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CATANA SAS - Zone Technique du Port - 66140 CANET EN ROUSSILLON (FRANCE)
e - mail : [email protected] - Tel 33 (0)4 68 80 13 13 - Fax 33 (0)4 68 80 13 19
WARNING
Ensure that the door movement and swinging area is always clear and that no persons - especially
children - are present while the door is being opened or closed
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Do not allow children to play with the tilting/pivoting door.
Balancing the door:
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Purpose:
If the door exhibits too much resistance during operation, you can adjust the balance of the door should you
consider it necessary.
The door tilts manually and is assisted by pneumatic cylinders.
The resistance of the cylinders may be adjusted (altering the gas content of the rams) to aid the initial tilting
when opening, and to adjust the end of the door's travel to the deck head.
The aim of the operation is to remove gas from the cylinders so that the effort required is optimal .
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Beware:
CAUTION, it is very easy to remove the gas from the cylinder, it is on the other hand much more complicated
to put it back, requiring the intervention of specialized company.
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Conditions and equipment required:
Must be undertaken by 2 people
Allen key Ø2mm
Allen key Ø4mm
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Procedure:
1-
Remove the stainless steel covers on the aft face of the 2 door posts. Unscrew the 6 screws of each
cover using a Ø4mm Allen key then remove the covers.
2-
While one person holds the door in the closed position, the second person positions a 2mm Allen key
in the socket on top of the ram in the valve holding the gas.
3-
Using the Allen key, exert light pressure very briefly so that the gas can be heard escaping from the
cylinder. The pressure must be very short so that not all the gas escapes. The noise must be very brief.
4-
If you heard the gas evaporate, it means that the cylinder contains a little less gas and is therefore
less resistant. If you did not hear any gas escape, this means that the pressure on the valve was
insufficient, and you need to repeat the procedure applying slightly more pressure, but still for a very
short duration.
5-
The aim of the adjustment is to soften the cylinders by successive short strokes so that the door
maintains a certain balance by itself. This balance is considered to be reached when the door remains
in a fixed position 50cm from the saloon deck head where it fits. By a series of 3 very short jerks to
