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RL20-2 /
Manual
Titgemeyer / 10342EN1121 / 1
English
Connecting the tool
with the air supply
9. Tool operation
— Check the tool operation after inspection
or before first use (commissioning)
— Connect the tool to the air supply
(6 – 7 bar)
— To avoid damage to the tool, caused
by exceeded air pressure, the integra-
ted safety valve will switch to release
air. In this case, adjust the air pressure
to the correct value.
—
Check for correct assembly and fit of
the quick connectors – no air discharge
is audible
— Press and hold the air suction trigger
(8) – the riveting tool starts soaking
air though the nosepiece.
— Insert the mandrel of the rivet in the
nosepiece (5) (the rivet will be held in
nosepiece by the air flow).
— Move the tool with rivet to the alloca-
ted riveting position.
— Press the trigger (7) – the riveting
tool performs the pulling movement
(pulling and tearing the mandrel)
— Release the trigger (7) after setting
the rivet and the pulling unit auto-
matically returns to its initial starting
position
— Hold the air suction trigger (8) during
the riveting cycle to eject the ripped off
mandrel into the mandrel collector (2).
— Make sure, the mandrel is ejected
before the next riveting cycle.
— Release the air suction trigger (8), to
switch off the air suction flow.
