MV 480 Safety and operating instructions Introduction Thank you for choosing Chicago Pneumatic brand products. For over a century, the Chicago Pneumatic brand has represented performance and innovation in the pneumatic tool industry. Today the brand is found around the world on a range of pneumatic and hydraulic tools that includes breakers, rock drills, chipping hammers, clay-diggers, picks and busters, scabblers, pumps and a whole lot more.
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 Safety and operating instructions MV 480 > Respiratory protection when appropriate Safety instructions > Protective gloves To reduce the risk of serious injury or death to > Proper protective boots yourself or others, read and understand the Safety >...
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• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 MV 480 Safety and operating instructions DANGER Fuel hazard WARNING Dust and fume hazard The fuel is flammable and fuel fumes can explode Dusts and/or fumes generated or dispersed when when ignited, causing serious injury or death.
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• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 Safety and operating instructions MV 480 Wear washable or disposable protective clothes ► WARNING Battery hazard at the worksite, and shower and change into clean The battery contains poisonous and corrosive clothes before leaving the worksite to reduce sulphuric acid and can explode, this can cause injury.
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• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 MV 480 Safety and operating instructions WARNING Motion hazards WARNING Vibration hazards When using the machine to perform work-related Normal and proper use of the machine exposes the activities, you may experience discomfort in the operator to vibration.
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 Safety and operating instructions MV 480 See the ”Noise and vibration declaration statement” WARNING Noise hazard for the machine, including the declared vibration High noise levels can cause permanent and disabling values. This information can be found at the end of hearing loss and other problems such as tinnitus these Safety and operating instructions.
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 MV 480 Safety and operating instructions CAUTION High temperature The machine's front cover, exhaust pipe, and hydraulic system become hot during operation. Touching them can lead to burns. Never touch a hot front cover. ►...
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 Safety and operating instructions MV 480 Overview Eccentric element To reduce the risk of serious injury or death Labels to yourself or others, read the Safety instructions section found on the previous The machine is fitted with labels containing...
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• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 MV 480 Safety and operating instructions Noise level label Safety label Crush zone. Keep your hands at a safe distance from the danger zone. Hydraulic oil level label The label indicates the guaranteed noise level corresponding to EC-directive 2000/14/EC.
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 Safety and operating instructions MV 480 Transport Secure transport WARNING Transport hazard Lifting the machine During transportation always strap the machine securely, otherwise it can cause injury. WARNING Lifting hazard Place lashing straps in a U-shape around the ►...
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 MV 480 Safety and operating instructions Filling procedure Operating near edges 1. Stop the engine and let it cool down before filling the tank. WARNING Overturning hazard 2. Release the filler cap slowly to let any pressure When operating along edges, at least ⁄...
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 Safety and operating instructions MV 480 Never work on slopes that exceed the capabilities Before starting, Hatz ♦ of the machine. The maximum slope of the Follow the general safety precautions supplied with machine in operation is 20° (depending on the the machine at the delivery.
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• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 MV 480 Safety and operating instructions Starting the engine, Hatz electric start 4. Release the ignition key as soon as the engine starts. 1. Set the throttle control (A) to half revs. 5. Allow the engine to idle for a few minutes before increasing to full power.
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 Safety and operating instructions MV 480 Control box, electrical system Operating DANGER Handle hazard When changing the locking position, the handle must be held, otherwise it can cause injuries. Hold the handle. ► Lower the handle with caution.
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 MV 480 Safety and operating instructions Before starting maintenance on the machine, Inspect the machine before starting. Inspect the ♦ ♦ clean it in order to avoid exposure to hazardous entire machine so that leakages or other faults are substances.
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• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 Safety and operating instructions MV 480 Check the water separator (B) - diesel fuel and Checking the safety straps ♦ water separate in the glass bowl. If there is any Check the safety straps on the front and back of ♦...
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 MV 480 Safety and operating instructions Cleaning the machine 4. Fill the engine oil as per specifications to the maximum mark on the dipstick (C). Do not spray water directly onto electrical ♦ components or the instrument panel.
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 Safety and operating instructions MV 480 4. Level the machine and fill with oil. 1. Remove the protective cover (A). 2. Check if the V-belt (B) is damaged, change if necessary. 5. Screw in the filler plug.
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 MV 480 Safety and operating instructions Checking the battery Every 250 hours of 1. Disconnect the battery cables (A). operation (every month) Maintenance routines: Check the injection pump. See the engine manual ♦ for more information.
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 Safety and operating instructions MV 480 Hydraulic system, changing the hydraulic Every 500 hours of operation (yearly) 1. Remove the dipstick (A). Maintenance routines: Adjust valve clearance for intake and exhaust ♦ valves. See the engine manual for more information.
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 MV 480 Safety and operating instructions Storage Empty the tank before storing the machine. ♦ ♦ Clean the machine. Clean the air filter. ♦ ♦ Carefully pull the start handle until you feel a slight resistance.
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 MV 480 Safety and operating instructions This machine may cause hand-arm vibration syndrome if its use is not adequately managed. An EU guide to managing hand-arm vibration can be found at http://www.humanvibration.com/humanvibration/EU/VIBGUIDE.html We recommend a programme of health surveillance to detect early symptoms which may relate to vibration exposure, so that management procedures can be modified to help prevent future impairment.
• Toll Free: 888-883-5144 MV 480 Safety and operating instructions EC Declaration of Conformity EC Declaration of Conformity (EC Directive 2006/42/EC) We, Atlas Copco Construction Tools AB, hereby declare that the machines listed below conform to the provisions of EC Directive 2006/42/EC (Machinery Directive) and 2000/14/EC (Noise Directive), and the harmonised standards mentioned below.
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