Air Flow

Spray Pattern Test Report

Every AirPro EFX gun must pass a spray pattern test. The test report is printed and shipped in the box with the gun. A sample is reproduced here, with explanatory notes.

Width: the distance from one end of the pattern to the other along the spray pattern major axis.

 

 

 

AirPro EFX

 

 

 

Spray Pattern Test Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use this number for reference in

Test Number:

1234

 

 

 

communications with Graco.

Operator:

JI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name of the technician who certified your gun.

 

 

Date:

6/17/2009

 

 

 

Date on which the spray test was performed.

Height: The distance from one end of the pattern to the other along the spray pattern minor axis.

Consistency: The calculat- ed variation in concentra- tion along the spray pattern major axis.

Position: The distance be- tween the intended spray gun center target location and the actual spray pattern center location.

 

Part Number:

24B857

 

Date Code:

F09A

 

Spray Pattern Test Parameters

 

Width:

 

 

 

 

Passed

 

 

Height:

Passed

 

 

Consistency:

Passed

 

 

 

Position:

Passed

 

 

Curvature:

Passed

 

 

Tilt:

Passed

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part number of your gun.

Date code for Graco use only.

Certifies that the gun is within acceptable

limits on all parameters.

Colors (if visible) represent paint

density, with red meaning most paint particles and blue meaning fewest.

Curvature: The vertical distance between the spray pattern location and a line formed by the intersections of the spray pattern end points on the major axis.

Tilt: The angle between a horizontal line and a line formed by the spray pattern major axis.

Actual spray pattern image

Notes:

￿￿Detailed descriptions of the spray pattern test parameters can be found in instruction manual 313869.

￿￿Spray pattern shape is dependent on the material type, material flow rate and air pressure.

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Graco Inc TI14428A, 313869B, TI14427A important safety instructions Spray Pattern Test Report