Tecmen Freflow V3 Manuel utilisateur
Powered Air
Purifying Respirator
Read all instructions and warnings before use. Users must understand this booklet prior to
use. Keep these User Instructions for future reference. If you have questions regarding
these products, just feel free to let Tecmen know. Produced by
Freflow V3
WARNING
USE FOR
This product with respiratory purifies certain airborne contaminants, including dust, pollutants,
fine particles as well as other contaminants, welding dust and metal dust. Gas filter option
suits welders with specific working conditions. Supplying clean air to the user's facial.
DO NOT USE FOR
• Oxygen deficient atmospheres.
• Contaminant generated in workplace and concentrations that are unknown or immediately
dangerous to life or health (IDLH).
• Oxygen concentration of the air in workplace is 19.5% or lower.
• Without complete assembling of the whole product, never use, which may cause danger for
human life.
• Do not use in sealed place, in place with danger as fire, explosion.
• Do not use the product with its power turned off since carbon dioxide concentration may
increase and oxygen level inside the face guard may decrease.
• Do not use if the product does not supply enough air.(MIN - 165 lpm)
• Do not use at workplace with strong wind. (as negative pressure generated inside the hood,
outside-air comes into the hood)
NOTICE
If bleeping alarmed, immediately get away from the contaminated area and check the
device. The hose may get blocked; Battery low power; Filter is dirty and need get changed
with new one.
Please EXIT that contaminated place in any cases below:
• IF some problem is shown in any part of the product, for example, the air supply is
stopped or its amount is decreased.
• IF it gets hard to breathe, feeling dizzy or headache, feeling the smell or taste of the
contaminants and its stimulus occurred.
• Never use in place with too high level of contamination.
• Make sure the connecting hosepipe smooth and is not entangled or is in the way of other
items in the area.
• Don’t remove the respirator until you are in a safe area.
• Operating temperature range between -5°C and +55°C.
• The TECMEN Freflow PAPR system is not intrinsically safe. Keep away from flammable,
or explosive atmosphere.
• At very high work rates the pressure in the device may become negative at peak inhalation
flow.
• Do not confuse the European standard EN12941 with other standards.
MARKINGS ON THE EQUIPMENT
Read the instruction before use.
Shall be disposed of as electronic waste.
Recycle
Expiry date year/month
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A complete Tecmen PAPR System includes a blower, filtration unit, breathing tube assembly,
battery, and a welding helmet with auto darkening filter.
The blower assembly draws surrounding air through its filter and supplies purified air to the
facial via a breathing tube. There are two levels airflow rate choice: Low speed—170+lpm;
High speed—210+lpm. Switch the airflow by short press Button. Warning lights allow you to
check the filter status. More warning lights turn on, more dirty it means. When warning lights
flash, please replace the filter.
DESCRIPTION & SPECIFICATION
BUTTON
FILTER
WARNING
BATTERY
INDICATOR
AIRFLOW
Indicator light refers to the airflow state. Two
different levels: Low Speed—170+lpm, High
Speed—210+lpm
Warning lights help to check the filter status.
More light spots turn on,more dirty it means.
When warning lights flash, pls. replace the
filter.
Display screen indicates the battery capacity.
Only Button controlling both Power
On/Off and Airflow switch
1.Power On/Off
On—Press and hold for 3 seconds.
Off—Press and hold for few seconds until
bleeping sounds finish.
2.Airflow switch
Press the Button to switch between
170+lpm and 210+lpm
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RESPIRATOR SPECIFICATIONS
Manufacturer’s minimum design flow rate: 165+lpm (5.8+cfm)
Low speed: 170+lpm (6+cfm)
High speed: 210+lpm(7.4+cfm)
Battery type: Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
Battery duration: 9h-low speed(170+lpm); 5h-high speed(210+lpm)
Battery charge time: 3 hours
Battery life: 550 charges
Filter efficiency: 99.97%
Alarms: Visible, Audible and Vibrate
Operating temperature: 23°F to 131°F (-5°C to 55°C)
Storage temperature: 14°F to 131°F (-10°C to 55°C)
Operating R.H.: < 90%
Storage R.H.: < 85%
1027g (Blower Unit + Standard Battery)
EN12941 TH3 —— Highest level of respirator protection
Airflow Rate
Standard Battery
Filter
Temperature
Relative Humidity (R.H.)
