SVERO 1 SA, User Instructions

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Mounting the winch
Mount the winch on a stable construction with bolts of sufficient bearing capacity.
The wire rope
Winches are supplied with a wound-on wire rope fitted with load hook. Make sure the
wire rope is correctly wound onto the drum. See Figs. 3, 4 and 5. There must be at
least
three rope turns on the rope drum when the rope is fully uncoiled. The rope exit
should be from the underside of the rope drum as shown on Fig. 6 to ensure minimum
strain on the winch fixings.
WARNING:
If the load hook is let out too far and the rope drum continues rotating, the rope will be
wound onto the drum again
but in the wrong direction. This will damage the rope by
bending it in the opposite direction at the fixing. Risk of injury to persons and damage to
property.
Damaged rope must be replaced with new. See “Replacing the wire rope” on page 6.
Electrical connection
The single-phase model includes a connection cable (2.8 m) with earthed plug. This is
connected to a single-phase 230 V earthed socket outlet. Fuse 10 A, time-delay.
The three-phase model also has a connection cable (2.8 m) with an IEC 60309
connector for three-phase 400 V 50 Hz mains current. Check direction of rotation
immediately after connection. In the case of wrong direction, swap two phases. The
IEC 60309 connector has integral phase changeover for practical swapping of two
phases bearing in mind that the winch will often be used on different work sites.
NB If a three-phase winch is moved to a different work site, the direction of rotation
must always be checked before using the winch at the new work site.
Fig 3. Correct
(even) winding Fig 4.
Winding
too
widely
spaced. Fig 5.
Winding
tangled Fig 6. Rope exit
under the drum