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[partnumber]

Link to some pics bowling centre I work
just an impression

82-70 pics

[felix]

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Leak'in On the Lane; Nice Pic's, Can We Get A Patent Number off the chassis? [img]/content/btubb/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/confused.gif[/img]

[8270king]

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Nice pics.

JK

[DetroitSignal]

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Very nice pics. Never saw those diagonal rods coming off the crossbeam though.

[Rep]

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Nice [img]/content/btubb/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/laugh.gif[/img]

[Can't Carry]

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nice pics, i always like seeing pictures of amf machines.

[VADistMech]

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Originally posted by JOE C.:
Very nice pics. Never saw those diagonal rods coming off the crossbeam though.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Joe C, Originally on 70's the crossmember that the distributer bolts to was way up front like that. Those rods must have been added when they did the 90 conversion. [img]/content/btubb/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/eek.gif[/img] Nice pics

[Dan_Hart]

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Originally posted by leakonlane:
Link to some pics bowling centre I work
just an impression

82-70 pics

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I just noticed the 50 Hertz sign. Must be in europe?

[Steve Stafford (JBEES)]

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Did anybody notice the circuit breaker for the even lane? Will that ever trip in that condition? I know its not installed yet...I was just curious if that could prevent it from tripping.

[TheGMan143]

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Originally posted by JBEES:
Did anybody notice the circuit breaker for the even lane? Will that ever trip in that condition? I know its not installed yet...I was just curious if that could prevent it from tripping.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">It'll still trip off. The mechanism in the breaker trips internally... the handle is there to manually turn it on and off, and to reset it after it trips... even if it's held in the 'on' position, it will still shut the power off. As soon as the bar is removed the handle will drop to the 'off' position.

Those locking bars are actually there to lock a machine OFF while working on it so it can't accidentally be powered up without physically removing the locking bar first. I'd suggest leaving the lock pins hanging until you need to lock out a machine... when they're holding the handle up, you can't tell if it tripped off for some reason until you pull the pin... makes it easy to overlook if there's a problem.

[EDJE]

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guys i worked in the center for almost 12 years so i will explain a few thing. the added rods on the distrubitor is somthing we added ourself to prevent the dist. from moving to the left or right, allong whit that a extra tensionspring on the back so the dist will not swing when moving fron 3pin pos to the 2pin pos. and for the 82-90 chassis the breaker will not tripp off normaly when the breaker is in on posision it will stay there and the lockingbar can not be put in posision the pin is only can be in place when the breaker is in the off mode so nobody can swhitch the breaker in the on pos. while there is somebody working in the machine

thanks EDJE

[TheGMan143]

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Since you're overseas, that may be the case... but in order for the unit to receive a UL listing and conform to manufacturing safety specs (as well as many OSHA rules), the breakers must open the circuit "even if mechanically held in an on position" and "must be returned to a full-off state before being able to be reset". Meaning that pop-out button breakers can be held in, but if they trip, the button has to be released to allow it to travel outward before pressing it back in to reset it... handle, rotary, or lever breakers can be held in place, but if they trip, the handle must be moved to on "off" condition before the internal mechanism can be switched back on.

One exception to the rule is a klixon or self-resetting breaker... since these devices are made to protect ONLY the device it's connected to (and you can't manually shut the power off with a klixon, only turn it back on after an overload), they don't have to observe the rule.

Try it with any circuit breaker sold in the US... from panelboard mains breakers to panel mount low-voltage breakers. They all have a similar operation... 'off' before 'on' after 'trip'.

I'm not saying that some breakers that can be held on didn't make it to the US... a lot of used equipment comes from overseas where the safety rules differ. The difference is that if someone gets hurt as a result with the machinery installed in the US, a very messy safety inspection (and the fines to go along with it) can result... as well as private lawsuits for damages.

It all comes down to this: Everyone is responsible for safety... NEVER trust a switch or breaker to protect you. Lock out the power completely before working in or reaching into machinery.