Hilti DX 36 Operating Instructions Manual page 26

The following also applies in EU and EFTA countries: For maximum safety with this tool, the cartridges must
comply with the requirements of the applicable C.I.P. tests (source: Comprehensive edition of adopted C.I.P.
decisions, Liège, Belgium, 2005) as well as the cartridge tests described at www.hilti.com/cartridgetest.
The tool features a 5-way safety system for the safety of the user and all bystanders.
2.2 Piston principle
The energy from the propellant charge is transferred to a piston, the accelerated mass of which drives the
fastener into the base material. Due to use of this piston principle, the tool is classified as a "low velocity tool".
As approximately 95% of the kinetic energy is absorbed by the piston, the fastener is driven into the base
material in a controlled fashion at much reduced velocity (less than 100 m/s). The driving process ends when
the piston is stopped at the end of its travel. This makes dangerous through-shots virtually impossible when
the tool is used correctly.
2.3 Drop-firing safety device
The drop-firing safety device is the result of coupling the firing mechanism with the cocking movement. This
prevents the tool from firing when dropped onto a hard surface, no matter at which angle the impact occurs.
2.4 Trigger safety device
The trigger safety device prevents the tool firing when only the trigger is pulled. The tool must be pressed
against a firm surface before a fastener can be released.
2.5 Contact pressure safety device
The tool can be fired only when pressed fully against a firm surface with a force of at least 50 N.
2.6 Unintentional firing safety device
The tool is also equipped with an unintentional firing safety device. This prevents the tool from firing if the
trigger is first pulled and the tool then pressed against the work surface. The tool can be fired only when it is
first pressed correctly against the work surface and the trigger subsequently pulled.
2.7 Range of fasteners available for various applications
Fasteners
Ordering designation
X-U
X-C
X-S
X-CT
X-CR
X-CP / X-CF
X-FS
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Application
High-strength nail for fastening on high-
strength steel and concrete in a wide
range of applications
Standard nail for fastening on concrete
Standard nail for efficient fastening on
steel
Easily removable nail for fastening form-
work temporarily on concrete
Stainless steel nail for fastening in damp
or corrosive surroundings
Special fastener for timber structures on
concrete
Fastener for positioning formwork
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