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BlastPED III 

Operator Manual 

Revision 3.2 

– 8th August 2018 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for BlastPED III

Page 1: ...BlastPED III Operator Manual Revision 3 2 8th August 2018...

Page 2: ...BlastPED III Operator Manual 2 Revision History Revision Change Date 3 1 Update for PEDcall 6 0 9 January 2007 3 2 Updated for PEDcall 6 2 8 August 2018...

Page 3: ...2113 AUSTRALIA Tel 61 2 9491 6500 United States Denver 13301 W 43rd Drive Golden Colorado 80403 USA Tel 1 303 951 0570 Canada Sudbury 1085 Kelly Lake Road Sudbury Ontario P3E 5P5 CANADA Tel 1 705 675...

Page 4: ...actively pursue any breach of its copyright Disclaimer Information contained in this document has been developed by Mine Site Technologies Pty Ltd MST Every care has been taken by the staff of MST to...

Page 5: ...Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This product generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if n...

Page 6: ...Message Blasting 12 The ARM command 12 The BLAST Command 12 Ohmmeter 13 Security Media 13 Unique Site ID 13 Setting up the BlastPED III at the Face 15 Check Blaster 15 Setup only in a Safe Position 15...

Page 7: ...BlastPED III Operator Manual 7 Security Media 19 Creating Blasting Messages 19 BlastPED III Maintenance 21 Recharging the Battery 21 Service 21 Specifications 22 Approvals 22...

Page 8: ...yers of safety and improved design while maintaining the simplicity of use and backwards compatibility with existing BlastPED models The BlastPED System has two main aspects of use 1 Setup of the remo...

Page 9: ...will remain armed for up to 10 minutes The firing process will be automatically aborted if blasting is not performed during this time i e BLAST command sent received If this occurs it will require an...

Page 10: ...Retrieve and Secure Exploder After blasting the BlastPED III remains locked and will not receive any subsequent messages The BlastPED exploder must be reset key turned to SAFE then to ON before anothe...

Page 11: ...witch The face of a BlastPED III unit has a rotary two position switch with positions marked SAFE and ON In the OFF position there will be no activity on the unit s face panel The BlastPED III is not...

Page 12: ...able of receiving a BLAST command In this case it will also be sounding its buzzer The ARM commands An ARM command tells the BlastPED III unit that blasting is imminent After receiving a valid ARM com...

Page 13: ...he full commands The media containing these codes should be kept in a very secure location used only when creating blasting messages and returned immediately after Controlling access to these codes is...

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Page 15: ...The SERVICE LED will flash and after approximately 10 seconds the Ohmmeter Liquid Crystal Display LCD will be activated After another 10 seconds the green ON LED should light indicating the unit has s...

Page 16: ...s circuit The Line Resistance is continuously shown in ohms on the LCD It should read less than the rated 75 ohms and if more the circuit should be checked The unit is now ready to receive PED command...

Page 17: ...Blasting can be carried out in one of three ways as Individuals in Groups or All BlastPEDs fired at the same time A unit armed in one way cannot be blasted using another To create multiple ARM and BL...

Page 18: ...found in the queue at startup are deleted Creation Restrictions PEDcall must be connected directly to a responding PED Modulator before it will allow creation of any blasting message PEDcall will not...

Page 19: ...e an error Creating Blasting Messages The following is a step by step guide to creating blasting messages using PEDcall for Windows Version 6 Confirm all BlastPED III Exploders are setup and ready for...

Page 20: ...ill be displayed and Ready button will become enabled Press Ready to create an ARM message and add it to the PED Message Queue It will be sent at the earliest opportunity To progress if the Blasting M...

Page 21: ...arge Complete GREEN light steady glow If the GREEN Charge light is blinking it indicates the charger is not connected to the battery and may indicate the charger is not connected to the BlastPED III p...

Page 22: ...ity Features DISK ACCESS SEQUENCED COMMANDS KEY Switched Exploder Makes the system extremely secure Indicators ON ON and Battery status RECEIVING ARMING BLASTED Indicated via Light Emitting Diodes LED...

Page 23: ...BlastPED III Commissioning Report Customer Location Date Order Number Job Number Operating System Software Version Operating Frequency Transmission System PC External Modulator Interface Unit...

Page 24: ...Exploders Number Supplied Serial Numbers ID Numbers Acceptance The above BlastPED III Remote Initiation System is as per specification and fulfils the requirements of the issued Customer Order Mine S...

Page 25: ...BlastPED III Commissioning Report...

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