FlexLink Spiral Elevator - Manual (Page 64)

Technical maintenance
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4. Product stops as a
result of defective
conveyor plates Missing or defective conveyor plate. Replace conveyor plate
(see Section 6.2 on
page 47).
5. Product stops at
beginning or end of
Spiral Elevator Product orientation Check cause of
products incorrect
orientation.
Defective transition roller arrangement
(if fitted) Contact the supplier of
the FlexLink Spiral
Elevator.
The product is pushed to the outside,
because there is no space between
the products on the Spiral Elevator. The feed rate of the
product is too high for
the Spiral Elevator
speed. Check to see if /
why the feed rate is
above the specification
or why the Spiral
Elevator speed is below
the specification.
Typically the products
should have a minimum
distance between of
25% of the product
length.
Poor alignment of the products Align the product before
the Spiral Elevator.
6. Product jams
under guide rail
Guide rails not set correctly Set guide rails to correct
height.
Product height is too low for guide rail Check if product is to
specification or contact
the supplier.
7. Chain too long Combination of speed and continuous
load of product stoppage Shorten the chain (see
Section 6.2.3 on page
50)
No. Trouble Possible cause Solution