DEFECTS IN GINNING AND CAUSES:

 

CAUSES FOR BROKEN SEEDS:

1. Improper setting between knife roller and dish rail.

2. Improper setting between knife roller and leather roller.

3. Improper setting between beater blade and doctor knife in

Macarthy gin

4. Improper setting of the adjustable plate, Bars in saw gin.

CAUSES FOR FIBRE DAMAGES:

1. Too much pressure of doctor knife on leather roller. 1

2. Knives of the knife rollers are sharp.

3. Sharp edge of the saw disc.

4. Improper setting between doctor knife and leather roller.,.

5. Too close setting .between knife roller and dish rail. .';

CAUSES FOR NEPS FORMATION:

I. High speed of knife roller and saw roller.

ii. Blunt edges of knife and saw disc.

To avoid defective ginning, (I) various settings in the gin should be proper (ii) speeds of the rollers should be in correct range (iii) condition of the knife disc and saw disc should not too sharp or too blunt and it should be optimum.