Welger AP 53D - Wire Twist Lock Faults; Wire Twisting and Tying Issues; Wire Breakage and Knotting Problems

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No. LFaulty Wire Twist~ock I
Function Fault
Cause Remarks
1
No twist; one wire end
cut straight, the other
pinched, then tom
off
I Bale comes out
2
I
wi,thout wire strap
on one or both sides
I
Wires wind round
3 twister shaft :- bole
I
c,?mes ::,ut 'Nlithout
wlre tymg
4
Wires not twisted -
one end cut off
straight, the other
bent end cut
Wires not twisted-one
end cut off strai,ght,
5 the other pinched but
puHed straight end
scraped bright
6
Twisting lock too short
end tom open
7
I
One wire tom close
to twisting length
I
8
Both wi res tom close
to twisting length
Windings jammed when
coil was fitted
Wire rusty or not oiled
Wire tom before
twisting
Wire run obstrueted
Crop very damp
Wire jumped out of
guide rollers
Weste wire ,ends not
removed after threading
Needle bent sideways
Needle does not
piece wire on tiers
Track rollers shifted
1
1
Wire not seized end
not cut by shearl.ever
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I
I
Needile too low
Needle bent sideways
Crop pushes wire
away from twister
hook
Volume per rom stroke
too big because of slow
rom speed
I Remedy I
I Cut off faulty ends re-thread wire I
I
lmmerse
,
coils in oi,l, allways store
I
them weil oiled
I
Clean end lubricate wire guide tubes
I
end rollers - replace if necessary
I
Slacken dens:ity controll or set
I
shorter bole length
I Re-fit wire or re-thread completely I
I
Pull wa'ste ends off hooks under
I
ba,ling chamber
I CheckspecifiedclearanceA I
I Une up roJ.lersto needles I
I Set clearance B I
I Set clearance A I
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See page 26
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See pages 6-7
figs. 9 end 13
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See page 26
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See page 28
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Clamping at shear bar
too weck
Wire not held by
shear lever
Wire rusty or unoiled
Twister hook wrongly set
Wire broken during
, twisting or when
I
pu.I.led off twister
hook
Wire run obstructed
Guide roller spindie
jammed or worn
Re-set bar tor positive clamping
action
I
r Free twister hook; immerse coils
I in olil, store them weil oi,led
I Free twister hook end re-set
Free twister hook, clean end
grease guide tubes end rollers;
replace if necessary
Free twister hook, take out roller
spindies, clean end grease -
replace if necessary
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