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Hair may collect between the shear blades, if the tension nut is insufficiently tightened at the
start of shearing. This will have an adverse effect on further shearing progress or make it
quite impossible. If this happens, the shear blades must be disassembled, cleaned, oiled and
re-fitted as described at 4.2.
3.3 Lubrication
Before and During Shearing
A thin layer of oil on the cutter and the comb plate (Illustration 4, Items 1 + 3) is essential for
good shearing results and so as to increase the life of the machine and its shearing blades.
All other moving parts in the shearing head must also be well-oiled. Place a few drops of oil
on the shearing blades and pour some into the lubricating holes provided on the shearing
head (Illustration 4, Items 2).
Only use our special oil or a paraffin oil meeting the ISO VG 15 specification. This oil is
non-toxic and produces no irritation on contact with the skin or the mucous membranes. This
paraffin oil degrades to some 20% after 21 days (CEC-L-33-T-82).
Poor lubrication is the most frequent cause of unsatisfactory shearing results. Inadequately
oiled shearing blades will overheat, leading to reduced blade life.
The shearing blades and shearing head must be adequately lubricated during shearing (at
least every 15 minutes) so that they do not run dry.
3.4 Switching On / Off
There are two positions on the slide switch (Illustration 2 shows the 0 Position).
Position
I
: Machine switched on
Position
0
: Machine switched off
Always use the slide switch (Illustration 2) when switching the machine on and off. Check the
switch position before plugging in the cable.
3.5 Malfunctions
Overload Protection Switch
The overload protection switch protects the machine from non-permissible mechanical and
thermal loads. If the overload protection switch button trips (the machine will stop), immedia-
tely switch the machine off with the slide switch as well (Illustration 2) (Position = 0). Reasons
for the overload protection switch tripping are: faulty motor, blade tension too high, jammed
shearing head, blocked air filter, etc.
Rectify the fault with the mains plug pulled out. The machine may be started up again after a
few minutes by pressing in the overload protection button.
For other malfunctions, see also the malfunction list in Section 5, “Repairs”.
Illustr. 4+9
Illustr. 2
Illustr. 5
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