MTS Series FEC Environmental Chamber - Manual (Page 22)

Series FEC Environmental Chamber Product Manual 22
Installing Environmental Chamber
Installation
Installing Environmental Chamber
Using a crane
For safe, quick, and accurate installation, plan to use crane to lift Chamber, MTS
recommends using professional riggers experienced in moving heavy equipment.
Before you begin
Before lifting the Chamber, ensure that:
• There are no loose accessories on the Chamber.
• There is adequate ceiling clearance to allow the Chamber to be lifted onto
bracket, including clearance for the crane.
• Your equipment operators have the appropriate licenses and have complied
with your local safety standards (for example, the appropriate training
required by OSHA in the U.S.).
Equipment
The following items are required by the customer:
• A crane with a load rating that is double the Chamber’s gross weight.
• Two lifting straps, each with a load rating that is double the Chamber’s gross
weight.
Procedure
To lift the Chamber onto the bracket:
1. Remove all packaging material fromChamber and ensure that the Chamber
is not attached to the shipping skid.
2. Attach the two lifting straps to the base of Chamber and secure them to the
crane hook.
The Chamber may overturn suddenly when lifting the Chamber.
An overturned Chamber can cause injury or death to anyone in the
immediate area.
Ensure that all persons in the immediate area are standing away from the
Chamber during lifting.
3. Slowly lift the Chamber until it is lifted to the height which is higher than
that of the bracket.
4. Slowly lower the Chamber to the bracket so that it is standing on bracket
and can glide safely.
5. Remove the straps from Chamber.
WARNING