Was it a new gun?Hey guys I bought a Sata x5500 rp 1.3 I nozzle this week and tried it out today on paper, It only has a 4.5 inch fan wide open. The seller says he can get it fixed and send it back to me, Is there a way to fix a defective pattern?
You need to specify at what distance you are measuring the fan.What is the normal fan width of the x5500 I nozzle?
What is the normal fan width of the x5500 I nozzle?
That does look odd, not like the pattern I see on my gun. Which coating are you spraying in that pic?I spray about 6 inches from the panel, Here is a picture of the pattern. I am not happy at all with 4-4.5" pattern .View attachment 8810
is the air diffuser ring in place under the air cap? if that is missing then it would give you results like this. remove the air cap. there should be a black plastic ring inserted on the gun side under the fluid tip. will usually have a wavy pattern to it. if it is there you need to remove that ring and check for debris under the ring. its usually pressed in there pretty good and hard to get out without the tool. that is a pretty cheap part if its the issue.
I’m thinking that since Sata did not charge for that gun it is set up intentionally not to spray properly. They didn’t want someone to get a free gun.....
Don
I understand and thought the same thing but was also thinking maybe it was used for some kind of static display.A demo gun is supposed to spray properly, how else would they convince painters it’s the latest and greatest?
I could see someone having multiple nozzle set ups and maybe mixing up parts by mistake from different guns. We’re obviously just speculating at this point.
SATA did send faulty spray guns to a YouTube reviewer, but the issues were the fan not spraying even, not the fan being only 4.5” at most.