LOTUS XS 230 V horizontal continuous mixer / Part 2 Overview, operation and service
Operation
5.12.3.2 Setting the mixing shaft
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Figure 42: Setting the mixing shaft
NOTE
When installing the parts, make sure they are clean and
dry.
Pay attention to the correct fit of metering and mixing
shaft.
Always keep the quick closures and gaskets clean.
Grease the bearing journal and connecting pieces of the
mixing shaft.
1. Assemble clean and dry parts only.
2. Keep the bayonet lock (1) on the material hopper clean.
3. Lightly grease the bearing journal (2) on the mixing shaft.
4. Connect the cleaned mixing shaft to the dosing shaft.
5. Wipe of any excess grease.
6. Push the mixing tube over the mixing shaft and close the bayonet
lock on the material hopper.
5.12.4
Cleaning the material hopper
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Figure 43: Remove the protective grille
The inside of the material hopper can be cleaned with a
water hose after having been emptied completely.
1. Undo the nut (1) and the screw.
2. Remove the protective grille (2).
3. Clean material hopper.
5.12.5
Cleaning the dosing shaft
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Figure 44: Cleaning the dosing shaft
1. Undo the nut (1) with screw.
2. Remove the dosing shaft (2) and clean it.
3. Lightly grease the drive shaft (3) and replace the cleaned dosing
shaft.
4. Secure the dosing shaft using the screw and nut.
5. Replace the protective grille and also secure it using a screw and
nut.
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