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Version 1.0
R.P.S. Corporation
P.O. Box 368
Racine, Wisconsin 53401
OPERATOR MANUAL
Phone:
1-800-634-4060
Fax:
1-866-901-3335

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  • Page 1 OPERATOR MANUAL Version 1.0 R.P.S. Corporation Phone: 1-800-634-4060 P.O. Box 368 Fax: 1-866-901-3335 Racine, Wisconsin 53401...
  • Page 3 Machine Install / Warranty Registration 1-800-634-4060 www.rpscorporation.com Installing Dealer: Installed By: Location: (City, State): Install Date: End-User Company Name End-User Contact: Address: City/State: Phone: Fax: Email: Model: Serial #: Hour Meter: BUYER’S REPRESENTATIVE HAS RECEIVED INSTRUCTION IN PROPER OPERATION OF THE FOLLOWING CONTROLS AND FEATURES: SCRUBBERS Filling solution tank, Solution tank sight tube, Solution drain hose or valve for flushing and freezing conditions Adjusting controls &...
  • Page 4 Warranty will be granted at the sole discretion of RPS Corporation and is subject to final claim and parts review by R.P.S. Corporation and its vendors. This policy is effective January 1, 2010 and is subject to change on production units at a future date.

  • Page 5: Safety Warnings

    SAFETY WARNINGS! 1. READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE OPERATING, ADJUSTING OR REPAIRING THIS MACHINE. 2. CHARGING THE BATTERY WILL PRODUCE EXPLOSIVE HYDROGEN GAS. Do not smoke or allow an open flame near a charging battery. Do not charge battery with the hood (lid) of the machine closed or hydrogen gas may accumulate within. 3.
  • Page 6 SHORT LIST OF DO'S AND DON'TS 3. TO SWEEP: The main 1. TO GO: Pull on the 2. TO STOP: Let go of the broom has to be on the floor. clutch lever gently, to propel clutch lever to roll to a stop. Use left-hand lever to lower it.
  • Page 7 SHORT LIST OF DO'S AND DON'TS 10. SIDE BROOM ADJUSTMENT. Very Important. Your side broom must not be squashed flat, but must look like this. RIGHT! The broom must be mounted in the top hole of the broom shaft, and the adjusting screw must be screwed in so broom just touches the floor in front.
  • Page 8 IDENTIFYING THE CONTROLS Main Broom Position Lever. Side Broom Position Lever. Main Power On/Off Switch. (On single switch machines, this switch has three positions, and can also turn on the side broom.) Side Broom On/Off Switch. (Not found on single switch machines.) Clutch and Brake Lever.

  • Page 9: How It Works

    HOW IT WORKS FORWARD MOTION Main Broom, which is tubular in shape, CLEAN AIR and extends across width of machine, rotates in direction shown, pushing dirt and debris into hopper. MAIN BROOM Side broom (when used) picks up dirt in corners and pushes it toward the middle of the machine where the main DIRT broom picks it up.

  • Page 10: Operating Instructions

    OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Clutch and Brake Lever Stop (Brake) PLEASE CAREFULLY READ WARNINGS ON PAGE TWO OF THIS MANUAL. Neutral Forward Refer to Page 4 for location of controls. To make the machine move under its own power - without sweeping: -Turn on Main Switch Pull the lever toward you to go forward.
  • Page 11 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS To Remove The Dirt Hopper: To Sweep a Wet Floor. If you are going to sweep a wet surface, you should do so with the air system shut off. Otherwise, the vaccuum fan will pull water into the filter, making it muddy and hard to clean. To shut off the air to the filter, open the small door at the end of the back painted filter housing (Page 4, Item 12).
  • Page 12 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Recharging Battery. Built-In Battery Charger. If your machine is equipped with a built-in battery charger, simply turn off the machine, set the brake, open the hood (lid), and plug in the charger to a wall outlet with the correct voltage. In North America, our chargers are usually equipped for a single phase 110V (60Hz) operation, the same power as used in houses.

  • Page 13: About Batteries

    ABOUT BATTERIES: We do not recommend use of anything but a deep cycle battery, one made to run a long time between recharging. An automotive battery, designed to be recharged (by the cars alternator) right after short use, will give poor service. We do not recommend use of a battery that weighs more than 120lbs, since this could make steering difficult.

  • Page 14: Machine Maintenance

    MACHINE MAINTENANCE MAIN BROOM BATTERIES: The highest maintenance item on your machine will be its storage battery. Please read the "About Batteries" section of this book. MAIN BROOMS: Replace the main brooms when they stop sweeping to your standards. We recommend you use our brooms. They Vee-Broom.

  • Page 15: Side Broom Adjustment

    MACHINE MAINTENANCE SIDE BROOM ADJUSTMENT TO REPLACE SIDE BROOM: Side broom will not sweep if it is flat on the 1. Turn off machine and unplug battery. ground. 2. Raise side broom off of ground with Fiber should touch the ground in an 11 O'Clock control lever.

  • Page 16: Brake Adjustment

    Clutch Adjustment: MACHINE MAINTENANCE When set properly, machine should not "creep" in CLUTCH AND BRAKE ADJUSTMENT neutral, but lever should begin to take hold when As explained in "How it Works", (Page 5), the clutch lever is depressed 1/2" or so. To set neutral, a thin and brake operate with the same control and by business card should just barely fit between way of the same clutch donut.

  • Page 17: Troubleshooting Guide

    TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Check for Cause of Problem in Order Shown: PROBLEM: MAIN MOTOR WILL NOT RUN. Check that the hoods safety switch, (Page 4, Item 17), is firmly down. Check battery voltage. (When voltage is too low, circuit breaker will cut out). Check for loose circuit wiring.
  • Page 18 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE PROBLEM: BROOMS ROTATE, BUT MACHINE DOES NOT SWEEP WELL. Main Broom may be worn out. While machine can sweep with as little as one half inch of main broom fiber, main broom should have 1.0" of fiber or more to sweep really well. 2.
  • Page 19 Wiring Schematics For machines after Serial No. "BY-2220" with Side Broom Circuit Breaker = Battery (12 Volt) = Main Relay = Main Broom Motor = Side Broom Motor = Side Broom Circuit Breaker (6 Amp) = Main Circuit Breaker (80 Amp) = Safety Switch = Master Switch = Side Broom Switch...
  • Page 20 Wiring Schematics For machines after Serial No. "CI-3200" with Single Electrical Switch for Main and Side Brooms = Battery (12 Volt) = Main Relay = Main Broom Motor = Side Broom Motor = Side Broom Circuit Breaker (6 Amp) = Main Circuit Breaker (80 Amp) = Safety Switch = Main and Side Broom Switch = Hour Meter...

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