WPG MTA211LAC, Operating Instructions Manual

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Rev 19.1/7-22 MTA2-AC: #35098 1
SPECIFICATIONS .....................................................................................3
SAFETY...................................................................................................4
OPERATING FEATURES............................................................................5
ASSEMBLY..............................................................................................6
INTENDED USE .......................................................................................8
L
OAD
C
HARACTERISTICS
.................................................................................8
O
PERATING
E
NVIRONMENT
............................................................................9
D
ISPOSAL OF THE
L
IFTER
...............................................................................9
OPERATION..........................................................................................10
B
EFORE
U
SING THE
L
IFTER
...........................................................................10
Taking Safety Precautions .................................................................................................10
Performing Inspections and Tests .....................................................................................10
T
O
A
TTACH THE
P
ADS TO A
L
OAD
..................................................................11
Generating Airflow............................................................................................................11
Positioning the Lifter on the Load.....................................................................................11
Reading the Vacuum Gauge..............................................................................................12
T
O
L
IFT AND
M
OVE THE
L
OAD
.....................................................................13
About the Tilt Linkage .......................................................................................................13
Interpreting the Vacuum Gauge .......................................................................................14
Monitoring the Vacuum Gauge.........................................................................................14
Controlling the Lifter and Load .........................................................................................15
In Case of a Power Failure.................................................................................................15
T
O
T
ILT THE
L
OAD
......................................................................................16
T
O
R
ELEASE THE
P
ADS FROM THE
L
OAD
.........................................................18
A
FTER
U
SING THE
L
IFTER
.............................................................................18
Storing the Lifter ...............................................................................................................19
Transporting the Lifter ......................................................................................................19
INSPECTIONS AND TESTS......................................................................20
I
NSPECTION
S
CHEDULE
................................................................................20
T
ESTING
...................................................................................................21
Lifter/Load Compatibility Test...........................................................................................21
Operational Tests ..............................................................................................................22
Vacuum Test......................................................................................................................22
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