Ransburg REA III Auto Applicator 70393 User Manual

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REA III 100kV Automatic Applicator - Maintenance

Needle T

Needle Tip Assembly

ip Assembly

(Electrode)

1. See “Nozzle and Electrode Cleaning or
Replacment - Steps 1 and 2” to remove the air
cap and fluid nozzles.

2. Insert the end of a paper clip (or similar rigid
wire) through the hole at the rear of the needle
shaft [7] to keep it from rotating.

3. Hold barrel [8] in a vertical position, front end
up, and unscrew needle tip [3].

The vertical position is to keep adaptor

[4] from falling out.

N O T E

Be SURE

SURE

SURE that adaptor [4] is in place and

facing the right direction when the applicator
is reassembled or the applicator will mal-
function!

C A U T I O N

!!!!!

Barrel Removal

In normal operation and service, the

barrel extension need never be removed
from the barrel. It should be treated as a
permanent part of the barrel. If it should be
damaged and replacement becomes nec-
essary, remove the barrel from it the same
as it is removed from the body assembly
AFTER

AFTER

AFTER the internal parts have been re-
moved (see “Barrel Disassembly”).

N O T E

1. Remove piston housing [61], spring [60], and
spring [59].

2. Disengage nuts [58] and [57] from valve rod
extension [23].

3. Loosen barrel extension [11] with the spanner
wrench.

4. Disengage fittings [10] and [9] and release fluid
tube [69].

5. Pull barrel [8] and body [26] STRAIGHT

STRAIGHT

STRAIGHT apart.

The barrel and body MUST

MUST

MUST be pulled

straight apart to avoid damage to the resis-
tor housing [37].

C A U T I O N

!!!!!

Gasket [13] should be kept with the

body assembly if it is not to be replaced.

N O T E

There is no need to remove retaining

ring [12] or barrel nut [11] from barrel [8]
unless they are damaged. If they are to be
removed, lift one end of ring [12] out of its
groove and spiral it off of the end of the
barrel. Then nut [11] can be removed. To
replace them on the barrel, slide nut [11]
onto the barrel, place ring [12] against the
back of the barrel, lift one end of it onto the
barrel and spiral it on and into its groove.

N O T E

Spreading the retaining ring may break

it!

C A U T I O N

!!!!!

6. Part Items #57, 58, 59, and 60 may be stored
during barrel service by replacing them in the
piston housing and reattaching it to the body.