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Reliant 1500

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Page 1: ...Manual Reliant 1500...

Page 2: ...d photocopied stored on a retrieval system or transmitted without the express written consent of Thiele Technologies Inc Streamfeeder Thiele Technologies Inc Streamfeeder 103 Osborne Road Minneapolis...

Page 3: ...bout the Machine 1 Section 2 Installing the Machine 7 Section 3 Preparing for Operation 15 Section 4 How to Operate 27 Section 5 Troubleshooting 31 Section 6 Inspection and Care 33 Section 7 Additiona...

Page 4: ...or death from an electrical haz ard if proper precautions are not taken TIP signifies information that is provided to help minimize problems in the installation or operation of the feeder NOTE provid...

Page 5: ...ous voltage Contact will cause electric shock or burn Turn off and lock out power before servicing Moving parts can crush and cut Keep guards in place Lock out power before servicing Pinch point Keep...

Page 6: ...n 235 x 152 mm Contact us for longer insert length Minimum Product Size 2 125 W x 2 25 L in 54 x 57 mm Min Max Product Thickness 003 25 in 076 6 35 mm Belt Speed 1000 ipm 25 400 mmpm Electrical Requir...

Page 7: ...y of cut sheets and non nested material After material is loaded into the hopper the rest is automatic With photo sensor monitoring feed cycling is always sychronized with the in serter gripper jaw Fi...

Page 8: ...The machine is entirely powered by a single AC synchronous mo tor that runs off of either a 120 or 240 VAC electrical power source Once the machine is prepared for operation the power up and opera tio...

Page 9: ...and Adjustments Feeder Top Panel Table Top Gate Bracket Assembly Discharge Assist Assembly Photo Sensor and Flex Arm Extension Gate Assembly and Adjustment Feed Belts The Reliant 1500 Universal Fricti...

Page 10: ...e to the material Feed belts Provides the friction and motion necessary to pull individual material from the bottom of the stack and through the gate assembly area Discharge assist assembly A series o...

Page 11: ...nd then feeds the next sheet The machine stops as the sensor sees the leading edge The sensor uses two LED indicators A green LED functions as the power indicator and is constantly lit during normal o...

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Page 13: ...ion 8 Securing feeder to inserter 9 Initial feeder photo sensor positioning When performing initial installation always make sure you turn Off the main power switch and disconnect all equipment from t...

Page 14: ...STEP 3 Repositioning Separator Foot Locate the separator foot at the front side of the inserter station at tached to top rotating shaft With a screwdriver loosen the inserter separator foot and tilt a...

Page 15: ...acuum assembly See Figure 8 Lower and tilt the adjustable vacuum assembly forward by turn ing the built in thumbscrew The vacuum assembly may be moved down and to one side if it interferes with the ma...

Page 16: ...here be adequate clearance between the guide tabs surface and the gripper jaw use a flat thin rule or gauge to test for clearance Ideally with the gripper jaw should be fully open when testing Center...

Page 17: ...plate guide during placement Position the insert plate guide so the top surface is slightly above the bottom of the gripper arm jaw Tighten to secure As it is important that there be adequate clearan...

Page 18: ...g Hold Down Spring Assemblies and Testing for Drag Feeder hold down spring Feeder hold down springs Use this configuration for Bell Howell Mailstars and 825 models Knowing how far from each edge of th...

Page 19: ...iling edge of material fits between the feeder exit rollers 25 in to 5 in or 6 4 mm to 12 7 mm of material Carefully slide the feeder into the inserter station and center the leading edge of your mate...

Page 20: ...or you need to actu ally load material into hopper turn the feeder Off and cycle the inserter See Section 3 Preparing for Operation for more infor mation NO TE The final photo sensor adjustment will a...

Page 21: ...reshingle mate rial and provides the proper gap to help the feed belts pull material through the gate assembly area one at a time The downward pres sure or weight of the stack in the hopper will provi...

Page 22: ...feed belts Procedure To adjust the gate assembly for proper gap 1 Slide one envelope under the gate assembly figure 15 It may be necessary to pull up on the adjustment knob to allow the piece to be in...

Page 23: ...turn the other adjustment roller clockwise 1 8 turn 4 Repeat drag tests and adjust as needed until equal drag is achieved You may need to repeat this procedure after observ ing the feeder cycling refe...

