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RUBBERFOAMSEALUSAGEAND
SAFETY
!Therubberfoamsealismadeoftwoparts:
blackrubberfoamandredsiliconseal.
Blackrubberfoamismostlyusedtocreate
initialvacuum.Afteritcompresses,thered
sealholdsthelongestandstrongestseal.
Aslongastheinitialsealisformedtoget
suction,the"strong"sealwillalsobe
formed.Therubberfoamsealuses
patentedtechnologyandisoneofthemain
componentsofthetool.Itshouldbe
handledwithcautionasitdirectlyimpacts
theoverallperformanceandsafety.
a.Thesealcanwithstandanestimated900
compressioncycles,dependingonforce
anddurationofcompression,withoutany
damage.
b.Avoidrubbingthesealoverroughsurfaces.
Sealmaterialisverypronetoparallelwear
(movingparalleltoroughsurfaceinironing
motion).Liftperpendicularlyonveryrough
surfaces.Rubbingthesealoverasmooth
surfacesuchasgraniteinthepresenceof
thickabrasives(thicksand)willdamagethe
sealandmaycauseunexpected
detachment.
c.Surfaceswithverysharpedgesshouldnot
beliftedinparallelhold.Edgessharperthan
45degreesmaydamagethesealandlead
tosuddenvacuumlossandsudden
detachment.Themotorshouldalwaysbe
on.
d.Alwaysstorethesealcoveredwithahard
cover.Thesealcanbeeasilydamagedby
sharpcornersandedgeswheninstorage.
Thesealshouldnotbestoredwithany
sharptoolsorincontactwithanyhard
objects(e.g.insideatoolbox).
e.Donotdipthesealinwater.Therubber
foamsealisslightlywaterabsorbent.
Unlessitisfullydippedinwaterandsoaking
wet,slightlysoakingthesealwithwaterwill
notdamageitsperformance.Ifitissoaked
inwater,itcanbesqueezedbyhandlikea
spongetodrywithoutdamage.Itis
advisabletouseadrysealtoavoidwater
gettingsuckedintoairductsandinsidethe
body.
!Donotdiporusethesealinthepresenceof
anyoil-basedproducts.Oilandoilproducts
(machineoil+lubricants)willpermanently
damagethesealandcannotberemoved.If
thesealhasabsorbedanyoil,itshouldbe
disposedofsafely,thebaseshouldbe
cleaned,andthesealreplaced.
!Donotuseorstorethesealinthepresence
ofchemicalsolvents.Kerosene,acetone,
turpentine,benzene,acids,etc.andeven
theirfumesinclosedspacesorthinlayers
onsurfacescanmeltthesealanddamage
itsstructureandcausefailure.
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