(7) Hercules Heavy-Duty Floor Machine
Hercules Heavy-Duty Floor Machine (12)
3.0 Assembly Instructions Continued
3.2 Attach the Power Cord
The triple-wire grounded power cord has been factory-
installed into the handle tube. A flexible rubber cable
connector (11) is used to secure the plug-in connections.
The floor machine ships with this connector mounted
on the cord coming out of the handle (10). Stretch the
connector and slip the male connector (9), coming out of
the motor housing, through the connector hole and then
into the female connector.
Now, plug the end of the 50-foot cord into a grounded
power outlet. Squeeze the triggers on the handle and
check for power to the motor.
3.2 Install a Brush or Pad Driver
A brush or pad driver mounts onto your floor machine
with a “B” style Universal clutch plate.
Unplug the floor machine. Lock the machine handle in
the “up” position and tip the floor machine back onto the
handle.
Slide the brush or pad driver clutch plate (12) over the
drive plug (13).
Give the brush a quick counter-clockwise spin to lock
the brush onto the drive plug.
Now, lower the machine back onto the brush. You’re
ready to go to work.
4.0 Operating Tips
4.2 Transporting your Floor Machine
To transport this floor machine from the janitor’s closet
to the work area:
• Lock the handle in the “up” position. Wind the
cord around the handles and the bottom cord hook.
• Tip the machine back onto the transport wheels.
Push or pull the machine by the handle, not by
the cord or any other part of the machine. Travel
carefully
8.0 Troubleshooting
CAUTION: Always disconnect power cord before servicing the floor machine.
WARNING: Never operate the floor machine when it is not performing as expected or
when any part is visibly damaged. Repairs should only be performed by an authorized
service center. Failure to do so will VOID warranty.
8.1 Floor Machine will not Run
• Equipment is unplugged: check plug wall and at machine base. Plug in.
• Circuit breakers are tripped in the building: check and reset.
• Power cord failure: test with a working power cord. Lock the handle up and tip the
motor back. Unplug the cord at the motor and plug the motor into your working
power cord.
IMPORTANT! THIS IS JUST FOR TESTING. When you do this, you have removed
the safety handle controls from the circuit and you are sending power directly to the
motor. If the motor now spins, the problem is in the cord of the handle assembly.
Seek authorized service center. If the motor still does not spin, the problem is either
in the male connection at the motor base or in the motor. Seek authorized service
center.
• Motor sparks or smokes: seek authorized service center.
8.2 Electrical Shock to Operator
• Equipment wiring failure or electrical short in the machine: seek authorized service
center.
• Poor grounding or no grounding: test the outlet with a ground fault interrupter.
Retain certified electrician to inspect and repair grounding. NEVER clip off the
ground plug on your cord.
• Repeated circuit breaking: high amp draw and circuit breaking can be an electrical or
mechanical problem. Seek authorized service center.
8.3 High Vibration
• Pads are not centered on the pad driver: tip machine back and re-center the pad.
• Uneven wear or warp to pad or brushes: replace.
• Machine chassis is damaged by dropping: replace.
