Braun Aesculap Favorita II User manual

Aesculap®Favorita II
Maintenance and care of clippers and blades
Enjoy your work with the Favorita II – the clipper that works as hard as you do!

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One of the reasons for the superior cutting power of the Favorita II is its unique blade
system: The tension on the top blade can be adjusted according to the type of coat.
If the cutting quality is decreasing you can improve the eciency temporarily by increasing
the tension, so you can use the Favorita II blades longer.
Please take the time to learn about the proper adjustment of the blades as described in
the next 3 pages!
Favorita II Blade-System

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It is important that all components of the cutterhead are in good working order
to ensure ecient cutting!
pressure plate
plate spring
bottom plate
top blade
knurled screw
Adjustment of Blades - Components

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Due to the knurled screw the tension on the top blade can be adjusted
according to the type of coat.
If the cutting quality is decreasing you can temporarily improve eciency temporarily
by increasing the tension. However this means that the blade should be sharpened
as soon as possible.
Adjustment of Blades - Plate Pressure

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1. It is of utmost importance that cutterheads are correctly tensioned before use. Tension can be
checked by sliding the top blade along the bottom from each side of the cutterhead: If it moves easily,
it will be too loose and cannot perform correctly or will cut a strip and stop working.
2. To set the blade correctly, adjust the centre knurled screw down clockwise until it is dicult to slide
the top blade along the bottom: It should feel tight to slide the top blade across. Now test on the
underside of a dog for smooth cutting. If it pulls or snags, adjust the screw down another quarter of a
turn and the head will be set for work. It is extremely important that this is done before use!
3. If you use a cutterhead too loose and it stops working, you cannot simply adjust the screw as hair
will have entered the cutting faces. If this happens, unscrew the tension screw, slide out the top blade
and clean o the hair from the cutting faces, then reset as per the instructions above.
4. To keep your machine and cutterheads working at maximum eciency, it is most important that you
oil your cutterheads regularly when they are in use and you clean, dry and oil them before putting
them away at the end of the day.
Cutterhead tension – please read carefully!

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The plate spring allows equal pressure between the
top and bottom blades to give a constant cutting
quality.
Cutterheads should be checked to make sure that there are no cracks or wear on the plastic
pressure plate, as this will lead to poor cutting.
Pressure Plate and Plate Spring

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The top blade can be removed from the cutterhead by
unscrewing the knurled screw. Use a gentle brush for
cleaning. Then lubricate the blade with 2 or 3 drops of
Aesculap special oil and assemble.
Blades should be oiled regularly when in use or overheating
will occur and cleaning should be done at the end of every
day. It is most important that the correct tension is applied
when the cutterhead is re-assembled.
Cleaning and Oiling of the Blade

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The top and bottom blades
match to the respective blade.
They should not be interchanged
even if they are of the same
type.
Top and Bottom Plates

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ball bearing motor
control electronics
motor
gear lever
sealing pad
worm gear
with cam and
bearing
fan
commutator
carbons
Construction Favorita II

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Carbons wear down when in use and should be replaced when they have
worn down to approx. 0.2 inches/0.5 cm. Do not run the clipper out of
carbons as this will damage the motor unit!
Carbon exchange
carbons
commutator

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The components displayed on this page have to be rarely replaced. The armature is
coiled and produced in a special Aesculap production department to ensure longevity.
eld magnet with ON/OFF switcharmature with fan
Armature with Fan

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Do not use the clipper if the
ON/OFF switch cover is split as
this will cause dog hair to be
pulled into the switch and both
parts will have to be replaced.
It is most important that
worn gear levers are replaced
or poor cutting will result.
Greasing of the worm gear – do
not overll the gearbox as this will
cause grease to enter motor section
(only use special Aesculap grease)
Gear

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A worn gear lever cannot work correctly as it will cause a loss of power and
movement to the top blade on the cutterhead. The result would be poor cutting
and sharp blades either not lasting very long or not working.
Gear Lever
top plate

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The blade is held rmly to the clipper by the interaction of the swallow tail, the
pressure spring and the swallow tail lever.
swallow tail plate
swallow tail
pressure spring
swallow tail lever
Swallow Tail Plate and Pressure Spring

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