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Setup
5.
Ground the sprayer and spray system.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of static sparking, ground the
pump and all other equipment used or located
in the
tailed grounding instructions for your area and type
spray area. Check your local electrical code for de-
of equipment. Ground all of this equipment.
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a. Sprayer: plug into a properly grounded outlet.
Do not use an adapter. Extension cords must
have three wires and be rated for at least
15
amps.
b. Fluid hoses: use only grounded hoses with a
maximum of
500 ft (150
m) combined hose
length to ensure grounding continuity. See
Hose Grounding Continulty.
c. Spraygun: obtain grounding through connec-
tion to a properly grounded fluid hose and
sprayer.
d.
Object being sprayed: according to local code.
e. Fiuid
supply container: according to local code,
f. A// solvent pails used when flushing, accord-
are conductive. Do not place the pail on a
ing to local code. Use only metal pails, which
non-conductive surface, such as paper or
cardboard, which interrupts the grounding
continuity.
g. To maintain grounding Continuity when fiush-
ing or relieving pressure, always hold a metal
pari of the gun firmly to the side of a
grounded metal pail, then trigger the gun.
6.' Flush the pump
to remove the oil which was left
page
14.
in to protect pump parts after factory testing.
See
7. Prepare the paint
according to the manufactur-
Stir the paint to mix pigments. Strain the paint
er's recommendations. Remove any paint skin.
through a fine nylon mesh bag (available at most
paint dealers) to remove particles that could clog
the gun filter or spray tip. This is an important
step toward trouble-free paint spraying.
Operation
How to use the gun trigger safety.
When locked, the gun trigger safety prevents the gun
from accidental triggering. See Fig. 2.
WARNING
If the gun still sprays when the gun trigger safety
is locked, adjust the gun. See manual
307-614,
supplied.
A
Locked
How to use the pressure drain valve.
from the pump and to help prime the pump. If the
Use the pressure drain valve
to
relieve fluid pressure
valve
senses
an over pressure condition, it opens au-
tomatically
to
relieve fluid pressure. If this happens,
stop spraying immediately, shut off and unplug the
sprayer. Determine the cause of the problem and cor-
rect it before operating the sprayer again. Refer also
to the Troubleshooting, page 15. See Fig. 3.
A
Open or drain, position
A
Closed, or spray position
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Fig. 3
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