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NOTE: The internal components of the pump and piston area have very close clearances and are sensitive
to damage from dust, dirt, contamination of the hydraulic uid or improper handling. The disassembly of the
pump housing requires special tools and training, and should be attempted by a qualied repair person. The
improper servicing of electrical components can lead to conditions that could cause serious injury.
ANY ATTEMPT BY UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL TO SERVICE THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF
THE PUMP AREA WILL VOID THE WARRANTY.
Inordertoinsuresmootheroperationandlongerlifeofyour
holepuncher,thefollowingmaintenanceshouldbedone
periodically,basedonuse.
1. Keepthemachineclean.Itisespeciallyimportantto
keeptheslidingportionofthepunchpistonfreefrommetal
chips,scale,dirt,dustorotherdebris.Tocleanthepunch
piston,turnontheswitchtomovethepunchpistonalmost
tothebottomofitsstroke.Ifnecessary,cyclethepunch
severaltimestodeterminewherethebottomofthestroke
is,andtocorrectlypositionthepunchpiston.
Unplugthepowercord.Wipeanydebrisfromtheex-
posedpartofthepunchpiston.
2. Regularlytightenallfastenersandreplaceany
worn components.
3. Checkpowercord,ifcrackedorfrayed,returnthe
machinetoanauthorizedrepaircenterfor
replacement.
4. Checkoillevel,carefullyusingtheprocedurebelow.
ADDING OIL
4. Carefullyopentheoilportbyremovingthesocket
headcapscrew.
5. Usingthesmallsqueezebottlesuppliedwiththe
HolePuncher,carefullyaddhydraulicoiltocompletely
llthereservoir.RocktheHolePuncherbackandforth
slightlyseveraltimestofreeanytrappedairbubbles,
thenaddadditionaloilifnecessary.
6. Replacethecapscrewandwipeupanyexcessoil.
7. CycletheHolePuncherseveraltimeswiththe
ManualreturnValveopen,andagainwiththevalve
closed,toworkanytrappedairoutofthesystem,
thenrepeattheaboveprocedure,makingsurethatthe
punchpistonisalmostatthebottomofthestroke
beforeremovingthecapscrewfromtheoilport.
8. Addadditionaloilasnecessary.Iftheunitwas
extremelylowonoil,itmaybenecessarytorepeat
theprocedureseveraltimes.
MAINTENANCE
HELPFUL HINTS FOR HOLE PUNCHING
Eachofthepunchesisprovidedwithasharppointatits
center.Iftheholelocationsarecenterpunched,thepoint
ontheendofthepunchmaybeusedto"nd"thecenter
punchedspot.
Also,foraccurateandeasypositioningofthepunchtoa
holelocation,theswitchcanbeintermittentlypulsedon
andofftojogthepunchdowntotheworksurface.
Ifthepositionisnotsatisfactory,openthemanualreturn
valvetoretractthepunchforanotherattempt.This
operationcanalsobeperformedwiththemanualreturn
valve"cracked"openslightlytopreventfullpunching
pressurefrombeingdeveloped.Inthismanner,the
punchcanbeeasilybroughtrightdowntothesurface
withoutbeginningtopunchthehole.Ifthelocationis
satisfactory,closethevalveandnishtheoperation.
Useofthecorrecthydraulicoilisessential.Approvedoils
areShell"TELLUSOil"andExxon"TERESSTIC"(Part
No.75377).Grade#32viscositymustbeused.Checkthe
unitspecications.Makesurethattheworkareaandall
equipmentarecleansothatnodirt,dustorotherforeign
materialcangetintothehydraulicoilorpumparea.
1. Locatethesocketheadcapscrewthatplugstheoilport.
Itisjustabovethemanualreturnleverontherighthand
sideoftheHolePuncher.
2. LaytheHolePuncheronitsleftsidesothattheoilport
is facing up.
3. Turnontheswitchtomovethepunchpistonalmost
tothebottomofitsstroke.Ifnecessary,cyclethepunch
severaltimestodeterminewherethebottomofthestroke
is,andtocorrectlypositionthepunchpiston.Inthisposi-
tion,themaximumamountofoilhasbeendrawnfromthe
pumpandthecorrectllcanbeobtained.
WARNING! Failure to check punch retaining nut periodically during use, can result in
personal injury or damage to your unit.