PACLITE Equipment PORTAVIB PVE­45/38 Manual

OPERATING/WARRANTYPROCEDURES
WARNING
Toreducetheriskofinjury,alloperatorsandmaintenancepersonnelmustreadandunderstand
theseinstructionsbeforeoperatingorperformingmaintenanceonthispowerequipment.All
possiblesituationscannotbecoveredintheseinstructions.Howevercaremustbeexercisedby
everyoneusing,maintainingorworkingnearthisequipment.
PORTAVIB
PortableConcreteVibrator
PVE45/38
SPECIFICATIONS
Motor:HondaGX35,35cc4strokepetrol
MotorOilCapacity:100ml
Model:PVE45/38
Frequency:9,000
Amplitude(45mm):2.8mm
HeadDia.:45/38mm
Weight:12kg
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CAREANDPREVENTIVEMAINTENANCE
Keeptheunitcleanandfreeofconcreteresidue.
Checktheoillevelintheenginecrankcasedaily,itshouldreachtheedgeoftheoilfillerneck.Theengineoil
capacityisonly100mlandrunningtheenginewithalowoillevelwillcauseseriousenginedamage.
Vibratorsmustbehandledwithcare,andbeproperlymaintainedinordertoavoidunnecessarybreakdowns.Check
regularlyforsignsofwearandrectifyanyfaultsimmediately.Theexterioroftheflexshaftandthevibratorheadare
subjecttoabrasionandwear.Ifthevibratorisoperatedunchecked,concretewilleventuallyenterthevibratorhead
ortheflexshaft.Naturally,thecostofrepairing,avibratorwhichhasbeenallowedtodeteriorateinthiswaywillbe
greater.Regularinspectionofthevibratorandtheflexibleshaftwillavoidtheseproblems.Checktheflexibleshaft
forkinksandexternaldamagebylayingitoutstraightonaworkbenchorthefloor.Althoughitstilloperates,abadly
kinkedflexibleshaftmayresultinabrokeninnercore.Checktheoutercasingrubbercoverfordamagewhereit
enterstheferruleatthevibratorhead.Damageiscausedbyoperatorsusingacranetoretrieveavibratortrappedin
concretereinforcingbars.
SERVICE
ReplacetheoilinthemotorcrankcaseregularlywithHonda10W/30oil.Theaircleanerelementfittedisawetfoam
type.Servicetheaircleanerelementregularlybywashingtheelementinanonflammablesolventandletitdry
thoroughly.Soaktheelementincleanengineoil,squeezeouttheexcessoilandreinstalltheaircleanerelement.A
fueltankstrainerisfittedtotheunit.Acloggedfiltermaycausepoorengineperformancerequiringthefuelfilterto
beremovedfromthefueltankandcleaned.Inspect,cleanand/orreplacethesparkplugregularly.
CLEANINGANDSTORAGE
Itisadvisabletowashthevibratorheadandflexshaftwithcleanwaterafteruseeachdayandbeforestoring.
Thiswillensurethatconcretedoesnotaccumulateontheexterior.Ensurethecoolingfinsonthemotorarekept
unobstructed.
WARRANTY
YournewPaclitePortavibiswarrantedtotheoriginalpurchaserforaperiodofoneyear(12months)fromthe
originalpurchasedate
ThePaclitewarrantycoversdefectsindesign,materialsandworkmanship.
ThefollowingarenotcoveredunderthePaclitewarranty:
1. Damagecausedbyabuse,misuse,droppingorothersimilardamagecausedbyorasaresultoffailuretofollow
assembly,operationorusermaintenanceinstructions.
2. Alterations,additionsorrepairscarriedoutbypersonsotherthanPacliteorthierrecognisedagents.
3. TransportationorshipmentcoststoandfromPacliteorthierrecognisedagents,forrepairorassesmentagainst
a warrantyclaim,onanymachine
4. Materialsandlabourcoststorenew,repairorreplacecomponentsduetofairwearandtear.
5. Theengine(Coveredbymanufacturerswarranty),airfilter,sparkplugandcovers
Pacliteandtheirrecognisedagents,directors,employeesorinsurerswillnotbeheldliableforconsequentialor
other damages,lossesorexpensesinconnectionwithorbyanyotherreasonoftheinabilitytousethemachinefor
any purpose.
WarrantyClaims:
Allwarrantyclaimsshouldfirstbedirectedtotheplaceofpurchaseinwriting.Acopyofproofofpurchasemust
accompanyallwarrantyclaims.Paclitereservetherighttorepairorreplace.
