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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