Quick Start Guide

TestingtheZap-AlertSystem
TheZap-Alertsystemisanelectricstrikesensingdeviceon
themachinethattriggersastrobelightandaudiblealarmin
theeventthatthedrillbit,reamer,orstakebreaksintoan
energizedpowerline.Intheeventofanelectricstrike,the
machinewillbecomeenergized,settingoffthealarm.
DANGER
IftheZap-Alertsystemactivateswhiledrilling,the
machine,exceptfortheoperator’splatform,will
becomeenergized.Ifyoustepofftheoperator
platformorifsomeonetouchesthemachineorwet
groundnearthemachineorinthebore,youor
theycouldbeelectrocutedcausingseriousinjury
ordeath.
•TesttheZap-Alertsystembeforedrilling.
•Deploythegroundingstakebeforedrilling.
Ensurethatthestakeisfullyinsertedintomoist
soil.
•IftheZap-Alertistriggered:
–Stayintheseatanddonottouchtheground
oranyotherpartofthemachineuntilthe
powerhasbeenturnedoff.Donotpour
liquidsorurinatefromtheoperatorplatform
ontotheground.
–Stopdrilling,stopthedrilling-uidow,and
retractthedrilloutoftheground.
–Keepeveryoneawayfromthemachine.
–Keepstandingorrunningwateranddrilling
uidcontainedclosetothemachine.Keep
wateranddrillinguidsourcesawayfrom
thebrokenline.
–Contacttheutilitycompanytohavepower
shutofftothebrokenline.Donotresetthe
Zap-Alertsystemuntilthepowerhasbeen
turnedoff.
TesttheZap-Alertsystembeforeusingthedrilleachday,as
follows:
1.Openthefronthood.
2.Laythegroundingstakeatonthegroundawayfrom
themachine.Donotdrivethestakeintotheground.
Important:Donotallowthestaketotouchany
partofthemachine.
3.ConnectanalligatorclipfromtheZap-Alerttesterto
thegroundingstudontheZap-Alertsystem(Figure
17).
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Figure17
1.Testbutton5.Resetbutton
2.Zap-alerttester6.Alligatorclips
3.Zap-alertsystem7.Machinegroundingpoint
4.Zap-alertsystem
groundingstud
4.Connecttheotheralligatorcliptoametalcomponent
ofthemachineframe.
5.PresstheTestbuttonontheZap-Alerttester(Figure
17).
TheZap-Alertalarmshouldsound,andthestrobeon
topofthefronthoodshouldash.
6.PresstheZap-Alertresetbuttontostopthealarm
(Figure17).
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