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PNEUMATIC INFORMATION
AIR SUPPLY INSTALLATION
If compressor has a good dryer unit, use black pickled pipe. When a dryer unit is not installed,
use galvanized or copper pipe.
To perform reliably, a pneumatic tool requires a continuous source of clean, water-free air at
adequate pressure.
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Never operate this tool using a bottled air or gas source.
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Bottled air/gas sources do not provide consistent operating pressure and could result in
air pressures that exceed the maximum allowed for this tool.
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Exceeding the maximum allowable air pressure could result in severe personal injury.
A filter-regulator-lubricator unit (P/N 173111) must be installed as close to the air tool as
possible, preferably within 10 feet (3M). It should be placed in a convenient location where it can
easily be drained, adjusted, and filled with oil. The air hose (P/N 008558) must have at least a
3/8" (9.5mm) I.D. A quick-connect press-on socket (P/N 008569) is installed on the stress spring
end of the hose for convenient hookup to the air tool.
Filter and lubricator bowls are made of polycarbonate material. Do not install where bowls may
be exposed to materials incompatible with polycarbonate. Certain oils, solvents, and chemicals
or their fumes can weaken these bowls and possibly cause them to burst. Clean only with warm
water. A cut-off valve placed ahead of the filter will be useful when cleaning the filter or
replenishing the lubricator.
