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BASIC DYNAMIC BALANCING PROCESS
PINCH AND CRUSH HAZARD!
Keep fingers and hands away from moving parts when operating.
CUT HAZARD!
Metal edges on wheels can cause serious cuts. Wear thick, well-fitting work gloves to prevent cuts from handling wheels & tires.
INJURY HAZARD!
This tool can quickly start up while connected to an electrical supply causing serious personal injury. Always disconnect the
Wheel Balancer from the electrical supply before mounting/dis-mounting wheels or performing maintenance.
EYE INJURY HAZARD!
Rapidly rotating wheel/tire assemblies can eject metal particles, dirt and debris at high velocity. Always wear ANSI approved eye
protection when operating this tool.
INJURY HAZARD!
The Wheel Balancer involves the mounting/dismounting of large, heavy wheel/tire combinations which can present serious injuries
if dropped. The use of safety shoes is strongly recommended.
The Balancer was specifically designed to be operated by one person only. Never have one person operate the Control Panel while
another handles the wheel mounting/dismounting or serious injury could occur.
INJURY HAZARD!
The Wheel Balancer consists of large moving components which can present a hand/finger pinch hazard injuries if dropped.
Avoid pinching hands while handling parts during assembly and/or operation.
Inspect rim and tire before mounting for previous damage or bent conditions. Attempting to spin a damaged rim and or tire can
result in serious injury and severe Balancer damage.
Wheels and tires MUST be clean and free of all mud, grit or other debris as they will cause an inaccurate balance reading.
All tire pressures MUST be set to specific vehicle or tire manufactures specifications or inaccurate balance readings will result.
• Lower the Guard over the mounted Wheel.
• Press “
START
” Key to begin Spin Cycle. The Balancer will spin the wheel for 8 seconds then stop.
• After stopping, the LED indicators will display “
Inside
” and “
Outside
” Imbalance Values
(Control Panel Display #’s 1 & 2)
.
• Open Guard.
• Slowly rotate the wheel by hand. When all of the Inside Unbalance Position LED’s illuminate
(Control Panel Display #3)
, clip the required weight balance
weight to the wheel rim at the 12:00 position on the rim
(FIG 12)
.
• Again slowly rotate the wheel by hand. When all of the Outside
Unbalance Position LED’s illuminate
(Control Panel Display #4)
,
clip the required weight balance weight to the wheel rim at the
12:00 position on the rim
(FIG 13)
.
• Lower Guard and once again press “
START
” Key to begin
Spin Cycle.
• After Balancer stops, the Imbalance Condition LED’s will display
“
0
” and the balancing is complete.
FIG. 12
FIG. 13
