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ASTRO 

 

ENVELOPE FEEDER 

AMC-2000 

INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 

 

Summary of Contents for AMC-2000

Page 1: ...ASTRO ENVELOPE FEEDER AMC 2000 INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ...

Page 2: ...neously to double your production needs SPECIFICATIONS VOLTAGE REQUIREMENTS 115 VAC 60 Hz 10 A OPTIONAL AVAILABILITY 220 VAC 50 Hz 5 A ENVELOPE DIMENSIONS Minimum 3 x 5 7 6 x 12 7 cm Maximum 11 x 16 1 4 27 9 x 41 3 cm MAXIMUM FEEDING SPEED Governed by Press MACHINE DIMENSIONS Width 20 50 8 cm Length 37 94 cm Height 42 106 7 cm Weight 150 lbs 68 kg AVAILABLE OPTIONS Conveyor Delivery CD 100 Pulse G...

Page 3: ... GUIDE L H 71 140 10 G CENTER ENVELOPE GUIDE 71 140 13 H REAR ENVELOPE GUIDE 84 108 20 I PAPER BOARD STOP 84 100 82 J BRACKET PRESS SIDE GUIDE 84 101 51 K HEX NUT 84 101 49 L WASHER 1 4 PLAIN 123 0063 M SHEET SEPARATOR 4 71 109 05 N SPRING 84 120 10 O SUCTION CUP 4 71 134 15 P ALLEN WRENCH 1 16 123 0057 Q ALLEN WRENCH 3 32 123 0058 R FUSE 2 AMP FAST BLO 123 0285 S FUSE 10 AMP SLO BLO 123 0090 T SU...

Page 4: ...r on top of Stand by locating two mating points on bottom of Feeder Fig 1 4 Match two mating points with corresponding holes on top of Stand and slide into slots 5 Locate two thumbscrew holes at front of Stand 6 Install two 2 1 4 20 x 1 2 inch thumbscrews provided in Accessory Kit 7 Secure Feeder by tightening thumbscrews into threaded holes Figure 1 ...

Page 5: ...Flip up Paper Guide to accommodate Feeder NOTE If Duplicator is equipped with T 51 Head P N 84 101 51 mount Guide Support Bracket on Duplicator a Remove rear hex nut securing Bail Bar Bracket to Side Frame b Place Guide Support P N 84 101 51 over bolt and secure in place with nut P N 84 101 49 c Lift Flip Guide up swing Guide Support up and rest Flip Guide on it 9 Reinstall Duplicator Side Cover 1...

Page 6: ...ND DUPLCATOR 14 Move Paper Stack Height Adjustment to low position 15 Turn Duplicator Hand Wheel so suction feet are in uppermost position Remove two outer suction feet from Duplicator WARNING FAILURE TO DO SO MAY DAMAGE OUTER SUCTION FEED AND PREVENT PROPER OPERATION OF DUPLICATOR Figure 4 ...

Page 7: ... one height eliminating additional set up time 17 Position slots on Feeder Front Stop Plate against Duplicator s Paper Height Regulators Lift Feeder Conveyor and hook it over Duplicator s Front Apron NOTE Allow proper clearance between Height Regulators and Feeder Stop Plate 18 Move Duplicator Paper Guides in until they touch Feeder Conveyor Tighten Feeder Conveyor clamp screw located under Convey...

Page 8: ...eleased position activates Pulse Generator and synchronizes Feeder with Press 4 FEEDER SPEED CONTROL In MANUAL mode enables operator to adjust speed of drive motor during set up 5 POWER SWITCH Turns Feeder ON and OFF 6 FUSE Drive Motor 2 AMPS 7 FUSE Pump 10 AMPS VACUUM BLEED VALVE Vacuum Bleed Valve is located on left side Feeder Frame Turning it clockwise increases amount of vacuum going into suc...

Page 9: ...n Feeder floor nearest rear end of envelope then adjust Anti skewing Guides to sides of envelope 3 Fig 8 8 Adjust Envelope Guides so there is no more than 1 16 1 6 mm clearance in all directions NOTE EXCESSIVE CLEARANCE RESULTS IN MISFEEDING AND IMPROPER PERFORMANCE 9 Position suction cups distributed evenly with outside cups approximately 3 4 2 cm from ends of envelope NOTE THAT ENVELOPE SIZE DET...

Page 10: ...CAN AFFECT REGISTRATION 18 Adjust Conveyor Tapes by moving Tape Guides located under Conveyor portion of Feeder while tapes are running slowly EXAMPLE For No 10 envelopes use three 3 tapes One over Stop Guides approx 3 8 1 cm from springs one over Push Guide approx 1 4 6 mm from right edge and one tape under skid wheel For wider envelopes use additional tapes as needed 19 Adjust retainer straps 1 ...

Page 11: ...tart feeding again NOTE Make sure Feeder is set up so envelopes are fed over Photosensor Also make sure no foreign objects e g lint paper cover Photosensor It is essential to Feeder s operation that Photosensor sees an envelope TO START AND STOP FEEDING Use Duplicator Pump Switch DO NOT use Feeder Power Switch Feeder Power Switch should be turned ON when job is started and remains on until job is ...

Page 12: ... sheet separator clips Clips project 3 32 2 4 mm beyond face of Guides Adjustment is rarely required 1 Misfeeding may occur if clips extend too far under envelopes First increase vacuum and test run then if required move clip 1 Fig 12 to front using set screw behind them 2 Double feeding may occur if clips are not under envelopes far enough First decrease vacuum and test run then if required move ...

Page 13: ...sidues Areas around or adjacent to lubricated parts and surfaces MUST BE FREE of dust and foreign material LUBRICATION INTERVALS Regular lubrication of oil ports indicated by red should be performed every 30 days on machines that operate 30 40 hours per week LUBRICANTS OIL S A E 20 non detergent engine oil or equivalent GREASE Commercial lithium grease GENERAL LUBRICATION 1 Cams and Gears Clean an...

Page 14: ... Control Knob CLOCKWISE so Conveyor tapes move slowly 4 Press Set Up Switch momentarily 5 Wait until Upper Pull Out Roller touches Lower Pull Out Roller and turn power OFF 6 Unplug Feeder 7 Unscrew 4 thumbscrews 2 on each side of Feeder 1 Fig 13 8 Remove Front Cover Assembly 2 Fig 13 Figure 13 ...

Page 15: ...Page 13 STAND WITH PUMP ...

Page 16: ... 27 123 0143 SCREW HEX 1 4 20 x 5 8 4 28 123 0063 WASHER PLAIN 1 4 MOTOR PUMP 8 29 123 0064 LOCK WASHER 1 4 8 30 123 0054 NUT HEX 1 4 20 8 31 123 0517 CASTER NON LOCKING 2 32 123 0521 CASTER LOCKING 2 33 86 103 31 BASE WELDMENT 1 34 84 103 07 VACUUM PUMP ASSEMBLY 115V 1 35 123 0131 CLAMP HOSE 1 36 84 106 41 HOSE PUMP 1 37 123 0051 NUT HEX 5 16 18 4 38 123 0757 SET SCREW 6 23 x1 4 STD CUP PT 4 39 1...

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Page 18: ...Copyright 2015 Astro Machine Corporation Elk Grove Village Illinois 60007 07 01 2015 PART NUMBER 200 AMC2000 Rev A ...

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