Works; Start-Up For Spraying; Adjusting The Spray Pattern - WAGNER AC 4600 Professional Operating Manual

EDITION 06/2012
OPERATING MANUAL
5.4

WORKS

5.4.1

START-UP FOR SPRAYING

1. Start up with material supply set to approx. 8 MPa; 80 bar; 1160 psi operating pressure
2. Spray (release trigger safety catch and pull trigger) and check the atomisation.
3. Set the fl uid pressure to the point where a further increase in fl uid pressure would
signifi cantly improve fl uid atomization.
4. Open air pressure controller for the atomizer air and adjust so as to achieve optimal
atomization. (The interrelation between spray pattern and atomizer air is shown in the
fi gure below).
5. Use the shaping air controller on the gun to adjust the shaping air to atomizer air ratio,
until the optimal spray pattern is achieved.
Note:
Repeat point 4 and 5 until the optimum spray pattern is reached (process iterative).
Spray pattern
No atomizing air
Note
The paint output volume can be changed by:
•
Changing the material pressure or
•
Fitting another fl at jet nozzle (see chap. 5.4.3 and chap. 9).
5.4.2

ADJUSTING THE SPRAY PATTERN

The spray pattern can be adjusted to suit the object being sprayed using the fan air regula-
tor. The illustration below shows the infl uence of the shaping air regulator on the spraying
pattern. Other nozzle sizes can be used to obtain larger or smaller spraying patterns.
Shaping air
fully open
PART NO. DOC394871
Too little atomizing air
B_00071
Correct amount of air
B_02262
AC 4600 Pro
Shaping air
fully closed
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