Operator's Manual

TestingtheZap-Alert
System
TheZap-Alertsystemisanelectricstrikesensing
deviceonthemachinethattriggersastrobelightand
audiblealarmintheeventthatthedrillbit,reamer,
orstakebreaksintoanenergizedpowerline.Inthe
eventofanelectricstrike,themachinewillbecome
energized,settingoffthealarm.
DANGER
IftheZap-alertsystemactivateswhiledrilling,
themachine,exceptfortheoperatorplatform,
willbecomeenergized.Ifyoustepoffthe
operatorplatformorifsomeonetouchesthe
machineorwetgroundnearthemachine
orinthebore,youortheonewhotouched
themachinecouldbeelectrocuted,causing
seriousinjuryordeath.
•TesttheZap-alertsystembeforedrilling.
•Deploythegroundingstakebeforedrilling.
Ensurethatthestakeisfullyinsertedinto
moistsoil.
•IftheZap-alertistriggered:
–Stayintheseatanddonottouchthe
groundoranyotherpartofthemachine
untilthepowerhasbeenturnedoff.
Donotpourliquidsorurinatefromthe
operatorplatformontotheground.
–Stopdrilling,stopthedrilling-uidow,
andretractthedrilloutoftheground.
–Keepeveryoneawayfromthemachine.
–Keepstandingorrunningwaterand
drillinguidcontainedclosetothe
machine.Keepwateranddrillinguid
sourcesawayfromthebrokenline.
–Contacttheutilitycompanytohave
powershutofftothebrokenline.Do
notresettheZap-alertsystemuntilthe
powerhasbeenturnedoff.
TesttheZap-alertsystembeforeusingthedrilleach
day,asfollows:
1.Openthefronthood.
2.Laythegroundingstakeatonthegroundaway
fromthemachine.Donotdrivethestakeinto
theground.
Important:Donotallowthestaketotouch
anypartofthemachine.
3.ConnectanalligatorclipfromtheZap-alert
testertothegroundingstudontheZap-alert
system(Figure33).
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Figure33
1.Testbutton5.Resetbutton
2.Zap-alerttester6.Alligatorclips
3.Zap-alertsystem7.Machinegroundingpoint
4.Zap-alertsystem
groundingstud
4.Connecttheotheralligatorcliptoametal
componentofthemachineframe.
5.PresstheTESTbuttonontheZap-alerttester
(Figure33).
TheZap-alertalarmshouldsound,andthe
strobeontopofthefronthoodshouldash.
6.PresstheZAP-ALERTRESETbuttontostopthe
alarm(Figure33).
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