Overview

The following paragraphs describe the planned maintenance procedures.

Enclosed you will find a complete list of the procedures and how often it should be carried out. It is the duty of the service engineer to instruct the operator on how to perform the customer procedures and to make sure that they are being carried out.

A well-performed P.M., on a regular basis, can save quite a few of the problems that you have during the service calls.

*****Oil Kit*****

Maintenance -The silicon oil that is used can be ordered for preventive maintenance separately.

• The P/N for the oil is - 480A10045.
• The P/N of the dispenser is - 395D10242. It is supplied with the kit on site.

Apply oil to the felt

1. Dismantle the two screws of the oil bracket.
2. Take out the oil bracket
3. Using the dispenser, apply 6 cc to the felt.

Note: Due to safety reasons the oil is not shipped with each machine and must be ordered separately.

*****Air Filter Replacement for the optic lens *****

Filter P/N - 342A10305.

Maintenance
Maintain your vacuum pump regularly to achieve the best operating results. Before commencing maintenance, remove mains plug from socket to avoid unintentional restarting. Dirty inlet filter or blocked air degrease elements will reduce air intake capacity. To avoid over heating clean the fan cover, fan grill, and surfaces of the pump.

Oil exchange
The oil level must not be lower than the middle of the oil indicator [4] and should reach up to 2/3 of this indicator. See Figure 2. Filling Oil Vacuum Pump

Drain - The old oil is drained at the draining outlet [1] while the pump is switched off You will find the draining tube already connected to the draining outlet.

1. Take out the tube from the Lotem and open the plug. Drain all the oil to appropriate draining box.
2. Fill -:Vacuum pump - Use vacuum pump oil:
   • SHELL-Vitrea V9930 (recommended)
     
   • SHELL-Vitrea SAE 15W-40.
     
   • Mineral Oil Viscosity ISO VG 100 (e.g. SHELL-Vitrea 100).
     
3. After filling the oil, screw on the oil covers.
4. Avoid switching off more than 10 times per hour

Figure 2. Filling Oil Vacuum Pump

Changing oil separation cartridge

Scitex P/N - 342D10000.

Figure 3. Oil Cartridge Replacement

1. Screw open and remove black retaining knob [5]. See Figure 4. Air filter Replacement
2. Remove cover plate [6], (use a screw driver) and unscrew retaining hex nut.
3. Remove pressure disc and remove the filter [7]. See Figure 3. Oil Cartridge Replacement
4. Replace the filter and then replace the pressure disc.

Note: The pressure disc is cone shaped and the cone must be opposite the filter.

5. Screw hex nut into place and then replace the outer cover plate.
6. Screw black knob into place.

Air Filter Replacement P/N – 610S00651

1. Open air filter casing [1], (open 3 retaining clips [2]), remove cover [3] and slide filter out of casing. See Figure 4. Air filter Replacement
2. Insert new filter [4], fit casing cover and close clips.

Figure 4. Air filter Replacement

*****Swivel Lubrication ******

Type: High quality SAE 30 motor oil.

*****Cleaning the Optic Lens Protector******

1. Set the carriage to the end position.
2. Open the rear cover.
3. Remove the plate unloading tray.
4. Soak rice paper or cotton swab with acetone.
5. Clean the optic lens protector.

Note: Do NOT remove the lens protector for cleaning, you may affect the focus.

*****Drum & V block Cleaning*****

As you may notice on machines in the field (especially users of Kodak plates) there are particles remaining from plate ablation on the drum and the V block.

These particles on the drum can cause on exposed plates, spots in a variety of places and also there may be as a result attachment problems.

This should be maintained according to the particles remaining on the Drum. The cleaning process should be performed at least once a week.

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*****Air pressure regulator PM *****

• The first stage filter should be clean with air pursuer every Six month and replace every one year. 342A10220 - First stage (konlog p/n 451)
• The second stage filter should be replace every six month - 342A10210 - Second Stage (konlog P/N 452)