Greenlee IntelliBENDER 855GX Instruction Manual page 11

Operation (cont'd)
Wear proper apparel. Do not wear loose clothing,
gloves, neckties, rings, bracelets, or other jewelry
which may get caught in moving parts. Nonslip foot-
wear is recommended. Wear protective hair covering
to contain long hair.
Failure to observe this precaution may result in injury
or property damage.
Refer to the "Identification" section of this manual.
1. Turn on the main power switch (2).
2. Use the BEND or UNLOAD button to
orient the shoe so that the hooks of the
conduit type to be bent are around the
7 o'clock (approximately –5°) position.
(Silver hooks are for EMT; green hooks are
for IMC and rigid.)
The bender automatically stops at the load
position (approximately –5°). To continue
past the load position, release the BEND
or UNLOAD button, and then repress the
BEND or UNLOAD button as needed.
The bender actively prevents operation at
certain angles while the roller supports are up. This
is done to prevent the shoe hooks from damaging
the roller supports. When the roller supports are
up and the hooks are close to or within the roller
supports, the pendant will blink "UP" twice. When
the pendant blinks "UP", the bender can often be
moved in the opposite direction by pressing BEND
or UNLOAD. If the bender will not move in any
direction and continues to blink "UP", then the roller
supports must be fully retracted before the bender
will move.
Note: Bender will actively prevent user from
changing machine settings outside of -10 and
-2 degrees.
3. Load the conduit so that the bending mark is
aligned with the front edge of the hook.
4. Bend the conduit.
a. For 1-1/4", 1-1/2", and 2" EMT or IMC conduit,
use the roller engagement handle (14) to raise
the rollers from the retracted position to the
upright (engaged) position, as shown below.
Squeeze Rollers Retracted
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Squeeze Rollers Engaged
855GX Electric Bender
Press BEND while applying pressure to the roller
engagement handle until the rollers hit their stop.
Note: Lifting the tail of a long stick of conduit will
aid in engaging the rollers. The cam should hold the
rollers in the upright position, as shown below.
Chain
Guard
Note: To retract the rollers without bending once
the cam locks them in place, pump the lever below
the 2" split roller several times. If this does not
release the cam, lift the tail of the conduit while
pumping the release lever. Otherwise, advance the
shoe forward just enough for the cam to release,
and then unload.
Squeeze Roller
Release Lever
b. For all other conduit, press BEND while making
sure the bend mark stays at the front of the
hook until the conduit contacts the tail roller. If
bending 1" IMC, rotate the support roller so that
the IMC roller is up.
5. Continue to press BEND until reaching the desired
bend angle shown in the pendant display. The dis-
played angle in the pendant and on the LCD display
will be the angle of the bend after the conduit
springs back (subject to variations in conduit). Use
BEND or JOG to sneak up on an angle. JOG will
advance the shoe about 1/2°.
6. Press UNLOAD to free the conduit.
7. Twist the conduit to release it from the hook and
remove it from the shoe.
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