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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: When using pneumatic tools, basic safety precautions should
always be followed to reduce the risk of personal injury, including the following:
READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS.
There are certain applications for which this tool was designed. Porter-Cable
strongly recommends that this tool NOT be modified and/or used for any
application other than for which it was designed. If you have any questions
relative to its application DO NOT use the tool until you have written Porter-
Cable and we have advised you.
Technical Service Manager
Porter-Cable Corporation
4825 Highway 45 North
P. O. Box 2468
Jackson, TN 38302-2468
1. USE SAFETY GLASSES. To prevent
eye injuries, the tool operator and all
persons in the work area must wear safety
glasses with permanently attached, rigid,
plastic side shields. These safety glasses
must conform to ANSI Z87.1 requirements
(approved glasses have “Z87” printed or
stamped on them). Fig. 1.
2. WEAR EAR PROTECTION to safeguard
against possible hearing loss. Fig. 1.
3.
USE CLEAN, DRY, REGULATED com-
pressed air at 70 to 120 PSI, (4.8 to 8.3 BAR).
Fig. 2.
4. DO NOT CONNECT TOOL TO pressure
which potentially exceeds 200 PSI (13.7
BAR).
5. ONLY USE AIR HOSE THAT IS RATED
for a maximum working pressure of 150 PSI
or 150% of the maximum system pressure,
which ever is greater.
6. NEVER USE OXYGEN, CARBON
DIOXIDE, combustible gases or any other
bottled gas as a power source for this tool:
explosion and serious personal injury could
result. Fig. 3.
7. CONNECT TOOL TO AIR SUPPLY
HOSE with a coupling that removes all
pressure from the tool when the coupling is
disconnected. Fig. 4.
Fig. 4
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Fig. 2
Fig. 3