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RP 210 Manual 99 Washington Street Melrose, MA 02176 Phone 781-665-1400 Toll Free 1-800-517-8431 Pressing Tool Visit us at www.TestEquipmentDepot.com WARNING! Read this Operator’s Manual carefully before using this tool. Failure to understand and follow the contents of this manual may result in electrical shock, fire and/or serious personal injury.
Pressing A Fitting With Typical Actuator And Press Ring Set ..................8 Inspecting The Pressed Connection ..........................8 Cold Weather Operation ..............................9 Maintenance Instructions Cleaning And Lubrication............................9 Required Maintenance At RIDGID Authorized Service Center ..................9 Accessories ..................................9 Storage ..................................10 Service And Repair ..............................10 Disposal ..................................10 Troubleshooting ................................11...
RP 210 Press Tool Safety Symbols In this operator’s manual and on the product, safety symbols and signal words are used to communicate important safe- ty information. This section is provided to improve understanding of these signal words and symbols.
RP 210 Press Tool Personal Safety • Store idle power tools out of the reach of children and do not allow persons unfamiliar with the pow - • Stay alert, watch what you are doing and use com- er tool or these instructions to operate the power mon sense when operating a power tool.
A compartment in the RP 210 carrying case is included to keep this manual with the machine for use by the operator. Press Tool Safety • Use the RP 210 Press Tool only with RIDGID Com - Description, Specifications pact pressing attachments (jaws, press ring, actu- And Standard Equipment ator, etc.).
Figure 2 – Press Tool Serial Label • Presence and readability of warning labels. See Figure 3. NOTE! RIDGID jaws and attachments are offered in two • Any other condition which may prevent safe and nor- “series” mal operation.
RIDGID tool and attachment(s) for the application. Using an incorrect attachment for an application can cause injury, damage the tool and make incomplete connections. For a complete listing of RIDGID attach- Warning Label ments available for this tool, see the Ridge Tool Catalog on line at www.RIDGID.com or call Ridge...
Pressing A Fitting With Typical Scissor Figure 8 – RP 210 Tool Square To Tubing Jaws 3. Make sure the jaw set and tool are square to the 1. Squeeze jaw arms to open the jaws (Figure 6).
This assures consistent, repeatable press joint integrity. 4. Press jaw arms to open the jaw set. 5. Remove the RP 210 and jaw set from tube. Avoid sharp edges that may have formed on the fitting dur- ing the pressing operation.
1.1Ah battery above 15°F (-10°C) or The following tool accessories have been de signed using a larger capacity battery (2.0Ah, 2.2Ah, 3.3Ah or to function with the RP 210 Press Tools. Other 4.0Ah). accessories suitable for use with other tools may become hazardous when used on the RP 210.
North & Latin America, Australia 43323 18V 2.0 Ah Europe & China Service and repair on this RP 210 Press Tool must be per- 43328 18V 4.0 Ah Europe & China formed by a RIDGID Authorized Service Center. The tool 31013 18V 1.1 Ah...
RP 210 Press Tool Troubleshooting SYMPTOM POSSIBLE REASONS SOLUTION Tool will not turn ON Battery is completely discharged or battery has Insert fully charged battery/recharge dead battery. when ON/OFF button on failed. display panel is pressed. Battery not properly inserted into handle of tool.
RP 210 Press Tool RP 210 Diagnostic Codes Status Description Icon Green Glows Tool ON. Blinks Out of acceptable voltage range. — Replace battery with a fully charged battery. Blinks Attachment mounting pin not fully engaged. Insert pin. Glows If only red light is ON, Out of temperature range 15°F (-10°C) to 140°F (60°C).