Airbrush Gun AFC-101A
Version 02/12
Item no. 23 76 59
Intended use
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The airbrush gun is designed to spray paint, transparent ink and watercolours that have an extra-fine pigment. You
should only connect the gun to a compressor or another suitable source of compressed air.
For safety purposes, you must not rebuild and/or modify this product. If you use the product for purposes other than
those described above, the product may be damaged. Read the instructions carefully and keep them. Make this product
available to third parties only together with its operating instructions.
Delivery content
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Airbrush gun with basic tank (7 ml)
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Glass paint colour container (22 ml)
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Screw wrench
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Operating instructions
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Safety instructions
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Read the operating instructions carefully and especially observe the safety information. If you do
not follow the safety instructions and information on proper handling in this manual, we assume
no liability for any resulting personal injury or damage to property. Such cases will invalidate the
warranty/guarantee.
Persons / Product
Always use suitable respiratory protection when working with the airbrush gun.
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Make sure that the place where you are working is sufficiently ventilated.
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Do not smoke or eat while you are working or in the direct vicinity of where you are working
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The device is not a toy. Keep it out of the reach of children and pets.
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Do not leave packaging material lying around carelessly. These may become dangerous playing material for
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children.
Protect the product from extreme temperatures, direct sunlight, strong jolts, high humidity, moisture, flammable
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gases, vapours and solvents.
Do not place the product under any mechanical stress.
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If it is no longer possible to operate the product safely, take it out of operation and protect it from any accidental use.
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Safe operation can no longer be guaranteed if the product:
is visibly damaged,
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is no longer working properly,
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has been stored for extended periods in poor ambient conditions or
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has been subjected to any serious transport-related stresses.
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Please handle the product carefully. Jolts, impacts or a fall even from a low height can damage the product.
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Also observe the safety and operating instructions of any other devices which are connected to the product.
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Miscellaneous
Consult an expert when in doubt about operation, safety or connection of the device.
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Maintenance, modifications and repairs are to be performed exclusively by an expert or at a qualified shop.
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If you have questions which remain unanswered by these operating instructions, contact our technical support
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service or other technical personnel.
Operation
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When using paints that contain inflammable solvents, there is a risk of explosion. Therefore
avoid naked flames and sparks.
Preparation
Cover the work area well, such as with a plastic sheet, and wear appropriate breathing protection.
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Connect the compressed air hose of your compressor to the hose connection on the airbrush gun.
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Attach the required paint cup, or the adaptor for a pressure tank system.
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Fill the paint cup / tank system with paint, diluted as required. The paint should be considerably more diluted than
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when used for painting with a normal brush. It should have a milky consistency.
Setting the operating pressure
Switch the compressor on.
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Before you start spraying the object you want to paint, it is advisable to do a test on a piece of cardboard or sheet
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metal in order to set the appropriate working pressure on your compressor and to test the paint consistency. You can
find the recommended working pressures for the different airbrush guns in the technical data section.
Set the working pressure to a high level at first. Then do a spray test and keep reducing the working pressure until
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the spraying result is no longer sharp. Then raise the working pressure again by about 0.5 bar.
The correct working pressure depends on the consistency of the paint, the nozzle size and the airbrush
gun itself.
The lower you set the working pressure, the narrower the spray becomes. If the working pressure is too low or there
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is too much paint, this causes spotting.
You can adjust the operating pressure precisely using the adjusting screw on the front of the airbrush gun.
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Operation
Do not let the trigger lever snap forwards after the spraying action is finished. This could damage
the airbrush gun.
When spraying, the amount of paint and the air supply are controlled at the same time by the trigger lever (double-
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action principle). It is located at the top centre of the airbrush gun.
The compressed air flows out as soon as you press the trigger lever. The further back you pull the trigger lever, the
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more paint is fed into the spray nozzle.
With the adjustment screw, you can restrict the distance that the needle moves backwards and thus limit the amount
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of paint. This is particularly useful if you want to keep the width of the spray constant (e.g. for lines).
Make sure that the airbrush gun is always held at a right angle to the object being sprayed.
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For fine details, reduce the spraying distance and decrease the working pressure. For spraying large areas,
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increase the spraying distance and raise the working pressure correspondingly. When doing this, make sure that
you do not exceed the recommended maximum pressure. This can damage the airbrush gun.
Guide the gun steadily and evenly over the object. Start the spraying movement with the airbrush gun over the
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object before actuating the trigger lever and continue the movement after you have released the trigger lever for
a short while.
Keep the pressure on the trigger lever whilst releasing it forwards. This cleans the spray nozzle of any residual paint,
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which prevents paint blots occurring the next time you use the airbrush gun.
Wait a short while between each spraying action so that the paint can dry slightly and not form drips.
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Care and maintenance
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Carefully clean the airbrush gun after each use. Never leave it lying around for a long time without
cleaning it. Otherwise, the airbrush gun will become unusable.
Do not use mechanical force when cleaning the gun because there are precision components
that can be damaged very easily.
Never pull the needle out of its guide when there is still paint in the airbrush gun. Otherwise, the
air valve will get clogged with paint and become unusable.
Cleaning before changing the paint
Empty the paint cup after the spraying action by shaking it out and spraying out the residual paint until only
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compressed air comes out of the spray nozzle.
With the help of a brush, clean the paint cup out with water or a solvent (depending on the paint used). Do not use
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cotton buds or kitchen towels. Fibres could get inside the spray nozzle and clog it.
Fill the paint cup again with water or a suitable solvent and operate the airbrush gun until the cup is empty. Repeat
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this step two or three times until all traces of paint are gone.
After doing that, squeeze and pull the trigger lever once more as far as it will go so that the inside of the spray nozzle
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is cleaned by the compressed air flowing through it.
Cleaning after use
In addition to the steps described above, carry out the following steps as well:
Unscrew the cap, loosen the needle adjustment screw and pull the needle carefully out of its guide.
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Clean the needle with water or a solvent. Do this with care and do not use force because the needle is extremely
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sensitive.
Unscrew the nozzle cover with the screw wrench from the airbrush gun and clean them with water or a solvent and
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a marten-hair brush.
Reassemble the airbrush gun by pushing the needle back into its guide as far as it will go and then tightening the
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adjustment screw. When doing this, the trigger lever must be in the lower front position. Ensure that the needle is not
damaged when you do this (e.g. by accidentally bending or hitting against a component inside the airbrush gun).
Screw the cap back on.
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Screw the nozzle cover and the needle cover back on.
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Replacing the nozzle
A nozzle replacement is usually only required if the nozzle has been damaged.
Release the nozzle cover using the wrench. The nozzle is located in the nozzle cover.
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To remove the nozzle from the nozzle cover, use suitable pliers. Carefully move the nozzle back and forth until it is
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released from the nozzle cover.
Insert a new nozzle and screw the nozzle cover on again using the wrench.
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Disposal
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Electronic devices are recyclable waste and must not be disposed of in the household waste.
At the end of its service life, dispose of the product according to the relevant statutory regulations.
Technical data
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Control method:
Double action
Nozzle Ø:
0.35 mm
Capacity of paint cup:
7 ml, 22 ml
Working pressure:
9.8 bar
Colour rate setting:
internal
Housing length:
161 mm
Weight :
80 g
These operating instructions are published by Conrad Electronic SE,
Klaus-Conrad-Straße 1, D-92240 Hirschau/Germany.
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The operating instructions reflect the current technical specifications at time of print.
We reserve the right to change the technical or physical specifications.
© 2012 by Conrad Electronic SE.
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