Atlanta Attachment Company 1390BX, Technical Manual & Parts Lists

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Technical Manual & Parts Lists
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Film Splicing
1. When the plastic film runs out (from any roll), cut off the last 3 to 4 feet of it in order to eliminate any
plastic that was adhered to the core and may have glue residue left on it. Make sure that there is no
adhesive left on the film. If not removed, the adhesive will likely stick to the puller roller and wrap
around causing a potential machine jam and/or machine component damage. In order to have enough
film to make the splice, it may be necessary to reverse feed the roll being spliced. Before any reverse
feeding top or bottom film rolls, one must feed the other film roll forward approximately the same
amount.
2. Pull the emergency stop cord.
3. Use a hand held splicing tool (located in a cage on the back side of the main control box) to join the
trailing edge of the old roll with the leading edge of the new roll. A specially designed splicing bar is
mounted to the input end of the machine to aid the operator in holding film plies together and flat during
the splicing process. This bar has (2) long angles mounted on it for guiding the sealing tool and for
holding the film ends flat and in alignment.
4. Lift the two angles up and rest them against one another. Insert the old film’s trailing edge (approx. 3
to 4 inches of it) under the angles. Clamp the corners using the round magnets at each end.
5. Pull enough plastic from the new roll and insert it under the angles on top of the old film.
6. Align the two edges and reuse the magnets to hold both corners together.
7. Lower the guide angles down and use the splicing tool to join the films. Press the tool wheel lightly
against the ridge and slowly follow it to the other side. Repeat the same on the other side of the ridge on
the way back.
8. Reset emergency switch by pulling the blue button.