ClaimswillonlyberecognisedfromanauthorisedPaclitedealer.
Liability:
Paclitedeclinesanyliabilityforpossibledamagestopersonsand/orthings,whichmightarisefromimproperor
wronguseofthemachineornonobservanceoftheoperatinginstructionscoveredinthismanual.
Paclite Equipment
12 avenue des Coquelicots 94380
Bonneuil-sur-Marne France
Tél. + 33 1 49 56 02 82
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APPLICATIONS
Civil:roadways,kerbing,precastbeams,bridgedecks,piers.
Commercialbuilding:stripandraftfoundations,stairs,walls,floors,driveways,suspendedslabs,tiltpanels,
stackcastpanels.
Residentialbuilding:floorstumps,wallcavities,houseslabs,wallfootings,pavingslabs.
Rural:fenceposts,stocktroughsandpens.
ASSEMBLY
Iftheunitwassuppliedunassembledthefollowingmustbecompletedpriortooperation:
Theunitissuppliedwiththeflexibleshaftdisconnectedfromthemotorunit.Toattachtheflexibleshaft,place
thethreadedferruleendoftheflexibleshaftapproximately20mmfromthecouplinghousing.Engagethe
squaredendoftheflexibleshaftcoreassemblyintothesquaredsealsleeveadaptor.
Thethreadedferruleendoftheflexibleshaftmaynowbescrewedintothemotoradaptor.Rotatetheferrule
endoftheflexibleshaftinananticlockwisedirectiontoengagethelefthandthread.Oncetightenedbyhand
usemultigripplierstoensuretheferruleistightenedsufficientlytostopitfromworkinglooseandcoming
detachedduringoperation.Pleasecheckoillevelpriortooperationoftheunit.Engineoilcapacityis100ml.To
addoilplacetheunitonalevelsurfaceandremovetheoilfillercap.Addoiluntiltheoillevelreachestheedge
oftheoilfillerneck&reinstalltheoilfillercap.Fuelmaynowbeaddedandtheunitisreadyforoperation.
FUNCTIONANDCONTROLS
DriveUnit
Thisportabledriveunitisdesignedtopowerflexshaftdrive,eccentricvibrators.
ThemotoriscontrolledbyanON/OFFpushbuttonwhichismountedbelowthethrottleleveronthehandle.
Themotorspeediscontrolledbythrottlelevermountedonthehandle.Acentrifugalclutchisfittedtothemotor
whichdisengagesthedrivetothevibratorwhenthemotorisidling.Theclutchoperatesautomaticallyand
requiresnoadjustment.Themotorisa4strokeunitandmustonlybeusedwithunleadedpetrol.
Vibrator
Thisvibratorisdesignedforthecompactionofconcretebyimmersionofthevibratorhead.Compaction
improvesthestrengthandfinishofconcretebydrivingoutentrappedair.Highfrequencyvibrationallowsthe
efficientcompactionoflowslumpconcretemixes.Thevibratorheadisdrivenbyarotatingflexibledriveshaft
thattransmitsthedrivefromthedriveunit.Thevibratorheadusesaneccentricmasstoproducevibration.Ball
bearingssupporttherotorateachend.
OPERATION
Tostartthemotor,placetheunitonaflatlevelsurface,andonlypickuptheunitwhentheengineisidling.
TostartthemotorturntheengineswitchtotheONposition.Tostartacoldengine,movethechoke
levertotheclosedpositionTorestartawarmengine,leavethechokeleverintheOPENposition.
Presstheprimingpumpseveraltimesuntilaflowinthefuelreturntubeisvisuallynoticed.
Pullthestartergriplightlyuntilyoufeelresistancewhileholdingtheunitsteady,thenpullbriskly.
Returnthestartergripgently.IfthechokeleverisintheCLOSEDposition,graduallymoveittotheOPEN
positionastheenginewarmsup.
Theidleupfunctionhelpstheenginestartbyopeningthethrottlevalveinthecarburetormoderatelywhenthe
enginewon’tstart.
1.Holddownthethrottleinterlock.
2.Pullthethrottletrigger.
3.Pushtheidleknob,thenreleasethe
throttletriggerandtheinterlock.
4.Starttheengine
NOTE:Thisfunctionmustnotbeusedwhenvibrating.
