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Rev 2022-03-08 Pharmafill Model TC3 User Manual
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8.2 - Bottle Gating Cylinder Positioning
SETTING UP YOUR BOTTLES & GATING
1. Select a funnel with the bottom opening which
best matches the neck of you bottle. You want the
the funnel opening to be smaller than the neck of
the bottle, but large enough so that the pills do not
“bridge” and block the funnel.
2. Adjust the conveyor rails to allow the bottles to
pass freely down the conveyor and directly under
the filling funnel.
3. Using the crank handle on the front of the lift
platform, (or the push-button pendant control, if
equipped with motorized lift option), adjust
machine height to bring the bottom of the top of
the bottle approximately 1/8” to 1/4" below the
funnel. Make sure the bottle is centered under the
funnel left-to-right and front-to-back.
4. Turn on the conveyor and set to the desired
speed. Place 5 to 10 bottles on the conveyor. The
bottles will move down until the first one comes
to rest at Gate 1
5. Position Gate 1 so that the first bottle is held
directly under the funnel. Position Gate 2 so it is a
distance downstream from Gate 1 equal to the
width of one bottle.
6. Use “4. Half-Step Index” several times to test
the position of Gate 2. Adjust the position of Gate
2 so that bottles are not struck by Gate 1 when it
extends. Bottle should not be “kicked” by Gate 1.
7. Use “3. Index One” to test the index time.
Release several bottles. Adjust the “Index Time”
under “Adjust Setting” so that the gates remain
open just long enough the let one bottle pass.
GATE 2
FUNNEL
CRANK
HANDLE
GATE 1
FUNNEL