I n t e n t o f U s e
S p e c i f i c a t i o n
5
Air Pressure
Maximum
7 bar
Free Air Volume Required
@ 5.5 bar
1.72 litres
Noise Level
Less than
70 dB(A)
Weight
Without nose equipment
3.0 kg
Vibration
Less than
2.5 m/s
2
This particular test tool is to be used solely with Avdel
®
speed fasteners supplied by Avdel
®
. The precise list of fasteners appears in
the mandrel life table page 9. The tool is supplied without any nose equipment as it is fundamental that this tool is used fitted with the
exact same nose equipment as that used on the placing tool you have selected to place your fasteners. Tools can be purchased under
part number 07900-09080 or you may contact your local Avdel representative to test your application.
The test tool can be used to define the ideal combination of tool/nose equipment/fastener for your application and in any case MUST
be used prior to the actual placing tool in order to define the broach load exerted on the mandrel when placing a fastener in the
application. IT IS ESSENTIAL TO ESTABLISH THE BROACH LOAD TO PREVENT OVER-USAGE OF MANDRELS AND RISK BREAKAGE
AND INJURY.
The intensity of the broach load will vary with the level of interference between the diameters of the fastener, of the mandrel head and
of the hole in the application as well as with the thickness of the application. SPEED FASTENING DEMANDS RIGOROUS OBSERVATION
OF RECOMMENDATIONS laid down in fastener technical data sheets and in the selection process of nose equipment laid down in
instruction manuals.
When putting the test tool into operation, its gauge will display the air pressure at which a
particular
fastener will place in a
specific
application with
defined
nose equipment.
The graph on page 8, will allow you to convert that air pressure (bars) into a broach load (Newtons) which in turn can be
translated, using the table page 9, into a maximum safe number of placings for that series of fasteners with the exact
same nose equipment you will use with your placing tool AND in random samples of your actual application.
