OPERATION

CLEARING A JAMMED FASTENER

See Figure 10.

WARNING:

Disconnect the tool from the air supply before clearing a jammed fastener. Failure to do so could result in serious personal injury.

If a nail or fastener becomes jammed in the tool, disconnect the air hose and keep the tool pointed away from you while clearing the jam.

nOpen magazine and remove fasteners from the tool.

nPull up on the latch and open the jam release.

nInsert a flat blade screwdriver into the driving mechanism and push the driver mechanism back, freeing the fastener jam.

nRemove the bent fastener.

nClose the jam release and latch.

nReconnect the tool to the air supply.

nReinstall fasteners and close the magazine.

JAM

RELEASE

LATCH

Fig. 10

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RIDGID R213BNA manual Clearing a Jammed Fastener