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After Installing Vibrator IMPORTANT

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Checking shaft rotation

1.Remove cap screws, washers, and vibrator weight covers. !

CAUTION

After Installation DO NOT run vibrator with eccentric weights removed. Running vibrator with eccentric weights removed will damage bearings. !When checking shaft rotation with weight cover removed, keep hands away from swinging weights. Weights can crush fingers.

WARNING

2.Start vibrator for one second, then stop.3.Observe direction of motor rotation. If motor is not rotating in correct direction, lock out/tag out energy source and reverse rotation. To reverse rotation of three-phase vibrator, reverse any two of the three power supply wires. To reverse rotation of single-phase vibrator, see Figure 6, diagram 1A or 1E.4.Replace weight cover, taking care not to pinch o-ring.
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NOTE

Adjusting eccentric weights

All MARTIN Electric Vibrators have one set of eccentric weights on each end of shaft. Eccentric weights are set at 50% at factory (models CD36-11000 and CD36-20000 are set at 100%). See Figure 11.The percentage increments on the weight or on the weight adjustment disks are percentages of the total force pounds listed on the nameplate. For example, if the nameplate shows 8340 lb, setting the weights to 50% would produce 4170 pounds of force.

IMPORTANT

For the most efficient operation, vibrator eccentric weights should be adjusted to the lowest force setting required to move the material. This will increase vibrator life and reduce energy costs.
Martin Engineering M3286-10/08 15 MARTIN ® Electric Vibrators