APW Wyott VSX - Manual (Page 19)

FIGURE 13: PROCEDURE FOR CONVEYOR BELT ADJUSTMENT (TRACKING)
Turn the screw counter clock-wise about a half turn. If the belt has walked over the right
sprocket, you will need to put it in the center of the sprockets by hand. CAUTION!!! THE
BELTMAYBEEXTREMELYHOT.YOUCOULDBURNYOURSELF.
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Did the belt walk
off the sprocket
in5minutes?
Did the belt walk
off the sprocket
in5minutes?
Has the belt
walked over
one of the
s p r o c k e t s
w i t h i n 1 0
minutes?
Start
END
Position yourself so that you face the conveyor with the access cover
between you and the conveyor. The platen should be on the other side
oftheconveyorfromyou.Thisputstheadjustmentscrewonyourright.
Continue to monitor the
conveyor from time-to-
time for a couple of days
to see if it walks over a
sprocket.
Did the conveyor
belt walk after a
fewhours?
T o w h i c h
sprocket did
the belt walk
over?
Left
Left
Right
Right
Turn the screw 5
times counter
clock-wise.
Turn the
screw 5
t i m e s
c l o c k -
wise.
While conveyor
b e l t i s s t i l l
b e t w e e n t h e
sprockets,turnthe
screw 2 times
clock-wise.
Whileconveyor
belt is still
between the
sprockets, turn
the screw 2
times counter
clock-wise.
Within about 5
minutes, which
sprocket is the
conveyor walking
toward?
Turn the screw clock-
wise about a half turn. If
the belt has walked over
the right sprocket, you
will need to put it in the
center of the sprockets
by hand. CAUTION!!!
THE BELT MAY BE
EXTREMELY HOT. YOU
C O U L D B U R N
YOURSELF.
Neither. It stays
in center.
Left
13. CONVEYOR BELT ADJUSTMENT