Use and Care Manual

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11.0 Tracker kit
Stock No.: PM2244-213
Trackers dramatically reduce tracking adjustments
of conveyor belts. They are already installed on your
sander. The following information is for resetting or
replacing your trackers, should that become
necessary.
1. Disconnect power to sander.
2. Raise drum as high as it will go.
3. Turn both conveyor take-up screws to relieve
conveyor belt tension and slide driven roller fully
inward.
4. Remove the 2 bolts and loosen 2 wing screws
holding conveyor table to sander base.
5. Lift conveyor table and slide it out of sander.
Turn conveyor table upside down. Be careful
not to damage conveyor belt.
6. On the underside of the conveyor table, there
are U-channels welded to the table. The
Tracker is positioned on the inside of the first U-
channel on the infeed side of sander (Figure 11-
1). The back of tracker is magnetized and will
stick to side wall of conveyor table. Do not install
tracker if edge of conveyor belt is damaged or
torn.
7. With first tracker installed, slide conveyor belt
into bottom slot of tracker. Note: When installed
properly, only bottom lip of tracker will be
visible. The top slot can be used if bottom slot
wears out.
8. Install second tracker opposite the first. Use
both trackers unless the second one does not
fit in conveyor or unless conveyor belt is
damaged.
9. Turn conveyor table right-side up and reposition
it onto sander. Re-attach three mounting
screws and tighten. Caution: Be careful not to
knock tracker(s) out of conveyor table when
turning conveyor over. Trackers may break if
allowed to fall.
10. Make sure all switches are off. Connect power
to sander and plug in motor.
11. Tension conveyor belt using take-up screws. If
both trackers are installed, it is very important to
have equal tension on both sides of conveyor
belt. Turn take-up screws on both sides until
equal tension is obtained.
12. To check tension, turn on conveyor full speed
and place both hands on conveyor. If conveyor
belt can be stopped, continue tensioning until
conveyor belt cannot be stopped by both hands
on the belt while conveyor is operating at full
speed.
13. Make sure conveyor belt runs smoothly inside
tracker slot and that the magnet is holding the
tracker in position.
14. Continue to watch tracking of conveyor and
adjust only if necessary, making sure to keep
equal tension on conveyor belt at all times and
not allowing conveyor belt to buckle under
conveyor table.
Figure 11-1: Underside of conveyor shown