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Expeller properties

Seed should be expelled including the seedcoat. Take care to remove any stones as they damage the expeller screw. The big seeds pass slowly into the screw and that is the reason of the low oil yield per hour.  (Reducing size of the seeds may improve the throughput of the seed.

 

extraction efficiency

88 %

oil yield (litre per hour)

0.6 - 0.7

 

Setting of the expeller:

- expel, omitting the terminal    adjustment bolt

- turning of the crank requires considerable force

 

 
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