GMC 40L manual

1 40L & 50L VERTICAL DIRECT DRIVE AIR COMPRESSORS EV AC40 & EV AC50 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Black C yan Magenta Y ellow Code: EV AC40/50 IM Date: 070912 Edition: 6 Op: DCR Do not switch on for the first time without first filling with oil.     Air disc harged f rom this uni t is not suitable for hu[...]

2 Contents W ar ra nt y Po we r T oo ls Whi lst e very eff ort is m ade t o ens ure y our c omple te sat isfac tion with this tool, occa siona lly , d ue to th e mas s man ufact uring tech nique s, a tool may n ot li ve up to o ur req uired leve l of perfo rmanc e and you may n eed t he ass istan ce of our servi ce de partm ent. Thi s pro duct is w[...]

3   Air dis charged from this un it is no t suitabl e for hu man consump tion.   T est the s afety re lief valve d aily . Refer t he instr uction manual. When fi lter bec omes dirty o r oily , clean or replace filter . Refer to instruc tion man ual.   ?[...]

4 Desc ript ion of symbols The ra ting pl ate on yo ur tool ma y s how sy mbols . The se repr ese nt impo rtant in forma tion ab out th e pro duct or inst ructi ons on its us e. W ear he aring pr otect ion. W ear ey e p rotec tion. W ear br eathi ng prot ect ion. Con forms to re levan t s tanda rds for el ectro magne tic com pat ibili ty . Spec ifi[...]

5 Gene ral safet y instruc tion s T o use th is to ol pr operl y , you must obse rve the safe ty reg ulati ons, th e ass embly in struc tions an d t he oper ati ng ins truct ions to be fou nd in th is Ma nual. Al l perso ns who use and se rvice th e m achin e h ave to be ac quain ted wit h thi s Man ual and must be in forme d a bout it s pot ent ia[...]

6 af fec t the o pe ra ti on of th e too l. A part t hat i s da mage d sh ou ld b e pr op erly r ep ai re d or rep lac ed by an a utho rise d se rv ic e faci lity , unl es s ot herw ise i nd ic at ed in t his In st ru ctio n Manu al. Def ec tive s wi tc he s must b e repl aced by an au thor ise d se rvic e faci lity . Do no t use a too l if th e sw[...]

7 • Pri or to tra nsp ortin g t he comp res sor mak e sur e t hat the pr essur ised ai r is bl ed fr om th e t ank and that the com press or is fir mly se cured . Not e. Nev er tran sport pres suris ed tank s. Pr ior to tra nspor ting th e air co mpres sor mak e sur e the ta nk has bee n c omple tely dr ain ed of air . • Pro tect th e air ho se[...]

8 Know your product 1. Ha ndl e 2. Pr ess ure swi tch cov er 3. On /of f swit ch 4. T an k press ure gau ge 5. Re gul ating kn ob 6. Re gul ated ai r o utlet 7. Re gul ated ou tlet pr ess ure gau ge 8. Sa fet y valve 9. No n-r eturn va lve 10. Dr ain coc k 1 1. Air ta nk 12. Wh eel (x 2) 13. Sa fety co ver 14. Oi l f illin g p lug 15. Ai r filte r [...]

9 Unpa ckin g Due to mo dern ma ss pr oduct ion tec hni ques, it is un likel y tha t y our GMC Powe r T ool is fa ult y o r t hat a part is mi ssing . If yo u fin d a nythi ng wron g, do not op era te the to ol un til th e par ts have been re place d o r t he faul t has been re ctifi ed. Fai lure to do so cou ld resu lt in ser iou s p erson al inju[...]

1 0 Oil W A R N IN G. The air comp resso r m ust be fil led wit h o il bef ore fir st us e. T o prev ent pos sib le spil lag e of oil dur ing tra nspor t, the com press or oil is supp lie d in a separ ate con taine r . It must be ad ded to th e compr essor be fore tu rni ng the com press or on. Fa ilure to ad d t he oil wil l cause no n-rep airab l[...]

1 1 4. T o st op the com press or , lif t the On/O ff lev er (3) to th e ver tical po sitio n. Oper atio n 1. T he pr essur e i n t he tank is con tro lled by the ac tio n o f the pr essur e s witch lo cated un der the pres sur e switc h cov er (2). When th e s et maxi mum pr essur e i s r eache d the pr essur e s witch ac tivat es and the mo tor i[...]

1 2 T r ou b le sh oo ti n g Pro blem Pos sible Ca use Sug geste d Remed y Mot or will not run , r unnin g too sl ow or bec oming exc essiv ely hot Pow er fault or su pply vo lta ge too low Che ck the pow er supp ly . Do not us e an exte nsi on co rd wi th an ai r com pre ssor . Make su re th at the com press or is plug ged dir ectly into a 240V ho[...]

1 3 T r ou b le sh oo ti n g c on ti nu e d Pro blem Po ssi ble Cau se Sug geste d R emedy Ins uffic ient pr ess ure or de cre ased out let cap aci ty Mot or runni ng too sl ow Use au thori sed se rvice cent re to chec k and re pair if ne cessa ry Dir ty air fil ter car tri dge Clean or rep lac e t he fi lte r cartr idg e Lea king saf ety val ve Us[...]

1 4 T r ou b le sh oo ti n g c on ti nu e d Pro blem Po ssi ble Cau se Sug geste d R emedy Ins uffic ient pr ess ure or de cre ased out let cap aci ty Air li ne hose leak ing Exami ne the ai r hos e for an y hol es and te ars. If the ho se is fo und to be def ectiv e r eplac e i t. Saf ety val ve le aking Exa mine th e con ditio n o f t he saf ety [...]

1 5 Do no t hav e y our fac e clo se to the sa fety va lve wh en per formi ng this test as ai r w ill dis cha rge fro m the va lve at a hig h f orce. If th e saf ety val ve do es not ope rate co rrect ly in any wa y a s des cribe d a bove, tu rn off th e c ompre ssor im med iatel y and hav e t he comp res sor and sa fety va lve ch ecked an d t este[...]

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