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E.g.
Personnel Lifting Device
4. Operating instructions
4.1
Lifting a person
Pull on the Endless Line to raise a person. You can raise the person, with a
maximum load of 150 kg on the top layer of rope, using a manual force of about
26 daN on the Endless Line. The manual force is practically the same for both
the 13m and 25m version due to the different diameters of the pulley. The
Endless Line must only be operated by 1 person (not two or more people at a
time).
Important
Make sure that the Load Line is tightly and evenly wound onto the drum.
4.2 Lowering a person
To lower a person, disengage the lock with a well-measured tug on the other
side of the Endless Line and continue to pull evenly. The person is then
lowered in a smooth motion.
4.3 Operation of the braking system
The brake mechanism engages automatically, the load is securely held in any
position. The weight of the attached person activates the braking system
automatically. The device is blocked. During lowering (pulling on the Endless
Line), the brake is disengaged, but re-engages immediately by the weight of the
attached person when the pulling action is stopped. The brake engages the
mechanical pawl/ratchet device.
Important
If the Load Line is completely wound out from the drum, all the way to the end
and the Endless Line continues to be pulled on the same side, the Load Line is
wound up onto the drum in the wrong direction and the brake function is
overridden. The typical "
clicking
" sound of the pawl/ratchet mechanism is
not
audible in this situation.
