Snorkel EPV Series, Руководство оператора

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7. Controls
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Controls
This chap ter ex plains what each con trol does.
This chap ter does not ex plain how to use the con -
trols to pro duce use ful work, re fer to the Op er a tion
chap ter 9 for that, af ter you have read this chapter.
See the Emer gency Op er a tion chap ter 10 for the
lo ca tion of the emer gency bleed down con trol and
for cor rect emer gency bleed down pro ce dures.
The main op er at ing func tions of an EPV can be
con trolled from the ground con trol station (1) or the
plat form con trol station (2).
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Platform Controls
The plat form has the fol low ing con trols:
❍
Emergency stop switch
❍
Engine start button
❍
Boom valve control levers
❍
Emergency lower valve
1.
Emer gency Stop: Press the red but ton

in
at any time, un der any con di tions, and the
en tire ma chine stops - the en gine turns off
and noth ing moves (see Fig ure 7.1). This
but ton must be out (on) to start and run the
EPV from the plat form. Press the but ton in
(off) if the plat form is to stay in one po si tion
for a long time. This will stop the en gine and
save fuel.
2. Start Button: Press this green button
€
to
start the engine from the platform position
(see Figure 7.1).
Figure 7.1 - Platform Emergency Stop and
Engine Start Controls
3. Boom Valve Con trol Le vers: The con trol
func tions of the plat form valve con trol le vers
are:

SLEW right or left
€
Move the LOWER BOOM up or down

Move the UPPER BOOM up or down
‚
Move the FLY BOOM up or down.
(see Fig ure 7.2).
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EMERGENCY LOWER
CONTROL VALVE
PLATFORM /GROUND
SELECTOR
ENGINE
COMPARTMENT
NOT PRESENT
ON PTO UNITS
BASE CONTROLS
EMERGENCY STOP SWITCH
ENGINE CONTROLS
BOOM STABILISER SELECTOR
STABILISER CONTROL VALVES
ENGINE CONTROLS NOT
PRESENT ON PTO UNITS
AND STABILISER CONTROLS
MOUNTED ON TRUCK CHASSIS
EMERGENCY STOP
SWITCH MOUNTED HERE
ON UNITS FITTED WITH
PTO
PLATFORM CONTROLS
ENGINE START
EMERGENCY STOP
BOOM CONTROL VALVES
(AT TOP OF FIBREGLASS BASKET)
EMERGENCY LOWER CONTROL VALVE
(IN MIDDLE OF BASKET)
EPV SUBFRAME IN CONTAINER READY FOR PACKING PRIOR TO SHIPPING
COLUMN BOOM
CONTROL VALVES
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Location of EPV Controls