Troubleshooting
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5815EN-03
Noise
Abnormal wear on plastic parts
Cause Corrective action
Worn or damaged
bearings in drive unit
Check/replace drive unit.
Damaged/badly fit-
ted slide rail
Check the free running of
the conveyor chain, espe
-
cially in slide rail joints.
Excessive conveyor
speed
Lower speed.
Check actual load against
recommended load.
Incorrect conveyor
chain tension
Lengthen/shorten con-
veyor chain.
Cause Corrective action
Overloaded con-
veyor
Remove products from
conveyor and test run.
Check the free running of
the conveyor chain.
Check actual conveyor
load against recom
-
mended load.
Ambient tempera-
ture too high
Check against recom-
mended temperature for
conveyor.
Chemicals in the
environment are
affecting plastic
parts
Check in FlexLink main
catalogue (section TR) for
listing of incompatible
chemicals.
Damage due to
ingress of contami-
nate
Clean the system.
Particles, swarf etc. Remove source of con-
tamination.