Warnings
Warnings Warnings
Warnings
Thefollowingwarningsareforthesetup,use,grounding,maintenance,andrepairofthisequipment.The
exclamationpointsymbolalertsyoutoageneralwarningandthehazardsymbolsrefertoprocedure-specic
risks.Whenthesesymbolsappearinthebodyofthismanual,referbacktotheseWarnings.Product-specic
hazardsymbolsandwarningsnotcoveredinthissectionmayappearthroughoutthebodyofthismanual
whereapplicable.
WARNING WARNING
WARNING
FIRE, FIRE,
FIRE,
EXPLOSION, EXPLOSION,
EXPLOSION,
AND AND
AND
ELECTRIC ELECTRIC
ELECTRIC
SHOCK SHOCK
SHOCK
HAZARD HAZARD
HAZARD
Flammablefumes,suchassolventandpaintfumes,inwork work
work
area area
area
canigniteorexplodee.
Paintorsolventowingthroughtheequipmentcancausestaticsparking.Tohelpprevent
re,explosion,andelectricshock:
•Electrostaticequipmentmustbeusedonlybytrained,qualiedpersonnelwhounderstand
therequirementsofthismanual.
•Groundallequipment,personnel,objectbeingsprayed,andconductiveobjectsinorcloseto
sprayarea.Resistancemustnotexceed1megohm.SeeGrounding Grounding
Grounding
instructions.
•OnlyusegroundedGracoconductiveairsupplyhoses.
•Donotusepaillinersunlesstheyareconductiveandgrounded.
•Stop Stop
Stop
operation operation
operation
immediately immediately
immediately
ifstaticsparkingoccursoryoufeelashock.Donotuse
equipmentuntilyouidentifyandcorrecttheproblem.
•Checkgunresistance,hoseresistance,andelectricalgroundingdaily.
•Useandcleanequipmentonlyinwellventilatedarea.
•Interlockthegunairanduidsupplytopreventoperationunlessventilationairowisabove
theminimumrequiredvalue.
•UseonlyGroupIIAorGroupDmaterials.
•Usecleaningsolventswithhighestpossibleashpointwhenushingorcleaningequipment.
•Neversprayorushsolventathighpressure.
•Tocleantheexterioroftheequipment,cleaningsolventsmusthaveaashpointatleast15°
Cor59°Faboveambienttemperature.Non-ignitableuidsarepreferred.
•Alwaysturntheelectrostaticsoffwhenushing,cleaningorservicingequipment.
•Eliminateallignitionsources;suchaspilotlights,cigarettes,portableelectriclamps,and
plasticdropcloths(potentialstaticsparking).
•Donotplugorunplugpowercordsorturnlightsonoroffwhenammablefumesarepresent.
•Keepworkareafreeofdebris,includingsolvent,ragsandgasoline.
•Keepthesprayareacleanatalltimes.Usenon-sparkingtoolstocleanresiduefromthe
boothandhangers.
•Keepaworkingreextinguisherintheworkarea.
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