Stabilisers (Option); Rough Terrain Scissor Interlock Tests; Enable Switch; Rcd/Elcb Ac Outlet (Option) - Snorkel S3970BE Operation Manual

2. Safety Devices
MAIN POWER........................ON
EMERGENCY STOP..............ON (up)
SELECTOR............................PLATFORM
n Stabilisers (Option)
Figure 2.11 - Stabilisers
The sta bi liser con trols are on the up per left side of
the plat form con trol box. The sta bi lis ers are used to
level the S3970RT / S3370RT / S2770RT (for com -
plete sta bi liser op er at ing pro ce dures see the Op er -
a tion chapter 8).
NOTE
The S3970RT / S3370RT / S2770RT must be on
a firm surface capable of withstanding all load
forces imposed by the aerial platform in all
operation conditions before the stabilisers are
used.
n Rough Terrain Scissor Interlock Tests
All Snor kel scis sor lifts in the Snor kel 'SRT, SR and
S/RT Se ries are fit ted with a very im por tant safety
fea ture, a 'Sta bi liser/axle/scis sor In ter lock' sys tem
that pre vents the sta bi lis ers be ing moved while the
plat form is el e vated, and pre vents the plat form
be ing raised if the rear axle is os cil lated and the
sta bi lis ers are not set or the machine is tilted.
IMPORTANT
T h e c o r r e c t o p e r a t i o n
Sta bi liser/scis sor In ter lock is crit i cal to
en sure that the Scis sor is op er ated safely
and with min i mum risk.
De tailed in struc tions on how to carry out the tests
to en sure that these func tions are work ing cor rectly
are pro vided at the be gin ning of the Pre-Op er a -
tional In spec tion chap ter in this man ual.
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Enable switch

The en able switch must be op er ated in con junc tion
with the plat form mov ing func tion you se lect. The
pur pose of this switch is to pre vent the plat form
from mov ing if some thing or some one ac ci den tally
pushes one of the plat form mov ing con trols.
n RCD/ELCB AC Outlet (option)
Figure 2.13 - RCD/ELCB AC Outlet
The RCD (Re sid ual Cur rent De vice) is lo cated at
the ground and will pro tect against short cir cuits to
earth. When there is a short cir cuit the RCD will
shut down the 230v AC power to the plat form out -
let. To re set the out let dis con nect the power tool
o f t h e
lead from the plat form box and re set the RCD at the
ground. If the prob lem per sists call a trained ser -
vice technician.
Rev A
Fig ure 2.12 - Enable Switch
RCD
Power Outlet
At Platform
Power Input
Connector
S3970RT, S3370RT & S2770RT – 13865-1