Air valve not closing

Discussion in 'Komori Printing Presses' started by dave biddiscombe, Sep 26, 2016.

  1. dave biddiscombe

    dave biddiscombe New Member

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    Hi all,lithrone 526 got some air valves not closing so compressor working overtime. Any ideas as to sort it ? Will i have to take the whole block apart? Cheers Dave
     
  2. Vic the Printer

    Vic the Printer Member

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    Do you know which valve, and what it controls?
     
  3. dave biddiscombe

    dave biddiscombe New Member

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    No Vic.because a valve is open the air comes out the top of the block!
     

  4. Vic the Printer

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    It may not even be the valve that's leaking and the actual cylinder it controlsā€¦ I would try and isolate which valveā€¦ stop the press and lower the air pressure to that block, then starting from the bottom of the block remove one air line at a time (the return side which in my case is the left side of each valve) you should not have any air coming out of the line, or the valve. I'm attaching an image of the valves and what they control again for my press.. Yours will probably be different.
     

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