Instruction manual
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
CAUTION:Improperusagecancauseseriousinjurytopersonnel
and/ordamagetoequipment.Foryourownsafety,pleaseobservethe
● Checkeachcomponentafteropeningthepackagetomakesureeverything
isin goodcondition. Ifthere areany suspecteddamage,do not usethe
itemandreporttheissuetoyourvendor.
● TurnOFFthemainpowerswitchandunplugthedevicewhenmovingthe
devicefromonelocationtoanother.
● Do not str ikeor subjectthemain unitto physicalshock. Usecarefullyto
avoidinjuryanddamagetoanypart.
● Handlewithcare.
Neverdroporsharplyjolttheunit.
Containsdelicatepartsthatmaybreakiftheunitisdropped.
● Makesuretheequipmentisalwaysgrounded.Alwaysconnectpowertoa
groundedreceptacle.
● Temperaturemayreac hashighas480°CwhenswitchedON.
Donotusethedevicenearflammablegases,paperandotherflammable
materials.
Donottouchheatedparts,whichcancausesevereburns.
Donottouchmetallicpartsnearthetip.
● Disconnecttheplugfromthepowersourceiftheunitwillnotbeusedfora
longperiod.
Turnoffpowerduringbreaks,ifpossible.
● Useonlygenuinereplacementparts.
Turnoffpowerandlettheunitcoolbeforereplacingparts.
● Theunitmayproduceasmallamountofsmokeand unusualo dorduring
initialusage.Thisisnormalandshouldnotyieldanynegativeresultwhen
reworking.
● Solderingprocessproducessmoke—useonwellventilatedplace.
● Donotaltertheunit,specificallytheinternalcircuitry,inanymanner.
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CARE and MAINTENANCE
Checking the soldering iron connection cord for damages
1. Removethesolderingtipandthenipple.
2. Pushthesocketoutfromthehandleassembly.
3. Measuretheresistancevaluesbetweentheconnectorandthelead
wiresatthesocketasfollows:
Pin1 Red(+)
Pin3 Blue(ground)
Pin5 Black()
Ifanyvalueexceeds0Ω(shorted)
or ∞ (infinitely l arge — open),
replacethehandleassembly.
Replacing the heating element of the Hot Air Gun
Theheatingelementisfoundinthemiddlepart ofthehotairgun.
Thenormallifeofaheatingelementis1yearundernormaloperating
conditions.
Steps:
1. Loosenthe3screwsthatsecurethehandle.
2. Slideofftheplastictube.
3. Disconnectthegroundwiresleeve.
4. Inside the pipe, the quartz glass and heat insulation are
installed.Loosenthecableandtakeouttheheatingelement.
5.
Insert new heating element and reconnect the terminal.
Be
carefulnottorubHeatingElementwire.
6. Reconnectthegroundwireafterreplacingtheelement.
7. Assemblethehandleagain.