Varimixer W80, W100N, W150PL Operation Manual

SPARE PART AND OPERATION MANUAL

Form 109 (08/10)

FOOD MIXER

Model W80, W100N, W150PL

1993 to Present

Caution -READ BEFORE OPERATING- Caution

Varimixer recommends that mixer operators be at least 18 years of age and be thoroughly trained
on the use of the mixer.

Varimixer recommends that the following precautions be adopted to help make the mixer operation
safer and more efficient.

........- All operators should be at least 18 years of age.

- All operators should be thoroughly trained before being allowed to operate the mixer.

- NEVER reach into the bowl when the mixer is running.

- Do not wear loose clothing or rings while operating the mixer.

- Stop the mixer and lower the bowl before adding ingredients, scraping the bowl, removing the

............agitator, or removing the product.

- Stop the mixer before removing or installing attachments into the drive hub.

- Do not attempt to assemble or disassemble attachments while mounted into the drive hub.

- Always use the pusher plate with the slicer/meat grinder attachments.

- NEVER bypass the safety mechanisms supplied on the mixer. Doing so can cause injury and

............is the responsibility of the user to insure these safety mechanisms are operating properly.

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LIMITED WARRANTY

Varimixer warrants its commercial mixers to the original purchaser against defects in material or manufacture for a period of one
year from the date of original purchase, subject to the following exclusions and limitations.

EXCLUSIONS

The warranties provided by Varimixer do not apply in the following instances:

1. In the event that the equipment is improperly installed. Proper installation is the responsibility of the installer, proper installation
procedures are covered in the Varimixer Spare Parts and Operations Manual. .

2. In the event that the equipment is improperly maintained. Proper maintenance is the responsibility of the user. Proper mainte­nance procedures are covered in the Varimixer Spare Parts and Operations Manual.

3. In the event that failure or malfunction of the appliance or any part thereof is caused by abnormal use or is otherwise not attribut­able to a defect in material or manufacture. .

4. In the event that the appliance , by whatever cause, has been materially altered from the condition in which it left the factory.

5. In the event that the rating plate has been altered or removed.

6. On parts which would normally be worn or replaced under normal conditions. .

7. With regard to adjustments and/or calibrations. Checking of and changes in adjustments and calibrations are the responsibility of
the installer, Proper installation is the responsibility of the installer, proper installation procedures are covered in the Varimixer
Spare Parts and Operations Manual.

..THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER ..

..WRITTEN, ORAL OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTY OF..

..MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR WARRANTY AGAINST LATENT.. ..

DEFECTS.

LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

In the event of warranty claim or otherwise, the sole obligation of Varimixer shall be the repair and/or replacement at the option of

Varimixer, of the appliance or component or part thereof Such repair or replacement shall be the expense of Varimixer except that

travel over 100 miles or two hours, overtime, and holiday charges shall be,, the expense of the purchaser. Any repair or replacement

under this warranty does not constitute an extension of the origin, warranty for any period for the appliance or for any component

part thereof. Parts to be replaced under this warranty will be repaired or replaced at the option of Varimixer with new or functionally

operative parts. The liability of Varimixer on any claim of any kind, including claims based on warranty, expressed or implied, con-

tract, negligence, strict liability or any other theories shall be solely and exclusively the repair or replacement of the product as stated

herein, an such liability shall not include, and purchaser specifically renounces any rights to recover, special, incidental, consequen-

tial or other damages of any kind whatsoever, including, but not limited to, injuries to persons or damage to property, loss of profits

or anticipated profits, or loss of use of the product.

TO SECURE WARRANTY SERVICE

If you claim a defect covered by this Limited Warranty, first direct your claim to the local Authorized Service Agency, giving model,

serial and code numbers, voltage, a description of the problem and your sales slip. If this procedure fails to be satisfactory to you,

you may write to the Varimixer National Service Manager, 5489 Campus Dr, Shreveport, Louisiana 71129; you should include the

information listed above.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

W80-W100PL

Installation Instructions...................................................................................................4

Operating Instructions.....................................................................................................5

Cleaning-Maintenance....................................................................................................6

Belt Adjustments and Removal.......................................................................................7

Adjusting the Bowl Height...............................................................................................8

Capacity Chart................................................................................................................9

Machine Column......................................................................................................11-14

Bowl Arms................................................................................................................15-18

Planetary Head........................................................................................................19-20

Transmission...........................................................................................................21-22

Speed Lever Assembly............................................................................................23-24

Attachment Drive....................................................................................................25-26

Bowl Screen.............................................................................................................27-28

Instrument Panel....................................................................................................29-32

Accessories.............................................................................................................33-34

Electrical Diagrams..................................................................................................35-40

W150PL

W150PL Manual..........................................................................................................42

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Read this page entirely BEFORE beginning installation.

