Snorkel EPV12J - Manual (Page 42)

With the booms raised open the Emergency
Lower Valve on the top of the manifold valve.
The booms should be gin to lower. The rate of low -
er ing can be reg u lated by the amount the valve is
opened.
To check the slew func tion when us ing the man ual
emer gency lower valve the Mas ter Key Switch
and Emer gency Stop switch must be on and the
Plat form/ground Se lec tor must be set to ground.
To slew (with the man ual emer gency lower valve
al ready open) se lect the re quired di rec tion on the
slew tog gle switch .
NOTE
The manual emergency lower valve must be
closed after the test to ensure proper boom
operation.
For cor rect emer gency low er ing op er at ing pro ce -
dures see “Emer gency Op er a tion” chap ter 9.
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Upper control box
Emer gency lower from the up per con trol box is
achieved by turn ing the up per con trol to on and de -
press ing the foot switch whilst op er at ing the Emer -
gency Lower switch
To slew the unit se lect the di rec tion re quired on the
slew tog gle switch at the same time. For cor rect
emer gency low er ing op er at ing pro ce dures see
“Emer gency Op er a tion” chap ter 9.
■ Platform Control Switches
Figure 7.24 - Platform Control Switches
On the ground con trol box set the Ground/Plat -
form Se lec tor to plat form.
Check that each of the platform moving switches
( through to ƒ) cause the platform to move the
way it should.
Check both po si tions of each switch.
For cor rect op er at ing pro ce dures see the ”Op er a -
tion” chap ter 8.
NOTE
Pay particular attention to the Emergency Stop
switch „to see that it turns the EPV12J engine
off when struck.
Pay particular attention to the platform foot switch
to see that it deactivates the platform moving
switches when the foot switch is not stepped on.
■ AC Outlet RCD/ELCB (option)
Figure 7.25 - AC Outlet RCD/ELCB
If the EPV12J has this op tion fit ted check the RCD
works by con nect ing a power source to the base in -
let and an ap pli ance to the plat form out let.
Push the test but ton on the RCD/ELCB de vice and
the power out let at the plat form should not work.
RCD/ELCB devices should only be replaced
by a qualified electrician.
■ Placards and Decals
Look to see that all plac ards and de cals are in place
and leg i ble. Re place any miss ing or il leg i ble plac -
ards or de cals be fore plac ing the EPV into ser vice
for the daily work shift.
De cal and plac ard kits for the EPV12J are avail able
from Snor kel deal ers.
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7. Daily Inspection and Maintenance
CAUTION