Complete Service Guides for your Better Packages® 333 and Phoenix® M1 Tape Machines

General Maintenance

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Cleaning your tape dispenser regularly can minimize most problems. 

A. Clean Brushes/Tank

1. Remove water bottle.

2. Remove Moistening Tank - pull up over shelf lip

3. Remove moistening brushes - must have minimum 2 brushes to work properly

4. Wash Out tank & brushes in warm, soapy water

B. Clean Lower Tape Plate

1. Remove Upper Tape Plate - 700UTP (REF FM12EL)

2. Spray Lower Tape Plate with foaming cleaner

3. Dry and if glue residue remains spray with WD-40 (or similar

     product) to remove dried glue

C. Clean Shears   see Service Figure 1 below

1. Remove bottle & water tank

To Clean Upper Shear -

2. Pull Rocker Stop Rod on right side of machine with right hand and 

    keep in this  position until next step has been accomplished 

3. Reach inside machine where tank was removed, pull Upper Shear down 

    and swing out.

4. Clean shear with foamy cleaner and WD-40 to remove all dirt & dry glue

    Shear should not be scraped with hard objects as resulting scratches 

    will cause rapid build-up of glue

To reinstall Upper Shear - 

1. Pull Rocker Stop Rod forward  with right hand and hold in this position.

2.  Tip knife up into cutting position and push upward so that the knife comes

     up between lower shear and shear rollers -700THBR (Ref FM18)

NOTE: You may have to slightly push lower shear back to get Upper Shear to fit between this shear and guide rollers. 

For a Quick Cleaning -

Remove bottle & tank. Raise the Upper Shear by pushing up on the Yoke Assembly. The Upper Shear is attached to the Yoke Assembly by a shear rod. Push & hold up the Yoke Assembly Shelf. Spray the Upper Shear with a foaming cleaner and/or WD-40. Dry it off. 

D. Clean Feed Upper Feed Wheel

If you notice a build up of tape in the grooves of the Upper Feed Wheel 500MUFX (Ref PW77X) a wire brush can be used to clean it our. Using a 1/4" drill, run the wire brush in between the grooves of the Upper Feed Wheel.

Service Figure 1

Drop the Upper Shear By Moving Rod Forward, push down & pull forward on Upper Shear

If you can't find the answers here, then please feel free to call us at

1-800-899-9389. 

For more information on these models, please call us at 1-899-899-9389.

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