Rev 9 2022
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Troubleshooting
Tape Jams
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Interference when Tape in Motion
◊ Operator grabs the tape before it stops dispensing
◊ Tape hits box or other object while dispensing.
• Tape Path Dirty
◊ Tape path must be free of dirt, glue and tape. Keep in mind that the feed wheel is pushing tape forward
after leaving it. Therefore, a tape piece or other obstruction will divert the tape from its normal path and will
cause a jam.
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Tape Pieces Stuck in Machine
◊ After a tape jam or at the end of a roll a tape a small piece of tape may be left in the machine tape path.
Verify that any piece of tape, however small, has been removed from the machine after clearing a tape jam.
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Brushes Positioned Incorrectly
◊ The brush ferule must be snapped under retaining clip.
◊ Long bristle edge must face towards the front of machine
• Moistening Brushes Worn
◊ Hole or depression worn into surface of bristles causing tape to catch
◊ Clumps of glue interfering with tape motion
◊ This issue may be worse when the brushes are dry, and may be fine after fully moistened.
• Lower Heater Plate
◊ Not snapped up and together with heater plate
◊ Bent – Lower plate should not be curved so as to create a pinch point with the heater plate
◊ Dirty – glue or tape stuck to top of plate
• Roll Guide Mis-adjusted
◊ Roll guides in wrong slot with too much side clearance which allows roll to wobble excessively.
◊ Roll Guides too tight against sides of roll causing excessive drag.
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Blade Height Needs Adjusting
(feed wheel adjustment too tight)
◊ Tape hitting blade
◊ Tape jumping over blade or left -hand corner of tape folded over
• Tape issues
– damaged, frayed, excessive curl, extremely thin or thick, requiring feed wheel adjustment.
• Upper Tape Plate
– missing, bent, or incorrect position
◊ Tape must move freely under the plate, all the way up to the blade.
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Poor Cutting
◊ If the blade is cutting poorly or incompletely
• Heater Plate Bent
• Blade Oiler
- felt separating from holder and interfering with tape
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