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2.2
Electrical
Please see the schematic attached for information regarding tying in the main power. The standard loop
control consists of a separate stand with electrical enclosure and touch probes which control the loop height
by cycling the Reel's D.C. motor on and off as the material moves up and down between the probes.
Please
note that the material must be electrically conductive and grounded
. Detail operating instructions for the
loop control are provided separately from this manual. Other non-touch loop control devices are also
available.
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Operation
With the reel in line with the press, the conductive material will be rising and falling between the two touch
probes on the loop control. Moving the toggle switch located at the bottom of the reel to the on position will
bring power to the motor controller and loop control. When the run/brake toggle switch is in the run position,
the reel can now be jogged by pressing the jog button on the motor controller box. The speed of the reel can
be adjusted by turning the speed knob. The direction of rotation is selected by the forward and reverse toggle
switch.
If removable spools are to be used, be sure they fit properly onto the reel’s mandrel.
DO NOT EXCEED THE
WEIGHT RATING OF THE MANDREL
. If paper is to be interleaved, the paper holder must fit on the paper
spindle on the outrigger arm. Adjusting the knurled nut on the paper tension assembly and/or adjusting the
wrap angle around the tension fork assembly can change the paper’s tension.
To thread the material onto the reel first turn off the power to the unit. Bring the material from the payout
device to the loop control and up onto the reel. Attach the strip to the spool or storage device on the reel
mandrel. Attach the paper if applicable. Adjust the loop control probes to the desired height of the loop. Now
turn the power ON. The strip should rise as it is wound up by the reel and stop when the material hits the
upper probe of the loop control. If the reel continues to wind the material, switch the drive to the BRAKE
position. Check the probe connections and make sure that they are in the proper positions in the loop control.
Now turn the drive switch to the run position to start the payout device. The reel should begin to follow the
payout device. Adjust the desired speed of the take up to match or slightly exceed the line speed of the
payout device by using the speed knob on the drive.
The P/A motorized stock reel works through the Penta drive control panel. On the control panel you have forward
“FWD”, break or stop “BRK” and you have reverse “REV”. You have two settings for jog or run with the corresponding
start and stop. Looking at the dancer arm switch below you will see the corresponding rewind and unwind positions.
All models of motorized reels may be used either for Unwind (Pay-off) or Rewind of coiled material.
Frictional drag is not desired for motorized operation, and a drag brake is not provided. However, electrical
“dynamic” braking is available as an option
A D.C. variable speed motor drives the reel shaft and is controlled by the position of the dancer arm. The
dancer arm is in turn adjustable via a selector switch on the side of the unit.
Below are various combinations between dancer arm location and selector switch setting for your
