3M 29600, Instructions And Parts List

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Operation
(Continued)
1. Turn electrical supply off and disconnect before servicing taping heads or performing any
adjustments or maintenance on the machine.
2. Turn electrical supply off when machine is not in use.
3. Before turning drive belts on, be sure no tools or other objects are on the machine bed.
4. Keep hands and loose clothing away from moving belts.
5. Never attempt to work on any part of the machine, load tape or remove jammed boxes from
the machine while machine is running.
6. When feeding boxes to the machine by hand, push box in from end only – DO NOT PUSH
WITH HANDS ON ANY CORNER OF THE BOX.
7. Taping heads utilize extremely sharp knife blades. The blade is located under the orange
blade guard that has the 'WARNING – SHARP KNIFE" label. Before loading tape, refer to
Section
II
, page 6, Figures 3-1 and 3-2 to identify the knife location. Keep hands out of these
areas except as necessary to service the taping head(s).
8. Turn drive belts "Off" when machine is not in use.
9. Failure to comply with these warnings could result in severe personal injury and/or equipment
damage.
WARNINGS
Electrical "On/Off" Switch
The box drive belts are turned on and off ("Off"
button is red) with the electrical switch on the side of
the machine frame.
Tape Loading/Threading
See Section
II
, pages 7 and 8
Notes
1.
Although upper taping head is built into
machine, tape threading is the same as
shown in Section
II , pages 7 and 8.
2. If lower taping head tape drum is
mounted in outboard position, remove
taping head from machine bed by pulling
straight up, insert threading needle in
taping head and replace taping head.
Install tape roll on drum (adhesive on
tape leg up), thread tape leg under
knurled roller on outboard mount, then
attach tape leg to threading needle and
pull tape through taping head with
threading needle.
Note – The case sealer has a circuit
breaker located in the electrical enclosure
on the lower right side of the machine
frame. If circuit breaker trips, see
"Maintenance – Circuit Breaker", page 22.
Emergency Stop Switch
The machine electrical supply can be turned off by
pressing the latching emergency stop switch. To
restart machine, rotate emergency stop switch
(releases switch latch) and then restart machine by
pressing green (On) button on side of machine
frame.
CAUTION – Taping head weighs
approximately 7.2 kg [16 pounds]
without tape. Use proper body mechanics
when removing or installing taping head.