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Title: General Suckers
Post by: baker7 on March 31, 2016, 01:58:32 PM
Sorry, I seem to only come here to ask for help.. been so busy here.  But, how do you get these suckers to comes off?  Plate suckers that is.  I called tech support at Fuji Film and they won't help me because we have a Lotem 800, even though we order plates from them.  Only thing he said is there maybe a ring where it attaches, but I don't see or feel any ring.  I got the bottom flat part to come off by ripping it off, but the rest is fused on there somehow. 

Can anyone tell me how they yank it off from your machine?
Title: Re: General Suckers
Post by: Joe on March 31, 2016, 02:17:50 PM
Sorry I don't have a Lotem so I can't answer your question but just wanted to say I didn't think it would be this topic when I opened it.

 :lmao:
Title: Re: General Suckers
Post by: Ear on March 31, 2016, 02:30:10 PM
Right! I was at least hoping for a reach-around. :banana: 


Sorry, I don't currently operate a Lotem and I do not remember removing the suckers.

On the feeder for my Screen, however, you must remove the sucker bar and remove each floating sucker head to remove the sucker over the back. Meaning it is nested, while on the machine. I guess it is so the suckers don't pop off while they are suckin'. See if you can track down a service manual.
Title: Re: General Suckers
Post by: baker7 on March 31, 2016, 02:42:20 PM
Nevermind.. I got it off.  Just gave it a hard yank out and down.  Damn suckers
Title: Re: General Suckers
Post by: Ear on March 31, 2016, 02:54:20 PM
Quote from: baker7 on March 31, 2016, 02:42:20 PMNevermind.. I got it off.  Just gave it a hard yank out and down.  Damn suckers
... this might make my sig :rotf:
Title: Re: General Suckers
Post by: Skryber on March 31, 2016, 03:02:29 PM
Oh, I thought this thread was about all of us prepressers.
Title: Re: General Suckers
Post by: Joe on March 31, 2016, 03:08:41 PM
Quote from: Ear on March 31, 2016, 02:54:20 PM
Quote from: baker7 on March 31, 2016, 02:42:20 PMNevermind.. I got it off.  Just gave it a hard yank out and down.  Damn suckers
... this might make my sig :rotf:

Please replace mine with it! :tongue:
Title: Re: General Suckers
Post by: Slappy on March 31, 2016, 06:57:55 PM
https://youtu.be/fmAWIDI4ZgY?t=12s
Title: Re: General Suckers
Post by: DigiCorn on March 31, 2016, 07:15:52 PM
Quote from: baker7 on March 31, 2016, 02:42:20 PMNevermind.. I got it off.  Just gave it a hard yank out and down.  Damn suckers
Hadn't read this thread, so when I clicked on it, it took me to the newest response at the bottom of the page, so I was reading it in reverse. Can't wait to find out what this is all about.  :lmao:
Title: Re: General Suckers
Post by: saintdick on June 23, 2016, 03:44:16 PM
lol