Graco ST Max 395 Hopper Manual

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ST Max™395
ST Max™II 495/595
SETUP
Connect hose to sprayer and gun.
Tighten hose connections with wrench. Unscrew tip & guard from gun.
Fill throat packing nut with TSL™
to prevent premature packing wear.
Make sure power
switch is set to OFF.
Plug electrical cord
into grounded outlet.
Turn prime valve
to Prime position (down).
Place siphon tube in pail
partially filled with water.
Turn pressure control knob
to lowest pressure, and set
power switch to ON.
Increase pressure until
sprayer starts and water
runs out of prime tube.
Let water run out of prime
tube for 15 seconds.
Decrease pressure
until sprayer stops.
Turn prime valve
to Spray position
(horizontal).
Make sure safety
lever of gun is OFF.
Aim gun at inside
wall of water pail
and squeeze trigger.
Increase pressure until
sprayer starts. Keep gun
triggered into water pail for
1 minute. Release trigger.
Turn prime
valve to Prime
position (down).
Place siphon tube in paint
pail, but leave drain tube
in water pail.
Aim gun at inside
wall of water pail,
and squeeze trigger.
Transfer drain
tube to paint pail.
Increase pressure until
sprayer starts and paint
comes out of drain tube.
Keeping gun triggered into water
pail, turn prime valve
to Spray position (horizontal).
When paint comes out of gun,
release trigger and turn safety
lever of gun to ON.
Screw tip & guard onto gun, making sure
arrow-shaped handle of tip is pointing forward.
You can reverse this tip to quickly clear clogs
without taking it apart.
This procedure is for water-base paints and flushing fluids. For solvent-base paints and flushing
fluids (i.e. mineral spirits), you must read Fire and Explosion Hazard in the Operating Instructions.
* check the Graco operations manual delivered with the unit for more details.
CHOOSE THE RIGHT TIP & FILTER
WARNING
Quick Operator’s Guide
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pump filter
gun filter
200 mesh
100 mesh
100 mesh
100 mesh
60 mesh
60 mesh
none
none
30 mesh
* at 30 cm spraying distance
Ink
Stains
Lacquers
Enamels
Urethanes
Acrylics
Emulsions
Latex
Block filler
Intumescents
Texture material
for spray applications 1st digit X5
=fan width*
Time to
change!
NEW WORN

SPRAYING
Turn safety lever
of gun to OFF.
Point gun at area to be sprayed about 30 cm from surface, and begin moving gun before triggering. A good spray pattern is evenly
distributed as it hits surface. Set pressure just high enough to spray without heavy edges. Use smaller tip size for thinner material
and a larger tip size for thicker material if pressure adjustment cannot achieve even spray pattern.
SHUTDOWN AND CLEANUP
Set power
switch to OFF.
Trigger gun
until pressure
is relieved.
Turn prime valve
to Prime position (down).
Remove gun
filter assembly.
Unscrew tip & guard from
gun. Clean gun filter, inlet
screen, tip, guard and
manifold filter with water
and brush.
Set power switch to ON,
and increase pressure
until sprayer starts.
As soon as Pump Armor
comes out of drain tube,
set power switch to OFF.
Screw inlet screen onto
siphon tube, replace
manifold filter and spacer,
and assemble gun with
filter, tip and guard.
Wipe outside of sprayer,
hose and gun with rag
soaked in water or
mineral spirits.
Fill throat packing
nut with TSL.™
Place drain tube
and siphon tube
in pail of water.
Turn pressure control knob to
lowest setting, set power switch
to ON, and increase pressure until
sprayer starts. Let sprayer run and
flush itself for 2 minutes.
Keeping gun triggered
into water pail, turn prime
valve to Spray position
(horizontal).
Set power switch to OFF, turn
pressure control knob to lowest
setting, and turn prime valve to
Prime position (down).
Place drain tube in waste
pail and siphon tube in
container of Pump Armor™
Assemble gun
without filter.
Unscrew inlet screen
from siphon tube.
WASTE
Keep gun triggered
into pail for 1 minute,
until water coming out
of gun is clean.
Remove manifold
filter and spacer.
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