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4. Startup and Operation
Important: Most problems occur during the first hours of operation. These can be eliminated by careful review of
the operating, maintenance and recommended service instructions.
Warning: Use only intended materials in disintegrator or severe jamming may occur. See page 18.
New Operators: It is recommended to give new operators approximately 2 hours for a break in period beginning
with a slow feed rate to familiarize themselves with the device.
4.1 Pre-Start-Up Procedure
• Familiarize yourself with all controls and button locations, as well as this manual.
• Familiarize yourself with the acceptable media for this device.
• Ensure that all guards and covers are in place.
• Ensure that the area is clean.
• Check input area for debris, discarded tools, etc.
4.2 Controls
• Start: Turns the motors on, one at a time to avoid large current spikes.
• Reverse: Used to manually unjam the stage 1 chamber, will also illuminate during automatic unjamming of stage 1.
• Stop: Stops the stage 1 chamber and begins the timed shutdown for the stage 2 chamber.
• Reset: Used to reset the machine after stage 1 is unjammed.
o Jam Sensor: When the reset light is blinking, check stage 2 for a jam and check belt tension.
o When this light is solid, check the stage 1 chamber for a jam.
o The reset button must be pressed in order for any other button to work on the device, unless it is
completely powered down.
• Bin Full: When this indicator is illuminated, the bin underneath the stage 1 chamber is full and the machine will
begin a timed shutdown and shut off the stage 1 chamber.