prevent twisting or turning, to avoid interference in the channel(s).

Remove top and bottom air fingers and blank plates from either end of the oven (Figure 4-10). It is highly recom- mended that each plate and air finger be marked (Figure 4-8) at the time of removal to aide reinstallation in exactly the same position.

Figure 4-9. Blank Plate Removal

Figure 4-10. Air Finger Removal

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PS360/PS360WB specifications

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