Perfect Point E-Drill - Page 15

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User Guide
Document No.
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Revision:
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Date:
10/18/2018
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*Note: Since the range of fasteners in the aerospace industry is so large, it is not
possible to provide Adapters for all types of protruding head fasteners that E-
Drill supports in the base product. Therefore prior to purchase of a system,
please provide a list of button-head fasteners which you intend to use the E-
Drill with. Additional or custom Adapters are available on request.
Trigger:
The trigger is depressed to initiate the cutting process, and is held depressed until the
cut automatically completes. As a safety feature, should the trigger be released, the
cutting process will be aborted immediately. Keeping the trigger depressed after the
cut is finished will assist in cleanup of any excess water which may remain after
cutting.
Retract Button:
The Retract Button recessed in the handle is used when necessary to retract the
cutting electrode. Typically, the retract button is only used when:
a) A new electrode has been installed and needs to be retracted, or …
b) When the trigger has been operated accidentally when not placed on a
fastener and the electrode has moved forward as a result, or …
c) When the E-Drill has been applied to a non-conductive surface and the
electrode has extended in search of a conductive material.
The electrode retracts continuously while the button is held down. Retraction stops
when the button is released, or the device reaches the retract limit.
Status Light:
The Status Light communicates various conditions during operation as follows:
• Solid Green light upon cut completion – Cut was successfully completed.
• Solid Green while operating the retract button – Electrode is fully retracted.
• Flashing Green upon cut completion – Cut was completed successfully but
the electrode needs replacement before next cut. The system is disabled
until electrode has been replaced and fully retracted.
• Solid Red upon cut completion – Cut was completed with errors. Either the
trigger was released before reaching depth, or the cut took excessively long.
Which condition occurred will be reported by the Touch-Screen Display.
Likely issues causing slow cutting are either (a) the head of fastener was not