Ice-O-Matic EF Series Manual Do Utilizador

 
Drive System 
The drive system consists of all 
components used to turn the auger.  
The auger drive motor turns the gear 
reducer via a V-Belt.  A coupler is 
used to connect the gear reducer to 
the auger.  The auger is located in 
the evaporator and is supported by 
two bearings, one at each end. 
 
Auger Drive Motor and V-Belt 
When facing the shaft, the auger 
motor should turn counter clockwise.  
A pulley on the shaft of the motor 
holds one end of the V-Belt, which is 
used to connect the auger motor to 
the input shaft of the gear reducer.  
 
The pulley on the auger drive motor 
must be aligned with the pulley on 
the input shaft of the gear reducer.  
This can be checked by placing a 
straight edge across the face of the 
two pulleys.  If out of alignment, the 
pulleys can be repositioned by 
loosening the setscrew that holds the 
pulley to the shaft, realign the pulleys 
and then retighten the setscrew.  
 
The V-Belt can be adjusted by 
loosening the four (4) auger motor 
mounting bolts and moving the motor 
until the proper belt tension is 
achieved.  The belt should be 
adjusted so that it will flex 
approximately ½ inch when applying 
slight pressure to the center of the belt.  If the V-Belt is too tight, it will put an excessive load 
on the auger motor and gear reducer.  If the V-Belt is too loose, it may slip and reduce ice 
production. 

Auger Motor 

Coupler

Drip Boot

Gear Reducer

Evaporator 

 
Auger motors should be oiled once a year with approximately 4 to 5 drops of SAE 20 oil in 
each bearing. 
 
Note: Models with two evaporators use a single drive motor with a shaft on each end of the 
drive motor.