VARIMIXER INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ARE THE SPEED LEVER, BOWL LIFT LEVER, OR THE BOWL

ARMS TO BE USED TO MOVE THE MIXER INTO PLACE. DAMAGE WILL RESULT TO THE UNIT.

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE TOP LID BE REMOVED BEFORE MOVING THE UNIT.

The mixer must be mounted with the rubber feet, which neutralize both shaking and rusting. Spacers
can be inserted under the mixer’s feet if the floor is uneven. The mixer can be bolted to the floor if d
esired.
Before the mixer is connected to power, it should be checked that the voltage and frequency on the
rating plate is correct in relation to the place of installation. A unit labeled 220V 3 Phase will operate
from 208V to 240V 3 phase safely. The rating plate is located on the rear right side of the mixer. The
electrical connection box is located at the top rear of the mixer.

WARNING

Electrical and grounding connections must comply with applicable portions of the National Electrical

Code and/or other local electrical codes................................................................ire

Wire Color Codes

White-Phase 1
Red -Phase 2
Black-Phase 3

Green-Ground

No Neutral is used in the United States and Canada

1. Lower the bowl using the bowl lift lever or the
bowl lift switch on the front panel.

4. Close bowl screen and raise
the bowl arms into the up

position.

5. Turn timer to 10 minutes and
push “start” .

2. Open the bowl screen.

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3. Remove the bowl
and tools.

6. Insure cover is rotating in
the correct direction.

OPERATION OF THE MIXER:

A) Open the bowl screen and place the bowl in the bowl
arms. Note: The bowl arms must be in lowest position and
the bowl must be pushed all the way into the bowl arms.
(Fig.3).

B) Place the mixing tool in the bayonet shaft. The pin on
the tool must be turned into the bayonet hole (fig.2).

C) The bowl is raised to working position by a clockwise
turn of the button for bowl lift. Ensure that the bowl is
placed correctly. Close the bowl screen. If the mixer is
equipped with a timer, set the mixing time required by turn­ing the timer (fig 1) clockwise. The mixer will stop automati­cally, when the time runs out. When the mixer has timed
out, the "procedure for starting after emergency stop" is
used before the mixer is re-started.

D) Start the mixer by pressing the green start button
(fig.1)

The mixer will only start when the bowl is in the "up"
position, the bowl screen is "closed", and the timer is set to
"time" or "hold".

E) Turn the speed selector lever (fig. 4) to the rear until
the required speed has been obtained, (notice the recom­mended maximum speeds on page 3).

F) Before the mixer is stopped, the speed selector lever
must be moved back to lowest speed (fig.4).

G) Stop the mixer by pressing the red stop button (fig.1)

PROCEDURE FOR STARTING AFTER EMERGENCY
STOP:

1) This procedure must be used in cases where the mixer
has been interrupted in high speed.

2) Lower the bowl and remove the tool from the bayonet.

3) Raise the bowl arms, either empty or with the bowl.

4) Close the bowl screen, start the mixer and move
the speed selector lever back to lowest speed. Switch off
the mixer. Now the mixer can be started as usual.

OVERLOAD

Do not overload the mixer. Sticky and heavy doughs may
reduce the capacity of the bowl by 75%. The capacity is
further reduced if the speed of the mixing tool is increased
beyond recommended values or if an incorrect mixing tool
is used. Large lumps of fat or cooled ingredients MUST be
cut into small parts before they are placed into the bowl or
damage can occur to the mixing tool(s).

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Correct use of tools:

Whips should never be struck

against hard objects, this will

decrease the life of the tool.

Recommended applications for tools:

Whip Beater Hook

Cream

Egg Whites

Mayonnaise

and the like.

Cakes
Waffles
Muffins

and the like.

Pizza
Bread
Donut

Doughs and

the like.

Cleaning:

The mixer should be cleaned daily or after use.The
mixer should be cleaned with a soft cloth and clean
water. Sulphonated soaps should be used with caution
as they destroy the mixer's lubricants.

Maintenance and Lubrication:

The variable speed pulleys must be lubricated regularly, i.e. a
lubrication interval of approx. 60 hours of operation or once a
week.

Lubrication of variable speed pulleys:

-Start the mixer and increase the speed to approx. 50%. Stop
the mixer and open the lid on the top of the mixer. On the top of
each of the two pulley set shafts is a grease nipple (fig. 5 point

1). Press grease through the grease nipples until the grease
gun feels hard to press or until grease comes out between the
shaft and the pulleys.

-Start the mixer, and set the speed back to low ..speed.

-Stop the mixer and fill the grease gun with new grease so that
it is ready for next time.

Lubrication of other movable parts:

The movable parts of the bowl arms, the shaft and the lifting
rod must also be lubricated with oil. Remove the rear covering
and lubricate the marked points with an oil can. (fig.5 pkt.2)

Grease Types:

-Grease for the pulley set shafts: Lubriplate # 1200-2

Never use high pressure cleaning for the mixer.

