3M Versaflo TR-800 Series - COMPONENT DESCRIPTION & ASSEMBLY; Particulate Filter Loading; Gas and Vapor Cartridge Service Life

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5. Removal:
• Lift up on battery pack to remove from cradle.
• The 3M™ Battery Charger TR-640 can remain attached to the 3M™ 4-Station Battery Charger TR-944N if desired.
To release the cradle from base, press down on the oval release tab on the base, slide cradle forward and lift out. Be
careful not to pinch ngers as the cradle slides forward.
COMPONENT DESCRIPTION & ASSEMBLY
The 3M™ Versao™ Powered Air Purifying Respirator TR-800 System has multiple component options and optional
accessories. At a minimum, each NIOSH approved conguration of this PAPR system should include approved headgear
or facepiece, breathing tube, motor/blower, lter/cartridge, battery, and a belt or backpack. Common accessories include
prelter/spark arrestor and lter cover. Refer to the supplied User Instructions for each of these components for additional
information prior to use.
High Efciency (HE) Particulate Filter, Chemical Cartridge/Filter, Prelter, Spark Arrestor and
Filter Covers
W WARNING
Always correctly use and maintain the lter/cartridge assembly. Failure to do so may reduce respirator performance,
overexpose you to contaminants, and may result in sickness or death.
a. Inspect lter/cartridge and inner circular sealing gasket before each installation. Replace lter/cartridge if damaged
or if the circular gasket is damaged or missing.
b. Always properly install the lter/cartridge into the blower unit.
c. Keep inner circular sealing gasket clean.
d. Never attempt to clean lters by knocking or blowing out accumulated material. Doing so will damage the lter media.
e. Use of the spark arrestor is mandatory for welding and all situations where the 3M™ Versao™ Powered Air
Purifying Respirator TR-800 may be exposed to sparks, molten metal or other hot particulates. Failure to use the
spark arrestor when needed may allow the lter to catch re, or be damaged and allow contaminants to enter the
respirator and may result in sickness or death.
f. Store the lter as described in these User Instructions within the recommended storage temperature conditions
and observe lter expiration dates.
g. The lter loading indicator is for particulate loading levels only. It does not provide any information about gas and
vapor service life. Attempting to use the lter loading indicator for gases and vapors may result in sickness or death.
The 3M™ Versao™ Powered Air Purifying Respirator TR-800 can be used with either a high efciency (HE) lter or
combination chemical cartridge/HE lter. The available lter and lter/cartridge options can be found at
www.3m.com/workersafety or in the TR-800 Components, Accessories and Replacement Parts guide.
Particulate Filter Loading
The 3M™ Versao™ Powered Air Purifying Respirator TR-800 Motor/Blower has a combination HE lter loading/low airow
indicator (Fig. 12-5). This indicator is for particulate loading only; it does not apply to the service life of the carbon
in the chemical cartridge for the combination HE lter/gas and vapor cartridges. With a new HE only lter, all LEDs
on the indicator will light green. For certain combination HE lter/gas and vapor cartridges the inherent pressure drop, even
on a new cartridge/lter, may prevent the top LED on the lter loading indicator from being lit. As the HE lter becomes
loaded, the LEDs will begin to turn off. User must immediately leave the work area and the lter should be changed when the
audible alarm or a red LED activates or when the chemical cartridge service life is exceeded- whichever comes rst. See the
“Operating Instructions” section of these User Instructions for further information on the HE lter/low airow alarm.
Gas and Vapor Cartridge Service Life
The effective use time (service life) of a chemical cartridge (gas and vapor cartridge) will vary depending on your specic
environment. The user must determine a service life period based on their specic work conditions. The 3M™ Service Life
Software (www.3m.com/workersafety) may be able to assist user in this calculation.
Prelter/Spark Arrestor
Use of the foam prelter (3M™ Prelter TR-6600) and metal mesh spark arrestor/prelter (3M™ Spark Arrestor TR-662)
is optional in many situations. They can be used individually or in combination. Both act by helping to block larger particles
from reaching the main lter, and if changed (TR-6600) or cleaned (TR-662) frequently may help to extend the useable life of
the main lter. The spark arrestor may be cleaned by rinsing it under water. NOTE: Use of the spark arrestor is mandatory
for welding and all situations where the 3M™ Versao™ Powered Air Purifying Respirator TR-800 may be exposed
to sparks, molten metal or other hot particulates. Failure to use the spark arrestor when needed may allow the lter
to catch re, or be damaged and allow contaminants to enter the respirator and may result in sickness or death. The
foam prelter and the metal mesh spark arrestor must be used with a lter cover.
Filter Covers
Filter covers are available for each size of lter. Use of lter covers are highly recommended. Filter covers help protect the
lter body and lter media from damage from external forces. The lter cover must be in place if operating the PAPR in a
decon shower or while being subject to liquid spray. The lter cover helps the PAPR resist water spray directed towards the
wearer, such as if going through a decon shower. The lter cover is required when using a prelter or spark arrestor prelter.