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Length, dimension and strength class on screws
All screws which retain the knives are of high strength class.
Only screws supplied by Conair may be used for installing knives.
Conair’s responsibility and guarantee become invalid unless genuine Conair
screws of the right length, dimension and strength class are used.
Tightening torque and torque wrench
It is very important that the knives are torqued to correct tightening torque.
All screws must be tightened using a torque wrench to the specified tightening
torque which is stated in the machine instruction manual.
If a torque wrench is not used or if screws are not tightened to the specified tight-
ening torque which is stated in the machine instruction manual, Conair’s responsi-
bility and guarantee become invalid.
Check the type of cutter housing
Check which type of cutter housing your granulator have and how many fixed
knives it is equipped with.
Your 18 Series Conair granulator reflects a high technical level, and is manufac-
tured with such a precision that all knives in the granulator can be pre-set before
they are installed in the cutter housing. With an knife clearance precision of 0.20
mm.
Rotating knives
The rotating knives, 3-blade cutter and 5-blade cutter, are installed with support
rules, one pair per rotating knife pair.
Tightening torque 600 Nm.
The rotating knives have fixed set knife positions in the cutter.
The knife clearance for the knives 0.20 - 0.50 mm is set with an pre-setting fixture,
before the knives are installed in the knife positions in the cutter.
An pre-setting fixture of the compact model type, for pre-setting of the rotating
knives art. no. 3-45470 is delivered in the granulator tool bag.
Fixed knife
no. 2 and no. 4
Fixed knife no. 5 and no. 1
Fixed knife
no. 2 and no. 4
Fixed knife no. 5
Fixed knife
no. 2, no. 4 and no. 3
Fixed knife no. 5
NOTE:
Both fixed and
rotating knives!
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