Climax SHARK FIN DEFENDER User manual

DEFENDER™
SHARK FIN™
CLAMSHELL GUARD HANDS-FREE KIT
OPERATING MANUAL
ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS
P/N 97475
April 2021
Revision 2

P/N 97475, Rev. 2 Page A
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Page D Defender Clamshell Operating Manual
LIMITED WARRANTY
CLIMAX Portable Machine Tools, Inc. (hereafter referred to as “CLIMAX”) warrants that all new machines
are free from defects in materials and workmanship. This warranty is available to the original purchaser for a
period of one year after delivery. If the original purchaser finds any defect in materials or workmanship
within the warranty period, the original purchaser should contact its factory representative and return the
entire machine, shipping prepaid, to the factory. CLIMAX will, at its option, either repair or replace the
defective machine at no charge and will return the machine with shipping prepaid.
CLIMAX warrants that all parts are free from defects in materials and workmanship, and that all labor has
been performed properly. This warranty is available to the customer purchasing parts or labor for a period of
90 days after delivery of the part or repaired machine or 180 days on used machines and components. If the
customer purchasing parts or labor finds any defect in materials or workmanship within the warranty period,
the purchaser should contact its factory representative and return the part or repaired machine, shipping pre-
paid, to the factory. CLIMAX will, at its option, either repair or replace the defective part and/ or correct any
defect in the labor performed, both at no charge, and return the part or repaired machine shipping prepaid.
These warranties do not apply to the following:
• Damage after the date of shipment not caused by defects in materials or workmanship
• Damage caused by improper or inadequate machine maintenance
• Damage caused by unauthorized machine modification or repair
• Damage caused by machine abuse
• Damage caused by using the machine beyond its rated capacity
All other warranties, express or implied, including without limitation the warranties of merchantability and
fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed and excluded.
Terms of sale
Be sure to review the terms of sale which appear on the reverse side of your invoice. These terms control and
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About this manual
CLIMAX provides the contents of this manual in good faith as a guideline to the operator. CLIMAX cannot
guarantee that the information contained in this manual is correct for applications other than the application
described in this manual. Product specifications are subject to change without notice.

P/N 97475, Rev. 2 Page i
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER/SECTION PAGE
1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 SAFETY ALERTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.3 GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.4 MACHINE-SPECIFIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.5 RISK ASSESSMENT AND HAZARD MITIGATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.6 RISK ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.7 LABELS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.7.1 Label identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.7.2 Label location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.1 FEATURES AND COMPONENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.2 CONTROLS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3 SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.1 RECEIPT AND INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.2 MACHINE ASSEMBLY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.3 CONNECTING THE PCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4 OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.1 PRE-OPERATION CHECKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.2 OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.2.1 Starting the machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.2.2 Stopping the machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.2.3 Emergency shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.2.4 Adjusting the machine settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.3 DISASSEMBLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5 MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.1 MAINTENANCE CHECKLIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.2 APPROVED LUBRICANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.3 MAINTENANCE TASKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.3.1 Check the PCU oil reservoir levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.3.2 Empty the air filter water trap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.3.3 PCU emergency stop check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.3.4 PCU drop-out circuit check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.4 DEFENDER KITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5.4.1 AFC Defender kit parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.4.2 BFC Defender kit parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Page ii Defender Clamshell Operating Manual
TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED)
CHAPTER/SECTION PAGE
6 STORAGE AND SHIPPING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
6.1 STORAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
6.1.1 Short-term storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
6.1.2 Long-term storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
6.2 SHIPPING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6.3 DECOMMISSIONING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
APPENDIX A ASSEMBLY DRAWINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
APPENDIX B SCHEMATICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
APPENDIX C SDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

P/N 97475, Rev. 2 Page iii
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE PAGE
1-1 Label locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2-1 Operator pendant (P/N 96374) controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2-2 PCU controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3-1 Guard and motor cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3-2 Tripper post and fin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3-3 PCU operator pendant connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3-4 Connection to the pneumatic cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5-1 AFC-14 Defender guard kit exploded view (P/N 97209) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
A-1 Clamshell fin guard assembly (P/N 96742). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
A-2 Operator pendant assembly 1 (P/N 96374) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
A-3 Operator pendant assembly 1 (P/N 96374) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
A-4 Operator pendant assembly 1 (P/N 96374) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
A-5 PCU assembly (P/N 97045) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
A-6 PCU manufacturer parts (P/N 96917). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
A-7 4" (102 mm) pneumatic tripper assembly AFC (P/N 5001144). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
A-8 7" (178 mm) pneumatic tripper assembly AFC (P/N 5001177). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
A-9 BCF-56 Defender guard kit assembly (P/N 97221). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
A-10 BCF-66 Defender guard kit assembly (P/N 97222). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
A-11 BCF-72 Defender guard kit assembly (P/N 97223). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
A-12 BCF-86 Defender guard kit assembly (P/N 97501 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
B-1 Pneumatic conditioning unit schematic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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