Figure 6 – Opening The Scissor-Style Jaw Set
Figure 7 – Placing Scissor-Style Jaw Set Around Fitting
Figure 8 – RP 330 Tool Square To Tubing
7. Make sure the jaw set and tool are square to the tub-
ing and depress the tool trigger switch
(Figure 8).
Keep fingers and hands away from the jaw set to
avoid crushing injuries in jaw set and between jaw set
and surrounds. The press cycle takes about five (5)
seconds. Once a press cycle begins and the rollers
contact the jaw arms, the tool will lock-on and auto-
matically complete the press cycle. Releasing the
trigger will not stop the tool once the pressing process
has begun. This assures consistent, repeatable press
joint integrity.
NOTE! If yellow LED service indicator blinks, the tool
should be sent to a RIDGID Authorized Service
Center for required maintenance. The tool will
not run if it is not maintained within 2,000 cycles
after the first blinking yellow LED.
8. Press jaw arms to open the jaw set.
9. Remove the RP 330 and jaw set from tube. Avoid
sharp edges that may have formed on the fitting
during the pressing operation.
Pressing A Fitting With Typical Actuator
And Press Ring Set
1. Make sure the RP 330 Pressing Tool has the correct
actuator installed.
2. Connect RP 330 to proper power source. For the
RP 330-B, insert fully charged battery into the base of
the handle. For the RP 330-C plug the tool into an
appropriate outlet.
3. Depress ON/OFF button on display panel one time to
turn tool ON. All three light emitting diodes (LED’s) will
blink once. Then, the green LED should be solid illu-
minated indicating the tool is ready to press.
NOTE! Tool will automatically turn off if left unused for
ten (10) minutes. To restart tool, it is neces-
sary to once again depress the ON/OFF button
on the top display panel.
4. Make sure the tubing is inserted to the proper depth
in fitting, as specified in the appropriate fitting system’s
operator's manual.
5. Open the appropriate press ring and place at right
angle onto the fitting
(Figure 9). Align ring with fitting
according to fitting system’s operator’s manual. Re-
check insertion depth before completing press process.
6. Squeeze actuator arms to open the actuator assem-
bly. Engage actuator ends into the actuator pockets in
the press ring
(Figure 10). Make sure actuator ends
are fully engaged in pockets. Do not attempt to hang
tool and actuator from press ring. Tool could unex-
pectedly drop causing serious injury or death.
7. Depress the tool trigger switch. The press cycle takes
about five (5) seconds. Once a press cycle begins and
the rollers contact the actuator arms, the tool will
lock-on and automatically complete the press cycle.
Releasing the trigger will not stop the tool once the
pressing process has begun. This assures consis-
tent, repeatable press joint integrity. To avoid pinch
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