Servicing
Restrict Field Service to the Following Fuel Cell Check
CHECKING THE ENERGY LEVEL OF THE BATTERY
RECHARGING THE BATTERY
CHECKING THE FUEL CELL AND METERING VALVE
REPLACING THE FUEL CELL
CLEANING/REPLACING THE AIR FILTER 
CLEARING A JAM
CLEANING THE TOOL (See cleaning manual)
Attempts to go beyond these procedures could result in serious personal injury or damage to the TrimMaster 18™ Finish Nailer and voiding the warranty.
There are certain problems you may encounter when you are using the TrimMaster 18™ Finish Nailer that you will be able to correct on the work site. The following field service procedures are the only service procedures you should attempt. Anything else that may appear wrong with the TrimMaster 18™ Finish Nailer should only be diagnosed and repaired by a fully trained service technician. If you have any reason to believe that your problem is beyond the service procedures in this manual, contact your Paslode® representative immediately.
DANGER
Never attempt any maintenance of a Paslode Cordless tool without first removing the fuel cell and battery. Maintenance should be started only after the tool is completely inoperative.
If the Impulse® 18 Ga. Brad Nailer's fan operates and the indicator light is green, but the tool will not cycle or does not drive fasteners completely, check the fuel cell. With the fuel cell out of the tool, check to see if the cell still contains fuel and that the metering valve is working. To determine if there is any fuel left in the fuel cell, hold in the upright position and simply place the metering stem against a solid object, and gently push about three or four times. A small amount of fuel should be released each time.
DANGER
Wear safety glasses when performing this test. Never perform this test near an open flame or sparks, while smoking, or where the fuel may get into your eyes.
If fuel is not released with each operation of the metering valve, this indicates that there is no more fuel left in the cylinder and it must be replaced. Dispose of the empty fuel cell properly. (see page 16.)
Clearing a Jam
An occasional problem you may encounter is a jammed fastener. Because of the unique design of the TrimMaster
18™ Finish Nailer , clearing a jammed fastener is easy:
1.Remove the battery.
2.Pull the latch, releasing front guide. Pivot front guide forward.
3.Clear jam, and push driver blade back up to its normal position.
4.Close front guide and latch it. Check that work contacting element moves freely.
Battery Check
Periodically check on the battery indicator light (the light in the handle) of the TrimMaster 18™ Finish Nailer . When encountering a problem, the first step should always be to make sure the battery has enough charge to operate the tool.
When the work contacting element is depressed on work piece, the fan motor will turn on and the blinking green indicator light will turn solid green. If the indicator light blinks red or glows red, recharge the battery.
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