Weight
Respirator Approval
The power must be turned off when replacing the filters. Install the spark screen, pre-filter,
and particulate filter (gas filter if any) in filter cover.
Before installed, always make sure filter material is intact and dry with no tears or other
damages. Install the filter cover assembly to the blower unit by engaging tabs on filter cover
into bracket on blower unit and rotate assembly to close. Push filter cover assembly down
until latch clicks into position securing filter cover assembly. Inspect both sides of cover to
see that the filter cover is properly installed. To replace filter, push latch into release filter
cover and replace filter as fig.1 shown.
When to replace the filter: If the filter gets blocked by contaminants, all the three points of
warning lights will flash, accompanied with vibrate and bleeping sound. Please immediately
exit contaminated environment and check the status.
ASSEMBLING & SPARE PARTS
fig.1
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WARNING
PARTICULATE FILTER
Never use the respirator without the spark screen, pre-filter, and the HE particulate filter (HEPA) installed.
Always replace filter when damaged or blocked. Do not try to wash, clean or reuse dirty ones.
Stored at a temperature between 14°F to 131°F (-10°C to 55°C)，in a clean environment without direct light.
Remember not confuse the markings on a filter relating to any standard other than EN 12941 with the classification
of this device when used with this filter.
Please install the particle filter according to fig.2a.
GAS FILTER
fig.2a
fig.2b
WARNING
This gas filter must be always used together with FreFlow particle filter. The gas filter give additional protection
against certain gaseous environment. (See the table below)
The particle filter and gas filter cannot be cleaned. Stop using it immediately when smelling peculiar smell and
replace it until you are in a safe area.
Stored at a temperature between 14°F to 131°F (-10°C to 55°C)，in a clean environment without direct light.
Please install the particle filter and gas filter according to fig.2b.
Filter
Cover
Spark
Screen
Pre-Filter Particulate
Filter
Latch
Filter
Cover
Spark
Screen
Pre-Filter Particulate
Filter
Gas Filter
Latch
Marking Part No. Color Code Protection Against
P (R SL)
A1B1E1K1
V1P3 TM3 00
V1GF TM3 00
White
Brown / Grey / Yellow / Green
Particulates (R=replaceable,
SL=test against sodium chloride
and paraffin oil)
Organic gases / Inorganic gases /
Sulfur dioxide, acidic gases /
Ammonia and organic ammonia
derivatives
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BATTERY
WARNING
The battery should be charged in a place that is electrically safe.
The charging time of different types of battery is different. Actual charging time depends on the remaining
battery capacity.
Please check out the voltage of the charger (AC 110V~220V).
Please separate the battery from the body before charging.
Upon using-condition, the battery’s life may be slightly different.
Battery is divided into standard battery, fast-charging standard battery and fast-charging
extended battery. When these three types of battery are used with different filter
components, the battery duration is different. Please choose the appropriate battery
according to actual situation.
It is recommended to choose fast-charging extended battery to match the gas filter.
Standard Battery
Fast-charging
extended battery
Fast-charging
standard battery
Standard Battery
Fast-charging
extended battery
Fast-charging
standard battery
Battery charger
Fast-charging
battery charger
V1BA TM3 00
V1FBA TM3 00
V1FEB TM3 00
V1BC TM3 00
V1FBC TM3 00
Type Part No. Picture PictureType Part No.
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Battery type Filter type Airflow rate Battery duration
Particle
Particle + Gas
Particle
Particle + Gas
Particle
Particle + Gas
3 h
1 h
2 h
9 h
5 h
9 h
5 - 6 h
15 h
9 h
11 h
7.5 h
Battery performance for different combinations of filter assembly
Battery charge time
170+lpm
210+lpm
170+lpm
210+lpm
170+lpm
210+lpm
170+lpm
210+lpm
170+lpm
210+lpm
170+lpm
210+lpm
Not recommended
Not recommended
Indicator Light
Disassembling the Battery
Push the button, take the battery out as fig.3a / 3b / 3c shown direction. Separate it from the
body.
fig.5a
Push Pull
fig.3a fig.3b fig.3c
Push Push
fig.4a fig.4b
Battery-charging
This indicator show the battery capacity.
When four sections show up, the battery is fully charged.
When just one section left (See fig.5a), bleeping sounds on, accompanied by vibration to
remind users to stop work and get battery charged. The frequency is bleeping sounds occur
every 30 seconds and vibration occurs every 2 minutes. After the warnings occur around 15
minutes, the battery indicator gets flashing, which shows there should be at most 15 minutes
left before the blower off (Airflow low speed 170+lpm).
