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Restrict Field Service to the Following
CHECKING THE ENERGY LEVEL OF THE BATTERY
RECHARGING THE BATTERY
CHECKING THE FUEL CELL AND METERING VALVE
REPLACING THE FUEL CELL
CLEANING/REPLACING THE AIR FILTER
CLEARING A JAM
CLEANING THE TOOL (See cleaning manual)
Attempts to go beyond these procedures could result in
serious personal injury or damage to the TrimMaster 18
™
Finish Nailer and voiding the warranty.
There are certain problems you may encounter when you
are using the TrimMaster 18
™
Finish Nailer
that you will be
able to correct on the work site. The following field service
procedures are the only service procedures you should
attempt. Anything else that may appear wrong with the
TrimMaster 18
™
Finish Nailer should only be diagnosed and
repaired by a fully trained service technician. If you have any
reason to believe that your problem is beyond the service
procedures in this manual, contact your Paslode
®
representative immediately.
Servicing
Fuel Cell Check
If the Impulse
®
18 Ga. Brad Nailer's fan operates and the
indicator light is green, but the tool will not cycle or does not
drive fasteners completely, check the fuel cell. With the fuel
cell out of the tool, check to see if the cell still contains fuel
and that the metering valve is working. To determine if there
is any fuel left in the fuel cell, hold in the upright position and
simply place the metering stem against a solid object, and
gently push about three or four times. A small amount of fuel
should be released each time.
DANGER
Wear safety glasses when performing this test. Never
perform this test near an open flame or sparks, while
smoking, or where the fuel may get into your eyes.
If fuel is not released with each operation of the metering
valve, this indicates that there is no more fuel left in the
cylinder and it must be replaced. Dispose of the empty fuel
cell properly.
(see page 16.)
Clearing a Jam
An occasional problem you may encounter is a jammed
fastener. Because of the unique design of the TrimMaster
18
™
Finish Nailer
, clearing a jammed fastener is easy:
1.
Remove the battery.
2.
Pull the latch, releasing front guide. Pivot front guide
forward.
3.
Clear jam, and push driver blade back up to its normal
position.
4.
Close front guide and latch it. Check that work contacting
element moves freely.
Battery Check
Periodically check on the battery indicator light (the light
in the handle) of the TrimMaster 18
™
Finish Nailer . When
encountering a problem, the first step should always be to
make sure the battery has enough charge to operate the
tool.
When the work contacting element is depressed on work
piece, the fan motor will turn on and the blinking green
indicator light will turn solid green. If the indicator light blinks
red or glows red, recharge the battery.
DANGER
Never attempt any maintenance of a Paslode Cordless
tool without first removing the fuel cell and battery.
Maintenance should be started only after the tool is
completely inoperative.
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