Owners manual

WS- 260 WIRE STRIPPING MACHINE
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Troubleshooting
Problem
Solution
Wires get jammed
in the machine
Left multi-blade side;
1) Loosen the top hand cranks to take pressure off springs to allow more room for the
springs to depress.
2) Check to make sure you are running the wire through the right channel. This takes some
time to figure out. Be patient when clearing the machine. Try the step down method. Start
in a larger hole than you think. Work your way down to a smaller hole until ideal cut is
made.
3) Only use the 1st two channels for running Romex®. They have the Rectangular Guides.
4) The jacket on the wire you are trying to run is too thick. This machine will not strip some
wires where the jacket is too thick or the materials are too dense, such as some
underground plastics.
Right single-blade side;
5) Adjust the blade up.
For smaller wire,
the cut in the wire
jacket is not in
the center of the
wire
Left multi-blade side;
1) The side adjustments could be out of alignment on the cutter rollers. The cutter rollers
on the top of the cutting assembly can adjust right to left. The cutting blades should be
centered in the middle of every roller. You can look down the middle of every roller from
front and back of the machine to see if the cutters are in the center. If they are not, you can
adjust the top cutter and rollers by adjusting the side bolts (with the lock nut) to slightly
shift the cutter/roller. Make sure you do not tighten the bolts too much so the top
cutter/roller assembly cannot raise and lower as wire passes through. Think of these bolts
as side stops only, just to keep the assembly inline, so leave about 1mm gap in-between
bolt and cutter/rollers.
Right single-blade side;
2) Adjust the blade right or left.
The machine is
excessively loud
and makes
grinding noise
These machines are generally on the noisier side as they use gear drive system. You can
however check the side adjustments as they could be out of alignment on the cutter rollers.
The cutter rollers on the top of the cutting assembly can adjust right to left. The cutting
blades should be centered in the middle of every roller. You can look down the middle of
every roller from front and back of the machine to see if the cutters are in the center. If they
are not, you can adjust the top cutter and rollers by adjusting the side bolts (with the lock
nut) to slightly shift the cutter/roller. Make sure you do not tighten the bolts too much so
the top cutter/roller assembly cannot raise and lower as wire passes through. Think of
these bolts as side stops only, just to keep the assembly inline, so leave about 1mm gap in
between bolt and cutter/rollers.
The machine is
not cutting
through the entire
jacket
Increase the tension on the top hand cranks. It is also possible that either you are cutting
wire that has too thick of a wire jacket or too dense a jacket. These jackets may not be able
to cut with this machine.
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