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  • Page 1 Z3 WELDER ™ INSTRUCTION MANUAL ®...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    , Radex , Zytec , Z-LINK and T-LINK ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® registered trademarks of RPB Safety LLC ® For technical assistance contact our Customer Service Department at 1-866-494-4599 or email: customerservice@rpbsafety.com FORM #: 7.20.517 REV: 2...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    ® The Z3™ has been designed for use in atmospheres that are NOT IMMEDIATELY DANGEROUS TO LIFE OR HEALTH (IDLH). The Z3™ is approved for use with any one of the following flow control devices: 03-101 Constant Flow Valve NV2016 Flow Control Valve...

  • Page 5: Respiratory Component Concept

    RESPIRATORY COMPONENT CONCEPT The RPB Z3™ consists of 3 main components: ® 1. Z3™ Helmet 2. Breathing Tube Assembly 3. Air Supply Hose Assembly or PX4 AIR PAPR ® FIGURE 1.1 !WARNING! Failure to use genuine parts and components that are part of the NIOSH...

  • Page 6: Warnings

    The RPB Z3™ Welding Helmet does ® (see the table with recommended shade not provide hearing protection. Earplugs levels Pg 20).
  • Page 7 A carbon monoxide monitor must be standards. used at all times. Contact your RPB ® distributor for a Radex 08-200 CO DO NOT wear this respirator if any Monitor. Do not connect the respirator’s...

  • Page 8: Cautions And Limitations

    Z3 WELDER ™ NIOSH - CAUTIONS AND LIMITATIONS A) Not for use in atmospheres containing less than 19.5 percent oxygen. B) Not for use in atmospheres immediately dangerous to life or health. C) Do not exceed maximum use concentrations established by regulatory standards.

  • Page 9: Respirator Operation

    Safety air supply hoses and fittings ® Federal Law 42 CFR 84, subpart J.84.141(b) must be used between the point of and 29 CFR 1910.134 (i) the RPB Z3™ ® attachment and the respirator breathing air Welding Helmet does not purify air or filter connection at the wearer’s belt.

  • Page 10: Special Or Critical Users Instructions

    SPECIAL OR CRITICAL USERS INSTRUCTIONS BREATHING AIR PRESSURE TABLE Figure 1.1 This table lists air pressure ranges needed to provide the RPB Z3™ with the volume of air that ® falls within the required range of 6-15cfm or 170-425 lts/min according to U.S. government regulations.

  • Page 11: Respirator Setup And Use

    RESPIRATOR USE AND SETUP IMPACT LENS, ADF LENS AND PROTECTION SCREEN REPLACEMENT FIGURE 2.2 FIGURE 2.1 Squeeze the tabs inside the Helmet to Remove the outer (green) shell. release the outer shell. FIGURE 2.3 FIGURE 2.4 Remove the clear Impact Lens by To remove the Auto darkening filter, lift squeezing together the two tabs on the tab at the top of the to release it.

  • Page 12: Face Seal Replacement

    Z3™ parts or this will no longer be ® covered by the warranty. NOTE To put the RPB Z3™ Welding Helmet back together reverse this process starting at 2.6 and ® finishing at 2.1 FACE SEAL REPLACEMENT FIGURE 3.2 FIGURE 3.1...
  • Page 13 FIGURE 3.3 FIGURE 3.4 Release the face seal holder from the two Take the new face seal and push the inner outside upper latches. upper side of the face seal holder into the two upper inside latches. FIGURE 3.5 FIGURE 3.6 Push the outside upper part of the face seal Slide the lower part of the face seal holder holder into the two outside upper latches.
  • Page 14 PX4 AIR - SEE THE PAPR USER MANUAL ® ® When the Z3™ Welding Helmet Respirator is being used in conjunction with the RPB ® PAPR, please refer to the RPB PX4 AIR PAPR for instruction of use and setting up the ®...
  • Page 15 FIGURE 5.2 FIGURE 5.3 Adjust Air Pressure Connect air supply hose Adjust the air pressure at the point of Connect a RPB Air Supply Hose insuring the ® attachment according to the Breathing Air maximum sections and lengths are within the Pressure Table on page 10.
  • Page 16 Z3 WELDER ™ CLEANING / REPLACING COMFORT PADDING FIGURE 6.1 FIGURE 6.2 The Comfort Padding can be washed in a Next remove the Comfort padding from the normal Washing Machine. First remove the back of the Head Harness by undoing the Comfort padding from the front of the Head Velcro.

