Earlex 6900 Operating Instructions Manual - Troubleshooting
CAUSE
ACTION REQUIRED
Paint too diluted
Add undiluted paint
Paint output too high
Reduce the paint output by
adjusting the Fluid Adjusting Screw (12)
Moving too slowly
Increase speed of application
Spray Trigger held for too long Release Trigger sooner
Spray Gun too close
Increase the distance between the Spray
Gun and the work surface
Paint too diluted
Add undiluted paint
Paint output too low
Increase the paint output by
adjusting the Fluid Adjusting Screw (12)
Moving too fast
Reduce speed of application
Gun clogged
Clean the Spray Gun
Gun too far away
Move the Spray Gun closer to the work
surface
Paint too thick
Add thinners
Fluid Tip clogged
Clean the Fluid Tip (4)
Pick-Up Tube clogged
Clean Pick-Up Tube (18)
Air Hose split
Replace Air Hose (14)
Grainy paint
Filter the paint
Container almost empty
Refill Paint Container (25)
Spray Gun at an angle
Check that the Pick-Up Tube (18) is
pointing towards the paint
Air inlet blocked
Check the condition of the Filter (26) and
clean if necessary
Gland seal not attached or
the wrong way round or not
tight enough.
Over time the gland seal
will wear and need adjusting
Reattach the Gland Seal (16) and
retighten Gland Nut (15).
To check the gland nut is
correctly fitted you will need a small
adjustable spanner. Pull the
T
rigger
back and gradually tighten the Gland Nut
.
(15) but by turning it in a clockwise
.
direction until the Needle (9) is not free to
.
move when the trigger is released.
You move your wrist
Move your forearm instead
Either too much or not enough
paint
Use the Fluid Adjusting Screw (12) to
.
control the flow
PROBLEM
The paint drips onto
item being painted
Paint is too thin or
irregular
No paint being
released
Paint leaking from
the gland nut in
front of the Trigger
Too much paint in an
area
Pulverisation
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