NAVAC NTB7L BreakFree Power Tube Bender User Manual

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Warning: To avoid injury, please read this instruction manual carefully before use.

Keep work area as clean as possible to avoid slips, falls or other injury while using tool.
Do not operate this or any other tool while under the influence of medications, drugs, or alcohol.
Keep this and all other power tools away from minors and any other untrained individuals.
Do not attempt to operate this tool with bending tool components from other manufacturers. Use the OEM parts included in the kit to avoid injury, tool destruction and a void warranty.
Keep all body parts, appendages, or objects away from moving parts during operation.
Product warranty is void if any changes, modifications, or customizations of the tool have taken place.
Batteries must be left intact and sealed; in addition to a void warranty, opening ltthlum-lon batteries may resun In &8V8re Injury. Dispose of and handle batteries in acoordance with local environmental regulations.
For troubleshootlng fauns or technical Issues, please refer to table 2 and table 3.

NTB7L Parts Diagram

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Battery pack

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Charger

Preparation

Hard copper tubes need to be annealed (soft copper tubes may not be annealed).
Sarne as tracitional manual bending, deformed (squished, kinked, owl, etc.), oxidized, or hardened copper tubings will result in failure. A’rwttfs use fresh soft copper tubing.

Crossbar installation

Tube bender operating instructions

Battery Installation

Uae of tube bender

Set up tubing size selector, then lock: Loosen locking nut on tubing size selector, slide it to the desired position: as shown below tighten locking nut on the tubing positioner.
Align size notch lo copper lube Turn size selection wheel, let the right size notch facing towards tool body, align tube onto the notches on both sides. WRONG SIZE NOTCH WILL RESULT IN FAILED BEND, OR FUTHER DAMAGE THE TOOL ITSELF.

Mandrel installation

Choose lhe correct size mandrel. Allow angle marks facing up. Attach mandrel to the top of the Pushing Head by simply pressing down untll you feel the spring latch engages. To disassemble, push mandrel out using two hands, each on one side of the mandrel.

Bend tube

Press power switch to turn the tool on. When the indicator light is green, hold the copper tube with one hand, put ii imo tube notch so it’s well fit. Use the other hand to push the control button forward. Warning: Avoid physical contact with moving parts of the tool when bending.
The copper tube will be bent to 90″ when bender stops automatically. To bend other angles, refer to angle marks on mandrel.

Tube bender operating instructions

Release tube

Pull control button backward, mandrel will back up. Tuba will be pushed out automatically.

Standby

After bending, tap Power Switch, turn tool to standby mode.
Tool will automatically enter power saving mode, indicator light will go out If no operation In 5 minutes.

*Reverse bender (Reverse bender is sold separately)**

Lock reverse bend retaining block using Screw A onto tube bender, press appropriately sized Mandrel with angle mark side facing down into the reverse bend retaining block.
Lock crossbar onto reverse bend retaining block, then insert it into the pushing head and lock it with Screw B.
Slide tubing size selector Into the right position (refer to 4.1 ). Select desired notch size on tube size selector facing toward mandrel, put copper tube into size notch on both side, then start to reverse bend.

Charging