Tool And Work Area Set-Up; Mounting Attachment Into Press Tool; Calibrating The Pressing Tool For The Specific Pressing Attachment (320-E Pressing Tool Only); Calibrating The 320-E With A Jaw Set - RIDGID ProPress Series Operator's Manual

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5. Inspect the press profile of the attachment. If it is
rusty, dirty or if there is a build up of fitting material,
clean as described in the maintenance section. It is
important to keep the press profile clean to prevent
the formation of burrs during pressing process, pre-
vent the attachment from sticking to the fitting and
making sure that a proper press connection is made.
6. Make sure that springs are intact and bias the attach-
ment in the proper direction (closed for rings, jaws and
actuators). Attachment should cycle freely from the
fully open to fully closed position. If needed, lubricate
pivot points with a light lubricating oil. Wipe any
excess oil from the attachment.

Tool and Work Area Set-Up

WARNING
Set up the press tool, attachment and work area
according to these procedures to reduce the risk of
injury from electric shock and other causes and to
prevent property damage.
1. Inspect the work to be done and determine
• The system of fittings to be used
• The sizes of fittings to be used
• The amount of space available for the tool and
attachments to make the pressed connections.
2. Determine the appropriate pressing tool and attach-
ments for the application. See the Description and
Specification section for information on the attach-
ments available for the ProPress systems. Information
on clearance requirements for various attachments can
be found at the back of the manual. Information on
RIDGID Pressing Tools and other RIDGID press tool
attachments can be found at www.RIDGID.com, or by
contacting Ridge Tool Technical Services at (800)
519-3456 or TechServices@ridgid.com.
Only use RIDGID Press Tools and RIDGID press
tool attachments (jaw sets, rings, actuators, etc.)
when specified by the fitting manufacturer for use
with their system. Be sure to use the correct actuator
for the ring being used. Rings are marked to indicate
the correct actuator for use with the ring. Use of in-
correct press tools and/or attachments for a system
can cause system leaks, damage the press tool and
attachment or cause severe personal injury.
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3. Make sure that the press tool and attachment have
been inspected according to their respective manuals
or instructions.
4. Follow tool set up procedure according to the specif-
ic press tool operator's manual.

Mounting Attachment Into Press Tool

1. Make sure that the press tool is unplugged or that the
battery is removed from the tool.
2. Pull the attachment mounting pin on the press tool
out. If there is already an attachment in the tool, slide
it out of the pressing tool ( See Figure 6).
Figure 6 – Pulling The Jaw Set Mounting Pin Out
3. Slide the attachment into the press tool and fully
engage the attachment mounting pin. The press tool
will not function unless the pin is fully engaged.
Calibrating The Pressing Tool For The
Specific Pressing Attachment
(320-E Pressing Tool Only)
The RIDGID 320-E Pressing Tool includes a feature to
help insure that complete press connections are made. To
use this feature, when a press attachment is installed
on the 320-E, a calibration cycle is done. The 320-E then
compares that calibration cycle to each press connection
made. If the press connection does not match the cali-
bration cycle, the 320-E alerts the user that a pressing
error has occurred so that the operator can take appro-
priate action.
Specific calibration information is included here for each
type of attachment. See the 320-E manual or contact
Ridge Tool Technical Services if you have any ques-
tions regarding this feature.

Calibrating The 320-E With A Jaw Set

1. Make sure the 320-E Press Tool has the correct jaw
set installed.
2. Insert fully charged battery into the base of the 320-E
handle.
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