Problem |
| Possible Causes |
| Possible Remedies |
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| Abrasive material |
| Contact the supplier for special |
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| knives |
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Rotor Jamming |
| Excessive infeed material |
| Reduce amount of material being |
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| fed to the machine |
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| Total or partial obstruction of the |
| Remove the screen and clear the |
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| screen holes |
| holes |
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| Insufficient belt tension |
| Check and/or adjust belt tension |
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| Knives worn |
| Replace with new knives |
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| Distance between the knives too |
| Check distance between knives |
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| small or too large |
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| Screen holes too small |
| Increase screen hole diameter |
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| Failure of air conveying system or |
| Check fan rotation and that pipes |
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| discharge system |
| are not obstructed |
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