Pressing A Fitting With Typical Actuator And Press Ring Set - RIDGID RP 340 Manual

RP 340 Press Tool
Figure 7 – RP 340 Tool Square To Tubing
3. Make sure the jaw set and tool are square to the
tubing and de press the tool switch (Figure 7). Keep
fingers and hands away from the jaw set to avoid
crushing injuries in jaw set and between jaw set and
sur roundings. The press cycle takes about five (5)
seconds. Once a press cycle begins and the rollers
contact the jaw arms, the tool will lock-on and auto-
matically complete the press cycle. Releasing the
switch will not stop the tool once the pressing process
has begun. This assures consistent, repeatable press
joint integrity.
4. Press jaw arms to open the jaw set.
5. Remove the RP 340 and jaw set from tube. Avoid
sharp edges that may have formed on the fitting dur-
ing the pressing operation.
Pressing A Fitting With Typical
Actuator And Press Ring Set
1. Open the appropriate press ring and place at right
angle onto the fitting (Figure 8). Align ring with fitting
according to fitting manufacturer's Installation In struc -
tion. Re check insertion depth before completing press
process.
2. Squeeze actuator arms to open the actuator assem-
bly. Engage actuator ends into the actuator pockets
in the press ring (Figure 9) . Make sure actuator ends
are fully engaged in pockets. Do not attempt to hang
tool and actuator from press ring. Tool could unex-
pectedly drop causing serious injury or death.
Depress the tool switch. The press cycle takes about
five (5) seconds. Once a press cycle begins and the
rollers contact the actuator arms, the tool will lock-on
and automatically complete the press cycle. Releasing
the trigger will not stop the tool once the pressing
process has begun. This assures consistent, repeat-
able press joint integrity. To avoid pinch point injuries,
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keep fingers away from actuator and press ring during
the press cycle.
Figure 8 – Installing Press Ring Onto Fitting
Figure 9 – Attaching Actuator to Press Ring
3. After cycle is complete, squeeze actuator arms to
open and separate actuator from press ring. Remove
the press ring from fitting by manually grasping ring
halves and opening assembly. Avoid any sharp edges
which may have formed on fitting during pressing
operation.
NOTICE The RP 340 Press Tool will turn OFF auto-
matically if the battery is too low to successfully com-
plete a pressed connection. This will be indicated by
blinking of the green LED. A fully charged battery should
be inserted in the tool and the pressed connection should
be repeated as indicated above. To retract the rollers
and remove the tool from the fitting if battery dies or tool
malfunctions during pressed connection, it is necessary to
press the red pressure re lease button on the left hand side
of the tool. (Figure 10)