Page 24: ...before moving 2 Remove the gate assembly from gate bracket assembly To do so pull cylinder down with one hand lift up on knob with other and tip at slight angle to remove 3 Remove the adjustment knob...

Page 25: ...c commodate the size of the material being fed Consider the following as you adjust the guides horizontally An initial starting point should always be that each guide is of equal distance from the cen...

Page 26: ...er The bow will stiffen the material to promote better singulation of thinner material Pivoting the back wedge from its perpendicular to the gate assem bly Figure 20B will increase or decrease the amo...

Page 27: ...premature buildup of ink or varnish on the belt surfaces It can also cause more than one piece of material at a time to be forced under the gate assembly thus creating a double feed By moving the back...

Page 28: ...s and backwards until the bot tom sheet is not touching the table top Figure 23 A good starting point is to measure about 5 8 in 16 mm from the bottom sheet to front edge of table top Then as you test...

Page 29: ...parallel to stack x x 5 Make sure the edge of the back wedge assembly is paral lel with the edge of the material stack Figure 24 Adjust as required and then tighten knob 6 Check that individual triang...

Page 30: ...thumb on the drive belt or one of the feed rollers to manually move the bottom sheet of material through the gate assembly area and under hold down springs Con tinue until material leading edge is in...

Page 31: ...qualified technician Align slightly to rear of leading edge Front hopper plate 2 in 5 08 cm maximum Sensing range from the lens to the paper should not exceed 2 in 5 08 cm IMPOR TANT 4 Simulate gripp...

Page 32: ...en move the wedge in towards the gate assembly Test again 4 If sheets are overlapping excessively or if the machine is feeding doubles then reduce the gap slightly by moving the knob about 1 8 turn co...

Page 33: ...acket assembly and front edges of the hopper guides Figure 30 At the back wedge notice how it helps lift the trailing edges of the material off the table top and feed belts Also notice how the lifting...

Page 34: ...rest firmly against front of side guides Turn the feeder power On by pushing the horizontal line at the Power On Off rocker switch With power On the feeder motor should immediately move the bot tom s...

Page 35: ...doing so try to determine the cause of the jam see Section 5 Trouble shooting 3 Verify whether any adjustments are loose If so refer back to Section 3 Preparing for Operation for proper adjustment pro...

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Page 37: ...ressure 2 Product binds at side guides 3 Slippery feed belts due to buildup of glaze on belt surface 4 Sheet adhesion or interlocking between bottom and next sheet 5 Gate assembly may be down too tigh...

Page 38: ...causes stack to be aligned off center from machine center line Review gate assembly adjustment in Sec tion 3 Preparing for Operation See also Section 6 Inspection and Care If wear is excessive consult...

Page 39: ...secured Failure to do so can cause damage to equipment Visual Inspection Checking for Drive Belt Wear Referring to Figure 35 check for visual signs of Fraying Replace as required see the Technical Inf...

Page 40: ...more information Improper roller adjustment see the Technical Information Guide for more information Feed belt drift Ensuring Proper Drive Belt Tracking Referring to Figure 37 check for visual signs o...

Page 41: ...f wear Standard O Ring Flat areas along the O rings Figure 38 Bar Gate Angled wedge begins to flatten excessively Figure 39 See Preventive Care to follow Bar Gate II Horizon Adjust Standard O Ring Gat...

Page 42: ...assembly and restore power 7 Return feeder to original position marked on back deck plate Restore power Flattened edge rotated 1 8 to 1 4 3 to 6 mm Figure 40 Adjusting Worn O Rings Bar Gate Replacing...

Page 43: ...te pressure to wipe across the belt making sure to wipe in direction of grooves also After several rotations of the belt repeat for each belt 5 Taking a dry portion of the cloth go back to the first f...

Page 44: ...aterial To clean gate assemblies 1 Turn Off feeder and remove power cord from outlet 2 Move the feeder back from the gate plate to allow working clearance You can save much re alignment time if you ma...

Page 45: ...ing a soft dry cloth wipe across the face of the photo sen sor lens 3 Recheck the adjustments to make sure it is still in alignment to the target 4 Restore power Preventive Care continued Do not use a...

