General Machine Products 89300 AirStream Cable Blowing Machine - Manual (Page 13)

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Fit the cable through the machine.
It is now possible to insert the cable in the machine, this can be carried out in 2 ways.
Method 1:
This method is only suitable if the machine has been previously set up with the correct infeed and exit guides
from the belts to suit the cable being installed, see section 9 for the procedure for changing the guides.
• Turn the speed control to zero.
• Turn the torque control to approx. ¼ turn from zero.
• Open the close assembly arm fully to the right.
• Ensure the direction switch is in the forward position.
• Select the appropriate split cable seal (see appendix 1) and position it in the groove in the seal housing.
• Press Start and slowly turn the speed control clockwise until the belts are just moving.
• Take the cable to be installed and pass it through the infeed guide so that the end is between the belts.
• Close the close arm to the left gently until the cable is gripped (there is no need to apply the full
installation pressure to the cable at this stage) – the cable should now feed slowly through the belts, cable
seal, air box and into the tube.
• Press Stop.
• Close and tighten the thumb nut securing the airbox.
• Set the machine up to install the cable into the duct.
Move the close assembly
to the far right to fully
open the drive belts
Loosen the thumb
nut and open the
seal housing