Heidelberg Sheet Arrival Eye Adjustment

[Pressmanscooter]

Can anyone tell me the correct procedure for setting the two eyes at the headstop on a Speedmaster 102 CD (1992). One eye is or original, and you can tell the other is a newer replacement. I just started running this press and even when the sheets are coming in straight as an arrow the display shows that the sheet is way crooked. I think someone replaced the eye and dropped it in the dovetail, but never really set it. I watched a Heidelberg tech do it years ago on another press, but don't remember the trick. I know where the screws are that slide the eye in and out, I just need to know the factory procedure to set it. Thanks.

 

[turbotom1052]

the procedure for setting of the eyes is outlined in your press manual. Its not something i do regularly so when i need to i refer to the manual. Its involves a bit more than could be accurately conveyed here.

 

[otherthoughts]

If it were me, I would set all the head-stops to their neutral position. Meaning that they are equidistant from either of their maximal ranges. Then back-off the positioning of the center most head-stops about half a turn or so, so that only the two outer most head-stops will be responsible for registering the sheet.

Place a sheet into the feed table and register it into the two head-stops which we discussed earlier.

Then adjust the sheet detector optics, moving them forward in the feed direction until they indicate a mis-registered sheet despite there being a properly registered sheet in the head-stops. Do this one at a time for each of the detectors.

This delineates where the detect/no-detect point is for the optics with respect to the head-stop positioning.

Now just move the optics against the feed direction until they detect a properly registered sheet in the head-stops, then give them another 1/2 turn as a margin.

Anytime you move the head-stops in either direction, you should also reposition the sheet detection optics correspondingly.

OT

 

[turbotom1052]

If it were me, I would set all the head-stops to their neutral position. Meaning that they are equidistant from either of their maximal ranges. Then back-off the positioning of the center most head-stops about half a turn or so, so that only the two outer most head-stops will be responsible for registering the sheet.

Place a sheet into the feed table and register it into the two head-stops which we discussed earlier.

Then adjust the sheet detector optics, moving them forward in the feed direction until they indicate a mis-registered sheet despite there being a properly registered sheet in the head-stops. Do this one at a time for each of the detectors.

This delineates where the detect/no-detect point is for the optics with respect to the head-stop positioning.

Now just move the optics against the feed direction until they detect a properly registered sheet in the head-stops, then give them another 1/2 turn as a margin.

Anytime you move the head-stops in either direction, you should also reposition the sheet detection optics correspondingly.

OT[/QUO
as posted earlier there is a very specific sequence for setting the optics. The detectors when set correctly should not require adjustment every time you make a headstop move. They should operate adequately throughout most the entire range of headstop adjustment without requiring them to be moved every time you cock the headstops.

 

[Mike Herndon]

It's not hard but Tom is right there's a certain procedure to it. I think that machine is a CP- tronic 1.03 so you should have the MID display (rectangle LCD showing press speed, degrees etc) at the feeder control panel. Basically you put the press/headstops to a certain degree on the MID (it can be different model to model), use the adjustment for the individual eyes and get them parallel using the MID on the feeder, and then move them forward and back together with the adjustment knobs at the in-feed so they are within spec.



Maybe call them at 18004377388 and ask for the help desk. One of the guys there should be able to email a PDF out of the manual showing you the procedure.

Mike

 

[otherthoughts]

as posted earlier there is a very specific sequence for setting the optics. The detectors when set correctly should not require adjustment every time you make a headstop move. They should operate adequately throughout most the entire range of headstop adjustment without requiring them to be moved every time you cock the headstops.

Fair Enough. No offense intended. It's been a long time for me. Was just trying to lend a hand.

Regards - OT

 

[Pressmanscooter]

Thanks for help. It was just a matter of getting the two eyes set to where they would go on/off together when turning the main dial under the feed board. The screw that adjusts each eye individually, they didn't make that easy to find.