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cool,andgentlyremovethe
obstructingglue.
•Replacethenozzleifgluedrips
excessively.Donotattemptto
changethenozzlewhenglue
iscold.Tochangethenozzle,
thegunmustbeheateduntil
theglueissoftenedenough
toremovethenozzle(about1
minute).Useglovesandremove
theoldnozzle.Flushglue
throughthegun,tocleanoutthe
meltingchamber.Replacewith
anewnozzle.Tightenonlyuntil
snug.Donotovertighten.
•Keepoutsideofgluegunclean.
•Donotusegluesotherthan
thoserecommendedbyRapid
•Leavingthetoolswitchedonfor
toolongwithoutusecanleadto
risks.Unnecessaryoverheating
overalongperiodofinactivity,
withoutuse,dependingonthe
lengthoftimeandtypeofglue
used,canhaveadverseeffects:
*Meltingandsofteningofthe
gluestickatthebackofthe
tool,orevenadhesionofthe
stickinthebackentrance
sleeveattheentranceofthe
heater.Inthiscase,restarting
yourtoolforsubsequent
operationmaytakelongerand
bemoredifficult.
Intheeventofsuchaproblem,
Rapidrecommendsthatyou
followthesesteps:
-Pluginthetoolandleave
itheatingforaroundfifteen
minutes.
-Starttopushtheglueby
pressinglightlyonthetrigger
fromtimetotime.Continue
toletthetoolwarmupand
repeatthisactionuntilit
unblocks.Theunblocking
timemaybelongerorshorter
dependingon:Thetypeand
compositionofthegluethat
wouldhavebeenusedand
thedurationforwhichthe
toolhasbeenleftheatingup
unnecessarily,withoutbeing
usedforgluing.
Ifstart-upisstilldifficultafter
thisaction:
-Removethenozzle,beware
withthedevicebeinghot.
-Placethetoolonitsstand.
Leaveitpluggedinand
heated.
-Purgethetoolbyletting
thehotglueflowoutunder
gravity,ontoadisposable
support(container,paper,
cardboard,..).
-Starttopushtheglueby
pressinglightlyonthetrigger
fromtimetotime.Continue
toletthetoolwarmupand
repeatthisactionuntilit
unblocks.Pullthetrigger
afewtimes,tomakesure
thattheoldgluehasbeen
completelyclearedandthe
toolhasbeencompletely
purged.
*Charringoftheglue,
dependingonthenatureand
compositionoftheglueused,
occurswhentheglueremains
molten,trappedinsidethetool,
fortoolong.Oncecharred,
thegluewillbegintoobstruct
thenozzleandthusleadtoa
glueleakageofgluetowards