Troubleshooting
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Trouble
Cause
Corrective measures
A screw has fallen into
the rail groove.
Screws with a smaller diameter
than the specified rail size were
loaded.
Use screws with the specified
nominal diameter and length.
Screws with a shorter total length
than the rail groove width were
loaded.
No corrective measure is
available. Consult our service
section.
The flow on the screw
rail is not working
properly.
The clearance between the holding
plate and the head of the loaded
screw is low.
Screws with a spring washer having
one increment smaller than the
specified nominal rail size were
loaded.
Adjust the holding plate. Adjust
the vibration.
If,
after
following
the
instructions written above, the
machine still does not function
properly, consult our service
section.
The rail is oily or dirty.
Clean the rail.
The rail does not vibrate.
(A screw is caught in the gap.)
Remove the screws caught in
the clearance.
If there is no screw that is
caught, consult our service
section.
Check that the vibration level is
properly adjusted.
The motor is worn malfunctioning.
Replace the motor.
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Screws tend to pass
through the passing
plate in an ab- normal
position.
The passing plate is not adjusted
properly.
Adjust the passing plate
The axis of the screw
thread tends to enter
the passing plate.
Too many screws are in the
scooping hopper.
Reduce the quantity of screws
to a proper level.
No screw flows to the
pickup spot.
Screws are stopped while still on
the rail.
Adjust the position of the
holding plate.
Screws cannot be transferred
smoothly from the rail to the
escaper.
Adjust the distance between the
end of the rail and the escaper.
The machine stops its
operation suddenly
The overload protective circuit was
activated.
Turn the machine OFF and then
ON again.
Remove the cause of overload.
Too many screws are in the
scooping hopper.
Remove screws to a proper
level.
When the machine stops, even if
the screws are at a proper level,
consult our service section.
A screw is caught in the clearance. Remove the screw that is caught
A screw at the pickup spot, could
not be picked up for an amount of
time.
Remove the screw.
