Operating and Maintenance Manual
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behave when they move through the machine. This will save
damaging the machine and save you a lot of time.
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Some cases are manufactured with very small / undersized flash
holes or holes that are punched and or off center. These cases
may pull up on the decapping pin. Some minor adjustments are
possible in raising or lowering the decapping body BUT some
cases are known to be a problem such as NORMA and some
“Non Toxic” cases using lead free prime
rs.
This is not a fault of the machine
.
Greasing the bearings is best done with a bicycle grease pump like the one
in the phot below. A single pump per grease point with generic bearing
grease is sufficient. These are about $15 - $50 from a variety of online stores.
The internet is great to find these cheaply.
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Power Supply and Motor
The Decapper is operated with a Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) variable
speed controller with built in
overload protection. It’s a very
high-quality
unit.
The motor speed is controlled using a dial controller attached to the power
supply. Rotating the dial will increase or decrease the speed. The power