Initial Operation - Metabo NMP 18 LTX BL M10 Manual Original

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packs. If necessary, consult your freight forwarder.
Certified packaging is available from Metabo.
Only send the battery pack if the housing is intact
and no fluid is leaking. Remove the battery pack
from the machine for sending. Prevent the contacts
from short-circuiting (e.g. by protecting them with
adhesive tape).
5. Overview
See page 2.
1 Threaded mandrel
2 Mouthpiece
3 Lock nut
4 Light
5 Mount
6 Locking screw
7 S-button
8 Display
9 Switch
10 Battery pack release button
11 Battery pack *
12 Capacity and signal indicator *
13 Button of capacity display*
14 Cover
15 Locking sleeve
16 Hexagon socket
*equipment-specific

6. Initial operation

Before initial operation of the rivet nut gun,
select the threaded mandrel (1) and the nose
piece (2) that match the nut dimensions.
6.1 Changing the threaded mandrel (fig. 3)
- Remove the battery pack (11) from the tool
- Undo the lock nut (3) using a double open-end
wrench (AF 24/27)
- Unscrew nose piece (2)
- Push the locking sleeve (15) back as far as the
stop.
- Unscrew the threaded mandrel (1)
- Bring the threaded mandrel (1) into alignment with
the hexagon surface in the locking sleeve (15)
- Screw on a nose piece (2) with lock nut (3)
matching the thread dimensions
6.2 Setting the length of the threaded
mandrel "X" (fig. 4)
- Undo the lock nut (3).
- Set the threaded mandrel length "X" to the nut
length by turning the nose piece (2).
- Use the full thread depth for closed blind rivet
nuts.
- Slightly secure the nose piece (2) with lock nut (3)
against turning by using the double open-end
wrench (AF 24/27).
6.3 Adjusting the setting force
The rivet nut gun is set to an setting force suitable
for the respective blind rivet nut size (e.g. M5). This
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ensures that all blind rivet nuts of one thread
dimension (e.g. M5) can always be inserted exactly,
even with different nut lengths (e.g. M5x11.5 and
M5x13.5), even in materials of different
thicknesses.
The setting force is set as follows:
1. Determine the value for the setting force by using
the setting force info card fig. 6.
To this end, the appropriate numerical value is
selected on the setting force info card on the basis
of the nut size and the nut material.
2. Then the value determined on the setting force
info card is transferred to the display (8) on the
riveting tool by pressing the plus or minus button.
Pressing the plus button increases the numerical
value. Pressing the minus button decreases the
numerical value. If a button is pressed for longer
than one second, the numerical value changes in
steps of 10.
3.
Since the setting behaviour of different nut
types from different suppliers can vary greatly,
a trial riveting can be carried out after setting the
value for the setting force.
- Threading on the blind rivet nut to be inserted (see
point 6.1). Insert the blind rivet nut with the riveting
tool into the material to be riveted. If possible,
select the thickest material for materials of
different thicknesses.
- Trigger the setting process by pressing the switch
(9) until the threaded mandrel is released.
Afterwards check the inserted nut. If the nut is not
sufficiently deformed, the numerical value on the
display must be carefully increased step by step.
Subsequently, repeat the setting procedure with a
new nut and check again. The blind rivet nut must
form a pronounced closing head. If the nut is
deformed too much (e.g. removal of threaded
mandrel difficult, nut thread deformed), the
numerical value must be reduced step by step.
Subsequently, repeat the setting procedure with a
new nut and check again.
Increasing the numerical value on the display
(8) increases the setting force of the rivet nut
gun, reducing the numerical value reduces the
setting force!
6.4 Saving and loading the setting force
The rivet nut gun is able to store the set force in the
integrated programme memory and to reload when
required.
The numerical values are stored as follows:
- Determine the numerical value to be programmed
and set (see point 6.3).
- If the S-button (7) is pressed for longer than one
second (> 1 sec), you can access the programme
memory (initial value P0) to store the set
numerical value.
- By pressing the plus or minus button, a
programme memory location between P0 and P9
can be selected.
- After pressing the S-button (7) again (> 1 sec) the
numerical value is stored and the numerical value
appears again on the display.