Air Supply
Air Supply

Air Requirements

•Compressed air supply pressure: 85-100 psi
(0.6–0.7 MPa, 6.0-7.0 bar).
•Air hoses: use grounded hoses that are correctly
sized for your system.
•Air regulator and bleed-typeshutoff valve: include
in each air line to fluid supply equipment. Install
an additional shutoffvalve upstream of all air line
accessories to isolate them forservicing.
Trapped air can cause a pump or dispense
valve to cycle unexpectedly, which couldresult
in serious injury from splashing or moving parts.
Usebleed-typeshutoffvalves.
To reduce the risk of fire and explosion ifusing
a Graco electrostatic gun, a shutoff valve must
be installed in the gun air line to shutoff the
atomizing and turbine air to the gun. Contact
your Graco distributor for information on air
shutoff valves for electrostaticapplications.
•Air line filter: to filter oil and water out of the air
supply and help avoid paint contaminationand
clogged solenoids. See Technical Data, page 37,
for air filtration requirements.

Air Connections

1. Tighten all system air and fluid line connections
as they may have loosenedduring shipment.
2. Connect the main air supplyline to the main air
inlet (136). This air line supplies the solenoids,
valves, and pumps. Do not use this line to supply
the gun’s atomizing air.
3. Connect a separate, dedicated, clean air supply
line to the air inlet(159a) of the air flow switch.
This air supplies gun atomizing air. The air flow
switch detects air flow to the gunand signals the
controller when the gun is being triggered.
NOTE: If there is more than one gun (for
example, a separate gun for each color), the
atomizing air outlet (159c) must be branched to
each gun. For ease of maintenance, install a ball
valve at all air line tees.
Figure11 AtomizingAir and Air Manifold Connections
Key
Connection Description
A Air inlet
C Air cutoff output
(plugged)
MExhaust muffler
S Solvent cutoff output
(plugged)
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