Form: Man10G107 Rev. –C-
02-06-2012
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At this point we would like to explain the operation of the MANUAL/AUTO Switch located on the
top right of the Operator Panel. (Don’t worry about the position of the Drive Plate or the fact that
no cartridge cases are in the plate at this time).
The purpose of this switch is to setup the machine (Manual), then place it in ‘Auto Cycle’ mode
after setup is complete.
5. Lets begin. Please press down and release the Auto/Man switch one time. The machine will
index one station then stop. At this point, press down and
hold
the switch a 2
nd
time. The
machine will rotate the spindle. This is to check run out of the cartridge case. It will continue to
rotate as long as you hold the switch down.
After you release the switch, again press down to ‘Manual’ a 3
rd
time. The Drive Plate will again
rotate to the next station. The 4
th
press will rotate the spindle a second time.
The electronics are designed to continue these two recurring functions each two presses of the
switch to the ‘Manual’ position.
6. After rotating the spindle a second time in the “Manual’ mode, actuate the switch up to the
‘Auto’ position. The machine will operate the spindle for 1.5 seconds, then pause rotation and
index to the next station. This will repeat indefinitely until you again push the switch to the down
or ‘Manual’ position. Try adjusting the time while the machine is in ‘Auto’ mode. You will notice
that you may adjust the ‘Timer’ anytime you wish. The timing will change real-time.
(Note: You must push the switch down to the ‘Manual’ position while the spindle is
rotating to stop the function of the machine. The electronics will not recognize that you
have pressed the switch if it is pushed while indexing). Also please note you may turn
off the power to the machine at anytime using the ON/OFF switch should a problem
occur.
Before the machine ceases operation from ‘AUTO’ to ‘MANUAL modes, it will rotate one extra
station to remove the current cartridge case from between the torch flames. This will prevent
overheating of the last case in the Drive Plate if you anticipate stopping the unit too soon.
7. Now that we have learned the function of the Auto/Manual Switch, we will explain how to
index or adjust your Drive Plate properly. Please select 10 or so cases, preferably some you
can discard, that are the same caliber as the ones you intend on starting out with. You will want
to place a paint stripe on your sample cases using the 650
°F
and 400
°F
degree Tempilaq® .
Please refer to the picture below
.
Without torches installed, place your cartridge
cases in the shell plate. Six or seven will be fine.
Free the Carrier Plate by slightly loosening the 2
thumb screws on top of the Clamp Plate. Rotate
the Carrier Plate clockwise/counter-clockwise to
approximately center the spindle in the drive hole in
the Carrier Plate. You can look straight down from
above the Carrier Plate to see the Spindle. Tighten
the knobs slightly. There is practically no force on
the Carrier Plate so only snug the knobs.