5.1BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING CHART (Continued)
Problem |
| Probable Cause |
| Solution(s) |
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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 |
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| Tip |
| B. | Dry paint on end of Fluid Tip | B. | Clean Fluid Tip and continue |
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| spraying |
| C. | Coating is too thick: not | C. | Add more thinning solvent if |
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| enough pressure to pump |
| possible |
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| from cup to Fluid Tip |
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| D. Foreign/unwanted particles | D. Empty cup; clean gun (see | ||
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| in the coating |
| Basic Clean Up, Sec. 4.1); |
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| properly filter material when |
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| pouring back into cup |
| E. | Air Pressure Feed Tube | E. | See Sec. 4.3, Complete |
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| blocked: preventing |
| Disassembly and Cleaning Of |
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| pressurization of paint cup |
| Spray Gun |
| F. | Cup Top Gasket not sealing | F. | Tighten cup or see Sec. 4.5, |
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| 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 |
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| Tip |
Gun | B. Dry paint on end of Fluid Tip | B. | Clean Fluid Tip and continue | |
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|
| spraying |
| C. | Insufficient pressure in paint | C. | Increase pressure in paint |
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| tank |
| tank |
| D. | Fluid Line blocked | D. Disconnect Fluid Line from | |
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| gun and increase air pressure |
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| in tank to flush hose. |
| E. | Fluid Line kinked | E. | Remove kink and straighten |
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| as necessary |
| F. | Paint Tank not properly | F. | Tighten Wing Nuts on paint |
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| sealed |
| tank or replace gasket if |
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| 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 | ||
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| 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 | |
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| coating being sprayed |
| Controller to reduce air |
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| volume output of turbine |
| B. | Spraying too far from the | B. | Spray |
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| surface |
| to be coated |
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