YOUR MACHINE CHANGES AFTER EIGHT TO TWELVE MONTHS OF USE, OR EVEN NON-USE. LUBRICATIONS START TO DRY UP AND HARDEN. IF FREQUENTLY USED, PADS WEAR, CAUSING DRASTIC CHANGES TO THE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ADJUSTMENTS OF YOUR MACHINE. TO PREVENT PERMANENT DAMAGE OR AN UNTIMELY BREAKDOWN, YOU SHOULD TRY TO HAVE YOUR MACHINE OVERHAULED ON A YEARLY BASIS.
DON'T IGNORE THE SIGNS
EARLY DETECTION IS ALWAYS BEST. THERE ARE A FEW DEFINITE SIGNS THAT ARE OFTEN OVERLOOKED UNTIL THEY BECOME A NUISANCE. FIRST, YOUR WRITER WILL SLOWLY GET LOUDER. AS YOUR PADS WEAR, THE NOISE WILL INCREASE. THERE IS NO WAY TO SHOW NOISE, BUT YOU WILL DEFINITELY KNOW WHEN IT HAPPENS. IF IT GETS TO THE POINT THAT YOUR JUDGE TELLS YOU THAT YOUR MACHINE IS TOO LOUD, YOU HAVE MORE THAN LIKELY IGNORED THE SIGN FOR A WHILE.
NEXT WOULD BE PRINT QUALITY. TO THE LEFT, IS A SCAN OF A PRINT OUT OF A MACHINE THAT IS IN NEED OF SERVICE. LOOK CLOSELY, AND NOTICE HOW THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE LETTERS ARE BEING CUT OFF. THIS IS A SIGN THAT YOUR PADS ARE WEARING, AND THE TYPE FACE IS DROPPING. THE LETTERS ARE NO LONGER HITTING SQUARE ON THE PLATEN WHEN YOU HIT A KEY. NORMALLY, A NEW RIBBON WILL NOT HELP THE PROBLEM A GREAT DEAL. YOU WILL JUST END UP WITH DARKER TOP HALVES OF YOUR LETTERS.
BELOW IS A STENTURA MECHANISM THAT IS IN NEED OF SERVICE. NOTICE THE DRIED UP HOLES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PLATEN. THESE SHOULD BE FILLED WITH GREASE. ALSO NOTICE THE DIRT AND OLD DIRTY GREASE THAT WILL SLOW YOUR MACHINE DOWN.
OTHER SIGNS COULD INCLUDE HAVING TO CONTINUALLY ADJUST YOUR CONTACTS (YOUR ELECTRONIC KEY ADJUSTMENTS). THIS COULD BE A SIGN THAT YOUR CONTACTS ARE DIRTY, CAUSING A POOR ELECTRONIC CONNECTION. IN WHICH CASE, FURTHER ADJUSTMENT COULD DAMAGE THE CONTACTS.
THESE ARE JUST OF FEW OF THE MORE OBVIOUS SIGNS THAT YOUR MACHINE COULD BE IN NEED OF AN OVERHAUL. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU TRY TO KEEP YOUR MACHINE ON A MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE, VERY MUCH LIKE YOU WOULD HAVE THE OIL CHANGED IN YOUR AUTOMOBILE. ONCE AJS HAS SERVICED YOUR MACHINE, WE WILL INSTALL A SERVICE REMINDER STICKER UNDER YOUR COVER LID. HOPEFULLY, THIS HAS BEEN SOME HELP TO YOU.
