Mechanical Trouble Shooting
Stock
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Stock will not roll or jumps | 1) Incorrect adjustment of unwind | 1) | Be sure stock roll is as flat as |
| web guides |
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| core. |
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| 2) | Adjust rear web guide to 31/32" |
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| (24.6mm) from case surface to |
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| guide surface touching roll. |
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| 3) | Adjust outer web guide to touch |
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| stock roll but not pinch the roll. |
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Machine fails to stop at end of roll. | 1) Incorrect adjustment of | 1) | Adjust |
| switch trigger arm. |
| approximately 3/4" (19mm) from |
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| back side of stock when threaded |
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| through machine. |
Stock does not pull smoothly through printhead module.
1) Web guide in sensor plate | 1) Adjust moveable web guide to |
incorrectly adjusted. | touch outer edge of stock with rear |
| edge touching rear web guide. Do |
| not pinch. |
2)Stock is slipping in drive or drive pressure is uneven.
2)Remove stock from drive rollers. Using a piece of stock the same thickness as the stock being run as a "feeler" gauge, adjust set screws in drive endplates clockwise until "feeler" gauge barely slides between rollers with pressure lever closed. Rotate set screws clockwise an additional 1/2 - 3/4 turn. Rethread and operate. Minor adjustment can now be made to cause stock to run 31/32" (24.6mm) from upright frame.
Users Manual Model 656/636 | Mechanical Trouble Shooting • 53 |