Adj 1.4 Element Feed Belt Home Position - GBC eWire Service Manual

ADJ 1.4 Element Feed Belt Home Position
To properly feed an element, the belt tooth must enter/mesh with the
element at the proper position. The Feed Belt Home setting controls
the point where the belt meshes with the wire openings.
Inspection Procedure
1) Open the element feeder and cheat the safety interlock.
2) Enter the service menu of the eWire LCD.
3) Navigate through the menus as follows:
a) FEED BELT HOME
b) Press the ENTER button twice to home the belt.
4) Check the stop position of the belt tooth.
a) If necessary, ENTER can be pressed 2X again to check the belt
position repeatedly.
5) The belt tooth should be slightly off center from the alignment hole.
The tooth position should be about 1 mm in front of the hole as
shown.
6) To confirm the mesh is correct, carefully watch the belt tooth where it
engages with the wire. The tooth should slide easily into the gap of
the wire. If the tooth pushes against the wire, it is likely not set to the
correct position.
Adjustment Procedure, Fine (Recommended):
1) Open the element feeder and cheat the safety interlock.
2) Do GP 6.3.13 to access the Feed Belt Home adjustment menu (Fig 2)
3) Using the up/down arrows, change the value to change the belt
home position value.
4) After making an adjustment, press the ENTER button twice to cause
the belt to home. Check the belt tooth location relative to the
alignment hole. It should be approximately 1 mm in front.
5) If the tooth position looks correct relative to the alignment hole, verify
the setting by watching the element tooth engage with the wire as
described in the Inspection Procedure. If the belt tooth doesn't
engage easily, adjust the Feed Belt Home value until it does.
GBC eWire
01/26/2018
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Fig 1
Fig 2
Repairs/Adjustments