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F - 160 OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
© November 1999 GBC Pro-Tech
Do not duplicate without written permission.
Plane4
Plane4
Plane4
GBC Pro - Tech
4151 Anderson Road
DeForest, WI 53532
Revision : B Ph: ( 608 ) 246 - 8844
Fx: ( 608 ) 246 - 8645
Part number : 930 - 031
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F - 160 Operation and Maintenance Manual Read me file Read Me File . . . . . . . . . The information in this publication is provided for reference and is believed to be accurate and complete. GBC Pro - Tech is not liable for errors in this publication or for incidental or consequential damage in connection with the furnishing or use of the information in this publication, including, but not limited to, any implied warranty of fitness or merchant- ability for any particular use. GBC Pro - Tech r
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F - 160 Operation and Maintenance Manual Read me file Fax Correspondence Fax number : ( 608 ) 246 - 8645 Date : To : Sean Flood @ GBC Pro - Tech 4151 Anderson Road DeForest, WI 53532 From : Company : Address : Phone number : ( ) Fax number : ( ) Re : Falcon 160 Operations and Maintenance Manual ( Rev. A ) What section ? What Page # ? What needs correc
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F - 160 Operation and Maintenance Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents Section 1: Safety 1.1 Symbols ......................................................................................................1 - 1 1.2 Safety features ...........................................................................................1 - 1 1.3 Installation .................................................................................................1 - 4 1.4 Operations ................................
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Table of Contents F - 160 Operation and Maintenance Manual Section 3: Specifications 3.1 General .......................................................................................................3 -1 3.2 Consumables..............................................................................................3 - 1 3.3 Function .....................................................................................................3 - 2 3.4 Electrical ............................................
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F - 160 Operation and Maintenance Manual Table of Contents 4.3 Shrink wrapped ........................................................................................4 - 5 4.4 Crated ........................................................................................................4 - 6 4.5 Accessory pack content ............................................................................4 - 8 4.6 Leveling ....................................................................................
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Table of Contents F - 160 Operation and Maintenance Manual Section 5: Operations 5.1 Control panel .............................................................................................5 - 1 Figure 5.1.1 Front control panel ................................................5 - 9 5.2 Emergency ...............................................................................................5 - 10 5.3 Set up ......................................................................................
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F - 160 Operation and Maintenance Manual Table of Contents 5.6 Infeed tables ............................................................................................5 - 23 5.6.1 Removing the infeed tables ..................................................................5 - 23 5.6.2 Replacing the infeed tables ..................................................................5 - 23 Section 6: Applications Group 1: No heat 6.1 Precoating substrates ...........................................
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Table of Contents F - 160 Operation and Maintenance Manual Group 2: Top heat only 6.6 Precoating substrates ..............................................................................6 - 51 6.7 One pass mount and laminate .................................................................6 - 60 6.8 Thermal decal and mount .......................................................................6 - 69 Pass 1 Thermal decal ...........................................................................
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F - 160 Operation and Maintenance Manual Table of Contents Diagram 1 - Precoating subtrates .................................................................6 - 99 Chart 2 - Mounting only ...............................................................................6 - 100 Diagram 2 - Mounting only .........................................................................6 - 101 Chart 3 - Single sided ( Sled ) ......................................................................6 - 102 Diagra
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Table of Contents F - 160 Operation and Maintenance Manual Diagram 8 - One pass mount .......................................................................6 - 113 Chart 9 - Thermal decal and mount ( Decal ) .............................................6 - 114 Diagram 9 - Thermal decal and mount ( Decal ) ........................................6 - 115 Chart 10 - Thermal decal and mount ( Mount ) ..........................................6 - 116 Diagram 10 - Thermal decal and mount ( Mount )
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F - 160 Operation and Maintenance Manual Table of Contents 7.4 Glossary ....................................................................................................7 - 5 Section 8: Maintenance 8.1 Maintenance schedule ...............................................................................8 - 1 8.2 Cleaning the rollers ..................................................................................8 - 2 8.2.1 Cabinets and covers ................................................
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F - 160 Operation and Maintenance Manual Safety Section 1 Safety WARNING Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in serious CAUTION injury. Do not attempt to operate your Falcon 160 laminator until you have read this section carefully! DANGER Your safety, as well as the safety of others, is important to GBC Pro - Tech. This section contains Indicates an imminently hazardous situation important safety information. which, if not avoided, could result in de
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Safety F - 160 Operation and Maintenance Manual GBC Pro - Tech laminators are powerful The word qualified is defined below; machines that are designed to mount, laminate, and encapsulate. The forces required to accomplish these Qualified ; tasks can vary from negligible to very large. • Any engineer that has experience with The motorized main roll lift mechanism used to electrical and mechanical design of lamination provide downward pressure on the top roll is capable equipment.The engineers s
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Emergency stop buttons F - 160 Operation and Maintenance Manual Safety An important feature of the F-160 laminator are Figure 1.2.3 Emergency stops the safety shields, when raised, the auto run is disabled and drive control is transferred to the footswitch. Figure 1.2.2 illustrates the safety shields in the up position. Plane4 Plane4 WARNING Plane4 Caution should always be exercised when using the laminator with the safety shields raised. You can be seriously HURT or INJURED! Figure 1.2.2
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Safety F - 160 Operation and Maintenance Manual Press RESET located on the left leg at the rear 1.3 Installation of the machine. Reset The following symbols are positioned at various points in Section 4 Installation. CAUTION Failure to follow the pre-installation check list can result in damage to the laminator. The front and rear tables must be in proper position for the laminator to operate under normal condition. Figure 1.2.5 illustrates the tables and keys. WARNING If these tables are re
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F - 160 Operation and Maintenance Manual Safety WARNING WARNING The unpacking process requires at least two Be sure to follow the correct wiring diagram people. You can be severely injured, crushed when supplying power to the laminator. If or cause damage to the laminator. improperly connected, you can be seriously injured or cause damage to the laminator. INFORMATION CAUTION ALL SHIPMENTS ARE EX-WORKS. At our Do not use a knife or other sharp object to dock, title passes to the buyer. Please r
