bca Float series - Maintenance (Continued); Empty Cylinder and Refill; Removing Airbag System Components

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Empty Cylinder
The Float airbag will not deploy again until the cylinder is refilled or replaced. This can be done at a
FloatRefillorExchangeCenter(seewww.backcountryaccess.com/refillcenters).Toinstallthefilled
cylinder, see “Installing Compressed Air Cylinder.”
Removing and Installing the Airbag System
The Float packs feature a removable and interchangeable airbag system. The airbag components
canbeswappedbetween2012-13ornewerpacks,orremovedentirely.
Removing
1.Toremovetheairbag,opentheairbagcompartmentbypullingthebreakawayzipperapart
undertheVelcroflap.Nevertryto“unzip”theairbagcompartmentzipper.Doingsocouldresultin
damage to the breakaway zipper.
2.Disconnectthetriggercableandairhosefromthecylinder(a).
3. Unfasten the black Velcro holding the loose end of the orange rope in place. Un-thread the rope
from the webbing loops (b).
4. Once the rope is no longer threaded through the webbing loops, the airbag, ejector, trigger
cable and air hose are free to remove (c). The trigger cable stays with pack, but can be removed
as noted later in the section “Moving the Trigger.”
a
b
c
Maintenance