Air Rod Feeder
Operation Manual
Seki Kogyo Co.,LTD
7-9 Miyauchi 4-choume
Hatukaichi-shi Hiroshima-ken 738-0034
JAPAN,
Tel 81-829-39-2211
Fax 61-829.39-2212
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E-mail info@sekikogyo.comAir Rod Feeder
Operation Manual
Thank you for purchase of the Air Rod Feeder. At our company, we endeavor to
provide our customers with a parts feeder unit with many applications, easy maintenance, and few
breakdowns. We hope that you will enjoy our product for many years to come.
Before you begin to use this unit, please read this Operation Manual carefully to
enhance efficiency and reduce man-hours.Air Rod Feeder Parts Names
Nut Supply Unit
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Ro Joint
Cylinder
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Cylinder Switen
Cover Kick spring
Nut Selector
Setcing Pisce VP9e" Housing
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Motor
Under HousingSafety Instructions for the Operation of the Air Rod Feeder
1.. Switch off the power supply when opening the top cover of the nut selector.
2. Keep your hands away from the electrode after received the weld stat signal.
3. Always wear safty goggles during the welding.
4. Be sure to ground the machine,
5. Switch off the power supply when opening the control panel.
6. Never put your hands in front of the feed unit after received the weld start signal
Operation Instructions for the Air Rod Feeder
1, Feed the nut
2. Do not loosen nor change the position of the hopper mounting bolts and the motor mounting
bolts.The deterioration of the magnet shall be resulted in the future due to the changes in the
positions of the stainless steel plate and the magnet uader the cover.
3. Do not change the position of the magnet holder under the cover. The deterioration of
‘magnetic force and nut selecting ability shall be resulted in the future.
jever feed them at once,
fo the hopper slow
4, Keep away a watch and other items, that would be affected by magnetic force, from the
stainless stel plate
5. If the different type of nut is mixed and stuck in the upper housing, loosen and remove
the bolts and get rid of the mut,
6. Check that the both sides of nuts are selected by the selecting piece without fail when the nut
type is changed.
7. Check regularly that the both sides of the nuts in use are selected by the selecting piece
without fail. If the reverse side passes, loosen the clamping bolt and adjust the space between
the stainless stcel plate and the selecting pi
8. If M6 nuts are mixed in the nut selector for M8 nuts, for example, they pass the selector.
‘Therefore, be sure not to mix the different nut type,
9, ‘The motor has a life for the total of 5000 hours if it
rate of six times a minute. Make sure thet the surface temperature of the motor never exeeds
158F (70C); it would shorten the life of the motor.
10. If the amount of air from the air pin is reduced, clean it with lacquer thinners.
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12,Cheek whether the work materials come in contact with the rod when setting the work
repeatedly switched on and off at the
pressure to four normal atmospheres,
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