Graco RTX 650 manual

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    Graco Inc. P.O. Box 1441 Minneapolis, MN 55440-1441 Copyright 2006, Graco Inc. is r egistered to I. S. EN ISO 9001 For W ater- Based Materials Only Model: 254973 50 psi (0.3 5 MP a, 3.5 bar) M aximum Fluid Working Pressure 100 psi (0.7 MP a, 7.0 bar) Maxim um Air Pressure Related Manuals Important Safety Instructions Read all warnings and instructi[...]

  • Page 2

    Warnings 2 Wa r n i n g s The f ollowing are gene ral warnings related to the setup , use , grounding, maintenance an d repair of this equipment. Additional, mo re specific warnings may be f ound through out the body of this manual wher e applicable. Symbols appearing in the body of the man ual ref er to these general war nings. Whe n these symbols[...]

  • Page 3

    Warnings 3 Electric Shock Hazar d T o reduce the risk of electric shock: • Be sure spra yer is adequately grou nded through electrical outlet, page 6. • Use only 3-wire, e xtension cords. • Mak e sure ground prongs are int act on spra yer and e xtension cords . • Do not oper ate with cov er remo ved. • T urn off spray er . Follo w Pressur[...]

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    Warnings 4 CA UTION W ater or mater ial rema ining in un it when tem peratures are below freezing ca n damage motor and/o r dela y pump star tup . T o insure water and material are completely dr ained out of unit: 1. Remov e material line from spra yer . 2. Tip spray er u p as shown. Bef ore adding material or star ting unit in cold weather , run w[...]

  • Page 5

    Component Identification 5 Component Identification M A K E B P J D C H G ti8369a F L N Model 2549 73 Shown 3.5 cfm@40 min . Q R Item Component Item Compone nt A Pump Hose Outle t J Bur p Guard B RotoFlex™ II Pump (inside) K ON/OFF Switch C T exture Spra y Gun (Manual 3117 77) L P ower Cord (120V , 15 ft) D N ozzle (2 included) M Material Hopper [...]

  • Page 6

    Component Ide ntification 6 Pressure Relief Pr ocedure T o reduce risk of injur y , follo w this procedure whene ver you see this symbol through out this manual, Also , perf or m this procedure whene v er you: • Stop spraying • Chec k or repair any par t of this system • Install or c lean spray nozzle 1. T urn P ower Swit ch OFF . 2. T r igge[...]

  • Page 7

    Shroud Removal 7 Shr oud Remo val Disassembl y 1. Relie ve Pressure , page 6. 2. Unplug spra yer from outlet. 3. Remove two screws (15) and two screws (64) fr om back of shroud (7) . 4. Pull shroud (7) ba ck and up ov er knob (41) . Reassembl y 1. Slide shro ud (7) ont o base (2) . 2. Tighten two bo ttom screws (15) an d two top screws (64 ) into s[...]

  • Page 8

    RotoFlex ™ II Pump 8 RotoFlex ™ II Pump Disassembl y 1. Relie ve Pressure , page 6. 2. Unplug spra yer from outlet. 3. Remove Shroud , page 7. 4. Loosen tw o spacers (56) and knob (41). 5. Loosen hopper fit ting by hand to re mov e hopper (1). 6. Use 3/8 in. soc ket to remo ve scre w (36) from hose brac ket (2 7). 7. Slide hose fittin gs out of[...]

  • Page 9

    RotoFlex ™ II Pump 9 Reassembl y 1. Bend hose (23 ) so colored dots on hose f ittings f ace each other and slid e hose fittings through hose brac ket ( 27). 2. Squeez e hose ends together to k eep hose (23) and brac ket ( 27) together and f eed pump hose fitting s through holes on front of base . 3. Use 3/8 in. soc ket to tighten scre w (36) on h[...]