  • Page 17: Autodarkening Welding Protection Filter

    AUTODARKENING WELDING PROTECTION FILTER OPERATION USAGE autodarkening welding protection ® An autodarkening welding protection filter filters operate on the basis of a liquid crystal built into a welding helmet is considered to light shutter that protects the welder’s eyes be Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) against intense visible light emitted during protecting the eyes, face, ears and neck the welding process.
  • Page 18 (direct sun, intensive artificial light, be immediately replaced. neighboring welder’s arcs etc.) WARRANTY OPENING TIME DELAY ADJUSTMENT: The warranty period of RPB Z3™ ADF ® The opening time delay can be adjusted from Lens is three years. Failure to follow these 0.1 to 1.0 seconds.

  • Page 19: Recommended Shade Levels And Light Transmission Curve

    RECOMMENDED SHADE LEVELS FOR VARIOUS WELDING APPLICATIONS Figure 8.1 CURRENT IN AMPERES Welding Process PLUS, ULTRA PLUS, ULTRA PLUS, ULTRA MIG heavy metals PLUS, ULTRA MIG light metals Stainless, AI PLUS, ULTRA Plasma Cutting PLUS, ULTRA Micro plasma welding PLUS, ULTRA LIGHT TRANSMISSION CURVE Figure 8.2 T (%)

  • Page 20: Description Of Rpb ® Filter Features & Technical Data

    Z3 WELDER ™ DESCRIPTION OF RPB FILTER FEATURES ® Figure 8.3 Solar Cells Shade adjustment Photo-sensors (Photo diodes) Sensitivity adjustment Filter housing Opening time delay adjustment Liquid crystal shutter viewing area Sensitivity Shade Delay TECHNICAL DATA Figure 8.4 Model ULTRA...

  • Page 21: Parts List

    13-050 Ultra Rear Lens (Pack of 10) 13-054 Plus Rear Lens (Pack of 10) 13-053 ADF Ultra Filter 13-062 ADF Plus Filter 13-061 Impact Lens (Pack of 10) 13-052 Z3™ Welding Shield (Including 13-050, 13-051) 13-310 Flexi Face Seal 13-323...
  • Page 22 Z3 WELDER ™ FLOW CONTROL DEVICES Figure 9.2 ITEM NO. DESCRIPTION PART NO. Breathing Hose 03-031 Twist Connect Breathing Tube (Bayonet Connector) 04-839 ® Replacement Belt NV 2022 Constant Flow Valve 03-101 Flow Control Valve NV2016 PX4 AIR PAPR (see 7.20524 PX4 AIR...
  • Page 23 AIR SUPPLY HOSES Figure 10.3 3. Supplied-Air Hose As- Series 1. Couplers 2. Plugs semblies NV2025 1/4” FM NV2028 RPB 25ft RPB Quick NV2029 RPB 50ft Disconnect NV2027 RPB 100ft 03-042-PM 1/4” M NPT 03-042-CF 1/4” FM 03-043-PM 3/8” M NPT 03-042-PMS 1/4”...
  • Page 24 Z3 WELDER ™ APPENDIX A1 - SCHRADER 3. AIR 2. BREATHING TUBE 4. SUPPLY PRESSURE 1. AIR ASSEMBLY AND FLOW SUPPLY HOSE HOSE NUMBER SOURCE RANGE CONTROL DEVICES LENGTH (FT) (PSIG AIR) SECTIONS 18-20 22-24 Portable or 03-031/03-101 04-342-25 (25ft)
  • Page 25 NOTES ........................................................................................................
  • Page 26 Z3 WELDER ™ NOTES ..........................
  • Page 27 NOTES ........................................................................................................
  • Page 28 ® Looking for an advanced climate control device that can heat and cool your supplied air just by the slide of a lever? Look no further than the RPB C40. ® From the searing heat of an Arizona summer to a severe Scandinavian...

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