Graco VPM 12, Instructions Manual

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Shutdown
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Shutdown
Short-term
1. Place container under mixer.
2. If using a moisture-sensitive material, park pumps.
a. Navigate to the Home screen.
b. Press repeatedly to select Standby Mode
then press to accept.
c. Press to park pump. Material will dis-
pense. when the pumps are in the parked posi-
tion, they will stop moving.
3. Allow material to drain completely from the mixer
prior to base purge.
4. Perform base purge.
NOTE: A base purge will dispense only the B (Blue)
material to push all mixed material out of the mixer.
Base purge settings are defined on the
System #2
screen, see page 61.
a. Press .
b. Press to begin dispensing.
c. When all mixed material is pushed out of the
mixer, press to stop dispensing.
NOTE: The user can disable changing the flow, ratio, or
both on the Advanced #3 setup screen.
NOTE: Approximately 1 to 2 liters of base material will
need to be dispensed.
5. Press to park pumps again.
6. Press .
7. Place container under the mixer and allow mixer to
drain completely.
8. Turn Main Power Switch to the OFF position.
9. Close air inlet ball valve.
End of Shift
1. Perform Short-term Shutdown procedure.
2. Remove, disassemble, and flush mixer.
NOTICE
Preventing material from draining from the mixer
may cause material in the mixer to harden and dam-
age the dispense block.