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Page 47: ...arrow 7 Additional Wedges Load Compensating When to use Effective for moderately thick material Due to charac teristics of material no mid range support is required Setup guidelines Adjust so that top...

Page 48: ...separate 4 to 5 sheets of material at the bottom to provide some air space Figure A2 Articulating Roller Wedge Setup Extended Narrow Side Setup guidelines Effective for moving in close to the gate as...

Page 49: ...43 Relaint 1500 Manual 8 Electrical Schematics 120V Electrical Schematic...

Page 50: ...44 Reliant 1500 Manual 240V Electrical Schematic...

Page 51: ...45 Relaint 1500 Manual 120V Electrical Schematic with Vacuum Select...

Page 52: ...46 Reliant 1500 Manual 240V Electrical Schematic with Vacuum Select...

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Page 54: ...ASSEMBLY 23511214 DIAGRAM PART NUMBER QTY DESCRIPTION NUMBER 1 1 1 SHSS 10 32 X 5 16 LG 00002217 1 2 1 Bracket Wedge Hold Down 33560213 1 3 4 Wedge Material Support 33560212 1 4 1 Shaft Wedge Guide 23...

Page 55: ...ok 44841011 2 SHCS 8 32 X 5 8 LG 00002215 2 4 4 SHCS 8 32 X 5 8 LG 00002215 2 5 1 Bar Support Gate Top 44846005 2 6 2 Clamp Adjustment Side Guide Rear 44846010 4 FHSS 10 32 X 1 2 LG SS 00002830 2 7 1...

Page 56: ...haft Gate Lift 23560084 1 Spring Gate Compression 23500083 3 4 1 Mount Gate Lift Shaft 15000001 3 5 1 BHCS 10 32 X 1 2 LG 00002334 3 6 2 Screw Adjustment 44872005 3 7 12 O Ring Gate Cylinder 23500089...

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Page 58: ...t 00002216 1 SHSS 10 32 X 5 16 LG Cup Point 00002217 1 Key Woodruff 1 8 X 3 8 00003351 2 Clip E 1 2 Waldes 00001155 2 Bearing Ball R8 23500094 2 Holder Outboard Bearing Cup 23500032 4 3 1 Shaft 150000...

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Page 60: ...1 Key Woodruff 1 8 X 3 8 00003351 5 3 1 Shaft Belt Support Bearing 23500040 5 Roller Support Driven with Bearing 23511030 10 Ring Grip 3 8 Waldes 00001110 1 Guard Pinch 15000017 5 4 1 Shaft Drive 1 2...

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Page 62: ...PTION NUMBER 6 1 5 Bearing Ball R6 23500095 6 2 4 Clip E 3 8 Waldes 00001150 6 3 2 Ring Grip 3 8 Waldes 00001110 6 4 1 SHCS Nylock 10 32 44350017 6 5 2 Bracket Discharge 44841040 6 6 1 Shaft Discharge...

Page 63: ...NUMBER QTY DESCRIPTION NUMBER 7 1 4 Bearing Ball R6 23500095 7 2 8 Ring Grip 3 8 Waldes 00001110 7 3 1 SHCS Nylock 10 32 44350017 7 4 2 Bracket Discharge 44841040 7 5 1 Shaft Discharge 51101003 7 6 1...

Page 64: ...ontrol 230V R1500 230V Only 15022024 4 Phillips Pan Head Screw 6 32 X1 4 LG 00002221 8 6 1 Motor w Connector 115V R1500 115V Only 15011052 1 Motor w Connector 230V R1500 230V Only 15022052 8 7 4 SHCS...

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Page 66: ...15000067 9 6 4 Foot Suction Cup 44846058 9 7 1 Bracket Left Mount 15000066 9 8 1 Side Guide Right 11 524 44846013 9 9 1 Side Guide Left 11 524 44846014 9 10 1 Knob Extension Assembly 23511023 NS 1 Wi...

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Page 68: ...Universal Guide 23500050 10 5 1 Washer Flat 10 00002607 10 6 1 SHCS 10 32 X 3 8 LG 00002310 10 7 1 SHCS 8 32 X 3 8 LG 00002213 10 8 1 Extension Material Hold Down 33500023 10 9 1 Spring Material Hold...

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