KNOWING ESSENTIAL FIELD TROUBLE SHOOTING
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POSSIBLE CAUSES NAILS
Issue
Visual
Criteria
Trouble
Possible cause
Action
Nail stand-off
too high
No piston mark visible,
nail head stays off,
stand-off too high
Deck is not fas-
tened properly to
the beam
Power setting too
low or cartridge
not strong enough
Dial up power
setting or increase
strength of cartridge
Nail stand-off
is too low
Washer compressed,
piston mark clearly
visible
Deck is not fas-
tened properly to
the beam
Power setting too
high or cartridge
is too strong
Dial down power
setting or decrease
strength of cartridge
Nail stand-off
is OK
Washer compressed,
piston mark slightly
visible, deck flat – no
deformation
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–
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Gap between
deck profile
and beam
Nail stand off OK or
too low, deck slightly
deformed
Deck profile
does not lay solid
on the beam
Gap caused by
slope of the deck
or local effects
Avoid gap between
sheet and beam or
fasten at the right
side of the beam
Beam miss
Nail stand off OK or too
low, sheet metal one
sided deformed (edge
of the beam visible)
Beam miss
Deck not marked
Mark the deck
Issue
Visual
Criteria
Trouble
Possible cause
Action
Nail stand-off
too high
No piston mark visible,
nail head stays off,
stand-off too high
Deck is not fas-
tened properly to
the beam
Power setting too
low or cartridge
not strong enough
Dial up power
setting or increase
strength of cartridge
Nail stand-off
is OK
Washer compressed,
piston mark clearly
visible, deck flat – no
deformation
–
–
–
Nail stand-off
is too low
Washer over compres-
sed, deck deformed,
stand-off too low
Deck is not fas-
tened properly to
the beam
Power setting too
high or cartridge
is too strong
Dial down power
setting or decrease
strength of cartridge
Gap between
deck profile
and beam
Nail stand off OK or
too low without piston
clear mark
Deck profile
does not lay solid
on the beam
Gap caused by
slope of the deck
or local effects
Avoid gap between
sheet and beam or
fasten at the right
side of the beam
Beam miss
Nail stand off OK or too
low, sheet metal one
sided deformed (edge
of the beam visible)
Beam miss
Deck not marked
Mark the deck
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