Problem & answerK-08
Caps Jamming in the Elevator or Selector
Also covers: Steel selector plates not set for the cap
Likely causes
- Steel selector (orientation) plates not set to the cap height for this bottle
- Cap size changed (e.g. 120 cc and 150 cc bottle caps differ in height) without resetting the plates
- Plate fixing screws loose
- Deformed caps
How to fix it
- 1Stop and clear the jammed caps.
- 2Check the cap height for this product against the change-over sheet.
- 3Loosen the screws on the steel selector plates.
- 4Set the plate gap to the cap height so only correctly oriented caps pass and none can wedge. Taller caps need a slightly wider setting.
- 5Tighten the screws evenly.
- 6Run caps through and confirm they flow freely and correctly oriented.
Technical note
Caps for different bottles are different heights (for example 5 mm and 10 mm). If the steel plates are left at the setting for another cap, caps wedge between them and the whole cap feed blocks.It is fixed when
Caps lift and pass the selector plates freely and correctly oriented.
Stop it coming back
- Reset the selector plates at every cap or bottle-size change and record the setting.
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