Operator's Manual

TestingtheZap-alertSystem
TheZap-Alertsystemisanelectricstrikesensingdeviceon
themachinethattriggersastrobelightandaudiblealarmin
theeventthatthedrillbit,reamer,orstakebreaksintoan
energizedpowerline.Intheeventofanelectricstrike,the
machinewillbecomeenergized,settingoffthealarm.
DANGER
IftheZap-alertsystemactivateswhiledrilling,the
machine,exceptfortheoperatorplatform,will
becomeenergized.Ifyoustepofftheoperator
platformorifsomeonetouchesthemachineor
wetgroundnearthemachineorinthebore,you
ortheonewhotouchedthemachinecouldbe
electrocuted,causingseriousinjuryordeath.
•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;refertoOpeningtheFront
Hood(page81).
2.Laythegroundingstakeatonthegroundawayfrom
themachine.Donotdrivethestakeintotheground.
Important:Donotallowthestaketotouchany
partofthemachine.
3.ConnectanalligatorclipfromtheZap-alerttesterto
thegroundingstudontheZap-alertsystem(Figure62).
Figure62
1.Testbutton5.Resetbutton
2.Zap-alerttester6.Alligatorclips
3.Zap-alertsystem7.Machinegroundingpoint
4.Zap-alertsystem
groundingstud
4.Connecttheotheralligatorcliptoametalcomponent
ofthemachineframe.
5.PresstheTestbuttonontheZap-alerttester(Figure
62).
TheZap-alertalarmshouldsound,andthestrobeon
topofthefronthoodshouldash.
6.PresstheZap-alertresetbuttontostopthealarm
(Figure62).
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