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Issue date: 17 November 2006
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Feed this loop back through the mechanism thereby
loosening the strap around the cylinder cover to help
facilitate the cylinder’s removal (see image 1136785 right).
14.51
Unscrew the cylinder connection (anti-clockwise) and carefully remove the cylinder from the BA
set by drawing it away from the reducer.
14.52
Unfasten cylinder cover zip and remove cylinder cover, clean cylinder using Wypall x80 cloth and
Safetywash solution and mark cylinder empty (M/T) on the black quarter shoulder.
Cylinder and cover replacement SDBA
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The cylinder cover is provided with a full length zip incorporating a small ‘Velcro’ patch to cover
the zip fastener when in the closed position and two anti-entanglement straps.
Fitting the cover to the cylinder
14.54
Release the Velcro flap and unzip the cover to its base.
14.55
Place the cover over the cylinder ensuring that the zip
opening is in line with the cylinder connection as this will
ensure that the anti-entanglement straps are properly
aligned.
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Zip the cover up to the neck of the cylinder and place the
zip fastener flat and cover with the Velcro flap, ensuring
Velcro is as flat as possible after fastening (see images
1136804 and 684773 right).