[Jamming] Plockmatic BK 5010 Booklet Maker

[Manny]

Hi just joined,thanks for reading.

I have a Bk5010 Booklet maker that jams a stack of 17 inch pages as it is about to be fed into the Press rollers for folding.
To me it looks like the feed roller assy which sits in the middle of the stack is scewing the paper thwards the rear frame,causing a jam. Has anyone seen this ? perhaps I need new feed roller assy,unfortunately this unit is a one off for me and I have no support. Can anyone help please. Manny

[slimslob]

Re: Plockmatic BK 5010 Booklet Maker

I had something similar. Plockmatic would staple and then jam. Problem was bent staples in the crimp bar that were catching the new staple and keeping the paper from moving.

[Coptech]

Re: Plockmatic BK 5010 Booklet Maker

When it jams, what code does it give? Let's start there. I too had one "one off" in a print shop. It is gone now. Larger dealers told me they called the plockmatic stuff "revenue killers".

[Vollegaaz]

Re: Plockmatic BK 5010 Booklet Maker

well yes, provide some info on the jam code...most engineers are a litlle afraid for the plocks, but in fact it's a real stable machine. Did it stape before it jammed? Where is the jammed paper exatcly? etc...

[Manny]

Re: Plockmatic BK 5010 Booklet Maker

When it jams, what code does it give? Let's start there. I too had one "one off" in a print shop. It is gone now. Larger dealers told me they called the plockmatic stuff "revenue killers".

Sorry I did not respond sooner, I believe I figured the problem to be the wire harness going to the first roller feed in motor .THEY where able to feed manually but not from the copier end.The feed in motor was staying on too long causing the sheet to buckle in too far, once I clipped off all the wire ties from the motor and sensor back to the board it ran well . A bit of a weird one . Thanks for the response

[Coptech]

Re: Plockmatic BK 5010 Booklet Maker

As I recall, there is a bar right by the staplers that has a "spring loaded sensor and bracket" on it. The instructions will have you make sure what would be the pivot screw is tight but in my experience, a little loose so that the spring could hold it in position worked best. When tight, it would get pushed down slightly and the stapled sets would stay in the staple position as if it had not completed the staple function. But it sounds like you have it working so all is well.

[jujitsu47]

Re: Plockmatic BK 5010 Booklet Maker

i have a BK5010E and it keeps saying oil clinchers. unfortnaley i am not trained on these. i donwloaded the manual and figured out how to take the stapleer unit out and see the clincher below ive lubed but it still jams and wont staple the rear staple. continues to say lube clinchers. any help apreciated

[slimslob]

Re: Plockmatic BK 5010 Booklet Maker

i have a BK5010E and it keeps saying oil clinchers. unfortnaley i am not trained on these. i donwloaded the manual and figured out how to take the stapleer unit out and see the clincher below ive lubed but it still jams and wont staple the rear staple. continues to say lube clinchers. any help apreciated

You may need to first remove all old lubricant that may have congealed and become more glue than lubricant. To do so you will need to remove the clincher bar (see section 3.4.17). You may also need to enter service mode and clear the counter 2

[anothertech]

Re: Plockmatic BK 5010 Booklet Maker

Swap the staplers front to rear to see if the problem moves.