Alsafix J-50 SVN P2 Notice page 21

- Wear warm clothing when working in cold conditions, keep your hands warm and dry.
- If you experience numbness, tingling, pain or whitening of the skin in your fingers or
hands, seek medical advice from a qualified occupational health professional regarding
overall activities.
- Operate and maintain the tool as recommended in these instructions, to prevent an unne-
cessary increase in vibration levels.
- Hold the tool with a light, but safe, grip because the risk from vibration is generally greater
when the grip force is higher.
Additional safety instructions for pneumatic tools
- Compressed air can cause severe injury.
- Always shut off air supply, and disconnect tool from air supply when not in use.
- Always disconnect the tool from the compressed air supply before changing accessories,
making adjustments and/or repairs, when moving away from an operating area to a different
area.
- Keep fingers away from trigger when not operating the tool and when moving from one
operating position to another.
- Never direct compressed air at yourself or anyone else.
- Whipping hoses can cause severe injury. Always check for damaged or loose hoses or
fittings.
- Never carry a pneumatic tool by its hose.
- Never drag a pneumatic tool by its hose.
- When using pneumatic tools, do not exceed the maximum operating pressure Psmax.
- Pneumatic tools should only be powered by compressed air at the lowest pressure re-
quired for the work process to reduce noise and vibration, and minimize wear.
- Using oxygen or combustible gases for operating pneumatic tools creates a fire and explo-
sion hazard.
- Be careful when using pneumatic tools as the tool could become cold, affecting grip and
control.
II. COMPRESSED AIR SYSTEM
Proper use of the fastener driving tool requires an adequate quantity of clean dry com-
pressed air. All compressed air contains moisture and other contaminants detrimental to the
tool, so it is recommended to use an air line filter regulator lubricator as close to the tool as
possible (within 15 feet (4.5m)). The filter should be well maintained so as to ensure opti-
mum performance and power. All parts of the air supply system should be clean and conta-
minant free.The tool shall only be connected to a compressed air line where the maximum
allowable pressure cannot be exceeded by a factor of more than 10%, which can for exa-
mple be achieved by a pressure reduction valve which includes a downstream safety valve.
A male free flow coupling should be connected to the tool side of the system with the female
coupling providing a seal to prevent air loss from the compressor tank upon disconnection.
Never connect a female disconnect coupling to the tool side as this provides a seal which
prevents loss of compressed air from the air tank and if connected to the tool it could seal
a charge of air in the tool which could lead to an unintentional actuation. Do not mount a
swivel connector in the air supply line.Different workpieces will require different operating
pressures, the harder the wood the greater the pressure required. Remember always use
the lowest pressure required for the work process at hand, this being to prevent unnecessa-
rily high noise levels, increased wear and resulting failures.
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