COATS 1250 Series Balancer - Manual (Page 12)

6 • Important: Always read and follow the information box instructions.
Laser Guided Operation™ System
The operator must select T2 - Tape Laser Locator to
activate the Laser Guided Operation™ feature, see page
8 for the button selection. This Direct Select™ weight
location is used when placing hidden adhesive weights
at the inner area of the wheel and is the required
weight location selection for the Behind Spoke mode.
Follow these steps to use the Laser Guided
Operation™ feature for accurate placement of hidden
Tape-A-Weights ® :
Important: Only use the Direct Select Weight posi-
tion Clip 1 or T1 - Tape and T2 - Tape (location illumi-
nated). Refer to Using
The Offset Arm on
page 4 and Using The
Lasers on page 5.
1. Begin by mount-
ing the wheel assembly.
2. Be sure to Direct Select™ T2 - Tape as the outboard
weight location (refer to Dynamic Balance, Hidden
Tape-A-Weights, page 12).
Note: The laser locator dot activates and blinks.
3. Rotate the laser locator knob to position the laser
locator dot at the desired weight location. See figures
8 & 7B.
Note: For best performance, choose a weight posi-
tion outboard as far inward (in the rim) as wheel
allows.
4. Enter the A & D wheel measurements, wait for
BEEP. Then, before returning arm to home position,
move arm to inner area of wheel and position the line
laser beam at the T2 - Tape laser locator dot position;
wait for BEEP.
5. Lower hood; wheel spins.
6. When the inboard unbalance is displayed, the
inboard center bar blinks. Attach inboard corrective
weight at top-dead-center.
Note: If an inboard corrective weight is not required
then the wheel will stop at the outboard corrective
weight location.
7. Press NEXT to rotate wheel to outboard corrective
weight location where the outboard center bar is
steady and the two bars on either side blink.
Note: The laser locator dot will stop blinking.
8. Center and attach the outboard corrective weight
at laser locator dot location as shown in figure 11.
9. Respin tire/wheel to check balance.
Figure 11 - Centering Corrective Hidden Weight At Laser
Locator Dot Location
Auto Wheel Positioning
Keep hair, loose clothing, fingers and all
parts of body away from moving parts.
The balancer’ s auto positioning feature stops the
wheel automatically at the corrective weight location.
The wheel is spun and unbalances are measured and
displayed. The inboard center bar blinks as the bal-
ancer stops the wheel at the inboard corrective weight
location (top-dead-center). (If an inboard corrective
weight is not required then the wheel will stop at the
outboard corrective weight location.) Press NEXT. The
outboard center bar blinks as the wheel automatically
moves and stops at the outboard corrective weight
location (top-dead-center).
Pressing NEXT moves the wheel automatically to the
next corrective weight location. Pressing EXIT releases
the wheel so that it can be manually positioned.
After several minutes of inactivity, the auto position-
ing feature will turn it self off. Press NEXT to make the
feature activate again.
CAUTION
Center Corrective Weight At
Laser Locator Dot Location