I found a few problems last time I worked on the press so I will start with how I resolved them.
I took the fittings to "Source tube and hose" which was right around the corner from my shop. Of course, he said "I have never seen this size/pitch before!". But, he was able to weld the parts together and that was good enough for me. I installed it and it works fine. I'll cross my fingers and hope these hoses hold up because I have no way to replace them. It would be nice if I had another 300 as a parts machine but I don't have room for one.
I went to radio shack and picked up some fuses. They didn't have 6.4 or .4 amp ones but I got some 7 & .5 amp ones and hope they work out.
I also got some Ba9s lamps while I was there.
I installed the 7 amp fuse and fired it up. It worked, kinda. The clamp retracted and the injection unit advanced and retracted. I was not able to get the clamp to close. I will be looking in the manual for possible causes.
After the fuse was changed, I found that two of my lamps were burned out. The ones from radio shack did not work. They fit in the socket but the actual bulb is too large for the switch assembly. I measured the bulb and looked online and think that this one will fit:
Sunray ALBA-A-916-99
I ordered some on amazon for $3.99 each. I'll let you know if they fit.
I noticed a wire coming out of the machine that was not hooked into the control and traced it to a little sensor or valve. I'm not sure what it is so I will also look into that.
I took the fittings to "Source tube and hose" which was right around the corner from my shop. Of course, he said "I have never seen this size/pitch before!". But, he was able to weld the parts together and that was good enough for me. I installed it and it works fine. I'll cross my fingers and hope these hoses hold up because I have no way to replace them. It would be nice if I had another 300 as a parts machine but I don't have room for one.
I went to radio shack and picked up some fuses. They didn't have 6.4 or .4 amp ones but I got some 7 & .5 amp ones and hope they work out.
I also got some Ba9s lamps while I was there.
I installed the 7 amp fuse and fired it up. It worked, kinda. The clamp retracted and the injection unit advanced and retracted. I was not able to get the clamp to close. I will be looking in the manual for possible causes.
After the fuse was changed, I found that two of my lamps were burned out. The ones from radio shack did not work. They fit in the socket but the actual bulb is too large for the switch assembly. I measured the bulb and looked online and think that this one will fit:
Sunray ALBA-A-916-99
I ordered some on amazon for $3.99 each. I'll let you know if they fit.
I noticed a wire coming out of the machine that was not hooked into the control and traced it to a little sensor or valve. I'm not sure what it is so I will also look into that.
