MEFE CAT 361 VC12 User manual

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Operating Manual
Vegetable Cuer
CAT 361 VC12
Revision 2

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Contents
1. General Warning .......................................................................................................... 3
2. Product Design and Features....................................................................................3-4
2.1 Safety Features....................................................................................................... 3
2.2 Product Features.................................................................................................... 4
2.3 Product Design....................................................................................................... 4
3. Technical Data........................................................................................................... 4-5
4. Inspecon ..................................................................................................................... 5
5. Installaon................................................................................................................. 5-6
5.1 Circuit Diagram....................................................................................................... 6
5.2 Operaon Instrucons ........................................................................................... 6
6. Operaon...................................................................................................................6-7
6.1 Food Feeding.......................................................................................................... 6
6.2 Sharpener............................................................................................................... 7
7. Cleaning ........................................................................................................................ 7
7.1 Cleaning Steps........................................................................................................ 7
7.2 Daily Cleaning......................................................................................................... 7
8. Maintenance & Closing Down ..................................................................................... 8
8.1 Belt ......................................................................................................................... 8
8.2 Feet......................................................................................................................... 8
8.3 Power Cable ........................................................................................................... 8
8.4 Blades..................................................................................................................... 8
8.5 Label....................................................................................................................... 8
8.6 Closing down machine ........................................................................................... 8

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1. General Warning
• This machine should be operated by professionals familiar with the safety measures.
• If the operator is a beginner, they should be trained before operang.
• Please cut o the power before cleaning or performing maintenance on the machine.
• If the protecon measures are to be taken o because of cleaning and maintenance, the risks must be eval-
uated carefully.
• Aenon must be highly focused for cleaning and maintenance.
• Protecng the machines power cables is necessary. Damaged power cable may can results in an electric
shock.
• Please contact us if malfuncons occur or the machine needs to be adjusted or maintained. Operators are
not recommended to repair damages.
• The machine should not be used to cut bone, frozen meat or sh and non-food substances.
• When the machine is working, please do not put your hands into it.
• Under the following circumstances, the producer will not take charge:
1. The machine is operated by an unprofessional.
2. Components of the machine have been replaced with parts produced by dierent factories.
3 . The operator has not obeyed rules.
4. The machine has not been maintained properly.
2. Product Design and Features
2.1 Safety Features
• The cover plays an important role in protecon. The cover can be moved away if arm lock is up.
• Micro mechanical device—The machine will stop working if the arm lock is up or the cover is not on proper-
ly.
• Relay—If the power cuts o, the machine should be restarted.
• Motor—The motor contains PTC thermal protecon: When the machine works for a long me, the motor
temperature can exceed a set temperature and the machine will automacally turn o. In the event of over-
heang remove the plug and restart the machine aer 10 minutes.
• Even though this machine is equipped with electrical and mechanical safety features (for working, mainte-
nance and cleaning), some risks cannot be avoided that may happen while feeding food and performing
maintenance (hands may be hurt by blades) so please always take extreme cauon.

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2.2 Features of Product
The machine focuses on processing (cung, breaking, and mixing) food including; vegetables, meat and bread and
we promise:
1. The machine will remain safe while working, cleaning and maintenance.
2. The choice in materials is according to the highest sanitary standard. To ensure easy cleaning and assembly,
the components in contact with food are all streamline designed.
3. All components are stable and rm.
4. Belt driving makes the least amount of noise.
5. The machine is portable.
This machine is made from 304 Stainless Steel. All components contacng food conrm the requests of sanitary
standards, and prevent components from eroding of acid, salt and oxidaon. The blades are made from 4Cr13stain-
less steel, the sharpness and hardness ensure the funcons of cung, breaking and mixing. Aer use blades
should be cleaned and dried (using cloth) and oil should be used to prevent rusng of the blades. The mixing con-
tainer is made of Stainless Steel, with a heat transferring boom, and handles for portability.
2.3 Product Design
Figure 1—The Structure of Food Cung Machine
1. Container
2. Cover
3. Arm Lock
4. Main Body
5. Power Cable
6. Feet
7. Buon Board
8. Knob for Speed
3. Technical Data
Model A
(mm)
B
(mm)
C
(mm)
Ecient
Volume
Rotang
speed (rpm)
Motor
Power
Voltage
(V)
Net Weight
(kg)
Bowl
Volume
CAT 361 VC12 523 316.5 489 5.6L 980-2470 2000W 230/110 21.7512L

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3. Technical Data Connued
4. Inspecon:
The package of the Vegetable cuer includes:
1. Good-quality cartons
2. Machine
3. Instrucon Manual
If the cartons are found ne, please unpack it and check if the machine and parts can be located. If cartons are
found impacted or damaged, please contact the carrier to inform them and submit detailed damage records.
Do not put upside down! Make sure the cartons are vercal with the oor, and keep it parallel with the oor while
moving.
Package unit (includes cartons, pads, plasc bags and plasc foams) must be dumped in places according to local
regulaons.
5. Installaon:
The machine should be located on a working table with a suitable size, the table must be dry, stable and horizontal.
Besides this, the temperature of the room should be controlled between +5°C and +35°C to ensure the machine
funcons normally.
Before connecng, please check the power! The machine should be connected with current same as requested by
nameplate.

