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SET UP AND OPERATION
SET UP AND OPERATION
Fig. 1
Fig. 7b
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
1. Always wear gloves, eye protection, hard hat and safety toed
shoes when working with the Maxis® Feeder.
2. Move the feeder into position by placing the T-Handle towards
the reel(s) of cable
3. Use a bar of strut or wood block below the reel jack to brace
the T-Handle (Fig 1). To extend Feeder distance, unscrew the
T- Handle and insert a 1 ½” piece of EMT or larger through the
handle and brace it against the strut or wood block (Fig 7a-7b).
4. Pull Tension lid locking pin (17) to lift lid upward until locked
into place (Fig 2).
5. Lay cable onto bottom rollers, this includes ground wire,
in-between Cable Guides (15).
6. Spread cable out evenly onto rollers (Fig 3).
7. Shut Tension Lid by lifting the Lid Safety Latch then lowering
lid (6).
8. Push Tension Lid down onto cable and latch Tension Lid
Locking Pin (19).
9. Tension may need to be decreased for the lid to lock properly.
Decrease lid tension by winding the Tension Handle (5) in a
counter-clockwise rotation. This will lift the lid off the cable, pull
the Tension lid locking pin and engage lock.
10. Add tension to the cable by rotating the Tension Handle (5) in
a clockwise rotation at one of the three Tension Post (Fig 4).
11. Plug power cord into a 10-gauge extension cord (100 feet
Max length) using a 120 Volt 20-amp service.
12. Push Forward green button on the control panel.
13. Adjust speed with the Speed Control Dial on control panel (7).
14. To STOP, press the red stop button on control panel (7).
15. Turn off motor before opening the tension lid.
SPEED
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REV
STOP
FWD
FWD
REV
STOP
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