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POWERFUL SOLUTIONS. GLOBAL FORCE.
L4307
Rev. B
10/18
INDEX
1.0 SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2.0 PRODUCT DATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.0 DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
5.0 RECEIVING INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
6.0 SET-UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
7.0 POWER REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
9.0 CUTTER OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
10.0 MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
11.0 CLEANING THE PISTON AREA . . . . . . . . . 21
12.0 STORAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
13.0 TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
1.0 SAFETY
1.1 Introduction
Read all instructions carefully. Follow all recommended
safety precautions to avoid personal injury as well
as damage to the product and/or damage to other
property. Enerpac cannot be responsible for any
damage or injury from unsafe use, lack of maintenance
or incorrect operation. Do not remove warning labels,
tags, or decals. In the event any questions or concerns
arise, contact Enerpac or a local Enerpac distributor for
clarification.
If you have never been trained on high-pressure hydraulic
tool safety, consult your distributor or service center for
information about an Enerpac hydraulic safety course.
This manual follows a system of safety alert symbols,
signal words and safety messages to warn the user of
specific hazards. Failure to comply with these warnings
could result in death or serious personal injury, as well
as damage to the equipment or other property.
The Safety Alert Symbol appears throughout
this manual. It is used to alert you to
potential physical injury hazards. Pay close
attention to Safety Alert Symbols and obey
all safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid the
possibility of death or serious personal injury.
Safety Alert Symbols are used in conjunction with certain
Signal Words that call attention to safety messages or
EN
property damage messages and designate a degree or
level of hazard seriousness. The Signal Words used in
this manual are DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION and
NOTICE.
1.2 Hydraulic Cutter Safety Precautions
following precautions and instructions may result in
death or serious personal injury. Property damage
could also occur.
• Read
• Read this manual before operating the cutter, or
• Follow all instructions and heed all precautions
Instruction Sheet
Cable Cutter
Model EWCE55
Indicates a hazardous situation that,
DANGER
NOTICE:
if not avoided, will result in death or
serious personal injury
Indicates a hazardous situation that,
WARNING
NOTICE:
if not avoided, could result in death
or serious personal injury.
Indicates a hazardous situation that,
CAUTION
NOTICE:
if not avoided, could result in minor
or moderate personal injury.
Indicates
NOTICE
important, but not hazard related
(e.g. messages relating to property
damage). Please note that the Safety
Alert symbol will not be used with this
signal word.
Failure to observe and comply with the
WARNING
NOTICE:
and
completely
precautions and instructions in this manual. Always
follow all safety precautions and instructions,
including those that are contained within the
procedures of this manual.
before performing any adjustments, inspections,
maintenance or repairs.
stated in this manual.
information
considered
understand
the
safety
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Please note that the Safety tags, or decals. In the event any questions or concerns Alert symbol will not be used with this arise, contact Enerpac or a local Enerpac distributor for signal word. clarification. If you have never been trained on high-pressure hydraulic 1.2 Hydraulic Cutter Safety Precautions... - Page 2 • Stop the cutter if people and/or animals enter the work area. • Use only original equipment Enerpac parts. Enerpac parts are designed to fit properly and to withstand • Ensure that the operator is alert, observant of the high loads.
- Page 3 AC power supply. Take all damaged in any manner. reasonable precautions to avoid unauthorized use. • Return the tool to the nearest Enerpac authorized • Take precautions so that the tool is not switched on service center for examination, repair, or electrical or accidentally.
- Page 4 If not, obtain replacements from electric cord and plug. Enerpac. Refer to tool repair parts sheet for locations • If the tool must be used with a different type of and part numbers. Failure to maintain safety symbols...
- Page 5 1.6 Crush Hazard Cutter will start immediately when DANGER connected to AC power supply and on-off trigger is depressed. DO NOT place hands, fingers or other parts of your body inside the cutting head unless cutter is disconnected from AC power supply. Death or serious personal injury will result if cutter is started while persons are working inside the cutting head.
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Page 6: Product Data
2.0 PRODUCT DATA 2.1 Cutter Maximum Capacities Material Maximum Material Maximum Cutter Rockwell C Diameter For Cable Diameter For Rope Material to be Cut Model No. Maximum EWCE55B 2.17 1.65 Round metal ropes or cables EWCE55E 2.17 1.65 Material to be cut must not exceed the limits shown above. NOTICE Cutter may stall during operation if one or more of the maximum limits is exceeded. -
Page 7: Conformance To National And International Standards
Refer to Sections 2.1 through 4.0 DESCRIPTION 2.4 of this manual for maximum cutting capacities, The Enerpac model EWCE55 is a fixed-head hydraulic specifications and dimensions. cutter designed to cut round metal ropes or cables. 5.0 RECEIVING INSTRUCTIONS The cutter contains two blades, one fixed and one Visually inspect all components for shipping damage. -
Page 8: Set-Up
6.0 SET-UP 8.0 MAJOR FEATURES AND COMPONENTS 6.1 Delivery and Handling 8.1 Cutting Head The cutter and various related items are housed inside a Failure to observe and comply with the WARNING NOTICE: plastic storage case. The cutter should be stored in this following precautions and instructions could result case when not in use. - Page 9 8.2 Opening and Closing the Cutting Head To close the cutting head: swing the cutting head toward the cutter body and feed the locking latch The cutting head can be opened and closed to allow the through the opening in the positioning handle. Then, material to be inserted into the cutting head.
