Operating Instructions - Signode TENSION-WELD VXL-2000-Z Operation, Parts And Safety Manual

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Wear safety glasses.
Stand to one side of the strap when
tensioning. Make sure all bystanders
are clear before proceeding.
1. With the dispenser placed behind you,
bring the strap over the top and around
the package, pulling out excess slack.
Press the operating lever with your right
hand and, with your left hand, insert the
overlapped straps under the feedwheel
and welding mechanism. Leave only a
short tail ahead of the feedwheel and
make sure straps are aligned behind the
tool. Do not make a joint over a void area
of the package.
2. Recheck the strap alignment at the rear
of the tool and realign if necessary.
Release the operating lever and, while
standing to one side of the strap line,
squeeze the motor control lever to
tension the strap.
3. When the motor stalls, indicating
completion of tension, continue to hold
the motor lever fully closed against the
motor housing and pull back the weld
handle with your left hand. The handle
should be pulled quickly all the way back
without hesitation. When the weld lever is
pulled back it traps the motor lever in the
ON position.
4. The internal weld timer is energized. The
strap is welded and the supply end of the
strap is cut-off. Pull the cut strap away
during welding. The tool will continue
through the weld cycle and stop with the
motor lever being held in place. When the
timer times out, the weld action stops.
Allow the tool to remain stationary for at
least 3 seconds to ensure that the weld is
fully cooled.
Failure to wait 3 seconds can result
in an improperly formed joint which
may lead to joint separation.
5. Push the weld handle to the forward
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