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    Motor 10 Motor Disassembl y 1. Relie ve Pressure , page 6. 2. Unplug spra yer from outlet. 3. Remove Shr oud , page 7. 4. loosen knob (41) until spring relax es. 5. Remove Pump , page 8. 6. Disconnect all electrical Wiring , page 1 6. 7. Use 1/4 in. soc ket to remov e grou nding screw (22) . 8. Disconnect e xtension cab le (29) from pulle y (17) an[...]

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    Motor 11 Reassembl y 1. Tighte n Belt , page 13. 2. Use petroleum jelly to g rease area of shaft tha t makes contact with e xtension cable ( 29). 3. Slide pin on motor tr ay (32) into slots on base and push moto r and tray bac k into position . 4. Replace two cle vis pins (20) in base (2). 5. Reconnec t all electr ical wir ing including grou nd wir[...]

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    Motor Fuse Removal 12 Motor Fuse Remo v al When replac ing fuse, use only Bussm an GMF-3 ( 3A) to pre vent premature trips or equipment damage . The motor has a re placeable fuse at tached to the motor brack et. The fuse as sembly (A) is f astened to th e motor brac ket along with a clamp . T o remov e the motor fuse , press down on the round cente[...]

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    Belt 13 Belt Disassembl y 1. Relie ve Pressure, page 6. 2. Unplug spra yer from outlet. 3. Remove Shr oud , page 7. 4. Remove Motor , page 10. 5. Place motor tra y (32) into vice an d tighten until snug. 6. Use 9/16 in. wrench to loosen two mounting scre ws (4) on motor tray (32) to allow motor to slide around . 7. Remov e old belt and discard. Rea[...]

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    Troubleshooti ng 14 T r oubleshooting Prob lem Cause Solution Spra yer won’t r un P ower s witch not on T u r n switch on. No power at w all outlet Check outl et by seeing if light in the plug is illuminated. If not, tr y another outlet. Wrong size ge nerator Use a 3500 wa tt or larger generator . Ref er to Generato r Requirements, page 6. T oo m[...]

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    Troubleshooting 15 Speed of application too slo w New pum p hose not broken in properly Run pump dry for no longer than 2 minutes. Material too thic k Thin material. Nozzle too small Change nozzles to a larger size . See Operat ion Manual, Recommend ed Nozzle Selection Char t, page 10. Plugged or dirty gun Relie ve Pressure , page 6. Clean gun. Kin[...]

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    Wiring Diagram 16 Wiring Diagram ti9199a 25 10 39 ON/OFF Switch Black Wi re Black Wire P ower Cord 31 8 Chassis Ground White Wire White Wire Green Wire Green Wire Motor Red Wire[...]

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    Parts 17 Pa r t s Models 254973 42 ti9654a 12 1 3 6 14 5 2 7 15 8 10 31 24 33 23 19 29 20 43 20 4 2 36 21 16 32 ti9655a 27 17 11 44 22 46 • 47 13 • 18 25 41 37 • • • 55 39 42 56 63 37 9 9 64 64 65[...]

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    Parts 18 Pa r t s Models 254973 ▲ Labels are not included with compo nents. They must be ordered separately . † Additional w ar ning labels are av ailabl e at no cost. Ref. P art Description Qty . 1 15K225 HOPPER, 5 gallon 1 2 15J181 BASE 1 3 15K227 FRAME, tubular , painted, s ilver 1 4 117791 SCREW , cap , tri lobe 2 5 120783 SCREW , mach, pnh[...]

  • Page 19

    Technical Data 19 Te c h n i c a l D a t a Main Unit P ower Requir ements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 V ac, 60 Hz, 1 5A, 1 phase Maximum Fluid Working Pre ssure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 psi, (3.5 bar) Maximum Air Working P ressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 psi (7 .0 bar) Compressor Specifications . . [...]

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    Graco Standard Warranty 20 Graco Standar d W arranty Graco warrants all equipment ref erence d in this document which is manufactured b y Graco and bear ing its name to be free from de fe c t s i n material and workmanship on the date of sale the or iginal purchaser for us e . With the exception of any special, e xtended , or li mited warranty publ[...]