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Rev B - 03/12/18 All products within the ADKINS range are labelled with CE marking and are manufactured and tested to comply with EC safety regulations. All products within the ADKINS range are labelled with CE marking and are manufactured and tested to comply with EC safety regulations.
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Preface Dear User Welcome to the growing group of Adkins Beta Pocket Press users. The product you have purchased has been carefully designed and manufactured to ensure that you, the user, will gain the maximum benefit. All Adkins products are specifically designed to ensure ease of use with particular attention to safety requirements.
Safety tips Installation Transport instructions Installing the machine Electrical requirements Adjusting the pressure How to operate the Beta Pocket Press Starting with the Beta Pocket Press Working with heat transfer materials Material fusing Pressing pad assembly Shutting down the machine...
The Beta Pocket Press is produced in one version, nominally 230 Volts AC for the European market. Two sizes of table are supplied as standard unless by arrangement.
What did you receive? The Beta Pocket Press has been shrink wrapped, placed in a box, and held in place with foam. The following articles should have been delivered: • Beta Pocket Press complete with mains cable and plug •...
The Beta Pocket Press is a manually operated heat press for transfer printing and material fusing. It is ideal for medium volume production. The work area of the Beta Pocket Press is 10 x 8 cm (4 x 3 in) or 8 x 6.5 cm (3 x 2.5 in). Specifications Power consumption 0.5 kW...
Safety The Beta Pocket Press has been equipped with various safety features to ensure operator safety. A thermal cut-out on the heating element shuts off the power to the element if the temperature exceeds 235 C ± C (455 F ± 27...
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/ or mask for personnel. Please refer to Page 15 for an illustration of the Beta Pocket Press machine. Page 5...
Electrical requirements The Beta Pocket Press should be connected to the mains supply, (nominally 230-240 Volts AC for the European Market by the mains cable provided and a suitable plug. A qualified person should carry out this work.
Electrical requirements (cont.) As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows:- The wire coloured green and yellow must be connected to the terminal in the plug, which is marked by the letter E, or by the safety earth symbol coloured green, or green and yellow.
N.B. Please ensure the mains plug is easily accessible to the operator so that in the event of a fault the machine can be unplugged. 3.1.2 Turn on the Beta Pocket Press; the on/off switch is to the right of the controller. Set the machine controls as necessary.
Working with Heat Transfer Materials (cont.) NOTE: Always ascertain from the supplier of material and transfer paper, that the material to be used is suitable for, and has been prepared for transfer printing. 3.2.3 Heat Bonding - Fusing C-200 C (284 F) - Heat setting F-392 5 to 15 seconds - Time dwell setting...
Material Fusing (cont.) Approximate settings are usually within the following:- C-170 C (284 F) - Heat Setting F-338 5 - 30 seconds - Time Dwell Setting The method of operation for fusing is the same as for transfer printing. During the fusing operation it will be found to be advantageous to lay a piece of PTFE cover material (the same size as the heat plate), over the article being fused.
Fault Diagnosis This machine has a built in fault diagnosis. The display may show the following: If the element of the heat press, or the thermal cut-out go open circuit, after approximately 20 minutes the display will show “Heat Fault”, and a buzzer will sound. If this display is seen, contact your machine supplier immediately.
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Hints and Tips (cont.) Check:- Material being used has been correctly heat set for transfer printing. Material being used does not shrink during printing process, i.e. measure material before and after printing. Transfer paper does not move after printing process upon lift off of the heat plate.
Maintenance of the Machine Daily Maintenance For good press results it is important to keep the press surfaces clean. Wipe the surface of the heat plate with a dry non-abrasive cloth before use when the plate is cold. When heat plates are hot and not in use, keep open position away from the silicone pad.
5. Machine Drawings, Diagrams and Declarations On the following pages are the schematic diagrams for the Beta Pocket Press machine. General Layout.…………………………... Page 15 Control Unit – Operation …….…………. Page 16 Exploded Diagram and Parts List ..…..Page 17 Electrical Diagram …..……………...…… Page 18 Controller - Electrical Diagram ……...
5.1 General Layout of the Beta Pocket Press MACHINE OPERATING HANDLE PRESSURE ADJUST KNOB HEATING ELEMENT TIME/TEMP CONTROL UNIT PRINTING PLATEN ON/OFF SWITCH MAINS LEAD SOCKET Page 15...
5.2 Operation Of Control Unit, Setting Time and Temperature (The head must always be in the up position before the controller is set) Setting Temperature Switch Press; Display TEMP TEMP 'TEMP' indicator will light up. Press 'MODE' button to select 'Set' TIME TIME on indicator.
6. Design Change With the policy of constant improvement and/or modification to meet changing conditions, the right is reserved to change the design and/or specifications at any time without prior notification, and therefore specifications may vary and not be in accordance with this manual.
The seller disclaims any implied warranty of merchantability and/or any implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose; the buyer agrees that the goods are sold “as is”. A. Adkins & Sons Limited does not warrant that the functions of the press will meet the customer’s requirements or expectations.
A. ADKINS & SONS LIMITED DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Application of Council Directives: Machinery, Low Voltage. E.M.C. Standards to which Conformity is BS EN ISO 12100:2010 - Safety of machinery: Basic Technology, Principles of Design. Declared: BS EN 60204-1:2006+A1:2009 - Safety of machinery: Electrical Equipment of Machines.
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