6
Putting into Service
Air Supply
All tools are operated with compressed air at an optimum pressure of 5.5 bar. We recommend the use of pressure regulators and filtering systems
on the main air supply. These should be fitted within 3 metres of the tool (see diagram below) to ensure maximum tool life and minimum tool
maintenance.
Air supply hoses should have a minimum effective working pressure rating of 150% of the maximum pressure produced in the system or 10 bar,
whichever is the highest. Air hoses should be oil resistant, have an abrasion resistant exterior and should be armoured where
operating conditions may result in hoses being damaged. All air hoses MUST have a minimum bore diameter of 6.4 millimetres or ¼ inch.
Operating Procedure
I M P O R T A N T
Do not attempt to break off a pintail without the installation of a collar. This will cause the unsecured portion of the pintail to eject from the
nose at a high speed and force.
When installing lockbolt products:-
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Ensure that the correct nose assembly is fitted.
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Connect the tool to the air supply.
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Push the Avdelok® pin through the application hole.
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Place the collar on the pin (orientate as shown).
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Keeping the head of the pin against the application, push the tool on to
the protruding pin tail.
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Fully depress the trigger. One cycle will ensure that the collar is swaged
into the lock grooves of the pin and that the pin breaks at the breaker
groove.
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Release the trigger. The tool completes its cycle by pushing itself off the
collar and ejecting the pin tail at the rear.
When installing breakstem products:-
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Ensure that the correct nose assembly is fitted.
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Connect the tool to the air supply.
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Insert the fastener stem into the nose of the tool.
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Bring the tool with the fastener to the application to the application so that the protruding fastener enters squarely into the hole of the
application.
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Fully depress the trigger. The tool cycle will broach the fastener.
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Release the trigger. The tool completes its cycle.