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   RW | Apr 24, 2004 01:49am | #1

   Well I felt stupid at the time, but as I recall, I bought my first Impulse on a Friday as well, and same thing. As it turned out, (does anyone ever read the instructions?) I didn't realise that you had to push the gas tube in hard until it snapped into place. I just kind of had it half way in there. That kept it from firing. Worth a shot. What else ya gonna do with your weekend?

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   jayzog | Apr 24, 2004 01:56am | #2

   I did exactly the same with my first paslode.(aka hasslelode)

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   Treetalk | Apr 24, 2004 02:09am | #3

   Make sure u get that stupid little red nozzle adapter on there rite. And dont forget to break tthe clip off the propane canister before u load it in.                                                                                                

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   hfhcarp10 | Apr 24, 2004 04:52am | #4

   Check the expiration date on the fuel cell.  No kidding - they won't fire on expired cells.  Sometimes they'll fire but sporadically on and old cell. Once you get it to work you'll love the lobster.

   So in addition to checking the date on milk...............

   yo

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   Piffin | Apr 24, 2004 11:02pm | #5

   Jon, there is a "carburator" partially attached to the fuel cell. It has to be snaped all the way dowwn into place for it to work. That means placing it against a hard surface and pushing hard to snap it on.

   To avoid losing fuel in shipping and storage from leakage, it is not shipped with the carbuerator engaged.

   I think that may be the problem.

   The other thing is the blinking green LED. I can't remember but I think mine stays permanent green when all systems are go. Check the manual for interpretation of light signals. Various combinations of flashing or solid, green or red, all mean something to the diagnosticians. I don't have the tool home, but you can check the troubleshooting page in your guide manual

    

    

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   jonblakemore | Apr 25, 2004 01:24am | #7

   Fuel cell:  Exp. date is 7/05, so that should be no problem.  I tried both that came with the gun.  I *think* the metering valve is snapped down tight on the cell and that it is engaged with the gun orifice.  I have smelled the fuel when messing with it, so I know some is escaping.  I can tip the valve towards the front, level, and towards the back of the canister.  They have some 2 step pictoral instructions on the canister to tip it forward then back. 

   Both batteries are fully charged and inserted properly, I think.  Obviously I'm getting some juice- light and fan operate.

   I read the manual and there is no mention of a blinking green light.  It only mentions solid gr./red and blinking red.  I have read all the literature at least twice, and nothing has jumped out at me.

   The nails I'm using are Senco.  Maybe Paslode has started attaching RFID tags to all of their nails so as to limit the use of generics? 

   Thanks for all the suggestions.  I'm sure I will find out it's something stupid I'm doing when it's up and running.

   ***Edit*** this was supposed to be addressed to all.

   Jon Blakemore

   Edited 4/24/2004 6:25 pm ET by Jon Blakemore

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   numbfinger | Apr 25, 2004 08:10am | #8

   Hi Jon...

   Other than fuel cells, our main problem comes from not having the points fully depressed against the work piece.

   Check the Allen bolts that are to the sides of the depth adjust slider. If these are loose, it may prevent the tip from fully depressing. It will depress enough to start the fan and release fuel, but will still fail to fire. We notice it most often when we're up in the air, trying to nail at a crazy angle. Also, if the gun was not properly lubed at the factory, the cylinder may not be pushing all the way past the o ring gasket. Try disassembling and greasing her up.

   BTW... both of my framers and both my angled finishers blink green at the ready, and show solid green while the fan is on.

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   DougU | Apr 25, 2004 06:22pm | #9

   Jon

   Hows that gun comming?

   I thought of one thing that petmonkey touched on, if you open up the front end, like if theres a jamb, if you see that the plunger is down then it wont fire. Push it back up to the top with a awl and try firing it.

   The other option is to take it back and get a new one!

   Doug

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   jonblakemore | Apr 26, 2004 10:16pm | #10

   The Paslode is finally working. My news is a little anticlimatic because I can't say what I did to get it operational.

   I fiddled with the gas, battery, nails, depth set, etc. Then all of the sudden I was up and running.

   Thanks for the help. 

   Jon Blakemore

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   rez | Apr 24, 2004 11:45pm | #6

   Jon, what'd you find out about your Impulse?

   Mine does  the flashing green on a full charge and then to red when the battery runs low.

   Sounds like the fuel isn't getting delivered as mentioned by a number of previous posters.

   So it's make sure the plastic carb head is snapped tight unto the fuel canister, make sure the date is not expired,  and then placed correctly in the gun.

   I usually push the canister in by hand to make sure the nozzle snaps in tight before closing the door shield on it.

   If you're not smelling any exhaust then the gas isn't getting to the gun.

   In this case you want something smelling rotten in Denmark.

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