Operating Instructions; Preparing The Connection; Pressing A Fitting With Typical Scissor Jaws - RIDGID RP 210 Manuel

Operating Instructions

WARNING
Always wear eye protection to protect your eyes
against dirt and other foreign objects.
Keep your fingers and hands away from the tool
attachment during the press cycle. Your fingers or
hands can be crushed, fractured or amputated in
the attachment or tool or between the attach-
ment, work piece and other objects.
Follow operating instructions to reduce the risk of
injury from crushing and other causes and to pre-
vent tool damage.

Preparing The Connection

These instructions are generalized practices for
NOTICE
several types of press tool attachments. Always follow
the specific instructions for the press tool attachment being
used and the fitting manufacturers specific installation
instructions. Failure to follow the specific attachment and fit-
ting installation instructions may result in improper press
connections that can lead to extensive property damage.
1. Make sure that the work area is free of bystanders and
other distractions and that the tool and work area
has been properly set up.
2. Prepare the connection according to the fitting man-
ufacturers instructions.
3. With dry hands, insert a fully charged battery. Depress
ON/OFF button on display panel one time to turn tool
ON. All three light emitting diodes (LED's) will blink
once. Then, the green LED should be solidly illumin ated
indicating the tool is ready to press. Tool will au to -
matically turn OFF if left unused for ten (10) minutes.
4. Make sure the tubing is inserted to the proper depth in
fitting, as specified in the appropriate fitting system's
operator's manual.
Pressing A Fitting With Typical Scissor
Jaws
1. Squeeze jaw arms to open the jaws (Figure 6).
2. Place open jaws around the fitting (Figure 7) . Make
sure the contour of the jaw set is properly aligned with
the contour of the fitting as specified in Fitting Manu -
facturer's Installation Instructions . Do not hang the jaw
set and tool from fitting. Tool could unexpectedly
drop and cause serious injury or death.
RP 210 Press Tool
Figure 6 – Opening The Scissor-Style Jaws
Figure 7 – Placing Scissor-Style Jaw Set Around Fitting
Figure 8 – RP 210 Tool Square To Tubing
3. Make sure the jaw set and tool are square to the
tubing and de press the tool switch (Figure 8). Keep
fingers and hands away from the jaw set to avoid
crushing injuries in jaw set and between jaw set and
sur roundings. The press cycle takes about five (5)
seconds. Once a press cycle begins and the rollers
contact the jaw arms, the tool will lock-on and auto-
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