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CONTENTS
SAFETY .......................................................................................................................... 2
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 4
CARRIER MACHINE COMPATIBILITY .......................................................................... 5
HAMMER SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................................... 6
HAMMER SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION ....................................................................... 7
HYDRAULIC INSTALLATION ......................................................................................... 8
PREVENTION OF CONTAMINATION ........................................................................ 9
HYDRAULIC QUICK DISCONNECTS ...................................................................... 10
MOUNTING INSTALLATION ........................................................................................ 12
SWITCH HAMMER TO ANTI-BLANK FIRE .................................................................. 13
LUBRICATION .............................................................................................................. 14
GREASING PROCEDURE ....................................................................................... 14
CORRECT GREASE AND GREASE INTERVALS ................................................... 15
NPK HAMMER GREASE ....................................................................................... 17
LUBRICANT TERMS AND DEFINITIONS ................................................................ 18
START-UP OPERATION .............................................................................................. 20
HAMMERS THAT ARE NEW, REBUILT, OR HAVE BEEN INACTIVE .................... 20
BEFORE STARTING THE HAMMER ....................................................................... 21
DAILY START-UP PROCEDURE ............................................................................. 21
OPERATION ................................................................................................................. 22
OPERATING TECHNIQUES & PRECAUTIONS ...................................................... 23
IMPACT ENERGY TRANSMISSION THROUGH TOOLS ............................................ 28
IMPACT STRESS WAVES AT THE END OF THE TOOL ........................................ 29
ROUTINE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE ............................................................ 30
WEEKLY INSPECTION ................................................................................................ 31
TYPES AND APPLICATIONS OF TOOL ...................................................................... 32
STANDARD TOOLS ................................................................................................. 32
ACCESSORY TOOLS .............................................................................................. 32
TOOL IDENTIFICATION ............................................................................................... 33
TOOLS .......................................................................................................................... 34
STANDARD LENGTH FOR NPK TOOLS ................................................................. 34
CHANGING THE TOOL ............................................................................................ 35
MAXIMUM TOOL TO TOOL BUSHING CLEARANCE ............................................. 37
CHISEL TOOL RE-SHARPENING ........................................................................... 39
TOOL RETAINING PIN INSPECTION ...................................................................... 40
TOOL INSPECTION ................................................................................................. 41
TOOL BREAKAGE ........................................................................................................ 44
TORQUE VALUES FOR HAMMER FASTENERS ........................................................ 52
GAS CHARGE .............................................................................................................. 53
NITROGEN GAS PRESSURE .................................................................................. 53
GAS CHARGING KIT ............................................................................................... 54
CHECKING THE GAS PRESSURE .......................................................................... 55
CHARGING THE HAMMER ...................................................................................... 57
DISCHARGING THE GAS PRESSURE ................................................................... 58
WARRANTY REGISTRATION FOR NEW UNITS ........................................................ 59
STORAGE OF HYDRAULIC HAMMER ........................................................................ 60
WARRANTY STATEMENTS ......................................................................................... 61
NOTES AND RECORDS .............................................................................................. 65