Statement Of Use; Product Specific Instructions; General Safety Instructions - Altas Copco G2438-6.5C Manual Del Usuario

Safety Information
Safety
WARNING Risk of Property Damage or Severe In-
jury
Ensure that you read, understand and follow all instruc-
tions before operating the tool. Failure to follow all the
instructions may result in electric shock, fire, property
damage and/or severe bodily injury.
Read all Safety Information delivered together with
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the different parts of the system.
Read all Product Instructions for installation, opera-
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tion and maintenance of the different parts of the
system.
Read all locally legislated safety regulations regard-
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ing the system and parts thereof.
Save all Safety Information and instructions for fu-
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ture reference.

Statement of use

This product is designed for removing or polishing material
using coated abrasives or polishing attachments. No other
use permitted. For professional use only.
Statement of use
This product is designed for removing material using abra-
sives. No other use permitted. For professional use only.

Product specific instructions

Installation of vibrating tools
We recommend using a minimum length of 300 mm (12") of flexible hose for compressed air between a vibrating tool and
the quick-action coupling.
Maintenance and service instructions
The service must only be done by authorized workshops
or qualified service technicians.
WARNING Polymer hazard
The vanes in this product contain PTFE (a synthetic flu-
oropolymer). Due to wear, there might be PTFE parti-
cles inside the product. Heated PTFE can produce fumes
which may cause polymer fume fever with flu-like
symptoms, especially when smoking contaminated to-
bacco.
Health and Safety recommendations for PTFE must be
followed when handling vanes and other components:
Do not smoke when servicing this product
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PTFE-particles must not come in contact with open
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fire, glow or heat
Motor components must be washed with cleaning
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fluid and not blown clear with an air line
Wash your hands before starting any other activity
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General safety instructions

To reduce risk of injury, everyone using, installing, repairing,
maintaining, changing accessories on, or working near this
tool must read and understand these instructions before per-
forming any such task.
Our goal is to produce tools that help you work safely and ef-
ficiently. The most important safety device for this or any
tool is YOU. Your care and good judgment are the best pro-
tection against injury. All possible hazards cannot be covered
here, but we have tried to highlight some of the important
ones.
Only qualified and trained operators should install, adjust or
use this power tool.
This tool and its accessories must not be modified in any
way.
Do not use this tool if it has been damaged.
If the rated speed, operating pressure or hazard warning signs
on the tool cease to be legible or become detached, replace
without delay.
For additional safety information consult:
• Other documents and information packed with this
tool.
• Your employer, union and / or trade association.
• "Safety Code for Portable Air Tools" (ANSI
B186.1), available at the time of printing from
Global Engineering Documents at http://
global.ihs.com/ , or call 1 800 854 7179. In case of
difficulty in obtaining ANSI standards, contact
ANSI via http://www.ansi.org/
• Further occupational health and safety information
can be obtained from the following web sites:
• http://www.osha.gov (USA)
• https://osha.europa.eu/ (Europe)
Air supply and connection hazards
• Air under pressure can cause severe injury.
• Always shut off air supply, drain hose of air pressure and
disconnect tool from air supply when not in use, before
changing accessories or when making repairs.
• Never direct air at yourself or anyone else.
• Whipping hoses can cause severe injury. Always check
for damaged or loose hoses and fittings.
• Do not use quick disconnect couplings at tool. See in-
structions for correct set up.
• Whenever universal twist couplings are used, lock pins
must be installed.
• Do not exceed maximum air pressure of 6.3 bar / 90
psig, or as stated on tool nameplate.
Entanglement hazards
• Keep away from moving sanding pad. Note that the
abrasive will continue to run after the start valve has
closed; for dual action sanders, this can last several sec-
onds.
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