Checking The Condition Of The Cutting Knives; Dismounting The Cutting Knives - Virtus H 80 Series Operating Manual

PART A: Basic machine
Granulator
H 80 Series
8.12.2

Checking the condition of the cutting knives

WARNING
Danger of cutting caused by sharp knives, even when the ro-
tor is at a standstill.
Serious injury, particularly to hands and fingers, can result.
Wear protective gloves.
8.12.3

Dismounting the cutting knives

WARNING
Danger of cutting caused by sharp knives, even when the ro-
tor is at a standstill.
Serious injury, particularly to hands and fingers, can result.
Wear protective gloves.
Illustration:
(1) Rotor knife
(2) Knife mounting
screws
 Open the granulator (see Opening the granulator ).
 Safeguard the rotor against torsion.
 Loosen the knife mounting screws.
 Take out the knife capping and knives.
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The cutting knives become blunt after a certain number of
operation hours. Therefore they should be checked regularly.
Using blunt knives has the following consequences:
•
Decreased grinding capacity.
•
Increased current consumption of the drive motor.
•
Inexact cut.
•
Overheating of the ground material.
Proceed as follows:
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