Alwaysoperatetheunitatfullthrottle.Thiswillensurecorrectconcretecompactionandavoiddamagetothe
drivemechanism.Becarefulstartingandorrevvingtheunitonloosegravelasitmaybesuckedintothe
flywheelcoolingfinscausingdamagetotheunit.Avoidsharpbendsintheflexshaft,particularlywhenitisin
use.Donotuseaeccentrictypeimmersionvibratorheadasanexternalvibratorbyapplyingittotheoutside
offormwork.Donotoperatethevibratingheadoutofconcreteforextendedperiods.Donotleaveitrunning
whileyouwaitforfreshsuppliesofconcretetobeplaced.Vibratorheadsaredesignedtobecooledby
theconcreteinwhichtheyareimmersed.
HAZARDSANDRISKS
NEVERallowanypersontooperateequipmentwithoutadequateinstruction.
ENSUREalloperatorsread,understandandfollowtheoperatinginstructions.
SERIOUSINJURYmayresultfromimproperorcarelessuseofthismachine
MECHANICALHAZARDS
DONOToperatethemachineunlessallprotectiveguardsareinplace.
ENSUREthatthemotoroperationswitchisintheOFFpositionandthesparkplugignitionleadisdisconnected
beforeremovingtheguardsormakingadjustments.
KEEPhandsandfeetclearofrotatingandmovingpartsastheywillcauseinjuryifcontacted.
DONOTleavetheequipmentinoperationwhileitisunattended.
EXERCISECAREwhenhandlingvibrators.Exposuretovibrationorrepetitiveworkactionsmaybeharmfulto
handsandarms.
DONOTholdthevibratorshaftinyourhandswhileitisrunning.
Holdthevibratorbythe“D”handle&usethesuppliedcarrystraptohelpisolateyourhandsfromthevibration.
NEVERstandonthevibratingheadwhileitisoperating.
DONOTplaceyourfootonthevibratorheadwhileitisrunning
BECAREFULnottocomeincontactwiththemufflerwhentheengineishot,sinceitcancausesevereburns.
ENSUREthatrepairstomachineryarecarriedoutbyCOMPETENTpersonnel.
FIRE&EXPLOSIONHAZARDS
PETROLisextremelyflammableandexplosiveundercertainconditions.
ENSUREthatpetrolisonlystoredinanapprovedstoragecontainer.
DONOTrefuelthemotorwhileitisinoperationorhot.
DONOTrefuelthemotorinthevicinityofsparks,anakedflameorapersonsmoking.
DONOToverfillthefueltankandavoidspillingpetrolwhenrefuelling.Spilledpetrolorpetrolvapourmay
ignite.Ifspillageoccurs,ensurethattheareaisdrybeforestartingthemotor.Motorvibrationscancausean
improperlytightenedfuelcaptoloosenorcomeoffandspillquantitiesoffuel.Inordertoreduceriskoffuel
spillageandfire,tightenfuelcapbyhandwithasmuchforceaspossible.Toreducetheriskofseriousinjury
fromburns,neverattempttorefueltheunituntilithasbeenstopped&completelyremovedfromtheoperator.
CHEMICALHAZARDS
DONOToperateorrefuelapetrolmotorinaconfinedareawithoutadequateventilation.
CARBONMONOXIDEexhaustgasesfrominternalcombustionmotordrivenunitscancausedeathinconfined
spaces.
NOISEHAZARDS
EXCESSIVENOISEcanleadtotemporaryorpermanentlossofhearing.
WEARanapprovedhearingprotectiondevicetolimitnoiseexposure.asrequiredbyOccupationalHealthand
Safetyregulations.Noiselevelsinexcessof85dB(A)maybeproducedbyenginesandvibrators.
PROTECTIVECLOTHING
ALWAYSwearprotectiveclothingandfootweartopreventtheskincomingintocontactwithwetconcrete.
PROTECTIVEFOOTWAREshouldbeworntoreduceinjuriesfrompenetrationthroughthesole,contactwith
cuttingobjects,slipping,contactwithwetconcreteandelectricalhazards.
GOGGLESforeyeprotectionmayalsobenecessary.
USEwaterproofprotectionforhandsandknees(ifkneeling)whenconcreting.Ifyourclothingbecomeswet
fromconcretecontactmakesureyouchangetheclothing.Donotwalkaboutwaitingforittodry.
USEGLOVESwhenhandlingandinspectingtheflexibleshaftoutercasing.Excessivewearoftherubber
covercanexposethewirebraidedreinforcement,allowingittoprojectandcauseinjury.
ADDITIONALHAZARDS
Toreducetheriskofinjuryfromlossofbalance,startthemotorwiththeunitonaflatlevelsurface,andonly
pickuptheunitwhentheengineisidling.Slip/Trip/Fallisamajorcauseofseriousinjuryordeath.
Bewareoftheflexibleshaftandwaterleftonthewalkingorworksurface