Hitachi SERIES D Paint Sprayer User Manual


 
307-830 5
Setup
WARNING
T
o reduce the risk of serious bodily injury caused
by static sparking, fluid injection or over–pressuri
-
zation and rupture of the hose or gun, all hoses
must be electrically conductive, the gun must have
a tip guard, and each part must be rated for at least
2750 psi (190 bar
, 19 MPa)
Working Pressure.
CAUTION
T
o avoid damaging the pressure control, which may
result in poor equipment performance and compo
-
nent damage:
1.
Always use grounded, flexible spray hose (85) at
least 50 ft (15 m) long.
2.
Never use a wire braid hose as it is too rigid to
act as a pulsation dampener
.
3.
Never install any shutof
f device between the filter
(15) and the main hose.
See Fig. 1.
WARNING
FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD
Proper electrical grounding is essential
to reduce the risk of fire or explosion
which can result in serious bodily injury
and property damage. See the warning
section
FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZ
-
ARD
on page 2 for more detailed
grounding instructions.
1. Connect the hoses and gun to the sprayer.
Use
a 1/4 in. ID, 50 ft (15 m) long (minimum) main
hose (85). For more flexible gun movement, install
a 3/16 in. ID, 3 ft (0.9 m) hose (86) between the
main hose and the gun (87). Don’t use thread
sealant, and don’t install the spray tip yet!
2. Fill the packing nut/wet-cup (221)
1/3 full with
Throat Seal Liquid (TSL), supplied.
3.
Check the electrical service.
a.
Electrical requirements: 120 V
AC, 60 Hz,
15A (minimum).
b.
Use a grounded electrical outlet located at
least 20 ft (6 m) from the spray area.
c.
Do not remove the grounding prong of the
power supply cord, and do not use an
ungrounded adapter
.
d.
Extension cord specifications: 15A, 3 wires,
grounding type. Note that long lengths reduce
sprayer performance. A maximum extension
cord length of 200 ft (60 m) is recommended.
4. Flush the pump
to remove the oil left in to protect
pump parts after factory testing. See
Flushing
on
page 9.
5.
Prepare the paint.
Remove any paint skin. Stir
the paint thoroughly
. Strain the paint through a fine
nylon mesh bag to remove particles that could clog
the filter
, if used, or the spray tip.