Bowls and tools of aluminium must not be washed with
strong alkaline detergents (pH not to exceed 9.0).

The soap suppliers can recommend the correct type of
soap.

The mixer should be unplugged before cleaning to pre­vent accidental starting while cleaning.

The inside of the beater shaft should be cleaned once
a day with warm, soapy water.

Dough hook Cleaning: Special care
should be given to cleaning the dough
hook. We recommend that it be
cleaned and sanitized in a commercial
dish machine. An alternate cleaning
procedure is to vigorously scrub the
hook with a hot.water and detergent
solution. Use a heavy bristled brush.
After cleaning, sanitize the hook by
rinsing it with a 50 ppm solution of
sodium hypochlorite.

-On repair of the planetary head: Grease the toothed wheel and
the toothed rim with Nye Gel 868VH,(PN 868VH), the needle
bearings in the planetary head must not be lubricated with this
type of grease, they should be lubricated with PN Sapphire 2.
Do not use any another type of grease than the one stated
here.

-On repair of the attachment drive: Fill the attachment drive with
Tribol Molub 860/150-0, (PN 860/150-0).

Fig.5

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List of Errors

Adjustment of special v-belt:

The distance (X) is only indicative as it de­pends on the tolerance of the special V-belt
.

1. Start by tightening the v-belts (*).

2. Ti ghte n th e spe c ial V- belt (A) by m o vin g
one or two washers from (V) to (T).

3. Star t th e mix e r a n d le a ve i t ru n nin g whi l e
the nut (U) is tightened completely.

4. On t h e f r ont p ull e y se t th e stu d (E ) on t he
va r ispe e d c o llar (F) must be p lace d in s ide t he
lower fork (G) and on the rear pulley set out­si d e th e fo r k fo r be l t ti g hte n er ( B ), ( both mus t
point backwards).

5. Tol eran c es i n th e tr a nsmi s sio n mig h t c a use
the special V-belt (A) to hit the pins (Z) of the
pulley sets when the speed has been adjust­ed. In such cases the distance (X) must be
reduced. (+ or - 1/8" of 12 1/4")

6. Then follow the section: “Adjustment of
speed”

Possible Solutions

A rattling sound from the closed part of the mixer. Adjustment of special v-belt
The mixer starts “striking” when kneading dough Adjustment of special v-belt
which normally causes no problems.
The mixer changes its speed by itself. Adjustment of special v-belt
The minimum and the maximum speeds are changing. Adjustment of speed.
The bowl is too tight or too loose. Adjustment of bowl xing

The tool hits the sides of the bowl.

Adjustment of bowl centering

...................................................................................................................................or damaged tool.

The tool hits the bottom of the bowl. Adjustment of bowl height

...................................................................................................................................or damaged tool.

Prior to a possible repair or adjustment, switch off the mixer by disconnecting the power cable.

Adjustment of speed:

1 . Th e st o p sc r ews (J) o n t h e sp e ed l ever shou ld b e adj u ste d so
th a t th e me a sure m ent (H) i s 1 / 8" o n th e fro n t a n d th e re a r pu l ley,
at low a nd h igh s pee d , re s pec t ivel y. Tigh t en t h e c o unte r nu t s (K )
when the speed is correctly adjusted.

2. Tolerances in the transmission might cause that the special
V-belt (A) is hitting the pins of the pulley sets (Z) when the speed
has been adjusted. In such cases the distance (X) must be re­duced, see “Adjustment of special v-belt”, and the speed must
be readjusted.

(X) W80 = 12 1/4" +/- 1/8"
(X) W100 = 12 1/4" +/- 1/8"\
(X) W150 = 12 1/4" +/- 1/8".

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Adjustment of bowl centering:

First find the present bowl centering: mount the beater and the
bo w l, t h en r aise the bowl arm s up t o n o rmal wor k ing p osi t ion. With
yo u r ha n d t u rn t h e b e ater, a nd t hen m eas u re t h e d i stan c e b e twee n
be a ter a nd b owl e dge . By r emo v ing t he r ear c ove r ing, the bowl
ar m gui d e p l ate i s n o w ac c ess i ble ( E). Loos e n t h e sc r ews (D) a nd
mo v e th e bo w l ar m gu i de p l ate in t h e r e quir e d d i rect i on. A g ain
turn the beater and measure the distance between beater and
bowl. When the bowl has been centred, fasten the bowl arm guide
plate in the new position and screw on the rear covering.

