Porter-Cable FN250B User guide

FINISH NAILERInstruction

manual

The Model and Serial No. plate is located on the main
housing of the tool. Record these numbers in the
spaces below and retain for future reference.

Model No. ______________________________________

Type ___________________________________________

Serial No. _______________________________________

IMPORTANT

Please make certain that the person who is
to use this equipment carefully reads and
understands these instructions before
starting operations.

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MODEL FN250B

Copyright © 2001 Porter-Cable Corporation

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Matthew G. Popik
Vice President of Engineering

PORTER✦✦CABLE

Porter-Cable Corporation
4825 Highway 45 North
Jackson, TN 38305

Date of Manufacture:___________________________

Fecha de fabricación:, Date de fabrication:

Serial No:______________________________________

Número de serie:, Nombre d'ordre

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GENERAL SAFETY RULES

DANGER: When using pneumatic tools, basic safety precautions

should always be followed to reduce the risk of personal injury, including
the following:

READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS.

There are certain applications for which this tool was designed. Porter-Cable
strongly recommends that this tool NOT be modified and/or used for any
application other than for which it was designed. If you have any questions
relative to its application DO NOT use the tool until you have written Porter­Cable and we have advised you.

Technical Service Manager
Porter-Cable Corporation
4825 Highway 45 North
Jackson, TN 38305

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1. Read and understand tool labels and
manual. Failure to follow warnings could
result in DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY. Fig. 1.

2. Operator and others in work area MUST
wear safety glasses with side shields.

These safety glasses must conform to ANSI
Z87.1 requirements (approved glasses have
“Z87” printed or stamped on them). Fig. 2.

3. Keep fingers AWAY from trigger when
not driving fasteners to avoid accidental
firing.

4. Choice of triggering method is
important. Check manual for triggering

options. See Using the Tool with Different
Triggering Options section of this manual.

5. Never point tool at yourself or others
in work area. Fig. 3

6. Never use oxygen or other bottled
gasses. Explosion may occur. Never use

combustible gases or any other reactive
gas as a power source for this tool:
explosion and serious personal injury could
result. Fig.3 & Fig. 4.

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7. Wear ear protection to safe-guard

against possible hearing loss. Fig. 5.

8. Use clean, dry, regulated, com­pressed air at 70 to 120 PSI, (4.8 to 8.3
BAR). Fig. 6.

9. Do not connect tool to pressure which
potentially exceeds 200 PSI (13.7 BAR).

10. Only use air hose that is rated for a
maximum working pressure of at least 150
PSI (10.3 BAR) or 150% of the maximum
system pressure, which ever is greater.

11. Connect tool to air supply hose with a
coupling that automatically removes all
pressure from the tool when the coupling is
disconnected. Fig. 7.

12. Disconnect tool from air supply hose

before doing tool maintenance, clearing a
jammed fastener, leaving work area, moving
tool to another location, or handing the tool
to another person. Fig. 7.

13. Never use a tool that is leaking air, has
missing or damaged parts, or requires
repair. Make sure all screws and caps are
securely tightened. Fig. 8.

14. Never use tool if safety, trigger or
springs are inoperable, missing or

damaged. Do not alter or remove safety,
trigger, or springs. Make daily inspections
for free movement of trigger and safety
mechanism. Fig. 8.

15. Do not use tool without safety
warning label. If label is missing, damaged

or unreadable, contact your Porter-Cable
Service Center for a replacement. Fig. 9.

16. Only use parts, fasteners and
accessories approved by Porter-Cable.

17. Connect tool to air supply before

loading fasteners, to prevent a fastener
from being fired during connection. The tool
driving mechanism may cycle when tool is
connected to the air supply. Fig. 10.

18. Always assume the tool contains
fasteners. No horseplay. Respect the tool

as a working implement. Fig. 11.

19. Operator and bystanders wear hard hat

to safeguard against possible injuries. Fig.

12.

20. Do not load fasteners with trigger or
safety depressed, to prevent unintentional
firing of a fastener. Fig. 13

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