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Rider- -Scrubber Service Information Manual The Safe Scrubbing Alternative Hygenic Fully Cleanable Tanks North America / International 331045 Rev. 01 (09-2008) *331045* www.tennantco.com Home Find... Go To..
2. (B) Identify the machine serial number from the data plate. Refer to the TENNANT Parts Manual. NOTE: Only use TENNANT Company supplied or equivalent parts. Parts and supplies may be ordered online, by phone, by fax or by mail.
Electrical Schematic ............38 Wire Harness Group (Page 1 of 7)......... 40 Key OFF, Operator NOT on Seat ........47 Key OFF, Battery Charger Plugged In ......48 Key ON, Operator on Seat ..........49 T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
- - Report machine damage or faulty operation immediately. This machine is designed solely for cleaning - - Follow mixing and handling smooth flooring in an indoor environment. Tennant instructions on chemical containers. does not recommend using this machine in any other environment.
Unknown Cause or Course of Action NOTE: Troubleshooting charts may be shown with optional equipment. The optional equipment may not be specified in these charts. Some machines may not be equipped with all components shown. T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
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Interlock Switch M1 Main Contactor Standoff 2 U4 Control Board (See Next Page for Details) F1 100A Fuse Standoff 1 MTR6 Scrub Batteries Head Actuator Shown with seat and battery shroud removed T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
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Power Outputs Control Board Fuse – 15 Amp (Slow Blow) Battery Positive Connection from STANDOFF2 Battery Negative Connection Output to Output to Scrub Output to Vacuum Propel Motor Brush Motors Fan Motor T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
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General Machine Information Component Locator (Page 4 of 5) Rear Machine Area Details SW4 Solution Tank Empty Switch SW3 Recovery Tank Full Switch MTR4 Vacuum Fan Motor SHOWN WITH REAR COVER REMOVED T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
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UNDERSIDE VIEW Brake MTR1A Pedal Propel Motor Assembly Propel Pedal MTR1B Parking Brake Solenoid U2 Throttle/ Brake Sensor SHOWN WITH STEERING COLUMN COVER REMOVED MTR3 Right MTR2 Left Brush Motor Brush Motor T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
6.4 Km/h (4 mph) Maximum rated climb and descent angle with full tanks 6_/10.5% Maximum rated climb and descent angle with empty tanks 11_/19.25% Maximum rated climb and descent angle when scrubbing 4_/7% T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
800 mm (33.25 in) For 800 mm (32 in) squeegee 1000 mm (39.25 in) 1270 mm (50 in) Frame (Disk) 740 mm (29 in) Frame (Cyl) 1520 mm 810 mm (31.7 in) (60 in) T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
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T7 SERVICE INFORMATION T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
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500 Hours Vacuum fan motor(s) Check motor brushes Scrub brush motors Check motor brushes Propelling motor Check motor brushes Tires Check for damage and wear LUBRICANT/FLUID ..Distilled water T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
Keep all metallic objects off the 04380 batteries. Replace any worn or damaged wires. Replace any defective batteries. To dispose of batteries, contact a battery dealer or your Tennant Service representative. GEL BATTERIES The Gel batteries are maintenance free and do not need to have the electrolyte level checked.
FOR SAFETY: Before leaving or servicing covers open when charging. machine, stop on level surface, and turn off machine. 3. Tilt the operator seat forward and hook the seat latch into place to hold up the seat T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
NOTE: If the red “ABNORMAL CYCLE” lamp If your machine is equipped with the on--board lights when the TENNANT charger is plugged into charger, the charger settings must be set for your a wall outlet, the charger cannot charge the battery type before charging.
