5 Commissioning / Operation / Shut-down Procedure
OM Hydraulic Stone and Concrete Splitter, Version 1.0 04/2010
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5.3 Safety-conscious
Work
1
Danger zone!
If the pressure pieces break during the splitting process, this can lead to
sudden lateral or axial deflections of the splitter.
Fig. 5-3 - 1 Danger zones and correct handling
z
Guide the splitter into the borehole by hand until it stops (operating lever posi-
tion:
N / R
¹
5.2 Operation
)
z
Turn the operating lever to position
F
.
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Let go of the splitter and move at least 75 cm away from the device during
the splitting process for your safety (
¹
figure 5.3-1).
z
Do not linger in the danger zone of the splitter during the splitting process
under any circumstance!
z
After the splitting process, turn the operating lever to position
R
. Wait until the
wedge has been completely retracted and you have heard the bang. The bang
comes from the pressure limitation valve of the hydraulic aggregate. The build-
up of pressure can also be observed by the rearing of the hydraulic hoses.
z
Now turn the operating lever to position
N
and pull the splitter out of the crack.
