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Starting up the cleaning device
General
To achieve the best cleaning results, please note the following:
- Apply an even layer of parting agent to the inside of the torch
- Follow the cleaning sequences as described below
- Keep to the specified cleaning positions
- Blow out the welding torch with compressed air during the cleaning operation (howev-
er not when parting agent is being actively sprayed into the torch interior)
Prerequisites for 
start-up
The following requirements must be met before the cleaning device is started up:
- Cleaning device is bolted to underlying surface 
- If present, connect the "Robacta Reamer" parting agent container to the cleaning de-
vice
- If using the dipping bowl, the dipping bowl is filled with the "Robacta TC Cool / Robacta 
TC Cool MD" parting agent 
- If present, wire cutter installed and supplied with compressed air
- Cleaning device connected to mains
- If the cleaning device has been connected to the "Robacta Reamer" parting agent 
container: compressed air supply to cleaning device has been established 
- Cleaning device connected to robot control
NOTE! Not coating the interior of the welding torch may result in permanent soil-
ing of the torch when welding begins. Always wet the inside of the welding torch 
with the manufacturer's "Robacta Reamer" parting agent before starting automat-
ic operation.
NOTE! Single, small bits of welding spatter cannot be removed by the cleaning 
device. However, these small pieces do not influence the welding process.