E03 reappears check battery or ies undercharged due to a sulfated replace it. or faulty battery. Safety timer exceeded maximum Replace battery. charging time. Interrupts charging cycle. Possible internal short circuit. Contact Service Center. T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
(0.25 in) deflection from a force of 2.3 to 2.5 kg the initial 500 hours. (5.0 to 5.4 lb) at the belt midpoint. Check and adjust the belt tension every 100 hours of operation. T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
4. Open the side squeegee retainer pivot toward the front of the machine, then pull the side squeegee toward the rear of the machine to access the scrub brushes or pads. T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
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7. Close the side squeegee and the retainer pivot, then insert the pin. NOTE: Be sure the pin is inserted completely through the bottom. 4. Reinsert the pad driver into the machine. T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
The idler door of that side of the scrub head is stamped with the same letter. Make sure the letter on the door matches the letter on the scrub head when replacing the doors. T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
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6. Observe the brush patterns. If the brush pattern is the same width across the entire length of each brush and both brushes are the same width, no adjustment is necessary. 10653 10355 T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
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Tighten the mounting screw. 4. Remove idler plate from the scrub head by pressing the spring tab downward. 7. Check the brush patterns again and readjust as necessary until both patterns are the same. T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
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Tighten the jam nut and the two scrub head mounting screws when finished. 5. Check the brush patterns again and readjust as necessary until both brush patterns are the same. T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
4. Squeeze the button on the FaST supply hose supply hose connector on the storing plug to connector, then pull the empty FaST--PAK out prevent the hose from clogging. from the compartment. T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
3. Remove the squeegee suction hose from the 7. Loosen the two outer knobs on the rear rear squeegee assembly. Then loosen both squeegee assembly. Remove the front rear squeegee assembly mounting knobs. squeegee blade from the squeegee assembly. T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
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11. Reinstall the rear squeegee retaining band onto the squeegee assembly. Be sure each of the flanges on the retaining band are seated in the cut outs in the rear squeegee assembly. T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
5. Drive the machine forward with the squeegee down to recheck the squeegee blade deflection if adjustments were made. 6. Readjust the squeegee blade deflection if necessary. T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
12 mm (0.50 in) for scrubbing the squeegee blade deflection after smooth floors and 15 mm (0.62 in) for rough adjustments are made. floors. 6. Readjust the squeegee blade deflection if necessary. 12 mm (0.50 in) 03719 T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
The recovery tank seal is located on the bottom of damage and wear after every 500 hours of the recovery tank cover. Check the seal for operation. damage and wear after every 100 hours of operation. T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
7. Route the rear tie--down straps through the Do not exceed 3.2 kp/h (2 mph). It is NOT opening at the center part of the rear axle. intended to be pushed or towed at a high speed. T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
Use a hoist or jack that will support the weight of the machine. Jack machine up at designated locations only. Block machine up with jack stands. T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
Little or no solution flow to Solution tank empty Fill solution tank the floor (Conventional Solution flow turned off Turn solution flow on Scrubbing Mode) Solution supply lines plugged Flush solution supply lines T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
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FaST system is not primed To prime, operate the FaST solu- tion system for a few minutes Clogged filter screen Drain solution tank, remove and clean filter screen Faulty solution pump Replace solution pump T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
Unknown Cause or Course of Action NOTE: Troubleshooting charts may be shown with optional equipment. The optional equipment may not be specified in these charts. Some machines may not be equipped with all components shown. T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
Example of Wiring Numbers & Colors: Wiring Color Codes (Unless otherwise marked) Right Most Digit Color of Wire of Wire Number Pink Brown Orange 1 RED 13 BLK Yellow Green Blue Purple Gray White T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
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T7 SERVICE INFORMATION Electrical Troubleshooting T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
(Unless otherwise marked) Right Most Digit Color of Wire of Wire Number Pink Brown Orange Yellow Green Blue Purple Gray White = Battery Negative or Logic Ground = Battery Positive or Positive Output T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
(Unless otherwise marked) Right Most Digit Color of Wire of Wire Number Pink Brown Orange Yellow Green Blue Purple Gray White = Battery Negative or Logic Ground = Battery Positive or Positive Output T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
Color of Wire of Wire Number Pink Brown Orange SWITCH Yellow Green Blue Purple RIGHT SIDE Gray DASH PANEL White = Battery Negative or Logic Ground = Battery Positive or Positive Output T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
