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10. Operation
This is a safety fea ture to pre vent the
plat form / booms mov ing if a plat form
mov ing switch or con trol ler is ac ci den tally
pushed.
Note: Enable Controls
For fur ther de tails on En able Con trols see
Chap ter 3 (Safety De vices), and Con trols
Chap ter 7 (Ma chines with Elec tric Con trols), and
Con trols Chap ter 8 (Ma chines with Hy drau lic
Con trols).
Moving The Platform
Machines with Electric Controls
The engine should already be running (as
described earlier in this chapter), before you start
this section.
DANGER
DO NOT operate near energised electrical
conductors. Maintain the (M.S.A.D.),
Minimum Safe Approach Distance to
energised power lines. See the "Electrical
Hazard" section, in this manual for a
complete explanation of the hazards
c o n c e r n i n g e l e c t ri c i t y . M a i n ta i n t h e
clearances shown on the decal attached to
the platform.
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 safety
harness 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 illustration.
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LOWER
BOOM
Figure 10.15 - 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.
From platform control box
WARNING
When you operate from the platform control
box, be sure that the lanyard of your safety
harness 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 il lus tra tion.
Rev B
UPPER
JIB
BOOM
BOOM
lb
kg
LIFT
ENABLE
SLEW
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