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GBC 5031TS
OPERATION MANUAL
© 2006 General Binding Corporation
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TROUBLESHOOTING
FEEDER
PROBLEM
CAUSE
SOLUTION
Will Not turn on.
No Power
Check the power cord at the wall.
E-STOP is engaged.
Disengage E_STOP
Motor(s) not turning
Blown fuse(s).
Replace fuses(s)
Pick-up heads not lifting the
sheets
Main Vacuum valve not open
Open valve
Flow adjustment on the air pump
not open enough.
Check adjustment on the air pump
Air Pump varies are clogged
Clean the air pump
Pick-up heads are closed
Open pick-up heads
Losing vacuum in the system
Check the hoses and connections.
Pick-up heads are dropping
the sheets before they clear
the separator bar.
Pile height may not be set
correctly
Adjust pile height switch
Paper grain of the sheets is
causing the pick-up heads to drop
the sheet at the separator bar.
Adjust the pile height switch or turn
the sheets 90 degrees.
Pick-up heads dropping the
sheets before they reach the
feed tires
Side guide and/or rear stops are
too tight against the stack
Loosen the side guides and/or rear
stops
Vacuum regulator may be out of
time.
Have a qualified technician check
the vacuum timing.
Inconsistent gap between the
sheets
Sheets slipping on the feed
rollers.
Adjust the feed tire pressure
Clean the feed rollers and feed
tires
Switch from ball bearing rack to
secondary feed tire(s)
Sheets bunching up as they
are being pulled into the
laminator
Too much in-feed pressure
Reduce the number of ball bearing
Reduce the pressure on the
secondary in-feed tire(s)
LAMINATOR
PROBLEM
CAUSE
SOLUTION
Will not turn on
No Power
Check the power cord at the wall
Motor not turning
Blown fuse(s)
Replace fuse(s)
E-STOP is engaged
Disengage E-STOP
Safety Shield not latched
Check right and left safety shield
latches
Top Heat Shoe not closed
Check the position of the Top Heat
Shoe
Rewind Tube not rotating
Clutch is too loose
Tighten the rewind clutch
No heat
Heat set too low
Check heat settings on the Control
Panel
Open TCO
Have a qualified technician check
the unit
Burned out heater
Have a qualified technician check
the unit