CHARLY DIAMONDcross 100 Basic, Руководство по эксплуатации

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Harnesses with attachment points on the shoulder straps
Harnesses with an integrated container have the reserve compartment either under the
seat or on the side of the back. Such harnesses usually have attachment points for the
rescue system on the shoulder straps. From there, a V-line is led through a dedicated
channel at the harness to the reserve compartment, where the main riser of non-steerable
rescuers (e.g. the DIAMONDcross Basic) is looped in.
The steerable DIAMONDcross ST has two separate risers that are attached directly to the
shoulder attachment points. The V-line is not needed and its weight can be saved. If a
V-line is attached to the harness ex factory, it can be removed.
The risers of the DIAMONDcross ST, marked with the colors green (right) and red (left),
are connected to the shoulder straps of the harness by means of connecting links with
a suitable breaking load (e.g. CHARLY art.no. Be31) or with “soft links” (usually made of
Dyneema material) at the attachment points provided for this purpose. From there, they
are led to the reserve container via the dedicated channel which is otherwise used for the
V-line.
Attachment to the carabiners
For paraglider harnesses with outer container or front container, where the attachment
points on the shoulder straps are missing, the riser of the DIAMONDcross Basic is
connected to the carabiners of the harness using a V-line.
With the steerable DIAMONDcross ST, the V-line is obsolete, but please note that the right
and left risers have to be extended by means of special front container extension loops
(CHARLY art.no. HFa165) before they are each hooked to the corresponding paragliding
carabiner. Otherwise problems may arise with the red connection line between the risers
(see information below).
Removal of the connection line is not recommended, but may be considered if
necessary, e.g. if a harness does not allow the installation of the DIAMONDcross ST
in another way. The connection is not required by construction regulations, therefore
removing it does not invalidate the approval.
For the DIAMONDcross HG, the riser is connected directly to the main suspension of the
harness using a suitable connecting link (breaking load min. 2.5 t).
Note: The red connection line between the two risers of the DIAMONDcross
ST has the purpose that the reserve parachute remains functional, at least to
a limited extent, should one of the two suspension points on the harness fail
(e.g. due to carabiner breakage). In addition, it helps to untangle possible
line twists more easily. CHARLY explicitly points out that if the connection
line is removed, an additional safety and backup feature is lost! The Tandem
version does not have the connection line due to characteristics of the
system.
Connecting the reserve to the harness
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