Hilti GX 3 Manual De Instrucciones página 15

Malfunction
Fasteners are frequently
driven too deeply.
Fasteners break.
Fasteners bend.
Fasteners do not hold in steel
base material.
The content of the gas can is
inadequate for the number of
fasteners in the package.
The tool remains compressed
(nose does not extend when
pressure is released).
Fastener driving failure rate is
too high.
No fastener is driven.
Possible cause
Driving power is too high.
The fasteners are too short.
Driving power is too low.
The fasteners are too long.
The supporting material is too
hard.
The fastener guide is not held per-
pendicular to the working surface.
Driving power is too low.
The fasteners are too long.
The fastener guide is not held per-
pendicular to the working surface.
The supporting material is too thin.
High gas consumption due to fre-
quent compression of the tool
nosepiece without driving a fas-
tener.
Incorrect piston position.
The nail detector is jammed and
the RESET button is not flush with
the casing when pressed.
A fastener has jammed in the fas-
tener guide.
The fastener guide is not held per-
pendicular to the working surface.
Wrong type of fastener used.
The supporting material is too
hard.
The nail pusher was not moved
forward.
Insufficient nails in the magazine (2
nails or fewer).
Nail transport malfunction.
Action to be taken
▶ Move the fastener driving depth
adjustment slider to the ‒
position.
▶ Use longer fasteners.
▶ Move the fastener driving depth
adjustment slider to the +
position.
▶ Use shorter fasteners.
▶ Consider using a DX fastening
tool.
▶ Press the nosepiece against the
working surface while keeping
the tool perpendicular to the
surface.
▶ Move the fastener driving depth
adjustment slider to the +
position.
▶ Use shorter fasteners.
▶ Press the nosepiece against the
working surface while keeping
the tool perpendicular to the
surface.
▶ Use a different fastening
method.
▶ Avoid compressing the tool
nosepiece without driving a
fastener.
▶ Remedy the incorrect piston
position. → page 9
▶ Remove foreign objects and
nails from the area around the
fastener guide. → page 9
▶ Release the jammed fastener.
▶ Press the nosepiece against the
working surface while keeping
the tool perpendicular to the
surface.
▶ Use a suitable type of fastener.
▶ Consider using a DX fastening
tool.
▶ Release the nail pusher and
guide it forward as far as it will
go.
▶ Load the magazine. → page 6
▶ Use a different nail strip.
▶ Clean the magazine.
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