pm 52 compressor wont run

Discussion in 'Heidelberg Printing Presses' started by tim enigma, May 10, 2011.

  1. tim enigma

    tim enigma Senior Member

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    the air compressor that runs the air and suction for the feed head will not turn on. i can hear the relay clicking inside the electrical box but nothing at the pump. all other air work fine just nothing for the feeder head. any help is greatly apreciated. thanks
    tim
     
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  2. exheidmech

    exheidmech Senior Member

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    First make sure the breaker is not tripped. But, it sounds to me like you blew the rotor vanes. Take the cover off the front of the pump, remove both filters and remove the front face plate. This will open up the rotor. If the vanes have blown you will need to clean all the dust and vane fragments. If its not totally clean, leftover fragments will also destroy new vanes.
     
  3. tim enigma

    tim enigma Senior Member

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    thanks, i think we figured it out. we are pretty sure that the breaker is bad or going bad. the pump itself works great. wasnt sure how to delete this thread when we got it working. thanks again
    tim
     
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