5-2
Maintenance
2.
Daily Maintenance
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WARNING: Hott Risk
of burns. Wear heat-protective
clothing,
safety
goggles,
and heat-protective
gloves.
Items Needed
o
appropriate
protective
clothing
.
cleaning
cloth
o
Nordson Type
R fluid or equivalent
WARNING: Risk of death
or serious injury from explosion
or
fire can occur if Nordson
Type R fluid is heated above
245'C
(475
"F).
Do not
use
Nordson Type
R fluid
on
surfaces above
245',C
(475'F).
NOTE: Nordson Type R fluid
is
used
to clean adhesive
from extrusion
systems.
lts
advantages
over similar
fluids are that it can be
reused and
that it has an inotfensive
odor.
1. Bring handgun to
operating temperature.
2.
Soak
a cloth in Nordson
Type R fluid
(or
equivalent).
3. Wipe adhesive
from all exterior
handgun and nozzle surfaces
with
the
fluid-soaked cloth.
Clean
all
nozzles weekly unless
operating experience
indicates that a
different schedule
must be followed.
Depending on several
factors,
nozzle cleaning
may be required more or
less frequently than once a
week.
Plant
environment
and the type
of adhesive used are
some
factors that can affect
cleaning
frequency.
appropriate
protective
clothing
a
a
a
a
cleaning
cloth
1 3-mm
(tls-in.1
open-end wrench
pin-type probe
for cleaning
the nozzle bore
(included
in the Nordson
nozzle-cleaning
kit)
controlled
heating device, such
as a small, deep
fat fryer;
thermostatically controlled
hot
plate;
or an
ultrasonic cleaning device
Nordson
Type R fluid
(or
equivalent)
for soaking the
nozzle
slotted scoop
or wire basket to
remove the nozzle from
the Nordson
Type R fluid
Daily Maintenance Procedure
3.
Weekly Maintenance
Items
Needed
a
a
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lssued
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