WARNINGS
TOOLING INTEGRATION GUIDELINES
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
1. All operators should read the G-Force
®
Installation and Operation Manual before operating
the unit.
2. Check wire rope for improper seating, twisting, kinking, wear, or defects before operating.
3. Center the G-Force
®
over the load before lifting. DO NOT end or side load the G-Force
®
.
End or side loading will seriously reduce the life of the wire rope and lead to premature
failure. The wire rope should never exceed an out of vertical angle greater than 15° under
any circumstances.
4. Avoid swinging of load or load hook when traveling with the G-Force
®
.
5. Check the coil cord for improper seating, twisting, kinking, wear, or defects before operating.
Any of the described conditions will seriously reduce the life of the coil cord and lead to
premature failure.
6. Press the G-Force
®
logo button for Float Mode (option) with only the load weight hanging
from the unit. Additional external forces applied to the load during initiation of Float Mode will
result in the load drifting.
7. Do not repeatedly impact the G-Force
®
into the end stops. This condition will seriously
reduce the life of the controls and could lead to premature failures. If the unit impacts the end
stop more than 10 times in a single shift, contact Gorbel
®
Inside Sales for alternative end
stop options.
8. The G-Force
®
does not meet “wash-down” environment requirements. The G-Force
®
does
not meet “explosion proof” requirements.
9. Ensure that the slide handle is supported properly in remote mounted handle applications by
mounting the slide handle at both the top and bottom mounting points (
diagram D
, page 23).
10. Do not mount any objects to the G-Force
®
slide handle grip (i.e. switches). Additional objects
may interfere with the travel of the sliding handle grip and affect the overall speed and
functionality of the unit.
11. Do not mount any load bearing components to the blue housing of the G-Force
®
slide
handle, pendant handle, or actuator assembly.
WARNINGS
1. All tooling must be retained to the G360™ assembly utilizing the M16 thread and locking pin
provided. The locking pin is optional on Slide Handle and Wire Rope Swivel assemblies if
proper inspection and maintenance procedures are followed.
2. Do not mount anything to the G-Force
®
handle housing. Use supplied brackets, valves, and
switches whenever possible.
3. In-line tooling must always be centered directly under the hand controller.
4. Tooling design which does not keep the tooling level; and balanced in both the loaded and
unloaded condition may induce a bending force on the handle and/or collector assembly
which may reduce the life and/or performance of the handle and/or collector assembly
5. Do not mount anything to the sliding portion of the G-Force
®
hand controller.
6. Do not alter or add conductors to the G-Force
®
coil cord.
7. Use only Gorbel’s slide on air hose (slides over coil cord) to supply air power to end effector
tooling. Gorbel cannot guarantee performance or functionality of other methods of supplying
air power to end effector tooling.
8. All cables used in a remote mounted handle configuration must be properly clamped and/or
strain-relieved to prevent premature failure of the G-Force® or customer tooling.,
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