MERLO P25.6, Instruction Manual

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6 - ORDINARY MAINTENANCE
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• BATTERY
WARNING ! Read carefully the instructions in the chapter
"ELECTRIC SYSTEM" before carrying out any intervention on the battery.
Keep battery and its compartment clean and terminals covered with vaselin
grease to avoid corrosion.
Disconnect negative (-) terminal cable before you charge battery or act on
electrical system.
Check the electrolyte level and terminal + and -. Wipe battery with damp cloth.
Clean terminals with stiff brush. If necessary wash battery with baking soda
solution: 0,1 Kg (3.3 oz). added to 1 lt (1 quart) of water.
• AIR CLEANER
A) cover
B) filter cartridge
C) safety cartridge
D) filter body
E) wing screw
F) wing nut
Check if the cartridge is clean:
-
if the clog warning lamp (47) lights
- if the motor smoke is over the limit
- if the motor looses power
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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Open the filter by removing the wing screw "E"
- Extract the filter cartridge "B" from its seat by removing the wing nut "F".
The filter cartridge "B" can be cleaned by following the instructions here below:
-
turn a jet of compressed air not over 5 bar (72 psi) from the inner side to the
outer side of the cartridge;
- tap the cartridge against your palm (makeshift solution), taking care not to
damage it;
- clean the cartridge by washing it in a special solution (this operation is
allowed but not recommended)
WARNING! It is strictly forbidden to use petrol or warm fluids to
clean the filter cartridge.
- Insert a lamp inside the cartridge and hold it up to the light to check the
condition of the filtering paper and of its gaskets.
- Check that there are no rips or holes, even little, and if so, replace the
cartridge. This one shall be also replaced:
- if it is damaged
- after one year of active service
- if it cannot be cleaned
- Before installing the cartridge again, clean inside the filter body (D) and the
cover (A).
NOTE!
The safety cartridge "C" doesn't need to be cleaned.
WARNING!
In case of use of the machine in particularly dusty environments, it is necessary to install the special pre-filtering
devices.