Tighten the Material Feed Chain

Before You Begin

Safety: Stop the machine, follow the site lockout/tagout procedure, verify that hazardous energy is controlled, and release or secure stored mechanical and pneumatic energy before opening a panel, removing a guard, or adjusting components. Electrical work must be performed by a qualified technician.

The material feed chain tension should be adjusted so that the chain doesn’t bind up or hook something when backing up around the sprocket.

We recommend that the chain should be tight enough that it can’t be lifted more than 1/4” above the incline guide.

The amount of tension applied should be split evenly between the two 3/4 nuts in the center of the material feed conveyor.

Confirm the Result

After restoring the machine through the approved startup procedure, confirm that the position or count changes in the correct direction, returns consistently, and reaches the commanded value without an encoder, calibration, or overrun warning.

If the issue remains, record the exact on-screen message, affected component, indicator-light state, and the last change made. Provide those details to Enventek Technical Support; do not repeatedly recalibrate or replace parts without identifying the cause.