Patriot - Testing & Adjusting Manual
Rev. 01/2016
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Down stroke Upstroke Down stroke Upstroke Down stroke
Start Spray Test
Direction of gun travel End Spray Test
T
B
T
B
T
B
For needle style guns:
Result 6:
Material delivered at the beginning of the test strip is hot (low in resin), followed
immediately by material that is cold (low in catalyst), followed by material that is properly
mixed and cures. (See below)
Indicates:
system is unbalanced at the beginning of the spray. Low resin is
delivered upon pulling the trigger of the gun followed by low catalyst delivery.
After a moment or two, the system balances and properly mixed material is
delivered.
Probable Cause:
The catalyst needle on the gun opens before the resin needle.
Solution:
Adjust the catalyst and resin needles to the proper settings.
Start of spray test
Direction of spray
End of spray test
Normal cure
N
o
C
u
re
