Leveling The Cabinet - Black Box 525068 User Manual

ELITE SERIES DATA CABINETS

3. Leveling the Cabinet

Elite Series Data Cabinets are shipped with both casters and leveling legs for your convenience. Two casters are
provided with brakes that can be actuated by turning the brake lever located on the side of the front caster
wheels (see Figure 1). The leveling legs can be lowered by loosening the jam nut (see Figure 2) under the
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cabinet (using a ⁄ " open-end wrench) and turning the adjusting nut (using a
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desired leg height. After the leg is adjusted to the proper height, retighten the jam nut (see Figure 2).
After wheeling the cabinet into place, leveling legs must be lowered for maximum
cabinet stability. This is extremely important before loading sliding shelves to
minimize the potential of accidental cabinet tipping.
Some applications where cabinets are top heavy or heavy loads are extended on sliding shelves may require
bolting the cabinet directly to the floor or using other supports to prevent tipping.
Brake
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Figure 1. The brake in the off (left) and on (right) positions.
Adjusting nut (turn to
adjust height of leg)
Figure 2. The jam nut and adjusting nut.
CAUTION
To lock
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⁄ " open-end wrench) to the
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Jam nut (loosen to
adjust leveling leg)
Rubber foot