APW Wyott VSX - Manual (Page 18)

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1. Begin Splicing In The Center
2. Weave Strand To Sides
3. Check Drive Shaft SprocketAlignment
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Confirm that the edge loops are curving back away from the direction of conveyor chain travel as
shown in Diagram 1. If not, check to be sure that the conveyor chain is not threaded backwards on
the conveyor.
Hold the strand up between the two conveyor chain edges and check to see that the edge loops are
going in the same direction as the conveyor chain’s edge loops. (The strand must also be “right side
up” for it to lay flat. You will know immediately if you have installed the splice strand “wrong side up”
and will have to start over.)
BEND the strand from each side enough to INSERT the ends into the two spaces next to the center
space (Spaces B and D in Diagram 1)
INSERT the strand ends into the center space of the opposite edge(Space 3 in Diagram 1)
Pull the ends of the strand through until the center space “locks” in place (You should be pulling the
strands toward you)
Use pliers or the Eddie Tool to STRAIGHTEN the wire in the center space (Once the center is
connected, you may remove the ties holding the conveyor chain’s edges together)
Using your pliers, connect the strand's edge loop to the conveyor chain’s edge loop (on the far
edge). (Diagram 2)
Connect the edge loop on the near edge of the conveyor chain to the strand's edge loop. (Diagram
3)
STRAIGHTEN the strand with your pliers
Check alignment of sprocket teeth with a straight edge
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