Malfunction List - Heiniger ICON Bedienungsanleitung

5.4 Malfunction List

Actions to be taken to rectify malfunctions are indicated in the „Rectification" column of the malfunction
list. Those rectification notes printed on a dark background may only be carried out by a trained person or
an authorised service centre.
MALFUNCTION
Handpiece runs hot.
Heat from front region in
general.
Heat on thumb or forefinger.
Hot tension nut.
Hot on ring finger or middle of
handpiece.
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CAUSE
Firstly, find out where exactly
on the handpiece the heat is
coming from. Let it cool down.
Start again and attempt to
locate the original heat source.
Is there sand and/or grit inside
the front of the barrel.
Check that your comb and
cutter are sharp and not over
tensioned.
Centre post has dirt between it
and the centre post cup.
Centre post & cup are well
worm.
Top of tension pin and inside
tension sleeve.
Top of the tension pin is worm.
Have you put the ball on the
wrong way around ? The flat
side goes to the crank head.
Wool build up between ball
and crank head around the
crank pin.
Front bearings is running hot,
probably caused by too much
tension or blunt comb and
cutter.
Has the crank got a lot of
movement up and down inside
the bearing ?
RECTIFICATION
With comb and cutter in
place and a firm grip on your
handpiece, put your thumb over
the oil hole and fill the barrel
with oil from the front while the
handpiece is running. Whilst
still running turn it upside down
and drain the oil out.
Resharpen. Then use less
tension.
Remove the cutter, turn the
handpiece upside down and oil
the centre post cup liberally.
Fit short repair kit.
First clean out the tension
sleeve and clean the tension
pin. Regrease and try again.
Replace tension pin and sleeve.
Remove and turn around.
Remove wool.
Use less tension or resharpen
comb and cutter.
Replace bearings.
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