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It is now possible to insert the cable in the machine.
Pass the cable through the infeed guide assembly 2, on through the infeed guide
assembly, through the gap between the drive rollers. Place the cable in the groove in
the cable guide assembly (outfeed). Select the appropriate split cable seal (See
Appendix 1) and position it around the cable, press the cable seal into the groove in the
seal housing, simultaneously placing the cable in the cable seal guide and inserting the
cable in the tube entry.
The cable is now positioned in the machine.
Close the airbox.
Reposition the cable guide outfeed top cover.
Release the measuring wheel and allow it to rest on the cable.
Close the transparent cover over the feed rollers.
Close the drive roller assembly onto the cable as
follows:
The sketch shows the drive roller close
thumbscrew slightly loosened. (The assembly is
free to move).
This thumbscrew is fixed to the clamp arm lever.
The clamp arm lever controls the position of the
roller assembly.
As the clamp arm is moved around the quadrant
the rollers move together and apart.
When the clamp arm is furthest to the right, the
gap between the rollers is at a maximum. And
vice versa.
When preparing the machine to insert the cable,
the clamp arm is positioned at its furthest point to
the right (rollers open). Once the cable has been
positioned in the machine the rollers must be closed on the cable in order to drive the
cable. (And to stop the cable being dragged back out of the machine by any tension in
the cable).
Measuring
wheel
Infeed guide
assembly 2
Infeed
guide
assembly
Close assembly
clamp lever
