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Lotem 800 Plate Attachment - Modification Kit

Yossi Lacher
January 18, 1999

The following procedure is the upgrade that needs to be implemented in order to fix attachment problems with plates. (See the attached pictures).

There is a another symptom that is caused by attachments with lines on the plate.

The Modification is not mandatory if you are not experiencing problems with attachments.

We strongly recommend performing the entire modification as described in this procedure.

Attachments Samples showing on plates
lotem_pa1.jpg (20879 bytes)
Figure 1. Problem #1
lotem_pa2.jpg (21590 bytes)
Figure 2. Problem #2

After several tests in the production line, the following are recommended procedures for solving the problem.

Please read these instructions thoroughly before beginning to drill the drum.

  1. Dismount the unloading tray.
  2. Polish the drum with a polish stone, at the zones where there are plate attachment problems.
  3. Clean the drum with alcohol.
  4. Lock the drum in the best position for drilling.
  5. Use a vacuum cleaner during drilling the holes.
  6. Use the air drill from the Kit (High-speed drill).
  7. Execute the following steps to drill holes in the drum:
    1. Draw a line with a pencil across the drum in position 400 mm and 700 mm.
    2. Drill and widen with 1.6 mm diameter drill bit the first row of existing holes (at row 35 mm),
    3. Drill new holes (at row 400 mm) with 1.6 mm diameter drill bit in the vacuum grooves at numbers 15 to 21 on each side of the drum (total of fourteen holes to be drilled).
    4. Drill new holes (row 700 mm) with 1.6 mm diameter in vacuum grooves numbers 3 and 6 on each side of the drum (total of four holes drilled).
  8. Use the enclosed tool to insert the special roll pins from the kit with Locktite 638 into the newly drilled holes.
  9. Clean the excess Locktite from the drum and clean also inside the roll pins with a 0.9-mm drill bit.
  10. Tools Kit:
    • Polish stone 1
    • Air driller 1
    • Roll pin tool 1
    • Drill soap. 1
    • Parts 10
  11. Parts:
    • Drill bit 1.6 mm 5
    • Drill bit 0.9 3
    • Locktite 638 1
    • Roll pin 90 (six spears).
  12. Follow the attached drawings when implementing the modification.

 

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