Simpro Microstacker, User Manual

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4. Care and Maintenance
The Microstacker is designed to give many years of service with minimal maintenance. In the
event a fault or malfunction does occur, refer to the Quick Trouble Shooting Guide in
§4.1
before contacting your agent for support.
Contact your agent if repair or service work is required.
Repair and service work must be carried out by qualified personnel.
Replacement parts must be supplied by Simpro or an authorized Simpro agent, and must
be of the same design and specification as the original parts.
4.1 Quick Troubleshooting Guide
Refer to the Quick Troubleshooting Guide below before contacting your agent for service.
Problem Possible Causes Remedy Reference
The machine
will not lift
bins, and the
motor does
not run
Flat Battery Recharge the battery.
§4.4.1.2
§4.4.2.2
Tripped master
circuit breaker
The master circuit-breaker may be tripped if
the machine is operated with a flat battery,
or a short-circuit occurs. It is designed
automatically reset after a short delay.
§4.4.4
Tripped battery
circuit breaker
PRO machines are supplied with an EL20_C
Lithium-ion battery pack, which has an
integrated circuit breaker. Press the
BATTERY SAVER button to reset this breaker.
§4.4.2
Faulty raise/lower
buttons or wiring
Check and rectify.
Faulty raise relay
The relay contactor should click when the
‘up’ button is pressed – if not, contact your
agent.
The machine
will not lift
bins,
although the
motor runs
Bin too heavy
Manually remove material from the bin to
reduce the weight. The Microstacker is
designed to lift 150kg max.
§1.4
§4.3.1.1
Pressure-relief
valve set too low Contact your agent for instructions on how
to adjust the pressure-relief valve.
§4.5.2.2
Carriage will
not come
down from
the fully
raised
position
Carriage sticking
in masts Spray lubricant inside of masts.
Lubricate the roller arms at top of carriage.
§4.3.2
Lift ram jamming Contact your agent for support. §4.3.2
Faulty switch,
wiring, or lowering
valve The lowering valve should click when the
button is pressed
– if not, check the switch,
wiring and electro-magnetic coil.
§4.3.2
4.2 Cleaning
The machine can be washed down using water and a mild cleaning agent. Avoid directing
high-pressure water jets at the controls or powerpack enclosure.
For IP ratings of the machine and various subcomponents see §1.9 .