Kegel FLEX 17-5801, Operator'S Manual

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Maintenance
It is very important to maintain a clean environment in the conditioning compartment. Not
doing this will result in oil migrating through the entire machine causing damage to wiring
and making a mess of things. The following procedures should be followed in order to keep
your machine healthy.
Daily Maintenance
1. The felt in the compartment must be wiped down and the drip pads on each side of
the machine must be wiped off.
2. Wipe around the moving head and check each end of the head bar.
3. All surfaces around the oil compartment should be wiped down.
4. Make certain that the moving head bar does not get dry in either the oil or cleaning
compartments, but DO NOT over-oil, just a film of oil is all that is needed.
5. Remove lint from transfer brush.
6. DO NOT wipe down the buffer brush unless some sort of buildup is occurring on the
ends of the buffer. Build up could be the result of dirty gutters.
Clean the conditioning compartment every day!!!
We do not recommend using alcohol to clean the plastic tanks.
Monthly Maintenance
1. Remove guards from both sides of machine to clean and inspect motor and sensor
shaft.
2. Lightly oil sensor extension shaft and bushings in the cleaning compartment.
3. Inspect buffer belt and its tension.
4. Oil buffer belt idler.
5. Check and inspect sliding head belts.
6. Clean and inspect the compartment that contains the conditioner (oil) tank and
pump.
7. Clean the transfer brush. Take an air compressor and blow out the transfer brush
while loosening up the dirt with your hand.
Yearly Maintenance
If you are a real neat freak you could do things like this:
1. Remove any component that prevents you from cleaning the machine entirely. If you
are doing good daily cleaning you may do this every two years because your machine
still looks like new!
2. Replace buffer and sliding head belts with new ones. (If running 60 lanes or more a
day this may not be a bad idea. This all depends on how the machine was treated
over the last year.)
3. Inspect oil pump compartment.
4. Replace buffer brush if needed. If your buffer bristles begin to feel very soft then it is
time to replace your brush. The ends of the brush normally go bad first due to dust
from the gutters and lane contact.
5. Inspect and clean transfer brush assembly completely.