Remove battery pack from blower assembly. Connect charger cord to battery terminal (See
fig.5b).
When the indicator light on charger turns from red to green (See fig.5c) , never stop it
immediately and please keep charging for another 0.5h.
Battery
Charging
Terminal
Charger
Cord
Battery
fig.5b fig.5c
Assembling the Battery
Fitting the battery to the blower body, push until hearing ‘Click’ sound. (see fig.4a / 4b)
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Notice of battery use
• Do not put PAPR unit with power-on in the package. It’s better to remove the battery from
the body when put in the package.
• Do not keep PAPR unit inside the car in hot summer season.
• Do not throw or give the high impact to PAPR unit.
• Do not put PAPR unit on the electric heat generating equipment.
• Do not use any other battery charger.
• Standard battery operation time:
9 hours at low speed (170+lpm), 5 hours at high speed (210+lpm).
• Battery storage temperature: 14°F to 115°F (-10°C - 45°C), R.H.< 85%
Breathing tube
O-ring
fig.7a fig.7b
fig.7dfig.7c
BREATHING TUBE
Assembling
Insert the two prongs on the breathing tube
into the blower unit and helmet air duct (See
fig.6), twist 1/4 to the anti- “open” direction
(See fig.7a / 7c), then clip the breathing tube
into holder on the back cover of the headgear
to lock into place (See fig.8).
Disassembling
Twist 1/4 to the “open” direction and then take
the prongs out from the blower unit and
helmet air duct (See fig.7b / 7d).
WARNING
Always inspect the PAPR end of the breathing tube to confirm the rubber O-ring is in place, see fig.7a. Replace if
missing or damaged.
Be sure tube is properly installed and non-filtered air cannot enter the facial.
fig.6
fig.8
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Assembling from blower Disassembling from blower
Assembling from helmet Disassembling from helmet
1. Blower Assembly
Make sure the spark screen, pre-filter and particulate filter (gas filter if any) are properly
installed and securely latched.
2. Breathing Tube
Make sure tube is not damaged and connected locked to the blower unit and helmet.
3. Battery
Check connection to blower unit is secure and battery is fully charged.
4. Airflow rate test / Alarm sound check
It’s necessary to do both airflow rate test and alarm sound check before use. Testing
method refers to page 9.
5. Face seal
Inspect face seal for damage and replace if necessary. Make sure the air is supplied to
helmet.
ENTER AND EXIT CONTAMINATED AREA
Before using Respirator - Check the following items.
AIR FLOW CONTROL
SHOULDER STRAP & BELT CUSHION
Two indicator lights on display (See fig.10a). Low Speed-170+lpm; High Speed-210+lpm.
When turn on the PAPR, default setting is low speed airflow; Switch the airflow by short
press the Button (See fig.10b).
Hook
fig.9a fig.9b
Low Speed — 170+lpm
High Speed — 210+lpm
fig.10a fig.10b
Connect hooks to belt (See fig.9a).
Connect with the blower by screw locking (See fig.9b).
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After turning on the product, check the alarm sound warning function by blocking the air
outlet as fig.11 shown in the picture above. The warning signal on the panel should flash with
a sound and blower vibrate (approximately 15 to 30 seconds after the outlet is blocked). The
product is working correctly if the warning functions follow the process above.
(Please make sure the filter is equipped and the battery is fully charged before doing this
test.)
SELF CHECK BEFORE EACH TIME USE
ALL THE TESTS MUST ALWAYS BE DONE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.
Alarm sound check
fig.11
BLOCK AIR FLOW
WITH HAND
Steps
• Take off helmet and disconnect tube from helmet.
• Turn off the blower by long press button.
• Release belt. Remove straps from shoulders and remove blower off of your lower back.
• IF some problem is shown in any part of the product, for example, the air supply is stopped
or its amount is decreased;
• IF it gets hard to breathe, feeling dizzy or headache, feeling the smell or taste of the
contaminants and its stimulus occurred;
• NEVER use in place with too high level of contamination. If you suspect the levels reach a
level which this respirator may no longer provide enough protection.
WARNING
Never remove the respirator in areas where the air is contaminated.
Always take off the PAPR after you step out of the workplace.
Respirator removal
Always exit the contaminated area immediately if any of the following
conditions occur:
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