I want to share my recent experience updating the wiring on an SP-20 motor to add ground. (Disclaimer: I am not an electrician although I consulted with an electrician.) My press arrived with the power cord cut off where it exited the press. So, I needed to add a plug anyway and decided it would […]
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Universal III grippers
Hello all,I am new to the forum.I have 2 Universal III presses under my care and I am cleaning and refurbishing both.The grippers on one press are not opening at the feed board in run mode and the cycle button does not work at all.It seems an intermittent problem.I am replacing fuses and just noticed […]
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The old switch fell back into the box. It was being held in place by a metal clip on the frame, shown here on the wood feed-board of the press. I could not get it to grab the switch, so I figured I would just replace it with a household switch, but am unclear about […]
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Working on some electrical gremlins on a Uni III that is blowing its 5amp fuses (larger ones). When in manual mode, the carriage will go to the end of the bed with no problem but will not return and it appears to blow the fuses once at the end of the bed. Should I be […]
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