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3-4 Initial Start-up
Start-up Checks
Checking the Cutting Chamber
Before starting the granulator, open the cutting chamber to ensure that no foreign
objects have fallen in during transportation and installation. The use of heavy
gloves is recommended to avoid injury when exposed to knives in the cutting
chamber.
NOTE: This operation must be carried out by an operator/mechanical
maintenance engineer.
Check that the cutting chamber is free of foreign objects by following these
steps:
1. Turn OFF and lock out the machine power to the granulator or remove
fuses from the main control panel.
2. Open the front panel and remove the bin.
3. Unscrew the screw knob and carefully lower the screen. (See figure
below.)
4. Pivot back the feed hopper to gain free access to the cutting chamber.
5. Check that there are no foreign objects in the cutting chamber.
6. Check to make sure the bed knife and rotor knife bolts are at the proper
torque and the knife gap is set according to the specifications.
7. After completing the checks, close the hopper and screen and fasten them
with the corresponding knob.
8. Reinsert the bin and close both the rear cover and the front panel.