Hitachi EM 490 Paint Sprayer User Manual


 
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SETUP
PACKING
NUT/WETCUP
Keep filled with TSL
Fig
1
FILTER
DO
NOT INST
ALL
A SHUT OFF
DEVICE HERE
50 ft. (15.2 m)
MAIN FLUID HOSE
ON/OFF SWITCH
PRESSURE CONTROL KNOB
3 ft (0.9 m) HOSE
RAC IV DripLess TIP GUARD and SwitchT
ip
OPERATION
WARNING
Pressure Relief Procedure
To
reduce the risk of serious bodily injury
, including
in
-
jection;
splashing in the
eyes or on the skin; injury from
moving
parts or electric shock, always
follow this pro
-
cedure whenever you shut off the sprayer, when
checking or servicing any part of the spray system,
when installing, cleaning or changing spray tips, and
whenever
you stop spraying.
1.
Engage the gun safety latch.
2. T
urn the ON/OFF switch to OFF
.
3.
Unplug the power supply cord.
4. Disengage
the gun safety
latch. Hold a metal part
of the gun firmly to the side of a grounded metal
pail,
and trigger the gun to relieve pressure.
5.
Engage the gun safety latch.
6. Open
the pressure drain valve, having a container
ready to catch the drainage. Leave the pressure
drain
valve open
until you are ready to operate the
sprayer
again.
If
you suspect that the spray tip or hose is completely
clogged,
or that
pressure has not been fully relieved af
-
ter
following the steps above,
VER
Y SLOWL
Y
loosen
the
tip guard retaining nut or hose end coupling and re
-
lieve pressure gradually. Then loosen the nut com-
pletely.
Now clear the tip or hose obstruction.