10. Operation
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Operating Procedures
This chap ter ex plains how to prop erly start and op -
er ate an EPV16. Read and un der stand all the pre -
vi ous chap ters in this man ual be fore you be gin to
op er ate an EPV16.
Do not leave the EPV16 engine running if you
are sandblasting. Sand drawn into the air
intake can erode engine parts.
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Control Stations
An EPV16 can be op er ated from the ground con trol
box or from the plat form con trol box. There are ba -
si cally two dif fer ences be tween ground con trol and
plat
form con
trol op
er
a
tions, both are safety re
-
lated:
1. The ground control station can override the
platform control station at any time. If a
person operating the machine from the
platform becomes incapacitated, a person on
the ground can always take over machine
control.
2. The stabilisers can only be selected from the
ground control station and only when the
booms are in the stowed position.
The EPV16 is not Electrically Insulated in its
standard form.
Death or Serious Injury to operating
personnel, can occur if the machine should
come into contact with energised electrical
wires during operation.
DO NOT attempt to operate the EPV16
ground controls if the platform, booms, or
any other conducting part of an EPV16 is in
contact with energised electrical wires or if
there is an immediate danger of such
contact.
NOTE
See the "Electrical Hazard" section, in this
manual for a complete explanation of the hazards
concerning electricity.
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Emergency Stopping
To stop an EPV16, press the red
EMERGENCY
STOP
but ton in, on ei ther the ground con trol box or
the plat form con trol box
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Emergency Stopping
Machines with Electric Controls
Figure 10.1 - Ground Con trol Box, Emer gency
Stop Switch Lo ca tion.
Figure 10.2 - Platform Control Box,
Emergency Stop Switch Location.
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Emergency Stopping
Machines with Hydraulic Controls
Figure 10.3 - Ground Control Box, Emergency
Stop Switch Location
EPV16 – 13642-1
Rev A
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CAUTION
UPPER
BOOM
LIFT
ENABLE
lb
kg
SLEW
ENABLE
JIB
BOOM
LOWER
BOOM
SPEED
DANGER
ENABLE
13371-2
EMERGENCY LOWER
CHOKE
START
ELECTRIC
FUEL
LIFT
ENABLE
ROTATE
PLATFOR
JIB
13371-3 REV
lb
kg
LOWER
UPPER
OFF
PLATFORM
ON
ON
BASE
STABILISER
13540-1 REV B
ELECTRIC
START
CHOKE
