Warnings
Warnings WarningsWarnings
Thefollowingwarningsareforthesetup,use,grounding,maintenance,andrepairofthisequipment.The
exclamationpointsymbolalertsyoutoageneralwarningandthehazardsymbolsrefertoprocedure-specic
risks.Whenthesesymbolsappearinthebodyofthismanualoronwarninglabels,referbacktothese
Warnings.Product-specichazardsymbolsandwarningsnotcoveredinthissectionmayappearthroughout
thebodyofthismanualwhereapplicable.
WARNING WARNING
WARNING
FIRE, FIRE,
FIRE,EXPLOSION, EXPLOSION,
EXPLOSION,AND AND
ANDELECTRIC ELECTRIC
ELECTRICSHOCK SHOCK
SHOCKHAZARD HAZARD
HAZARD
Flammablefumes,suchassolventandpaintfumes,inwork work
workarea area
areacanigniteorexplode.Tohelp
preventre,explosion,andelectricshock:
•Electrostaticequipmentmustbeusedonlybytrained,qualiedpersonnelwhounderstand
therequirementsofthismanual.
•Groundallequipment,personnel,objectbeingsprayed,andconductiveobjectsinorcloseto
sprayarea.Resistancemustnotexceed1megohm.SeeGrounding Grounding
Groundinginstructions.
•OnlyusegroundedGracoconductiveairsupplyhoses.
•Donotusepaillinersunlesstheyareconductiveandgrounded.
•Stop Stop
Stopoperation operation
operationimmediately immediately
immediatelyifstaticsparkingoccursoryoufeelashock.Donotuse
equipmentuntilyouidentifyandcorrecttheproblem.
•Checkgunresistance,hoseresistance,andelectricalgroundingdaily.
•Useandcleanequipmentonlyinwellventilatedarea.
•Interlockthegunairsupplytopreventoperationunlessventilatingfansareon.
•Usecleaningsolventswithhighestpossibleashpointwhenushingorcleaningequipment.
•Tocleantheexterioroftheequipment,cleaningsolventsmusthaveaashpointatleast
5°Caboveambienttemperature.
•Alwaysturntheelectrostaticsoffwhenushing,cleaningorservicingequipment.
•Eliminateallignitionsources;suchaspilotlights,cigarettes,portableelectriclamps,and
plasticdropcloths(potentialstaticarc).
•Donotplugorunplugpowercordsorturnlightsonoroffwhenammablefumesarepresent.
•Keepsprayareafreeofdebris,includingsolvent,ragsandgasoline.
•Keepaworkingreextinguisherintheworkarea.
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