Setup
Setup Setup
Setup
Grounding Grounding
Grounding
Theequipmentmustbegroundedtoreducethe
riskofstaticsparkingandelectricshock.Electric
orstaticsparkingcancausefumestoigniteor
explode.Impropergroundingcancauseelectric
shock.Groundingprovidesanescapewireforthe
electriccurrent.
•
Reactor:
Systemisgroundedthroughthepower
cord.
•
Spray gun:
connectwhiphosegroundwiretoFTS.
SeeInstallFluidTemperatureSensor,page33.
Donotdisconnectgroundwireorspraywithout
whiphose.
•
Fluid supply containers:
followyourlocalcode.
•
Object being sprayed:
followyourlocalcode.
•
Solvent pails used when ushing:
followyourlocal
code.Useonlymetalpails,whichareconductive,
placedonagroundedsurface.Donotplacepail
onanonconductivesurface,suchaspaperor
cardboard,whichinterruptsgroundingcontinuity.
•
To maintain grounding continuity when ushing or
relieving pressure,
holdametalpartofspraygun
rmlytothesideofagrounded
metal
pail,then
triggergun.
General General
General
Equipment Equipment
Equipment
Guidelines Guidelines
Guidelines
NOTICE NOTICE
NOTICE
Failuretoproperlysizetheequipmentmayresult
indamage.Toavoiddamagetotheequipment,
followtheguidelineslistedbelow.
•Determinethecorrectsizegenerator.Usingthe
correctsizegeneratorandproperaircompressor
willenabletheproportionertorunatanearly
constantRPM.Failuretodosowillcausevoltage
uctuationsthatcandamageelectricalequipment.
Ensurethatthegeneratormatchesthevoltageand
phaseoftheproportioner.
Usethefollowingproceduretodeterminethecorrect
sizegenerator.
1.Listpeakwattagerequirementsofallsystem
components.
2.Addthewattagerequiredbythesystem
components.
3.Performthefollowingequation:
Totalwattsx1.25=kVA(kilovolt-amperes)
4.Selectageneratorsizethatisequaltoorgreater
thanthedeterminedkVA.
•Usetheelectricalratinginthemodelssection(see
Models,page9)todeterminethecorrectsize
powercord.
NOTICE NOTICE
NOTICE
Undersizedpowercordscancausevoltage
uctuationsthatcandamageelectrical
equipmentandmaycausethepowercableto
overheat.
•Useanaircompressorwithcontinuousrunhead
unloadingdevices.Directonlineaircompressors
thatstartandstopduringajobwillcausevoltage
uctuationsthatcandamageelectricalequipment.
•Maintainandinspectthegenerator,air
compressor,andotherequipmentperthe
manufacturerrecommendationstoavoidan
unexpectedshutdown.Unexpectedequipment
shutdownwillcausevoltageuctuationsthatcan
damageelectricalequipment.
•Useautilitypowerservicewithenoughcurrent
tomeetsystemrequirements.Failuretodoso
willcausevoltageuctuationsthatcandamage
electricalequipment.
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