Section 3: Deploying the Bambi Bucket
Instant Deployment System (IDS)
2016 Bambi MAX Operations Manual
(Version C)
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Shorter Suspension Cables
If the overall length of the Bambi bucket exceeds the distance from the cargo hook to the front tip of the tail
rotor of the helicopter, shorter suspension lines and deployment lines must be used and can be ordered from
SEI. Please specify the model and serial number when ordering parts.
Instant Deployment System (IDS)
The instant deployment system uses a hub and
spoke mechanism to automatically expand the
mouth of the bucket as soon as the weight of the
Bambi MAX is taken up by the suspension ca-
bles.
When the bucket is full, the IDS deployment ca-
ble and hub restrainer cables should be slack as
they should not bear any load.
Their function is to position the hub and spoke
mechanism to hold the bucket open.
To deploy the IDS on the ground, reach into the
bucket, grasp the hub of the IDS and pull out-
ward fully until the two restraining cables from the hub to the lower bucket shell are tight.
The IDS is normally set to the last chain link by the factory which is its correct position but, if the bucket
has been worked on by other people, it may have been accidentally positioned wrong. Corrections can be
made by returning it to its correct position.
The main parts of the IDS are illustrated in a separate service manual.
Correct IDS position.
