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10. Operation
WARNING
Be certain that the space into which you are
about to move the platform, boom, turntable,
and/or chassis is free of obstructions.
ALWAYS look in the direction of movement.
WARNING
When you operate from the platform control
box, be sure that the lanyard of your fall
restraint is attached to an anchor point on
the platform mount. Also, be sure that
platform gate is closed behind you.
From ground control box
Each of the plat form move ment switches is shown
in the fol low ing pho to graph.
Figure 10.14 - Movement Control, Ground
Control Box
These plat form mov ing switches, (
will pro duce the fol low ing move ment.
1. Lower boom switch: Moving this switch up
will raise the lower boom, whilst pressing it
down will cause the lower boom to descend.
2. Upper boom switch: Moving this switch up
will raise the upper boom, whilst pressing it
down will cause the upper boom to descend.
3. Jib boom switch: Moving this switch up
causes the jib boom to extend whilst
pressing it down causes the jib boom to
retract.
4. Slew switch: Pressing this switch to the right
causes the column/boom/platform assembly
to rotate to the right, whilst pressing the
switch to the left causes the
column/boom/platform assembly to rotate to
the left.
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From platform control box
When you operate from the platform control
box, be sure that the lanyard of your fall
restraint is attached to an anchor point on
the platform mount.
Each of the plat form move ment switches is shown
in the fol low ing pho to graph.
Figure 10.15 - Movement Control, Platform
You must be step ping on the plat form foot switch
when you use any of the plat form mov ing switches.
The plat form foot switch is a safety fea ture to pre -
vent the plat form from mov ing if a plat form mov ing
switch, or con trol ler, is ac ci den tally pushed.
through
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Figure 10.16 - Platform Foot Switch
These plat form mov ing switches, (
will pro duce the fol low ing move ment.
1. Lower boom switch: Moving this switch up
will raise the lower boom, whilst pressing it
down will cause the lower boom to descend.
2. Upper boom switch: Moving this switch up
will raise the upper boom, whilst pressing it
down will cause the upper boom to descend.
3. Jib boom switch: Moving this switch up
causes the jib boom to extend, whilst moving
it down causes the jib boom to retract.
Rev F
WARNING
Control Box
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