After Finishing Work; Service And Maintenance - Festool KA 65 Guide D'utilisation

wise until the central plate [1-12] rests against
the bottom of the machine.
Purge position is reached.
Press the start button [1-1] and hold > 1 s.

The purging preparation symbol appears on the
display [1-20] . The process starts after 1 s.
Continue purging until new adhesive appears in

the adhesive nozzle [1-14].
Adhesive nozzles are open, pressure has built in
the adhesive cartridges.
The purging symbol appears on the display [1-
together with a status indicator.
20]
Interrupt purging: press the start button [1-1]

again.
Adhesive nozzles are open, pressure stops
building in the adhesive cartridges.
Stop purging and leave purging position: turn

the rotary knob for adjusting the edge height [1-
4] clockwise.
Central plate moves upwards, adhesive nozzles
are closed, pressure stops building in adhesive
cartridges. Display [1-20] indicates normal
standby status.
Insert the drop catcher [1-13] again.

Special instructions on working with PU
adhesive
Pre-program the temperature settings to 140

°C and 190 °C (see section Preparing for opera-
tion).
Set the temperature to 140 °C.

Open the tin of PU adhesive using a tin opener

and remove the adhesive cartridge.
Remove the paper liner surrounding it.

WARNING
Any maintenance or repair work that requires
opening of the motor or gear housing should only
be carried out by an authorised Customer Service
Centre (name supplied by your dealer)!
Maintenance or repair work carried out by an

unauthorised person can lead to the wrong con-
nection of the power cord or other components,
which in turn can lead to accidents with serious
consequences.
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Insert the cartridge as normal and glue the edg-

es.
Purging to remove PU adhesive from the
Switch the machine to purge mode (see section

Purging of adhesive cartridges).
Set the temperature to 140° C.

Insert a purging cartridge and purge the entire

system.
Reset the temperature to 190° C.

Purge the system using at least three EVA adhe-

sive cartridges until all the purging material has
been removed from the machine and the system
is completely full of EVA adhesive.
Switch off the machine and allow to cool.

If necessary, clean the adhesive nozzle [1-14]

carefully using a strip of wood. Do not use me-
tallic or highly flammable materials!
Remove the drip catcher [1-13] and turn upside

down to clean.
Observe the following instructions:
– Allow the machine to cool completely before
placing in a Systainer.
– Do not transport the machine in purging mode
otherwise adhesive may escape.

Service and maintenance

To prevent accidents, always remove the plug
from the power supply socket before carrying out
any changes or maintenance work on the tool!
Do not use compressed air to clean the electrical

tool! Do not try to clean parts inside the tool in
this way, as you could let foreign objects in
through the openings of the tool housing.
The PU adhesive cartridge must be pressed
completely through the system in order to
entirely fill the system with PU adhesive.
machine
Directly after completing the work, or six
hours afterwards at the latest, purge the sys-
tem in order to prevent a chemical reaction
from taking place within the system.

After finishing work

WARNING