BOWMAN COMPACT 150 User manual

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COMPACT 150
INSTRUCTIONS
Thank you for your purchase, please call if you need any help or advice. Your support online would be
much appreciated. Kind Regards Andrew Davidson Managing Director of WJ Bowman (1984) LTD.
Check contents
Having moved the protective card from around the clay pigeon trap, check its contents to ensure they are
all present. You should have included:
• Trap fixed to a plywood base
• Carousel (pre-mounted)
• Coil of 50m cable & button unit or wireless radio control (if purchased)
• Yellow safety ring
• Bowman mini barrow (if purchased with the trap)
Positioning and fixing clay pigeon trap
Your clay pigeon trap can be fixed onto and operated from a pallet however, we could recommend a more
permanent bolted position or the bowman mini barrow. If you have purchased a Bowman mini barrow
position the trap onto the barrow and line up the 4 bolt holes. Use the 10mm bolts provided to secure your
trap to the mini barrow. A washer should be placed on either side, a spring washer goes on before the nut
to secure.
Key Points:
• Check your contents
• Read thoroughly before
attempting to assemble or
operate.
• Do not attempt to fit the battery
until both assembly tasks have
been completed!
Think! Safety First!
These machines can cause serious injury, read these
instructions prior to assembly and use.
If you are missing any contents, are unsure or concerned
about the use of your clay pigeon trap then please don’t
hesitate to call bowman’s directly on 01777 870243.
Tools Required to assemble: 2 x 17mm spanners & wire
cutters / scissors.
WJ Bowman
High Street East Markham
Nottinghamshire NG220RE
01777 870243
www.bowmantraps.co.uk
@bowmantraps

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1. First task: fit your safety ring
2. Second task: fit the main spring
Screw the 10mm studding into the
front of the steel body and lock off
with the 10mm nut
Push the ends of the safety rings onto
the steel mounts on each side of the
trap to secure.
Locate steel tabs on either side of
the traps main frame
For safety reasons your clay
pigeon trap is supplied with the
main spring detached. Remove
the cable ties carefully to access
the parts.
Place the washers and spacers
carefully to the side in the order
they were attached to the tension
bar.
To re-attach the main spring, rotate
the throwing arm until it points
straight ahead. In this position there
is no tension on the main spring,
allowing you to fit the M12 studding
through the spring tension bar at
the rear. Once through the bar, add
the washers and spacers in the
same order they were removed and
tighten the hand nut to the desired
spring tension and then finally
secure with the 12mm wing nut.

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0.5mm
Jacking screw
BOLT HEAD
Locking Nut
Pic 2
Jacking screws
3mm
Pic 1
Use of the clay pigeon trap
With both tasks complete, the trap is now ready to connect to the battery. When preparing to connect the battery
move to a safe position at the rear of the trap and make sure that NO-ONE is in the DANGER ZONE in front of the
trap or inside the area marked out by the safety ring.
Connect the 50m cable release plug or wireless radio receiver to the green socket on the trap, check that the
control box switch is in the off position and then connect the terminals to the battery. To arm the trap, turn the
program switch to ’on run, the trap will power up and the motor will rotate the throwing arm and stop in the firing
position. Fire the trap by pressing the hand held button (notice that the trap re-arms itself ready to fire again). Now
you must disarm the trap in order to load clays and make elevation adjustments.
Disarm and make safe
To disarm and make the trap safe you ‘flick’ the program switch to
‘nudge fire’. Notice the trap will fire, but does not re-arm with the
throwing arm visible to the left. Remove the battery terminals from the
battery. Load your clays into the carousel. To make elevation
adjustments, there are two lock handles on either side of the trap at the
rear. Release the lever handles, tilt the trap backwards to the desired
height and then re-tighten the lever locks. Now you are ready to
re-attach the battery terminals (ensuring the program switch is set to
‘off’) and then switch the program to ‘on run’ in preparation to fire clays.
Adjusting advance and retard limit switch
The Limit Switch is set to stop the throwing arm just before it goes ‘over centre’ and fires. We set this at the facto-
ry however if the arm stops too far from the clay or too close to the centre causing ‘auto firing’, please follow
these instructions to re-set it. “Disarm and Make Safe Procedure” should be followed. This includes removing the
battery leads so that, with the arm visible to the left, it is safe to adjust the limit switch ring.
Unlock by using a 6mm allen key. Standing in front of the trap and viewing from the top, rotate the ring clockwise
in small increments to stop the arm further away from the clay and anti-clockwise to stop the arm closer to the
clay. Re-lock the ring and move to a safe position behind the trap. On/run the trap to test the arm position and re-
adjust if necessary using the same procedure.
Adjusting clay knife separators
We set the knife height at the factory to accommodate standard clays, if you need to alter the height please follow
the written and photographic instructions. The knife separators height can be adjusted by using 2 x 10mm span-
ners. The stainless steel knife should clear the rim of the clay by 0.5mm to operate correctly. To adjust the height,
loosen the locking nut, turn the bolt head clockwise to lower and anti-clockwise to raise the knife blades. Once the
correct height is achieved re-tighten the locking nut. The knives should ideally clear the driving band of the clay by
3mm thus not damaging the clay in any way.

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Servicing and maintenance
Lubrication
The following moving parts of the Supermatch 6&8 need top be lubricated once a month, particularly if the trap is left
outside in all weather conditions. We use a chain oil lubricant CD90 for lubricating moving parts. GT85 is used as a
water displacement spray to protect motors, wires and the main spring from damp conditions and for cleaning out
clay dust from moving parts.
Ensure that the joint remains
lubricated and free moving so the push
bar can index the carousel.
Ensure moving joints powered by the
motor are well lubricated
Lubricate these areas. Avoid putting any grease
onto the plate of the throwing arm.
Electric Box
The motor is protected by either a fuse or circuit breaker housed in the control box. If the fuse is activated it can
easily be replaced. Two spare fuses are supplied in the control box. If the circuit breaker is activated the Thermal
Overload reset button will pop up to cut the power. Before replacing the fuse or pressing the Thermal Over-
load reset button to re-activate the trap you must turn the 3 position switch to off and disconnect the
battery to investigate the reason for the malfunction. Most commonly this is because of a flat battery or the
throwing arm is jammed. Please be aware the throwing arm may be parked in a dangerous position so be
careful not to place yourself in harms way while you investigate or when you re-activate the trap.