Tracker Kit - Powermatic PM2244 Manual De Instrucciones De Operación Y Piezas

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, and remove
side cover (see Figure 10).
3. Loosen both conveyor take-up screw nuts to
relieve conveyor belt tension and slide driven
roller fully inward.
4. Remove the three screws (A, Figure 21) holding
conveyor table to sander base.
Figure 21
5. Lift conveyor table and slide it out of sander.
Turn conveyor table upside down. Be careful
not to damage conveyor belt.
6. The tracker is positioned on underside of
conveyor bed near driven roller (Figure 22). The
back of tracker is magnetized and will stick to
side wall of conveyor bed. Do not install tracker
if edge of conveyor belt is damaged or torn.
Figure 22 – Underside of conveyor shown
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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 re-
position it onto sander. Re-attach three (3)
mounting screws and tighten. Caution: Be
careful not to knock tracker(s) out of conveyor
bed 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 screw
nuts. If both trackers are installed, it is very
important to have equal tension on both sides
of conveyor belt. Tighten take-up screw nuts 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 bed.