Facts & Figures Book - KPI-JCI

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE:HIGH FREQUENCY SCREENS (cont.)Screenin gBREAKING SCREEN CLOTHCAUSE SOLUTION1. Wire diameter of screen 1. Incease wire diameter orcloth is too small for size of decrease material sizematerial2. Material impact on screen 2. Install rubber strips acrossclothacross width of cloth atimpact zone to protectscreen cloth3. Improper tension of screen 3. Screen cloth is either tooclothloose or too tight(depending on wirediameter). Make sure anchorends are evenly tensioned.4. Bucker rubber on tappets 4. Install new bucker rubber onare worn outtappets5. Improper weave or crimp of 5. Contact screen manufacturerscreen panel6. Screen panel is too long and 6. Contact screen manufacturerhook end turned over too farMATERIAL IS “POP-CORNING” ASIT FLOWS DOWN SCREENCAUSESOLUTION1. Fines have been removed 1. Adjust oil flow on thefrom materialvibrators where this isoccurringInstall dams to knockmaterial down (ContactKPI-JCI and Astec MobileScreens)2. Feed rate to screen is too 2. Increase feed rate.slow138