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The user is the sole responsible party to ensure proper selection, installation, operation
and maintenance of these products and to follow all safety procedures. Please see
accumulators.com for detailed instructions and warranty information, as well as our
terms and conditions of sale. Contact the Acc Inc sales department with any questions.
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INDEX INSTALLATION AND MOUNTING
1. Description Mounting position
2. Delivery inspection
Piston accumulators function with maximum effeciency
3. Installation and mounting
and longevity when mounted vertically with the gas valve
4. Connection
at the top. There must be sufficient clearance in order to
5. Startup and safety
mount and disconnect the charging and gauging apparatus
6. Precharging instructions
to maintain the nitrogen pre-charge.
7. Storage and preservation
8. Disassembly, inspection and assembly
9. Piston accumulator assembly MOUNTING
Contact Accumulators, Inc. sales department for storage 1. Place both wear bands
and preservation information. Store inside at room into deeper piston counter-
temperature and lubricate inside of cylinder with aerosol bore to preload shape
anti-corrosive applied through gas port. before proceeding with seal
DISASSEMBLY, INSPECTION AND ASSEMBLY installment.
B. End caps:
Carefully clean the end caps, checking for rust, thread 6. Pull the ribbon and stretch
dings, or other defects. Replace both ‘O’ and back up rings. the o-ring, rolling the piston
like a wheel to ensure correct
C. Piston: installment of the o-ring into the
center groove on the piston.
Remove all seal and guide rings, clean the piston thoroughly This ensures the o-ring does
and inspect for defects. not twist.
7. The o-ring should now ACCESSORIES AND STEPS
be nestled into the piston’s
center groove. Pull the ribbon
out, making sure to remove
any fabric fibers.
C. AI-CG3-3KT-SS D. AI-CG6-6KT-SS
PISTON ACCUMULATOR ASSEMBLY (3000 psi Charging Assembly) (6000 psi Charging Assembly)