7.2
Causes of malfunctions and their rectification
Malfunction
Upper blades
moving too little.
Top blade does
not move
Adjusting knob
jammed.
Leaf springs in the
head mount are
too loose.
Play between pivot
lever and leaf spring.
Pivot lever difficult to
move up and down.
Clipper cuts badly
or not at all
Motor does not run
or stops immediately.
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Cause
Leaf springs broken.
Eccentric square or
eccentric shaft worn
(insufficient lubrication).
Defective gear wheel.
Thread dirty or rusty.
Pressure spring jammed.
Comb plate screws
loose.
Leaf springs and/or cyl-
inder head screws worn.
Centring sleeve lost.
Clipper blades blunt
Clipper blades have not
been correctly ground
Clipper blades are not
oiled
Clipping pressure too low. Increase the clipping pressure,
Leaf springs broken.
The animal's hair is wet.
Hairs jammed between
top and bottom blades.
Too much play at the
clipping head.
Clipping blades not
properly aligned.
Clipping pressure too
strong.
Battery is dead.
Contacts dirty.
Faulty battery.
Smell of burning from
the motor housing. Motor
burned out.
Clipperhead blocked.
Motor and/or electronics
defective.
Instruction Manual / Cattle and Horse Clipper
Rectification
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Tighten the comb plate screws.
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Lubricate the clipping blades
every 15 minutes.
as described in chapter 6.5.
Notify customer service.
Only clip dry hair.
Remove the clipping blades;
clean, lubricate and install them
again; set the clipping pressure.
Notify customer service.
Align the clipping blades correctly,
see Fig. 14.
Reduce the clipping pressure,
as described in chapter 6.5.
Have the blades sharpened.
Charge battery.
Switch clipper off and clean
the contacts.
Replace battery.
Notify customer service.
Remove jamming.
Notify customer service.