Troubleshooting Vibratory Feeder Bowl Systems

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ANATOMY OF THE FEEDER BOWL SYSTEM ............................................................................. 3

RIDGED MACHINE BASE / TABLE ......................................................................................... 4
HOPPERS & INCLINE CONVEYORS ...................................................................................... 5
FEEDER BOWLS & DRIVE UNITS........................................................................................... 6
INLINE DRIVE UNITS ............................................................................................................. 7
FEEDER CONTROLLER .......................................................................................................... 8

TROUBLESHOOTING MALFUNCTIONS

DECREASE IN FEED RATE

SPRING TENSION ................................................................................................................. 9
CRACKED SPRING ................................................................................................................ 9
SPRING FATIGUE ................................................................................................................ 10
LOWER SPRING ANCHOR FRACTURE ...............................................................................10
CRACK IN THE FEEDER BOWL ........................................................................................... 11
MOUNTING FEET ................................................................................................................ 11
COIL GAP ............................................................................................................................. 12
DEBRIS BETWEEN THE SPRINGS ...................................................................................... 12

EXCESSIVE NOISE

OBSTRUCTIVE INTERFERENCE .......................................................................................... 13
NARROW COIL GAP ............................................................................................................ 14
FRACTURED SPRING ........................................................................................................... 15

DEAD SPOTS

DEAD SPOTS ....................................................................................................................... 16

GENERAL MALFUNCTIONS

HOPPER TRAY DOES NOT TURN ON ............................................................................... 17
FEEDER BOWL DOES NOT TURN ON .............................................................................. 18
INLINE TRACK DOES NOT TURN ON ............................................................................... 19
PARTS JAMMING IN HOPPER ........................................................................................... 20
PARTS JAMMING IN FEEDER BOWL ................................................................................. 21
PARTS JAMMED IN THE INLINE TRACK ............................................................................ 22

INSTALLATION TIPS

FOUNDATION ..................................................................................................................... 23
ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................. 24
COMPRESSED AIR .............................................................................................................. 25
ORIENTATION AND LEVELING ......................................................................................... 26

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