Care And Maintenance; Troubleshooting - Hilti GX 100-E Bedienungsanleitung

8. Care and maintenance

-WARNING-
Always remove the gas can and nails from the tool before
performing any work or maintenance on the tool.
8.1 Care of the tool
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Carefully remove any scraps of plastic from the nose-
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piece of the tool.
Never operate the tool if the ventilation slots are blocked.
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Clean the ventilation slots carefully with a dry brush.
Do not permit foreign objects to enter the interior of
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the tool.
Use a slightly damp cloth to clean the outside of the
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tool at regular intervals.
Do not use a spray, steam cleaning system or running
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water to clean the tool.
Always keep the grip surfaces of the tool free from oil
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and grease.
Do not use cleaning agents containing silicone.
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Do not use Hilti spray or similar lubricants.
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-CAUTION-
Do not damage the nail detector
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9. Troubleshooting

-WARNING-
Always unload the tool (remove the gas can and nails) before checking it for faults.
Problem
Low power (nails not
driven deeply enough)
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Printed: 07.07.2013 | Doc-Nr: PUB / 5069872 / 000 / 00
Possible cause
Gas can almost empty
Valve head defective
Foreign object jammed in the area
of the magazine / nosepiece
(nosepiece does not extend to its
original position after lifting tool
away from work surface or extends
too slowly).
Check axial play at nosepiece:
(should be 1–2 mm).
Operating temperature too low
Piston in wrong position
8.2 Maintenance
Check all external parts of the tool for damage at regular
intervals and check that all operating controls function
faultlessly. Do not operate the tool when parts are dam-
aged or when operating controls do not function fault-
lessly. The tool should be repaired at a Hilti service center.
The tool may get hot when in use.
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You could burn parts of your body.
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Allow the tool to cool.
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8.3 Checking the tool after maintenance
After performing maintenance work on the tool and before
inserting the gas can, check that the sliding sleeve (safe-
ty device) is fitted and that it functions correctly (easy
sliding movement).
Remedy
Fit a new gas can.
Fit a new valve head on a new gas
can.
Remove the magazine. Remove the foreign
object. If the problem persists, have the
tool repaired at a Hilti repair center.
Use a gas can that has been warmed to
room temperature (~20°C / ~68°F)
(Warm the can beforehand in a
trouser pocket or in a warm room.)
-WARNING-
Never heat the gas can on a hot
surface or with a flame.
See "Piston in wrong position".
-CAUTION-