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Thetoolsrequiredtochargethebreakerareshownbe-
low.The33464adapterand 33300adapter assembly
canbeobtainedindividuallyorinakit(P/N33465).Note
thattheadapterandadapterassemblyaredesignedto
be used with the 505232 charge hose assembly and
the 28257 accumulator tester which are used with other
Stanley model breakers. When charging the breaker,
makesurethetoolsandchargevalveareclean.Dirtcan
contaminatethechargevalveandcauseleakage.
1. Remove the protective plug from the accumulator
chargevalve.
2. Screwtheadapterassembly(P/N33300)ontothe
tester(P/N28257)andtightenit.
3. Holdthechuckendofthetesterandturnthegauge
fullycounterclockwisetoensuretheplungerinside
thechuckiscompletelyretracted.
4. Screwthetesterintothebreaker chargevalveby
turningthe chuck.Do notusethe gaugefor turn-
ing asthis will advance the plunger in the chuck.
Tightenthechucklightlyagainstthebreakercharge
valve.
5. Turn thegauge clockwise toadvance the plunger
untilapressureisindicatedonthegauge.Donot
overtighten.
6. Ifthepressureiscorrect,unscrewthegaugetore-
tracttheplunger.Then,loosenandremovethetes-
terfromthechargevalve.Ifthepressureisnotcor-
rect,proceedtoStep7.
NOTE:
When disengaging the tester a "POP" of nitrogen is
normal.
7. Connect the charge hose assembly to the charg-
ingvalveonthetester.Makesurethevalveonthe
chargehoseassemblyisclosed.Openthevalveon
thenitrogenbottle.
8. Veryslowlyopenthevalveonthechargehoseas-
semblyandslowlymeterthenitrogenintothebreak-
er charge valve until the tester reads the correct
chargepressure.
9. When the correct pressure is obtained, close the
valveonthechargehoseassemblyandonthenitro-
genbottle.Unscrewthegaugetoretracttheplung-
er.Loosenandremovethetesterfromthecharge
valve.Beforereplacingtheprotectiveplug,inspect
theplugo-ring.Ifdamagedordeformed,replacethe
plug.ApplyLoctite™242toplugandcap.
Nitrogen Bottle
(locallyobtained)
505232 Charge Hose Assy
(Includesgauge,valve,hose
andchargevalveadapter)
ChargeValvePlug
IMPORTANT
SeeSpecicationspageforcorrect
chargepressure
Figure 22. Charging the Main Accumulator
CHARGING THE MAIN ACCUMULATOR