Leclerc Looms weavebird loom, Troubleshooting Manual

Page 1: ...9 362 2045 www leclerclooms com info leclerclooms com WEAVEBIRD LOOM TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE If you have problems when starting the loom or if the loom does not work correctly too many jams please foll...

Page 2: ...2 Check each cable to make sure it goes around the cor rect pulley and through the correct combs in its path from the top to the bottom of the shaft...

Page 3: ...pring 2 5 Lower pulleys The 2 Top balls The 2 bottom balls Guide peigne du haut Top comb guide Fourchette du haut Fourchette du bas Top fork Bottom fork TC LC Guide peigne du bas Bottom comb guide NOT...

Page 4: ...e loom and screw it in place with the 3 round ed head screws 8 1 Make sure to screw in the pre drilled holes 7A En installant les c bles aux ressorts assurez vous que les bagues soient perpen diculair...

Page 5: ...ttom cable should now be straight and have a small amount of tension on it CABLE TENSION ADJUSTMENT for the lower cables with springs If necessary 1 8 Ajustement de la tension sur les ressorts Si n ce...

Page 6: ...du bloc avant de l unit solenoide avec une vis t te ronde S 12 1 Assurez vous de les visser dans les avant trous Affix the front solenoids unit block with one round head screw S 12 1 Make sure to scre...

Page 7: ...right Treadle that this arm goes all the way to the top before depressing the left Treadle to close the shed Each Treadle must be depressed individually fully to the bottom Going half way may cause se...

Page 8: ...oom to work properly the action of the selecting arms must operate as follows 1 The arms have to open up to the guides U 2 The top arm has to follow the groove of the guide board G following the insid...

Page 9: ...this adjustment Hold the left treadle app 1 from the floor or place a block of 1 under it Hold the bottom arm in the closed posi tion all the way to the nylon stopper Connect the red and green cables...

Page 10: ...as 10 Attach the S hooks of the turnbuckle on the metal cables to where the loop cords are marked in black The length of the loop cords tested and markes at the factory prior to shipping Note All the...

Page 11: ...11 While keeping the left treadle down lift and hold the right treadle at 10 from the floor Connect the black and white cords while making sure that both arms are completely closed...

Page 12: ...or in the turnbuckles to have this opti mum open shed In this picture the black cable will have to be shotened a little This picture show a correct adjust ment but now make sure the right treadle is...

Page 13: ...s it in front of each sensor until the solenoids move back Note which sensors worked and not which of that sensor worked THIS SENSOR WILL HAVE TO BE INSTALLED IN THE GROOVE AT THE LOWER MARK 7 Pass th...

Page 14: ...14 With the left treadle depressed make sure that all the cables are inside the grooves of the top fork The upper pair of balls is shown in the correct position above...

Page 15: ...15 Before you run the self test with Proweave or with Weavelec make sure that all the solenoid plungers are at rest touching the black pad...

Page 16: ...is test Turn the Black box off Ask somebody else to keep the left treadle down Push the red white bottom on the black box and hold it in while turning the black box on again The self test will start a...

Page 17: ...b unit is too low Loosen the autolock nut and raise the unit until all the balls are all under the fork as the picture in the previous page If the nut is a square nut contact us to upgrade it to the a...

Page 18: ...adles the other one checking Cables and Ball position 1 Depress the left treadle 2 Check that all balls are above the top fork as in this picture 3 Make sure that both arms are completely closed and b...

Page 19: ...ans that the tension on that Cable is too high If you want to confirm if it is a tension problem try to extend the plunger fully by hand If you cannot then it may be something else If one or a few sol...

Page 20: ...cable are out of the top fork and into the bottom fork This is very important is the balls of a cable pushed have the top ball still in the upper fork you will not be able to make the lift JAM Report...

Page 21: ...21 1 Depress the right treadle 2 Check that both arms are in the fully opened position and both of them are touching or almost touching the nylon stoppers...

Page 22: ...rnate shafts are down Check that each ball is in the correct groove of the correct fork A cable ball can not be IN 2 forks at the same time Each Cable BALL MUST be IN EITHER the upper or lower fork OP...

Page 23: ...ing the new shed QUICKLY will cause selection errors or major JAMS This time delay may be second to 1 second depending of the sofware and computer you are using NOTE The time delay necessary for your...

Page 24: ...ESSURE ON THE LEFT TREADLE All lower balls are out of the fork and lower than the fork see next page Closed shed NO pressure on the left treadle With this situation if you start the loom there will be...

Page 25: ...E ON THE LEFT TREADLE All lower balls out of the fork and lower than the fork CLOSED SHED WITH LITTLE PRESSURE ON THE LEFT TREADLE The left treadle is near the floor and there is almost even tension o...

Page 26: ...SHED WITH SMALL PRESSURE ON THE TREADLE The right treadle is near the floor Both arms A1 A2 are all the way to the arm guides G1 G2 There is almost even tension on all the loop cord treadle cables A1...

Page 27: ...the groove of the the arm guides G The rolling white nylon piece N1 is on the top of the closed gate G1 so the arm A1 will have to go down in the other groove avoiding a JAM To do that the shed has to...