- Page 10 8.3 Directional Lever The directional lever is located on the left side of the tool. The lever position determines the piston direction of travel when the cutter is operated. See Figure 4. • Position 1: Piston advances and moving blade slides forward.
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Page 11: Cutter Operation
9.0 CUTTER OPERATION 9.2 Operating Precautions Failure observe following WARNING 9.1 Foreseen Use and Residual Risks NOTICE: precautions and instructions could result in death or WARNING Failure to observe and comply with the NOTICE: serious personal injury. instructions and precautions contained in the following paragraphs could result in death or serious •... - Page 12 9.5 Positioning Material 9.6 Cutting Procedure (typical) Always be sure that the piston and moving blade are in 1. Be sure that the piston is in the “home” (fully retracted) the fully retracted “home” position before placing any position. See Figure 8. material inside the cutting head.
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Page 13: Maintenance
10.0 MAINTENANCE cutter must sometimes WARNING NOTICE: operated in order to complete a maintenance or 10.1 Preparation for Maintenance repair procedure being performed, or to prepare it All cutter maintenance procedures must be performed for a procedure that is about to be performed. under the following conditions: However, to prevent start-up while persons are •... - Page 14 The cutter contains a small hydraulic pump and oil reservoir with rubber diaphragm. The oil level must be • Use only new Enerpac HF hydraulic oil poured from a periodically checked and additional oil must be added if clean container. Use of other oil brands and/or used oil may damage the cutter and may void the Enerpac the oil level is low.
- Page 15 7. If oil level is low, loosen the vent screw to provide 3. Place the cutter in the horizontal position, on a stable venting. Then, slowly add new Enerpac HF oil through and level work surface, with the oil reservoir cap the oil drain/fill hole, until the oil level is up to the top facing upwards.
- Page 16 Figure 10A, Vent Screw (1), Diaphragm Cover (2) Figure 10D, Adding Oil to Reservoir Fill Hole (1) and Oil Reservoir Cap (3) Figure 10B, Vent Screw - Loosen (1) and Tighten (2) Figure 10C, Oil Reservoir Cap - Loosen (1) and Figure 10E, Diaphragm Cover (1), Diaphragm (2), Tighten (2) Diaphragm Opening (3) and Oil Reservoir (4)
- Page 17 1. Before beginning, procure a new seal kit for use on the control valve. 2. Fill a clean oil dispenser with new Enerpac HF oil. Put the dispenser aside for later use. 3. Operate the cutter and extend the piston all the way forward.
- Page 18 29. Loosen and remove the oil reservoir cap. Recheck the oil level in the oil drain/fill hole. If oil level has dropped, loosen vent screw and add additional Enerpac HF oil until the oil level is up to the top of the hole.
- Page 19 10.6.2 Blade Replacement - Fixed Blade 9. Install new fixed blade (Figure 12, item 7) onto left side outer plate (Figure 12, item 6) with three fixed Replace the fixed blade as described in the following blade screws (Figure 12, item 5) and torque to 37 ft-lb steps.
- Page 20 10.6.3 Blade Replacement - Moving Blade Replace the moving blade as described in the following Key: steps. Refer to Figure 13, items 1, 2 and 3. 1. Moving Blade Screws 1. Open the cutting head. Refer to Section 8.2 for 2.
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Page 21: Cleaning The Piston Area
11.0 CLEANING THE PISTON AREA 12.0 STORAGE Always disconnect cutter from AC 12.1 Storage Guidelines WARNING NOTICE: power supply before cleaning the piston head area. If the cutter will be stored for an extended period of time: Failure to observe this precaution could result in •... -
Page 22: Troubleshooting
3) for lists of common cutter symptoms, possible causes and solutions. For repair service, contact an Enerpac authorized service center. Inspection and repairs should be performed only by an Enerpac authorized service center or other qualified hydraulic tool service facility. - Page 23 Table 2 - Troubleshooting Chart, Cutter Electrical Components Symptom Possible Cause Solution Maint. Level 1. Motor will not No AC electric power. Check the power supply and circuit Operator start. breaker or fuses. Worn or broken AC power Replace old cord with a new cord of the Service Center cord.
- Page 24 Table 3 - Troubleshooting Chart, Cutter Hydraulic Components Symptom Possible Cause Solution Maint. Level 1. Piston does not Low hydraulic oil level. Check oil level. Add oil if low. Operator advance. Directional lever not set to Move lever to advance position. Operator advance position.
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