Test The Operator Protection Alarm (If Equipped); Inspect The Boom Extend/Retract Cables - All Models - Genie Z Series Maintenance Manual

April 2018
Q-35
Test the Operator Protection
Alarm (if equipped)
Genie specifications require that this procedure be
performed quarterly.
Testing the operator protection alarm (OPA) is
important for proper operation.
1 Turn the key switch to platform control and pull
out the red Emergency Stop button to the on
position at both the ground and platform
controls.
Engine powered models:
2 Start the engine from the platform controls.
All Models:
3 Do not activate the foot switch. Press down on
the operator protection activation strip.
Result: There is no audible alarm or flashing
beacon. The engine does not shut down
(engine models).
4 Activate the foot switch. Press down on the
operator protection activation bar for longer
than 0.4 seconds and release.
Result: An intermittent audible alarm will
sound and the beacon will flash. Boom
functions are disabled and the engine will shut
down (engine models). After 10 seconds a
continuous audible alarm will sound.
5 Press the reset button.
Result: The audible alarm and flashing beacon
turn off. Engine can be started (engine
models). Boom functions operate.
Part No. 1268489GT
Quarterly Maintenance Procedures
Q-36
Inspect and Adjust the Boom
Extend/Retract Cables - All
Models
Genie specifications require that this procedure be
performed quarterly for the first year of ownership
or after the boom extend or retract cables have
been replaced.
After the first year this quarterly inspection is not
required. Refer to the Annual Inspection procedure
appropriate for your machine.
Manufacturers specifications require that this
procedure be performed by personnel that are
competent in cable / wire rope inspection.
Note: Additional or more frequent
inspections may be required due to the
following:
• exposed to hostile or corrosive
environmental conditions.
• boom is overloaded
• sustains a shock load
• electrical arcing
• unused for extended periods
The boom extend/retract cables are responsible for
the extension and retraction of the boom tubes.
Inspecting for foreign objects, damage and/or
improper adjustment of the boom extend/retract
cables and related components on a regular basis
is essential to good machine performance and safe
machine operation. The boom extend and retract
functions should operate smoothly and be free of
hesitation, jerking and unusual noise.
1 Refer to the appropriate procedure for your
model:
A-11
A-12
A-13
S ® Booms • Z ® Booms
Maintenance Manual
All S-60, S-65, S-80 and S-85 models
S-100/105/120/125, S-100HD, S-120HD,
SX-105 XC and SX-125 XC
SX-135 XC, SX-150 and SX-180
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