Choosing The Correct Tip; Reversible Tip Selection Chart - Graco Magnum X5 Manual

Choosing the Correct Tip

Consider coating and surface to be sprayed. Make sure
you use best tip hole size for that coating and best fan
width for that surface.
Tip Hole Size
Tip hole size controls flow rate - the amount of paint that
comes out of the gun.
HINTS:
• Use larger tip hole sizes with thicker coatings and
smaller tip hole sizes with thinner coatings.
• Maximum tip hole sizes supported by sprayer:
• X5: 0.015 in. (0.38 mm)
• X7: 0.017 in. (0.43 mm)
• ProX9: 0.019 in. (0.48 mm)
• Tips wear with use and need periodic replacement.
Fan Width
Fan width is the size of the spray pattern, which deter-
mines the area covered with each stroke. Narrower fans
deliver a thicker coat, and wider fans deliver a thinner
coat.
HINTS:
• Select a fan width best suited to the surface being
sprayed.
• Wider fans provide better coverage on broad, open
surfaces.
• Narrower fans provide better control on small, con-
fined surfaces.
Understanding Tip Number
The last three digits of tip number (i.e.: 286413) contain
information about hole size and fan width on surface
when gun is held 30 cm (12 in.) from surface being
sprayed.
First digit when doubled
= approximate
fan width
Last two digits = tip hole size in thousands of an inch
332689D
413 tip has
8-10 in.
fan width
413 tip has
.
a 0.013 in
hole size
ti22118a

Reversible Tip Selection Chart

Tip Part Fan Width 30 cm
No. (12 in.) from surface
286311 6 - 8 in.
(152 - 203 mm)
286411 8 - 10 in.
(203 - 254 mm)
286313 6 - 8 in.
(152 - 203 mm)
286413 8 - 10 in.
(203 - 254 mm)
286415 8 - 10 in.
(203 - 254 mm)
286515 10 - 12 in.
(254 - 305 mm)
286417 8 - 10 in.
(203 - 254 mm)
286517 10 - 12 in.
(254 - 305 mm)
286619 12 - 14 in.
(305 - 356 mm)
Example: For an 8 to 10 in. (203 to 254 mm) fan width
and 0.013 in. (0.33 mm) hole size, order Part No.
286413.
Setup
Hole Size
0.011 in.
(0.28 mm)
0.011 in.
(0.28 mm)
0.013 in.
(0.33 mm)
0.013 in.
(0.33 mm)
0.015 in.
(0.38 mm)
0.015 in.
(0.38 mm)
0.017 in.
(0.43 mm)
0.017 in.
(0.43 mm)
0.019 in.
(0.48 mm)
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