Platform Control Box; Upper Controls - Snorkel MHP15HD Operator's Manual

SPEED
ENABLE
LOWER
BOOM
ENABLE
PLATFORM
FUEL
ON
OFF
ON
ELECTRIC
BASE
ENABLED ENABLED DISABLED DISABLED
EMERGENCY
LOWER
HEIGHT HEIGHT
LOCKOUT LOCKOUT
Figure 7.2 - Lower Control Box Controls

Platform Control Box

Con trols for op er at ing the MHP15/44HD V2 from
the plat form (up per con trols) are lo cated on the
plat form con trol box, with the ex cep tion of the foot
switch which is on the plat form floor.

Upper controls:

Emergency stop switch
Choke
Start switch
Boom speed switch
Emergency lower switch
Platform rotate switch (Option)
Lower boom switch
Upper boom switch
Jib boom switch
Slew switch
Overload indicator
Lift enable indicator
Enable switch
Fuel / electric selector switch (Option)
Foot switch
MHP15/44HD V2 – 13620-1
UPPER
JIB
BOOM BOOM
lb
kg
LIFT
SLEW
BOOMS
STABILISER START CHOKE
1. Emergency Stop: Press the red
EMERGENCY STOP button in, at any time,
under any conditions, and the entire machine
stops, and nothing moves. This switch must
be out (on) to start or run the MHP from the
platform control box. Pull the switch and it
will pop out (on). Press the switch in (off) if
the platform is to stay in one position for a
long time. That will turn the engine off and
and save fuel.
UPPER
BOOM
LOWER
BOOM
SLEW
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FUEL
ELECTRIC
2. Choke/Cold Start: Hold the switch UP while
you start an engine that is at ambient air
temperature (a "cold" engine). This will choke
the engine.
3. Start Switch: Press and hold this switch
DOWN to operate the starter motor of the
MHP1544HD.
4. Boom Speed: This control determines how
fast the booms move. Set it to SLOW (turtle)
until you are very familiar with the way the
machine works or if the platform is working in
dangerous or cramped surroundings.
5. Emergency Lower: If the engine stops and
cannot be restarted, hold the switch down
and this will lower the upper and lower
booms (not the jib boom). To slew during
emergency lower operate emergency lower
and slew switches together.
Items 6 through 10 are the plat form mov ing
switches. Each is a three (3) po si tion, mo men tary
con tact, nor mally OFF switch.
6. Platform Rotate (Option): LEFT rotates the
platform left. RIGHT rotates the platform
right.
7. Lower Boom: UP raises the lower boom.
DOWN lowers the lower boom.
8. Upper Boom: UP raises the upper boom.
DOWN lowers the upper boom.
9. Jib Boom: UP raises the jib boom. DOWN
lowers the jib boom.
Rev B
7. Controls - Electric
JIB
BOOM
ROTATE
PLATFORM
SPEED
START CHOKE EMERGENCY LOWER ENABLE
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LIFT
ENABLE
lb
kg
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