Vetter Litepod ART-LP - Manual (Page 6)

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ART Lite Pod
3.3 Check the equipment
Carabiner snap hooks
Visual inspection
Please make sure that:
9 The carabiner snap hooks do not exhibit any signs of dama-
ges.
9 The carabiner snap hooks are not bent.
9 The thumbscrew threads are clean and do not show any
signs of damages.
9 The bolts of the movable leg are present and tightly seated.
Performance test
Please make sure that:
9 The movable leg is under spring tension.
9 The thumbscrew can be turned without any resistance
9 The swivel closure returns to its blocking position.
Headpiece for tripod Visual inspection
Please make sure that:
9 The headpiece is clean
9 The headpiece, the coupling ring and the eyelets along with
the securing pins are not bent
9 The nuts of the rigid eyelet are tightened with 34 Nm (301
lbf in) and the pink eyelet with 75 Nm (664 lbf in)
Base plate for tripod Visual inspection
Please make sure that:
9 The base plates are clean
9 The base plates, the eyelets and the securing pins are not
bent
Safety chain for tripod Visual inspection
Please make sure that:
9 The safety chain is clean
9 The safety chain including the carabiner hooks is not bent
Tripod supports Visual inspection
Please make sure that:
9 All supports and cylinders (extendible part of the support)
are clean
9 No supports and cylinders are bent
9 All cylinders glide smoothly in the supports
9 The securing pins on the supports are not bent or damaged
3.4 Safety instructions
The ART Lite Pod may be used solely by qualified and trained persons who are familiar with corresponding
devices and situations! Only those persons are authorised from whom it can be expected that they per-
form their work reliably. Persons whose responsiveness is influenced by, for example, drugs, alcohol, use of
medicines or illness are not authorised since these factors impair safety. People who are not involved are
not permitted to stay in the work area and must be instructed to leave the work area.
During deployment, compliance with all relevant accident prevention and occupational safety regulations
is mandatory.