Gfp 230 C
June 2012
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14. Threading Film
1.
Place cold film roll on top supply shaft and mounting adhesive roll on bottom.
( See “Loading film” section 13)
2.
Pull the film with the paper liner by hand, making sure there is proper
resistance. The resistance can be adjusted with the adjusting sleeves near the
core chucks on each side of the supply shaft
3.
Turn the pressure-adjusting hand-wheel to lift up the upper rubber roller.
4.
Pass the film through the two rollers and lay on the rear working panel. Pull the
film flat then turn the pressure-adjusting hand-wheel to let down the upper
rubber roller.
5.
Separate the paper liner from the film web at an appropriate place, pull up the
liner and tape it to the paper tube on the top rewind tube
$OTE: Slide film cutter between the paper liner and film to cut liner only.
Be careful not to cut the top heat roller
6.
Use foot pedal to advance the film web until the adhesive is exposed on the
front of the top nip roller
7.
Raise the feed tray assembly
8.
Bring the bottom mounting adhesive or media web up and tack to the exposed
film web adhesive
9.
Lower the feed tray assembly
10.
Use foot pedal to advance both webs until cleared of the nip rollers
$ote: The film should be wrinkleless and tight to the surface of the heat
roller. If the film is not tight enough, turn increase the roller pressure. If
wrinkles appear in the film web, adjust the brake tension on both sides of
the film roll
1. Bottom Supply roll
2. Feed Tray
3. Top Nip roller
4. Pressure linkage shaft
5. Liner Rewind
6. Liner
7. Film supply roll
8. Film web
9. Bottom Nip roller
10. Media or Kraft paper web
