Manual

Page 23 of 64 General Machine Products Co., Inc.
Close the infeed cable guide upper housing and secure with the swing bolt and thumb nut,
ensure the cable is correctly located in the bore of the collet.
Close the tractor drive, ensuring the cable is located correctly in the Vee of both upper and
lower drive chains.
Set the clamping force
The correct cable clamping force is vital to the per-
formance of the machine. It should be set as follows:
Tighten the handle with one hand while rotating the
clamp washers with the other. The clamp washers will
turn easily until the handle begins to clamp them.
When the clamp washers become almost impossible
to turn with one hand this is the start point for the
clamp force setting. Continue to turn the handle a fur-
ther 1 full turn. This will ensure the correct cable clamp
force.
20. Apply a smear of silicone grease to each seal and
install the first cable seal into the groove nearest
the tractor drive. Ensure the split of the seal is in
the lower half of the air chamber rotated slightly to
one side of the vertical, ensure
the groove is away from the
tractor drive facing the sub-
duct.
Note: Ensure that the compressor air supply is
never allowed to enter the air chamber or sub-
duct when the top tractor drive frame is in the
upper position. (i.e. not clamping the cable) and /
or the infeed guide bracket is open or not cor-
rectly secured.
Failure to do so could result in personal injury
due to the cable being ejected from the cable
blowing machine with high force and velocity.