Troubleshooting Checklist - Advanced Poly-Packaging Advanced Poly-Bagger T-1000-S14 Operation Manuals

4.21 Troubleshooting Checklist

PROBLEM
Touch screen does
not display
No main power light
Pressure bar does not
move when foot
switch is operated
Pressure bar moves
inward but does not
reach the front plate
(retracts
immediately)
Pressure bar presses
against front plate
but does not seal bag
Bag sticks to Teflon
or pressure (rubber)
bar
Bag does not tear off
completely
Two bags index from
rollers
Bag does not
completely index
Bag web indexing to
floor level without
stopping on bag
Bags web breaking
prematurely in
machine
POSSIBLE CAUSE
1. Power off
2. Loose connection
3. Fuse blown
4. Contrast out of adjustment
1. Blown fuse
2. Bulb out
1. Disconnected air line/foot switch
2. Power off
1. Anti-jam improperly adjusted
2. Misalignment of guide rods
3. Insufficient air pressure
4. Loose / broken ground wire on
guide rods
1. Seal time too low
2. Heat (temperature) too low
3. Heater cartridge bad
4. Insufficient air pressure
5. Misalignment of guide rods
6. Teflon folded over
7. Heater bar not extending
8. Seal cylinder bad
9. Heater bar cylinder(s) bad
1. Seal temperature too high
2. Seal time too high
3. Teflon in poor condition
4. Rubber is dirty / contaminated
1. Bag slipping through rollers
2. Compression pressure
insufficient
3. Drive roller not reversing
4. Bag did not index properly
5. Seal rubber dirty / worn
1. Bag is folded over
2. Perf sensor dirty / damaged
3. Perf sensitivity out of adjustment
4. Ungrounded outlet causing
electrical noise
5. Auxiliary equipment: noise
6. Seal point value too high
1. Perf is sensing hole in bag (vent)
2. Seal position setting too low
1. Perf sensor not sensing bag
2. Dirty / damaged sensor
3. Perf sensor out of adjustment
1. Improper web tension
2. Web dragging foreign objects
3. Bag roll side plates bent inward
CORRECTIVE ACTION
1. Plug in power cord / turn on
2. Tighten connections
3. Replace fuse(s)
4. Adjust screen contrast
1. Replace fuse
2. Replace bulb
1. Hookup air line
2. Turn on power
1. Adjust anti-jam (section 4.12)
2. Align guide rods (section 4.6)
3. Increase air pressure
4. Connect / tighten ground wires
1. Increase in Settings screen
2. Increase in Settings screen
3. Replace heater cartridge
4. Increase air pressure
5. Align guide rods
6. Turn Teflon
7. Check heater bar cylinders / valve
8. Replace cylinder / valve
9. Replace cylinder / valve
1. Decrease temp in Settings screen
2. Decrease seal time in Settings screen
3. Turn / replace Teflon
4. Clean / replace pressure bar rubber
1. Clean upper and lower rollers with
alcohol to remove slip and dirt build-up
2. Adjust roller compression
3. Check Reverse setting
4. Index another bag for test
5. Clean / replace rubber
1. Lower inner frame and straighten bag
2. Clean / replace perf sensor
3. Contact APPI for perf adjustment
4. Plug into "clean" power source
5. Contact APPI for solution
6. Set value lower
1. Reposition bag
2. Increase seal position in Settings
screen
1. Contact APPI for adjustment
2. Clean / replace sensor
3. Contact APPI for adjustment
1. Adjust tension
2. Remove obstructions
3. Repair / remove side-plates
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