Snorkel EPV Series, Operator'S Manual

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6. Automatic Shut-offs and Circuit Breakers
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Automatic Shut-offs
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Level sensor
When the level sen sor alarm sounds, au to matic in -
ter locks make it im pos si ble to drive the EPV or
raise the plat form. For more in for ma tion see the
Level Sen sor/Alarms sub sec tion of the Safety De -
vices 3 chapter.
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Interlocks
● Stabilisers
On units fit ted with in ter locks the sta bi lis ers must
be fully ex tended un til the 'blue stripe' is vis i ble.
Fail ure to do this will cause the en gine to stop when
the boom is raised.
The EPV can not be driven un less the sta bi lis ers
are com pletely up. If you have just raised the sta bi -
lis ers but the EPV will not drive, dou ble check to be
sure all four sta bi lis ers are com pletely up.
● PTO fitted units
When a unit is fit ted with a PTO they have an ad di -
tional in ter lock that is wired so that if the truck is put
into gear when the PTO is en gaged the en gine will
shut off
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Circuit Breakers
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Fuse
Figure 6.1 - Fuse
There is only one fuse, on a stan dard EPV, that is
ac ces si ble to the op er a tor. Its pur pose is to pro tect
the elec tri cal cir cuits from elec tri cal over loads.
When the fuse blows, re place it with a fuse of iden -
ti cal rat ing, then at tempt to use the EPV.
If the fuse blows a sec ond time, take the EPV out of
ser vice and re fer the prob lem to a qual i fied trained
ser vice tech ni cian for repair.
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RCD / ELCB outlet (option)
Figure 6.2 - RCD/ELCB Outlet
The RCD (Re sid ual Cur rent De vice) is lo cated at
the ground and will pro tect against short cir cuits to
earth. When there is a short cir cuit the RCD will
shut down the 230v AC power to the plat form out -
let.
To re set the out let dis con nect the power tool lead
from the plat form box and re set the RCD at the
ground.
If the prob lem per sists call a trained ser vice tech ni -
cian.
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