COLIN
Well-Known Member
I think I will need a current converter.
I haven't had any problems with mine. I got it off WLT.Ha anyone had problems with Powermatic I manual injector? I ordered one in July and it arrived in these sunny shores in August. All was well for a couple of weeks and then it went all clunky on me and doesn't stuff properly.
Powermatic folks think it's a stripped gear, and it makes me wonder if the supplier (off eBay) was selling "seconds". I say this because I have used it entirely as Powermatic instruct, and given that most folks seem to consider it solid, I'm wondering if I was sold a duff.
Great machine when it works.
Take the rubber feet off the bottom, remove the 4 screws + 1. There is a metric allen head screw atop one of the main gears. Loosen the screw, hold the gear while operating the handle. When it feels like it's in the right place, tighten the screw. You may have to play with it to get it adjusted just right. It's possible the screw came loose and the gears slipped, rather than stripped. You'll be able to tell which gear needs to be loosened by watching the operation from the bottom. It's the gear that all gears and levers work off of.
Thanks, that's pretty much what PM told me, although they also said that if it was the main gear attached to the chassis then it was always a return to manufacture job.
I'm waiting to see if it was a second or not before I get out my screwdriver.
If it is still under warranty, send it back to the manufacturer.
Well I've not really had a great deal of help from Zico, they didn't really answer my last email and I'm not one for banging my head against a wall.
What I have done is read the Amazon reviews. Boy do I wish I had read them before I part with my money.
The pattern revealed by the reviews seems to show that their is considerable variation in people's experiences. It seems that if you are lucky, you get a well built machine that works well.
However, many people seem to have had exactly the same problem that I have experienced. It works fine for a short time, and then it doesn't.
The number of folks experiencing these defects is rather large which makes me think that they have a quality problem either in the specs or construction. Not sure if it's one or other or both, but there does seem to be enough reports to evidence a significant problem.
Have to say I'm a bit miffed. Are Zico a big mob or a garage outfit, anybody know?
Perhaps I'm not supposed to do this....but this is what I have. It's really impossible to roll a cigarette with too much tobacco, too moist, etc., with this, as you are not using a lever, but you're own 'strength' to move the slider across. If it's overloaded, it won't move.
http://www.roll-ups.co.uk/shop/tubi...exp1000-cigarette-maker-cigarette-519182.html
When I was looking for injectors, I was also looking at electric ones, however I read that all the electric ones inject on an auger system, which, in essence, chops up the shred that you have so carefully done - I wanted to keep my shredding intact, so I went with a manual. You can read reviews on this little machine on Amazon, as well. I 'studied' for a long time before I ended up choosing this one....