I.C.T.C. Holdings Corporation 1240 Basic Troubleshooting Chart Problem Probable Cause Solutions

5.1BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING CHART (Continued)

Problem		Probable Cause		Solution(s)
Not Spraying At All or	A.	Air Cap too far from Fluid	A. Turn Sleeve Nut clockwise to
Inconsistent Material Flow		Tip		move Air Cap closer to Fluid
(spitting) With A Cup Gun				Tip
	B.	Dry paint on end of Fluid Tip	B.	Clean Fluid Tip and continue
				spraying
	C.	Coating is too thick: not	C.	Add more thinning solvent if
		enough pressure to pump		possible
		from cup to Fluid Tip
	D. Foreign/unwanted particles		D. Empty cup; clean gun (see
		in the coating		Basic Clean Up, Sec. 4.1);
				properly filter material when
				pouring back into cup
	E.	Air Pressure Feed Tube	E.	See Sec. 4.3, Complete
		blocked: preventing		Disassembly and Cleaning Of
		pressurization of paint cup		Spray Gun
	F.	Cup Top Gasket not sealing	F.	Tighten cup or see Sec. 4.5,
		properly		Replacing Cup Top Gasket
	G.	Not enough paint in cup	G.	Check level and add
Not Spraying At All or	A.	Air Cap too far from Fluid	A. Turn Sleeve Nut clockwise to
Inconsistent Material Flow		Tip		move Air Cap closer to Fluid
(spitting) With A Pressure-Fed				Tip
Gun	B. Dry paint on end of Fluid Tip		B.	Clean Fluid Tip and continue
				spraying
	C.	Insufficient pressure in paint	C.	Increase pressure in paint
		tank		tank
	D.	Fluid Line blocked	D. Disconnect Fluid Line from
				gun and increase air pressure
				in tank to flush hose.
	E.	Fluid Line kinked	E.	Remove kink and straighten
				as necessary
	F.	Paint Tank not properly	F.	Tighten Wing Nuts on paint
		sealed		tank or replace gasket if
				necessary
	G. Not enough paint in tank		G.	Check level and add
Paint Leaking From Fluid Tip	A. Damaged Needle and/or		A. Check and replace if
		Fluid Tip		necessary
	B.	Gland Nut too tight	B.	Loosen Gland Nut
Excessive Overspray	A.	Too much air volume for the	A. Use Variable Speed
		coating being sprayed		Controller to reduce air
				volume output of turbine
	B.	Spraying too far from the	B.	Spray 6-8” from the surface
		surface		to be coated

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