
RAM 5
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OPERATION – SPEED-FEED MODE
SPEED-FEED ATTACHMENT IS DESIGNED TO BE USED ONLY WITH NYLON
BRUSHES AND GTC-702 (SPECIAL), GTC-703 OR GTC-704 SERIES SHAFTS.
1. Thread the exible shaft guide tube onto the tting of the right side of the power
unit and connect the control hoses to the small air ttings.
2. Squeeze the top of the trigger and note direction of exible shaft rotation. Shaft
should rotate counterclockwise as viewed from the tip. If it does not, reverse
control hoses on air ttings. Squeeze top and bottom of trigger and check for
proper operation. THE SHAFT MUST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE
REVERSING DIRECTION.
3. Attach Goodway nylon brush to exible shaft. Securely tighten the small lock nut.
USE ONLY SMALL LOCK NUTS SUPPLIED WITH GOODWAY BRUSHES. Use of a
larger nut will jam the guide rollers. GTC-703Q and GTC-704Q Quick Disconnect
Flexible Shafts and brushes can be used for 9/16"-1" (14.3mm-25.4mm) I.D. tubes.
GTC-702Q Quick Disconnect Flexible Shaft can not be used in Speed-Feed Mode.
4. Remove tube length marker.
5. Install shaft stop (see "INSTALLING THE SHAFT STOP").
6. Make sure the gear/roller set installed is the correct size for the exible shaft being
used, and that the gear portion is toward the gearbox cover. Hold the shaft casing
about two feet from the brush end and insert shaft fully into the entry port on the
left side of the power unit. With shaft fully inserted, squeeze top of trigger to feed
shaft through the guide tube and into the control handle.
7. To adjust the forward shaft stop to the desired tube length, loosen the hex screws
on the locking collar and slide locking collar to the desired position. Retighten hex
screws. THE SPRING AND METAL CONE MUST BE ON THE BRUSH SIDE OF THE
LOCKING COLLAR.
8. Speed-Feed is supplied with a safety strap to protect the operator in the event
that a blockage is encountered in a tube and the control handle is forced back
toward the operator. Fasten the strap across the tube sheet snugly enough to
allow moving the control handle from tube to tube. The safety strap will need to be
moved as the operator moves vertically on the tube sheet. If the tube sheet is too
wide for one strap, connect additional straps as needed. Insert the strap through
the eye on the top of the control handle and connect to tube sheet.
9. Position the control handle over the tube to be cleaned and squeeze the top of
the trigger to enter the tube. The Speed-Feed stops automatically at the preset
distance. Squeeze the bottom of the trigger to reverse out of the tube. When
exiting tube, it is recommended that the control handle be held a few inches away
from the tube end. When the brush is seen, release the trigger.
10. When an unusually heavy build up of deposit is present, the brush may not feed
completely through the tube on the rst pass. I f the Speed-Feed stalls part way
into a tube, stop and reverse the unit to completely exit the tube. Try another
pass through the tube. Repeat this procedure until the entire length of the tube is
cleaned. In extreme cases it may be desirable to switch to manual mode and use a
cleaning tool other than a brush.