Manual hydraulic punch
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7 Cleaning and care
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3. Turn the drain screw as far as it will go to the left into the OFF position. The
load piston moves to its starting position.
4. Screw the tension bolt into the load piston by hand until it stops.
Always en-
sure that the entire length of the thread is used otherwise the tension
bolt may pull out.
5. Place the spacer and punching die on the tension bolt. Then guide the ten-
sion bolt through the prepared hole.
6. Turn the punch onto the tension bolt from behind and align the punching die
with the markers.
7. Move the punch into position and screw on the punch by hand in order to fix
the complete assembly in place.
Always ensure that the entire thread of
the punch is used.
8. Turn the drain screw to the right into the ON position to build up the pres-
sure. Pump on the hand lever until the hole is punched. Avoid the punch tips
touching the die bottom.
9. Pump 3 to 4 times with the hand lever to press the punching scrap loosely
into the punching die.
10. To release the pressure turn the drain screw into the OFF position. Let the
load piston return to its starting position.
11. Unscrew the punch and thoroughly remove all scraps of material from the
punching die.
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Cleaning and care
Regular cleaning and caring can increase the leakproofness of your hydraulic
punch driver and extend its lifetime. Please proceed as follows:
Regularly remove dirt and abrasive dusts from the sliding surfaces and moving
parts.
When the punch driver is no longer used, turn the drain screw into the OFF po-
sition and release the pressure.
Store and use the punch driver in a dry place.
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Maintenance and repair
View our detailed spare parts list in section 9 „Ersatzteile / Spare parts“.
Risk of injury!
Keep hands and fingers away from the punching die and
punch whilst punching!
Note:
Only use original Rittal spare parts.
