B-00125 USBS (1
st
Gen) Operation Manual
10
2.
Insert the Safety Locking Pin into the hole labeled “LOCK OPEN” and verify
the Safety Locking Pin secures the tool in the fully open position.
The Safety Locking Pin secures the tool in the open position and prevents an
accidental load pickup operation.
If the Safety Locking Pin cannot be inserted into the “LOCK OPEN” hole it
alerts the operator the tool has not been fully extended in the open position.
If necessary pull down on the Black Pull Strap Assembly with enough force so
the Safety Locking Pin fully seats in a smooth and easy manner.
3.
Verify the BREAK-SAFE
®
is in the open position with the Safety Locking Pin
securely fastened to prevent accidental tool operation.
4.
Securely attach the BREAK-SAFE
®
jumper head to the “SOURCE SIDE” or
“LINE POWER SIDE“ (FIGURE 1) using standard utility safety practices and
procedures.
Attaching the BREAK-SAFE
®
to the “SOURCE SIDE” or “LINE POWER SIDE”
ensures that after the loadbreak operation has been preformed in STEP (12)
the jumper cable is entirely de-energized.
5.
Securely attach one end of a jumper cable to the “LOAD SIDE” of the circuit
(FIGURE 1) using standard utility safety practices and procedures.
6.
Securely attach the opposite end of a jumper cable to the Conductor Bar
located at the base of the BREAK-SAFE®. Do not allow the jumper cable to
pull sideways on the BREAK-SAFE®. The jumper cable should have enough
slack to hang straight down.
7.
Prior to performing the load pickup operation remove the Safety Locking Pin
from the “LOCK OPEN” position.
8.
To pickup load, exert a steady downward movement on the Load Pickup
Trigger using an insulated hotstick. The Black Pull Strap Assembly should
retract forcefully into the Clear Tube Assembly.
When load pickup has been properly performed the yellow indicator band
(either yellow paint or yellow tape on older models) on the Black Pull Strap
Assembly should not be visible.
If the yellow indicator band is visible on the Black Pull Strap Assembly the
tool has not properly closed and the operator should push the Loadbreak
Ring upward until the yellow indicator band is no longer visible to ensure the
tool has fully reset.