Adjustment of bowl fixing:

Th e bow l ar m s mu s t b e rai s ed t o no r mal work i ng p osit i on. The
ad j usti n g d i amet e r ( Y ) sh a ll b e me a sur e d in s ide betw e en t he b o wl
arms (fig.6a):

Adjusting diameter (Y): W80 = 20 3/8"
W100 = 21 13/16"

In case the bowl fas t enin g is too l oos e , re m ove the l ock ring (B)
and draw the bearing (A) from the shaft (C). The bearing should
be turned 180 degrees and be mounted on the shaft again. It
mi g ht b e ne c essa r y t o tur n bo t h be a rin g s. At l ast chec k th e bow l
centering and if necessary, adjust.

Adjustment of bowl height:

The distance (X) is measured from the bottom side of the bayo­ne t hol e to the s urf a ce o n th e bow l ar m s on whi c h th e bo w l re s ts
(fig.7a). The bowl arms must be lifted to normal working position.

Bowl height (X): W80 = 9 1/4"
W100 = 11 3/4"

The upper and lower position of the bowl is determined by micro
sw i tch ( 1) a nd ( 2 ), ( fig. 7b) . Th e tw o mec h anic al s t ops c ons i stin g
of the b olt s (3) and (4) a re a djus t ed s o th a t t h ey w i ll b e hi t app rox.
1 m m af t er t he m i cro swit c h, i n ca s e t h e mi c ro s witc h sh o uld f ail.
Th e low e r p o siti o n i s adj u ste d fir s t; b y sl i din g the ent i re b r acke t
as s embl y up or d o wn o n th e sl o ts o n th e bra c ket (2). The upp e r
position of the bowl arms is adjusted by adjusting the up posi­tion micro switch mounting bracket ( 2 ) up or d own; it i s of utm o st
importance that the stop screw (3) is re-adjusted afterwards.

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Product W80 W100 W150

Dough, Bread-65%AR
Dough, Pizza-50% AR
Dough, Donut-Yeast
Dough, Donut-Cake
Pie Dough
Cookie, Dough
Muffins
Mashed Potatoes
Pancakes, Waffles
Whipped Cream
Cake, Layer
Eggs & Sugar
Icing , Fondant
Egg Whites
Cake, Cup
Cookies, Sugar

% AR=weight of liquids
weight of flour

105 Lbs.

90 Lbs.
80 Lbs.
60 Lbs.
69 Lbs.
68 Lbs.
90 Lbs.
58 Lbs.
35 Qts.
16 Qts.
92 Lbs.
40 Lbs.
50 Lbs.

2.5 Qts
140 dz.
132 dz.

Water weights

1 Gallon =8.33 lbs.
1 Quart =2.08 lbs
1 Pint (16 oz.) =1.04 lbs.

1 Cup

= .52 lbs.

155 Lbs.
135 Lbs.
150 Lbs.
140 Lbs.

95 Lbs.
105 Lbs.
125 Lbs.

76 Lbs.

44 Qts.

20 Qts.
125 Lbs.

57 Lbs.

76 Lbs.

3 Qts.
178 dz.
171 dz.

Batch size and/or speed reduction
may be necessary due to one of the
following conditions:

1.High Gluten Flour-Reduce batch
size by 10%

190 Lbs.
175 Lbs.
170 Lbs.
225 Lbs.
135 Lbs.
160 Lbs.
195 Lbs.
110 Lbs.

50 Qts.
32 Qts.

175 Lbs.

80 Lbs.

105 Lbs.

4 Qts.
250 dz.
240 dz.

2.AR % under 40%-Reduce batch size
by 10%

3.Water temp under 65 Degrees F

4.USE OF ICE REQUIRES A 10%
REDUCTION IN BATCH SIZE.

5. Speed should not exceed 100 RPM
when mixing dough.

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Notes:

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Machine Column W80-W100

Fig.
No.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

Description

Top Lid
Screw for Lid M6x20
Threaded Bushing
Ground Screw
Arrow Label
Plug Button
Bushings for Bowl Arm Shaft
Knee Pad
Foot
3MM Foot
6MM Foot
Screw M6X10
Rear Panel
Upper NSF Plate
Lock Nut
Washer
Lower NSF Plate
Plug Button f/ No Hub
Plug Button
Motor mount shaft
Washer
Bolt
N/A
Bushings for Bowl Lift Lever
Machine Column

W80

100-21
STA 5017
STA 6580
STA 5232
15-214
STA 6519
STA 2526
80-212
80N-213
80N-214.3
80N-214.6
STA 5080
100N-22.7
81-270
STA 5834
STA 6027
81-271
15-71
NLA
81-148
STA 6056
STA 5625
N/A
STA 2515
81-22

W100

100-21
STA 5017
STA 6580
STA 5232
15-214
STA 6519
STA 2526
80-212
80N-213
80N-214.3
80N-214.6
STA 5080
100N-22.7
101-270
STA 5834
STA 6027
101-271
15-71
NLA
81-148
STA 6056
STA 5625
N/A
N/A
81-22

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