Better Packages 555e - Preventative Maintenance

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Rev 9 2022
Maintenance & Repair Preventave Maintenance
Suggested preventave maintenance schedule:
Weekly
• Wash water brushed with mild soap; rinse well.
• Clean any accumulated tape dust with a dry brush or blower.
• Wash water tank with mild soap; rinse well.
Monthly
• Clean accumulated glue from blades using a scraper. (Don’t scrape the cung edge, the blade may dull and need
replacement). Cauon: The blade is sharp and can cut easily, be careful working around it.
• Apply light coang of light machine oil to back of blade.
• Add a few drops of light machine oil to felt pads.
Annually
• Thoroughly clean all accumulated pieces of tape, tape dust and any other foreign material from inside the
machine with dry brush or blower.
• Clean boom of heaters and pressure plates of accumulated glue.
• Oil upper and lower blades lightly with light machine oil.
• Clean all covers with damp rag.
Washing brushes
Water Brushes: Glue from the tape may accumulate and
reduce the eecveness of the moistening system. Wash
brushes weekly with mild soap.
To remove any old dried adhesive, you will need to
lt the brushes to clear the retaining bracket. Be sure to
replace the brushes in the tank correctly. See Figure 14-1.
Facing the brushes in the wrong direcon can result in
poor moistening and tape jamming.
Place the brush into an empty water tank. The brush must
be posioned with the longer bristles facing away from the
machine. When unsecured the top of all bristles should be
parallel with the top side edge of the water tank.
Firmly press the brush straight down. The brush base should
be ghtly pinched by the retaining bracket, keeping the brush
secured in the tank. Bristles should remain parallel with side
top edge of the water tank.
Cleaning the shear blades
For the dispenser to cut the tape well, blades need to
be free of adhesive, dust etc. These materials need to be
cleaned from the blade.
CAUTION: BE SURE THE
DISPENSER IS OFF BEFORE
PERFORMING ANY CLEANING
OPERATIONS. BLADE IS SHARP.
Adjusng the amount of water applied to the tape:
• Adjust the height of the water bole:
◊ Higher to apply more water
◊ Lower to apply less water
• Never use any dispenser for water-acvated tape
without a water bole.
• Do not add water to the water bole “whenever it
looks low”. This will always:
◊ Cause over-weng when the tank is rst lled
◊ Cause under-weng when it needs to be
relled
Figure 14-1