8
Faults
Personnel:
n
Qualified personnel
Fault table
Spray pattern
Fault
Cause
Remedy
Normal flat jet spray pattern
Spray pattern too
heavy towards the top
and towards the
bottom
n
Dirty air nozzle
n
Dirty fluid nozzle
n
Clean nozzles
(
‘Cleaning spray
guns’ on page 25
Spray pattern concen-
trated on the left or
right side
n
Dirty air nozzle
n
Dirty fluid nozzle
n
Clean nozzles
(
‘Cleaning spray
guns’ on page 25
Heavy application in
the centre of the spray
pattern
n
Too much fluid
n
Throttle fluid
supply
n
Fluid too thick
n
Thin fluid
Split spray pattern
n
Too little fluid
n
Increase fluid
supply
n
Flat jet air pres-
sure too high
n
Reduce flat jet air
pressure
Spray pattern too thin
n
Union nut loose
n
Tighten union nut
Fluid jet comes out in
spurts or flittering
n
Insufficient fluid
supply
n
Increase fluid
supply
n
Blocked fluid path
n
Clean
n
Loose or dam-
aged fluid nozzle
n
Tighten or replace
(
‘Changing the air
and fluid nozzles’
on page 26
n
Worn needle seal
n
Change needle
seal
(
‘Changing needle
packing’
on page 29
Automatic spray gun A-14
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