Berthoud VEGA 120, Manual

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- During the first hours of use, retighten the belts frequently.
- Remove the front cover (5) by unscrewing the nuts (6) (figure 7).
- Loosen the collar on the fan outlet tube elbow (7) (figure 7).
- Loosen the 4 screws (8) on the crosspiece (9) (figure 8).
- Unscrew the 2 nuts (10) (figure 8).
- Tighten the belts using the two tension screws (11) located under the crosspiece (figure 8).
- Retighten the nuts (10) and screws (8) (figure 8), and remount the cover (5) (figure 7).
- Lubricating the bearings: approximately every 100 hours.
- 8 greasers:
- 6 are centrally placed on the right side of the vertical support (12) (figure 9).
- 2 on the bearings (13) (figure 10).
- Use a brush to apply grease to the agitator shaft movement transmission pinions.
- Running without lubrication will result in premature wear.
- Recommended greases:
- After each day’s work: empty the hopper.
- After cleaning: open and close the flow regulation gate several times and leave in the open position: notch No. 8.
- Carefully clean the hopper.
- Loosen the belts.
- Unhook the return spring from the flow regulation gate which is open at its maximum position.
DRIVE MAINTENANCE
MOBILUX: Grease 2 or 3
SHELL: Alvania 2 or 3
ESSO: Beacon EP 2
MAINTENANCE DURING PERIODS OF USE
MAINTENANCE WHEN NOT IN USE