408-8980 Datasheet, PDF (2/8 Pages) Tyco Electronics – These instructions cover the installation and use of the kits listed in the table in Figure 1.

Electronic Applicator Counter Assembly Kit(s)
Counter
Mounting
Bracket
Oval Head
Screws
Ring
Magnet
Adjustment
Screw
Socket Jam
Head
Nuts
Cap
Screw
Socket
Head
Cap
Screws
Electronic
Applicator
Counter
408-8980
done so the adjustment screw does not rotate
when the jam nut is tightened in Step 10.
Counter Installed on
Mechanical Side-Feed
Type Applicators
Spacer
Feed Rod
Guide
Retaining
Rings
Figure 2
The kits can be used on Tyco Electronics side–feed
type and end–feed type mechanical applicators. See
Figure 3.
NOTE
i
The stainless steel hardware and aluminum
spacer included in the kits must be used to mount
the ring magnet and the counter for proper
operation of the counter. If any of the hardware in
the kit is replaced, use parts made from the same
material as the original.
NOTE
i
When the Electronic Applicator Counter
Assembly is mounted on an end-feed
mechanical applicator installed in a Model K"
Terminating Unit, the Model K" guard may
require modification, as shown in Drawing
1633459.
To install the kit, proceed as follows:
1. Disconnect machine power and remove the
applicator from the machine.
2. Remove the ram assembly from the applicator
housing.
3. Remove the original adjustment feed rod screw
from the applicator. The feed return spring, pivot
block, and pivot block screw will be reused. See
Figure 4.
4. Assemble the pivot block onto the new
adjustment screw with the supplied retaining rings.
5. Install the adjustment screw and the pivot block
into the applicator. Tighten the pivot block screw so
the adjustment screw can not rotate. This must be
Counter Installed on
Mechanical End-Feed Type
Applicators
Figure 3
6. Place the feed return spring on the adjustment
screw and bolt the new feed rod guide to the
applicator. The original flat washer is not required.
7. Check that the feed rod guide does not bind on
the adjustment screw. Adjust the position of the
feed rod guide to eliminate any binding.
Pivot Block
Screw
Pivot
Block
Feed Return Spring
Figure 4
8. Install the spacer and ring magnet onto the
socket head cap screw and secure the magnet
with a jam nut. Refer to Figure 2. Apply removable
thread locking compound to the jam nut.
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