VIAIR 45043 EXTREME SERIES User manual

IMPORTANT:
It is essential that you and any other operator of this
product read and understand the contents of this manual
before installing and using this product.
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USER MANUAL
400P AUTOMATIC PORTABLE COMPRESSOR
HEAVYWEIGHT SERIES
PART NO. 40045

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS:
CAUTION: To reduce risk of electrical shock or electrocution:
- Donotdisassemble.Donotattemptrepairsormodications.
 Refertoqualiedserviceagenciesforallserviceandrepairs.
- Do not use this product in or area where it can fall or be pulled into water or other liquids.
- Do not reach for this product if it has fallen into liquid.
- Usethiscompressorwith12-voltDCsystemsonly.
- Thisproductshouldneverbeleftunattendedduringuse.
WARNING:Topreventinjury:
- Neverallowchildrentooperatethiscompressor.
 Closesupervisionisnecessarywhenthiscompressorisbeingusednearchildren.
- ThiscompressorwillbecomeveryHOTduringandimmediatelyafteruse.
 Donottouchanypartofthiscompressorwithbarehands,otherthantheON/OFFswitch
during and immediately after use.
- Donotusethisproductnearamesorexplosivematerialsorwhereaerosolproducts
are being used.
- Donotoperatethisproductwhereoxygenisbeingadministered.
- Do not pump anything other than atmospheric air.
- Neverusethisproductwhilesleepyordrowsy.
- Donotuseanytoolsorattachmentswithoutrstdeterminingmaximumairpressureforthat
tool or attachment.
- Neverpointanyairnozzleorairsprayertowardanotherpersonoranypartofthebody.
- This air compressor is equipped with an Automatic Reset Thermal Protector, and can
automatically restart after the thermal protector resets. Always cut off power source when
 thermalprotectorbecomesactivated.
- Wear safety glasses or goggles when operating this product.
- Useonlyinwellventilatedareas.
- Afterusage,alwaysreleaseexcesspressurefromthecoilhosebyturningOn/OffswitchtotheOff
 position,disconnecthosefromcompressor,withthetireinationgunstillconnectedtotheother
 endofthecoilhose,pulltriggeronthetireinationguntoreleaseexcesspressure.
USER MANUAL
400P AUTOMATIC PORTABLE COMPRESSOR

