Trouble shooting air spinmaster – Hawk Industries Spinner Manual 550 PNEUMATIC Serial Numbers 106 to 210 User Manual

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Trouble Shooting Air Spinmaster

Troubleshooting

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Make sure the Spinmaster Power Pack is attached to

an active rig air source, is hooked up to the spinner
correctly and is turned on. See Power Hook-up
pg.11.

Make sure the Spinmaster Power Pack is attached to

an active rig air source, is hooked up to the spinner
correctly and is turned on. See Power Hook-up
pg.11.

If the spinner doors will not close and grip the pipe,

try running the spinner to see if the main air motor
is getting air. Run the motor just a short burst, as
running the chain without pipe is not good. If the
main air motor on the spinner runs, the problem is
with the Power Pack. Go to the next step.

Check to see if the small air motor on the Power

Pack is rotating. Normally, the small motor should
rotate very slowly (almost at a stall) when the
Spinmaster is idle. If the air motor is rotating
rapidly, the tank valve on the Power Pack may be
closed. Check the tank valve setting, see page 36
step #9 for proper setting of the tank valve during
operation. Go to next step.

If the air motor is still rotating rapidly, the oil level

on the tank should be checked. See Hydraulic Oil
Level pg.35. go to the next step.

If the oil level is O.K.,check the suction strainer for

clogging. Clean or replace if neccessary. See
Changing Suction Strainer pg.36. Go to next step.

If the suction strainer is clean, either the drive keys

on the air motor/pump power train are faulty or
the pump needs some attention. See Repair Power
Train pg.37.

If the air motor is not turning at all, first check

that the regulator adjustment is set correctly, see
Adjusting Grip Pressure page 34. If the regula-
tor is set correctly, the air motor could be rusted
internally. For repair see Repair Power Train page

Symptom

Remedy

Actuate any valve and nothing hap-
pens.

Actuate the Door Valve To Grip the
Pipe and nothing happens.

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