Emergency operation, Emergency operation procedures 9-1, Operation from platform control box 9-1 – Snorkel MHP34J User Manual
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9. Emergency Operation
■ Emergency Operation Procedures
The fol low ing pro ce dures are emer gency pro ce -
dures only.
DO NOT
use them for nor mal op er a -
tion. Their pur
pose is to get the plat
form and
op er a tor safely to ground when the MHP12/34J will
not start or some other prob lem keeps the plat form
from low er ing in the nor mal way.
❑
Operation From Platform Control Box
Switch set tings listed in the three steps be low must
ex ist at the ground be fore emer gency op er a tion
pro ce dures will work at the plat form con trol box:
Figure 9.1
1. The
Master Key Switch
must be ON (see
Figure 9.1).
2. The
Emergency
Stop
switch
must be
(ON) (see Figure 9.1).
3. The
Platform/Ground Selector
switch
(see Figure 9.1) must be set to PLATFORM.
Figure 9.2
4. Set the
Emergency Stop
switch
to ON
(see Figure 9.2).
5. Set the
Anti-Restart
switch
(see Figure
9.2) to ON.
Figure 9.3
6. Step on the platform foot switch
(see
Figure 9.3).
Figure 9.4
7. Hold the
Emergency Lower
switch
(see
Figure 9.4) down and the platform will begin
lowering.
NOTE
To slew when using emergency lowering operate
the slew switch in the direction required (see
Figure 9.4).
MHP12/34J – 11447A
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