Equipment
Maintenance
and
Repair
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5. Remove the lift arm from the ballot box lid and close and lock the ballot box.
10.26.
Installing the ballot deflector motor
The AccuVote-OS should not be installed in the ballot box while installing the ballot deflector
motor.
Unlock and open the ballot box lid and support on the ballot box lift arm.
1. Position the ballot box deflector motor housing against the inside wall of the plastic motor
mount bracket so that all six screw holes in the mount bracket line up with those of the motor.
2. Grip the motor tightly against the plastic motor mount bracket with one hand while inserting a
screw into the housing using a Philips (+) screwdriver.
3. Once the first screw is place, replace the remaining five screws using the Philips (+)
screwdriver. Grip the motor firmly against the plastic motor mount bracket in order to fully
tighten the screws. Do not over tighten as you may strip the threads in the motor case.
4. Reconnect the deflector motor cable with the deflector cable.
5. Install the ballot box deflector using the procedure previously described in
Installing the ballot
deflector
.
6. Once the ballot deflector has been installed, remove the lift arm from the ballot box lid and
close and lock the ballot box.
10.27.
Removing the ballot deflector cable
The AccuVote-OS should not be installed in the ballot box while removing the ballot deflector
cable.
1. Unlock and remove the security plate from the ballot box entry slot. Do not place in the
security plate recess on the ballot box lid as it may fall off once the lid has been opened.
2. Open the ballot box lid and support it on the lift arm.
Note that the deflector cable is attached to the ballot box lid by means of a bracket on the lower
right hand side of the ballot box entry slot. Two screws hold this plate into place. These screws
are connected to nuts which are visible on the right hand side of the area between the security
plate recess and the ballot box deflector inside the ballot box lid.
Detach each of these screws using a Philips (+) screwdriver in one hand to remove the screw
and a 5/16” nut driver so keep the corresponding nut in place.
3. Inside the ballot box, detach the ballot box deflector cable from the deflector motor cable.
4. Cut the tie strap that holds the deflector cable onto the plastic motor mount bracket.
5. Cut the tie strap attaching the deflector cable onto the power cord tube.
6. Cut the tie attaching the deflector cable onto the right hand side of the ballot box chute.
7. Once the ballot box deflector cable has been freed, thread it around the power cord tube,
between the chute and the ballot box lid and out of the deflector connector hole on top of the
lid.
8. Remove the lift arm from the ballot box lid and close and lock the ballot box.
9. Replace and lock the security plate into the ballot entry slot.
