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307–786
OPERATION
WARNING
Pressure Relief Procedure
To reduce the risk of serious bodily injury, including
fluid injection, splashing fluid or solvent in the eyes
or on the skin, or injury from moving parts or electric
shock, always follow this procedure whenever you
shut off the sprayer , when checking or servicing
any part of the spray system, when installing,
cleaning or changing spray tips, and whenever you
stop spraying.
1. Engage the gun safety latch.
2. Turn the ON/OFF switch to OFF.
3. Unplug the sprayer.
4. Disengage the gun safety latch. Hold a metal
part of the gun firmly to the side of a grounded
metal pail, and trigger the gun to relieve
pressure.
5. Engage the gun safety latch.
6. Open the pressure drain valve, having a con-
tainer ready to catch the drainage. Leave the
valve open until you are ready to spray again.
If you suspect that the spray tip or hose is com-
pletely clogged, or that pressure has not been fully
relieved after following the steps above, wrap a rag
around the tip guard retaining nut or hose end cou-
pling and VERY SLOWLY loosen the part to relieve
pressure gradually, then loosen completely . Now
clear the tip or hose.
Startup
Use this procedure each time you start the sprayer to
help ensure the sprayer is ready to operate and that you
start it safely.
NOTE:
For the first time startup, be sure to flush the
sprayer first. Refer to page 14 for
FLUSHING
GUIDELINES.
1. Close the pressure drain valve.
If you have not in-
stalled a secondary hose, be sure the adapter is se-
curely plugged with the plug provided.
Refer to Fig
12–1.
2. Don’t install the spray tip until the pump is
primed!
3
.
Put the suction tube into the paint container
.
4. Lower the pressure setting
by turning the pressure
adjusting knob all the way counterclockwise.
Refer
to Fig 12–1.
5. Disengage the gun safety latch.
Refer to Fig 12–2.
6. To prime the pump
, hold a metal part of the gun
firmly against and aimed into a metal waste con-
tainer.
Refer to Fig 1 1–1. Squeeze the trigger and
hold it open, turn the ON/OFF switch to ON, and
slowly increase the pressure setting until the sprayer
starts. Keep the gun triggered until all air is forced out
of the system and the paint flows freely from the gun.
Release the trigger and engage the gun safety latch.
Fig 11–1
MAINTAIN FIRM
METAL TO METAL
CONTACT WHEN
FLUSHING
CAUTION
If the pump runs without fluid in it for more than 30
seconds, the displacement pump packings will be
damaged. If the pump does not prime easily, follow
the
NOTE
below.
NOTE:
If the pump is hard to prime, place a container
under the pressure drain valve and open it.
When fluid comes from the valve, close it. Then
disengage the gun safety latch and proceed as
in Step 6, above.
7. Check all fluid connections for leaks
. If any are
found, follow the
Pressure Relief Procedure Warn-
ing
, to the left, before tightening connections.
8. Install the Spray Tip and Tip Guard.
Be sure the
gun safety latch is engaged.
Refer to Fig 12–2. In-
stall the spray tip. If you are using the RAC IV tip
guard, refer to manual 307–848, supplied with the
gun, for installation instructions.
9. Adjust the Spray Pattern
a. Increase the pressure adjusting knob setting just
until spray from the gun is completely atomized.
To avoid excessive overspray and fogging, and
to decrease tip wear and extend the life of the
sprayer, always use the lowest possible pres-
sure needed to get the desired results.
b. If more coverage is needed, use a larger tip
rather than increasing the pressure.
c. Test the spray pattern. To adjust the direction of
the spray pattern, engage the gun safety latch
and loosen the retaining nut. Position the tip
guard horizontally for a horizontal pattern or ver-
tically for a vertical pattern. Then tighten the re-
taining nut.