Tank Level Switches are ALWAYS in the OPEN position with low or White empty tank = Battery Negative or Logic Ground Tank Level Switches are ALWAYS in the CLOSED position with full tank = Battery Positive or Positive Output T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
Horn pulses when a fault is detected (Directional Switch must be in FORWARD = Battery Negative Position) – refer to “Diagnostic/Beep Code” chart or Logic Ground = Battery Positive or Positive Output T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
The Propel Pedal Position HALL EFFECT Sensor sends a varying voltage = Output that can signal (1 to 4 Volts) to control board, based upon position of the propel pedal Change Polarity T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
The Propel Pedal Position HALL EFFECT Sensor sends a varying voltage = Output that can signal (1 to 4 Volts) to control board, based upon position of the propel pedal Change Polarity T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
Blue Brake Solenoid is DE-energized to apply brake. Purple Dynamic Braking will occur before Brake Solenoid is de-energized. Gray White = Battery Negative or Logic Ground = Battery Positive or Positive Output T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
Logic Ground Squeegee actuator can also be operated by pressing the “Vacuum Fan/ = Battery Positive Squeegee Button”, without operating scrub brushes or Positive Output = Output that can Change Polarity T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
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Scrub head actuator travel is controlled by monitoring actuator current in upward travel and brush motor current in downward travel Squeegee actuator can also be operated by pressing the “Vacuum Fan/ Squeegee Button”, without operating scrub brushes T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
Scrub Brush Motors will function only when propelling either forward or reverse = Battery Negative or Logic Ground Scrub Brush Pressure is controlled by monitoring brush motor current = Battery Positive or Positive Output T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
Pressing the “One Step Scrub Button” will activate Vacuum Fan Gray Vacuum Fan can also be operated by pressing the “Vacuum Fan/Squeegee White Button”, without operating scrub brushes = Battery Negative or Logic Ground = Battery Positive or Positive Output T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
Gray Solution Volume Control Buttons will NOT operate & Solution Volume White Control LED’s will be OFF during FaST scrubbing = Battery Negative or Logic Ground = Battery Positive or Positive Output T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
Conventional Solution system will operate ONLY if FaST LED is OFF Gray Solution Volume Control Buttons & LED’s will operate ONLY during White Conventional scrubbing = Battery Negative or Logic Ground = Battery Positive or Positive Output T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
T7 SERVICE INFORMATION Electrical Troubleshooting LED Locations & Descriptions GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN YELLOW YELLOW T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
Current condition in the Motor High Refer to "High Current Faults" chart on next page or Vacuum Fan Motor – Scrub function Scrub Brush Motors or Current Fault shuts off Vacuum Fan Motor T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
E-STOP switch has closed) Battery charger plugged Propel Interlock: Prevents movement of the machine FORWARD into machine with Horn sounds beep cycle (repeats) Charger Plugged In with charger plugged in Key Switch ON T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
Solution Flow Increase Button Brush Pressure Increase Button LED 3 LED 3 LED 2 LED 2 Solution Flow LED 1 Decrease Button Brush Pressure LED 1 Decrease Button = BLINKING (except if zero) T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
# 1 (Lower) Brush Pressure LED Head Actuator # 3 (Upper) Solution Flow LED Water Valve # 2 (Middle) Solution Flow LED Squeegee Actuator # 1 (Lower) Solution Flow LED Brake Recovery Tank Full LED Horn/Back-up Alarm T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
Unknown Cause or Course of Action NOTE: Troubleshooting charts may be shown with optional equipment. The optional equipment may not be specified in these charts. Some machines may not be equipped with all components shown. T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
Volts Values Amps Tennant Part Number Gear Ratio Duty Cycle Date Made Serial Number Amp draw with drive wheel off of the floor should not exceed: 24volt 7.5 amps 36volt 6.5 amps T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
•Do not allow sleeve to come out when brush is removed. Two of the four brush sleeves use brass nuts as spacers which may drop into assembly. Always remove the complete box to service the contact ring carbon brushes. T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
•Curved carbon brush •Fixed backing nut Brake Solenoid The air gap should be .31mm(.012in) to.019mm(.008in). .20mm Measurement is taken from three different angles while the brake is mounted to the drive motor. T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
Measuring total thickness, replace when worn to 4mm (0.1718in), or 1mm or less on each side . Brake dragging may be caused by: Air gap too narrow Intermittent electrical connection Debris in air gap T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
To make the reassembly of the brush holder assembly easier unscrew the caps and remove the carbon brushes. T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
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Keep the gearbox side bracket on the table and remove the armature. Pay attention: the oil must not come out from the gearbox otherwise it will damage the o ring. T7 331045 (9- -08) Home Find... Go To..
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