Submariner1
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Bought a dinky PCL Air Impact gun. Never had a compressor before, so have a few questions. Manual is just a parts list and tons of health And safety warnings.
Apparently its a reasonable make? Seems extremely solid and well made. But for £65 new in heat sealed bag & box - off eBay I am not expecting the world.
If you tilt the gun up and down, the shaft moves in and out by 1.3 mm, with a very solid clunk in each direction, note it rotates very smoothly With no rotational play in either position.
Is this normal? (It is a twin hammer action Max. 270 Nm, max free speed 10,000 rpm) PCL blurp says its a Heavy Duty cycle Prestige range. I am hoping the twin hammer action is applied on the “rotation” movement and not On the “in and out” movement (like say my Makita HD Hammer drill/chisel) ?
Other question, on the back.
The spring loaded ball selector has full Reverse and Forward but interim Marks 1 and 2?
Sadly no mention of this in the manual.
Any idea how this works? Is it Reverse, and Speed 1, Speed 2 and Full forward Speed. Or does this Limit the Torque?
Note compressor arrives on Tuesday so can’t try it.
The “manual” says lubricate before and after use, with Air Tool Oil. WTF is that? And can I just use Mobil1 0W40 as I have that?
Finally on the Box it says I must use an Air Whip because the vibration denotes this coupling as subject to H&S Regs - Looks just like a small version of my 10Meter 10mm ID hose - Does one really need to spend another £11? When it wont get much use?
Any help appreciated, specifically If anyone understands air compressor would they pm me, if they are willing to discuss “silencing” compressor inputs with filter silencers. I need to understand air flow rates etc.
Can I use this impact gun as an air ratchet, i.e. stop pressing the trigger before the vicious hammer impact action starts? Or are they vicious all the time?
(note this was really bought to undo Honda Lawnmower blade and Rotostop centre screw, i.e. one doesn't need to “hold“ the flywheel with a strap wrench, involving removing the magneto Etc, so no real issue if you can’t)
Apparently its a reasonable make? Seems extremely solid and well made. But for £65 new in heat sealed bag & box - off eBay I am not expecting the world.
If you tilt the gun up and down, the shaft moves in and out by 1.3 mm, with a very solid clunk in each direction, note it rotates very smoothly With no rotational play in either position.
Is this normal? (It is a twin hammer action Max. 270 Nm, max free speed 10,000 rpm) PCL blurp says its a Heavy Duty cycle Prestige range. I am hoping the twin hammer action is applied on the “rotation” movement and not On the “in and out” movement (like say my Makita HD Hammer drill/chisel) ?
Other question, on the back.
The spring loaded ball selector has full Reverse and Forward but interim Marks 1 and 2?
Sadly no mention of this in the manual.
Any idea how this works? Is it Reverse, and Speed 1, Speed 2 and Full forward Speed. Or does this Limit the Torque?
Note compressor arrives on Tuesday so can’t try it.
The “manual” says lubricate before and after use, with Air Tool Oil. WTF is that? And can I just use Mobil1 0W40 as I have that?
Finally on the Box it says I must use an Air Whip because the vibration denotes this coupling as subject to H&S Regs - Looks just like a small version of my 10Meter 10mm ID hose - Does one really need to spend another £11? When it wont get much use?
Any help appreciated, specifically If anyone understands air compressor would they pm me, if they are willing to discuss “silencing” compressor inputs with filter silencers. I need to understand air flow rates etc.
Can I use this impact gun as an air ratchet, i.e. stop pressing the trigger before the vicious hammer impact action starts? Or are they vicious all the time?
(note this was really bought to undo Honda Lawnmower blade and Rotostop centre screw, i.e. one doesn't need to “hold“ the flywheel with a strap wrench, involving removing the magneto Etc, so no real issue if you can’t)
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