unicraft ESW Series Operating Instructions Manual page 10

Operation
CAUTION!
Risk of crushing!
Injuries to hands and fingers may result from
improper use of the electrical cable winch.
- Never grasp the cable while the equipment is in op-
eration.
DANGER!
Risk to life due to overload!
Beams not intended for use with the Electrical Cable
Winch and its load-bearing capacity can give way.
- The Electrical Cable Winch should always be sus-
pended from suitable equipment which has suffi-
cient load-bearing capacity to withstand the weight
of the load and the Electrical Cable Winch.
If the load-bearing capacity is exceeded, the Electri-
cal Cable Winch may fail and the load may fall.
- Only loads which do not exceed the load-bearing
capacity may be suspended.
ATTENTION!
- Do not carry people on the the electrical cable
winch.
- Do not move loads which exceed the maximum
load-bearing capacity of the the electrical cable
winch (see type plate).
- Children and other persons must be at an adequate
distance from the working area.
- Never carry out work on the winch under the influ-
ence of alcohol, drugs or medication and/or in the
event of fatigue or illnesses affecting concentration.
- Never touch the cable when the winch is in opera-
tion.
- Never use the the electrical cable winch with dam-
aged or kinked cable.
- The electrical cable winch must not be used for
moving jammed or wedged loads.
- Keep the safety distance.
- Avoid over-use of jog control (repeated short im-
pulses to the motor).
- Do not change the direction of movement suddenly.
- Never allow heavy loads to hang for long periods of
time in order to minimise the stress on the winch
and prevent accidents.
Use head protection!
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Use protective gloves!
Wear safety boots!
Wear protective clothes!
NOTE!
- Operating personnel must be familiar with the oper-
ation and functions of the Electrical Cable Winch
and the safety regulations pertaining to it.
- The operator is responsible for ensuring that all op-
erating personnel have had the necessary training.
ATTENTION!
Ensure that the cable is rolled up evenly.
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Fig. 6: Correct winding of the cable
Before starting work, make sure that the buttons are in
the OFF position and that the steel cable is not wound on
top of each other on the drum. The rope guide device en-
sures that the rope rolls up evenly. This avoids overloads
which would occur if the rope were to be wound up une-
venly. To do this, always keep the rope in tension by at-
taching a small load.
The safety hook must always be hooked into the suspen-
sion bracket, otherwise the wire rope hoist cannot be
operated!
Even when fully extended, always leave at least 5 win-
dings on the cable drum or do not bridge the lower cable
disconnection bracket mechanism in order not to da-
mage the cable.
Operation is carried out using the buttons on the control
unit, which are to be switched depending on the direction
of travel. Do not switch directly from forward to reverse,
but let the device stop in between.
When the upper end stop is reached, the machine stops
automatically.
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