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5.1 Circuit Diagram
5.2 Operaon Instrucons
Inspecon for normal funcons:
1. Press buon “ON” and “OFF”
2. When the cover is moved away, check whether the machine stops working
3. Check if the knob for controlling speed works. Rotang speed is controlled by rotang the knob.
6. Operaon
Aenon: Knob for controlling speed is equipped on the food cung
machine.
6.1 Food Feeding:
Aenon: food is to be fed only when the machine is stopped. The
knob for controlling speed should be at “LOW” posion.
Procedures:
1. Turn the loading arm anclockwise to remove cover
2. Pay aenon to the two blades while feeding into the container. Food should be cut into small blocks before
feeding if it is big in size. WARNING: The food in the container is not allowed to be more than 2/3 of the
total volume. But it is suggested that food is above the blades. If there is not enough food, the machine
may vibrate while running.
3. In case of accidents , the operator should pay aenon to their own posion. The operator’s body should be
vercal with the working table. It is not allowed to press on the machine or prevent it from moving.
Do not get close to the machine, and avoid touching the machine directly.
4. Put cover into inial posion, then turn the loading arm ll locked.
5. Press the start -up buon
6. Machine cannot stay on a low seng for long periods of me
7. While mixing if extra food should be added via the whole in the cover if needed
8. When the machine is nished, turn the speed controlling knob down and press “OFF” to stop the machine.
S.N. Code Name
1MMotor
2SB1/LT1 Start Buon “on”
3SB1 / SB 2 Stop Buon “O”
4SQ1~2 Microswitch
5K1 / K3 Relay
6K2 Relay
7Speed Controller
8T1 Potenal Transformer
9S1-2Posion Switch

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Aenon: the machine cannot be kept on for more than 3 minutes at a me. normal The cung me
depends on the size of food. The cung me for food not included in the following chart can be accord-
ing to request of the users.
6.2 Sharpener:
WARNING: Please sharpen the blades by the following procedures if the blades are not sharp enough to cut food.
1. Turn the loading arm to remove cover
2. Move away the xing axis of rotang blades
3. Use the sharpener to sharpen the blades along the blades edge
7. Cleaning:
1. The machine should be cleaned at least one me every day . If necessary, the machine should be cleaned
more frequently.
2. Any parts that directly touch food must be cleaned.
3. Water or high pressure spraying cannot be used directly on the machine to clean. Brushes and other tools
which may damage the surface cannot be used for cleaning.
4. Blades should be cleaned and dried using a cloth aer use, oil can also be used to prevent rusng.
The following procedures should be done before cleaning:
1. Cut o power
2. Turn speed adjusng to “LOW” seng.
7.1 Cleaning Steps:
Clean the cover, rotang blades axis and container:
Rotate the loading arm, remove the cover, and the blade xing axis and container can be lied easily. Then use wa-
ter and neutralized detergent to clean the above menoned parts. Aenon: gloves should be worn for protecon
while operang.
7.2 Daily Cleaning
Aenon: power should be cut o
Clean the machine body with neutralized detergent and a wet cloth. To dry the machine a dry cloth should be used.
Item Pork Peanuts Beans Peppers Leek Celery
Cung Time 18s 30s 60s 15s 40s 30s

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8. Maintenance:
The following procedures should be done before any kind of maintenance:
1. Cut o the power
2. Turn the know for controlling speed to “LOW” seng.
8.1 Belt:
Belt does not need to be adjusted. Normally the belt should be changed every nine months.
8.2 Feet:
Aer a period of me the feet will become damaged and inexible. This may inuence the stability of the machine,
and must be replaced.
8.3 Power Cable:
Power cable should be checked regularly. If it is damaged, please change it.
8.4 Blades:
Check whether the width of the blades is less than 5mm, if so they must be replaced.
8.5 Label:
If the label is damaged, please change it.
9. Dumping of Equipment:
When the machine is to be dumped for any reason, make sure it cannot be used any more, then cut o the power.
Contact the professional technical centre to disassemble the machine, and pay aenon to the dierent type of
material (details please refer back to features.