400P AUTOMATIC PORTABLE COMPRESSOR
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS:
Pleasereadandfollowtheoperatinginstructionscarefullytoassurethatyouwillenjoythe
convenienceandbestuseoutofyouraircompressor.
1.AlwaysoperatethecompressorATORBELOWTHEMAXIMUMPRESSURERATINGofthe
 compressor.RefertoSpecicationssectionofthismanual.
2.AlwaysOBSERVETHEMAXIMUMDUTYCYCLEoftheaircompressor.RefertoSpecications
 sectionofthismanualfordetails.Operationsexceedingmaximumpressureratingsandorduty
cycle will result in damage to air compressor.
3.YouraircompressorisequippedwithanAUTOMATICTHERMALOVERLOADPROTECTOR.
 Thisfeatureisdesignedtoprotecttheaircompressorfromover-heatingandcausingpermanent
 damagetoyouraircompressor.Thethermaloverloadprotectorwillautomaticallycutoffpower
 toaircompressorshouldinternaloperatingtemperatureoftheaircompressorriseabovesafe
 levelsduringexcessiveuse.
4.Shouldyourcompressorshutoffsuddenlyafterextendeduse,donotattempttorestartair
 compressor.TurnON/OFFswitchofaircompressortotheOFFposition.Theautomaticthermal
 overloadprotectorwillautomaticallyresetwheninternaltemperatureoftheaircompressordrops
 belowsafelevel.Afterallowingaircompressortocooloffforabout30minutes,youcansafely
resume use of the air compressor by turning on the air compressor.
5.Foryourconvenience,andtoprotecttheaircompressorfromover-pressureoperationthatcan
cause permanent damage to the unit - this compressor is equipped with built-in pressure switch
 withafactorysetcut-onpressureof120PSI(±5%)andafactorysetcut-offpressureof
 145PSI(±5%).Duringinationoftirepressuresbetween115PSIto145PSI,ifyoustopination,
the compressor may not restart. This is completely normal, since inline pressure is greater than
cut-on pressure of the pressure switch and less than cut-off pressure of the pressure switch.
 Torestartcompressor,deatetirepressuretobelow115PSI,reconnecttirechucktotirevalve
 stemandresumetireination.
6.Pleasenotethatyoumayexperienceaslightdelay(about_second)ofthecompressor’smotor
 startingwhentheON/OFFswitchisturnedonwhilecompressorispressurized(whenthereis
 pressureinthelinethatthecompressorisconnectedto).Thisisanormaldelayedreaction,
 notaCompressorON/OFFswitchmalfunction.
7.Itisstronglyrecommendedthatyoukeepthevehicle’senginerunningwhileusingtheair
 compressortopreventdischargeofyourvehicle’sbattery.
8.ONLYOPERATETHEAIRCOMPRESSORINWELLVENTILATEDAREAS.
 Compressorperformanceisenhancedwhenoperatingcompressorwithvehicleenginerunning.
IMPORTANT:Enginemustberunningwhileusingthiscompressor.
Beforeattachingaircompressorpowerclampstoyourvehicle’sbatteryterminals,checktomake
surethattheON\/OFFswitchofyourcompressorisintheOFFposition.AttachthePositive(+)
batteryclamp(Red)tothePositiveterminalofthebatteryandtheNegative(-)batteryclamp(Black)
totheNegativeterminalofthebattery.Alwayskeepyourvehicle’senginerunningwhileoperating
compressortoavoiddrainingyourvehicle’sbattery.
CAUTION:YourPortableAirCompressorisMoistureandDustResistant,butNOTWATERORDUST
PROOF.Neverplacecompressorinsoftsandwhilerunningthecompressor.Vibrationfromthe
compressor will cause the compressor to settle into soft sand, resulting in compressor drawing in
foreignparticles.Neverexposecompressortowaterwhilerunningthecompressor.
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (cont’d):
This air compressor comes with 1/4” quick connect stud. An extension coil hose and a tire
ination gun are also included with your compressor. Each end of the extension coil hose is
equipped with a 1/4” quick connect coupler. The tire ination gun comes with a 1/4” quick
connect stud, pressure gauge, rubber hose, bleeder valve and tire chuck. Attach one end of
the extension coil hose to the stud on your compressor and the other end to the stud on the
tire gun kit. The tire gun kit can be used for both airing up and airing down. Please familiarize
yourself with the following functions of this versatile air tool:
TIRE INFLATION:
1.Attachoneendoftheextensioncoilhosetothecompressorandtheotherendtothetiregunkit.
2.Pushthetirechuck,withtheleverintheuprightposition,downoverthetirevalvestemandthen
 pushtheleverdowntothehorizontalpositiontolockinplace.
3.Turncompressorswitchonandholddownthetriggeronthetiregunkittobeginination.
4. When desired pressure is reached, release the trigger and turn power switch on compressor off.
CAUTION:Toavoidoverination,neverexceedrecommendedpressureonarticlestobeinated.
Burstingcancauseseriousinjury.
NOTE:Youraircompressorisequippedwithapressureswitch(cutinat120PSI,cutoutat
145PSI).Thisfeatureisdesignedtoprotecttheaircompressorfromover-pressurecausing
permanent damage to your air compressor. The pressure switch automatically turns off the motor
whentheinternalpressureoftheaircompressorreachesthefactoryset“cut-out”pressure(145PSI)
andrestartswhentheinternalpressuredropsbelow120PSI.
TIRE DEFLATION:
1.Pushthetirechuck(withtheleverintheuprightposition)downoverthetirevalvestemand
 thenpushtheleverdowntothehorizontalpositiontolockinplace.
2.Pressthebleedervalvebuttononthetiregunkittodecreasetirepressure.
3.Whendesiredpressureifreached,releasethebleedervalvebuttontohaltdeation.
IMPORTANT:Makesurecompressorsitsuprightwhileoperatingcompressor.Donotoperate
compressorinanyotherposition.Avoidtuggingatcompressortomoveit.Instead,move
compressortothesamesideofvehicleastiresthatarebeingairedup.
AlwaysmakesurethePortableCompressor’spowercordisuncoiledandfullyextended
whenusingyouraircompressortoavoidoverheatingthepowercord.
INLINE PRESSURE GAUGE:
1.Thepressuregaugeontheinationgunprovidesconvenienttirepressuremonitoringwhenairing
 upordown(notairowofthecompressor).Thiseliminatesswitchingbackandforthbetweena
tire chuck and a tire pressure gauge.
2.Pleasenotethatduringinationanddeation,duetoairvelocity,pressuregaugecannotprovide
 accuratepressurereadings.Releaseleveronthetireinationgunduringinationtocheck
tire air pressure.
NOTE:Toreleaseexcesspressure,turnoffcompressoranddisconnecthosefromcompressor.
Withthetireinationgunstillconnectedtotheotherendofthecoilhose,pulltriggeronthetire
inationguntoreleaseexcesspressure.
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS:
1.Alwaysinatetirestomanufacturer’srecommendedtirepressures.Exerciseextremecaution
 whendrivingwithaired-downtires.Reinatetiresbeforehigh-speedroadwaytravel.
2.Neverexceed20M.P.H.whendrivingwithpartiallyinatedtires.
3.Nevermakesharpturnswhiledrivingwithreducedtirepressure.
4.Re-inatetiresbeforehighspeedtravelingontoroadways.
5.Useheat-resistant,minimum200PSI-ratedworkingpressureextensionhose.
 Donotuseaftermarkethoseswithlessthan200PSIworkingpressure.Someaftermarkethoses
may not be suitable for use with this air compressor due to heat and pressure typically generated
by this type of air compressors.
IMPORTANT:AlwaysuseanOpen-Endedtirechucksuchasthetirechuckequippedonthe
Deator/InatorCoilHosefortireinationwhenusingacompressorwithoutanairtank.
CAUTION:Nevertouchtheaircompressororttingsconnectedtotheaircompressorotherthan
theON/OFFswitchwithbarehandsduringorimmediatelyafteruse.Theextensionhoseandttings
connectedextensionhosewillbecomeveryHOTduringandafteruse.Ifnecessary,wearheat
resistantglovestoremovehosefromthecompressorquickconnectstud.
RECOMMENDATION:
Thiscompressorisequippedwithapoppetpressurereleaseheadvalve.Headpressurewillslowly
decrease(pressurewillbereleasedthroughtheintakeportofthecompressor)toallowsmooth
re-startsunderpressure.Ifcompressor’sishookeduptopowersourceandifthepowerswitch
isleftintheONpositionformorethan7to8minutes,Compressorwillautomaticallyturnonfora
shortduration(3to5seconds)torecoverpressureduetobuilt-inpressureswitch.Thisisanormal
function of the compressor. Always shut off power to the compressor when the compressor is
not in use.
MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS:
Youraircompressorisequippedwithpermanentlylubricated,maintenance-freemotor.
Nevertrytolubricatethecompressor.Regularlycleandustanddirtfromcompressorcoolingns
andmotorhousing.AllrepairsshouldbeperformedbyManufacturerorManufacturerauthorized
serviceagenciesonly.
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