Rapid-Air CABINET REEL: 15, 25, 40 & 60 SERIES - Manual (Page 9)

TO LOAD OR UNLOAD A COIL
The Rapid Air reel is manufactured using a three arm mandrel with manual
expansion as standard for all models. This coupled with three inner keeper arms or
one inner coil plate and three outer keeper arms complete the coil retaining
capabilities. The mandrel adjustment is accomplished by turning a crank handle
located on the outer end of the mandrel.
To load a coil, turn the crank handle in a counter-clockwise rotation until the mandrel
is collapsed enough to accept the inner coil diameter. Position the material coil with
the back of the coil in contact with the inner coil or keeper arms. While keeping the
coil weight off of the mandrels, turn the mandrel crank adjust handle in a clockwise
rotation until the mandrels have tension on the I.D. of the coil. Adjust the position of
the coil and recheck the coil mandrel tension. Retighten if necessary. Place the
three outer coil keepers on the mandrels and fasten them down using the automatic
tightening handle to make sure that they are secure. Fold the crank handle back
into itself for storage. The reel is now ready for production.
To unload a coil ring, remove the three outer coil keepers and then turn the crank
handle in a counterclockwise rotation until the coil is released Unload the coil.
Reinsert the coil keepers on the mandrel and fold the crank handle back into itself
for storage.
Once the coil has been loaded and secured and before breaking the band on the
coil, the reel should be checked so that it will operate correctly.
Turn the main power switch and select the jog function. Push in the jog button and
check that the reel is rotating in the direction that the material will be feeding. If
using a dancer arm for reel speed control, then set the loop arm switch to internal
control. Check that the dancer arm left/right switch is in the correct position. Put the
run-stop-jog selector switch in the run position and slowly raise the dancer arm to
see if it is controlling the reel speed and that it is not operating too fast from zero to
maximum speed for the amount of dancer arm movement. If need to be, reset the
height and range switch to get a smooth transition of motor speed to dancer arm
movement.
Turn off the reel and cut the coil band. Turn on the reel and jog the reel until some
material has payed out. Put the reel in the run mode and have the material payout
under the dancer arm to the press feed or other feeding device. This completes
your reel setup.