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(b) Check the above items.
(c) If your machine has a Gray Arm / Dis-arm box. Make sure the wires inside are in
good shape, free of corrosion and not pinched on the bottom of the box. Green to White
would by-pass the switch and arm the machine. This would indicate a faulty switch.
3. Machine runs in DISARM position, but not in the ARM position.
(a) Check for faulty relay.
4. Machine ARMS but will not fire on the Pull Cord button.
(a) Either the connections, cable or command push button are faulty. Disconnect the
110V Plug from the Pull Cord, using a lead wire, with 1” stripped of each end, insert into
the Positive and Negative sides of the outlet plug. Once contact is made, the machine
should fire.
If the trap does not fire, then there is a broken wire in the cable or a bad
connection in the three-pin plug or control box.
(b) If the trap does fire then reconnect the Pull Cord, remove the cover on the push button
box and short across the two spade connectors.
If the trap fires - then the push button is faulty.
If the trap does not fire - then there is a broken wire in the Pull Cord or a bad
connection in the three-pin plug.
5. Trap fires by itself.
(a) Disconnect the Pull Cord and switch the trap back on.
If the trap cocks normally - then the Pull Cord is damaged or shorted out.
Alternatively, the push button switch is stuck in or faulty.
(b) If the trap continues to fire –Check to make sure the Throwing arm is contacting the
roller limit switch arm. The arm should pass over the limit switch with only a small
amount of space.
(c) If the machine still fires by itself - check if the relay contacts have stuck together, and
if so replace. If the relay operates correctly, but the trap still fires by itself, then the roller
limit switch is faulty and should be replaced.
(d) If the machine still fires by itself –Throwing arm timing could have slipped. Call the
Technical Support Line for help.
