Floe VSD 8000 - STEP 8: Pre-Installation Checklist; Operational Checklist for Installation

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STEP 8
VSD PRE-INSTALLATION CHECKLIST
PRIOR TO INSTALLING YOUR LIFT, PLEASE FOLLOW THIS CHECKLIST TO CONFIRM PROPER OPERATION.
1. RAISE THE LIFT UP TO CONFIRM OPERATION OF UPPER LIMIT SWITCH. APPROACH THE UPPER LIMIT SWITCH CAUTIOUSLY BY
PRESSING THE UP BUTTON IN SHORT BURSTS AS YOU NEAR THE TOP OF THE LIFT TRAVEL. A PROPERLY WORKING LIMIT
SWITCH WILL STOP THE LIFT BEFORE THE BALL SCREW REACHES ITS LIMIT OF TRAVEL. IF THE LIMIT SWITCH DOES NOT STOP
THE LIFT AND THE BALL NUT REACHES THE END OF THE BALL SCREW, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE DRIVE UNIT TWISTING
SLIGHTLY, INDICATING THAT THE MOTOR IS TRYING TO RUN. ALSO, YOU PROBABLY WOULD HAVE HEARD THE BALL NUT
HITTING THE METAL STOP AT THE END OF THE SCREW. THE BRAKE WILL STILL CLICK WHEN STOPPED AT THE LIMITS.
2. LOWER THE LIFT DOWN TO CONFIRM OPERATION OF LOWER LIMIT SWITCH. AGAIN, AS YOU APPROACH THE BOTTOM OF
THE LIFT TRAVEL, PRESS THE DOWN BUTTON IN SHORT BURSTS. THE LIFT SHOULD STOP WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF SLACK
IN THE LIFTING CABLE AFTER THE CABLE CONTACTS THE LIFT FRAME. IF THE LIMIT SWITCH DOES NOT STOP THE LIFTAND
THE BALL NUT REACHES THE END OF THE BALL SCREW, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE DRIVE UNIT TWISTING SLIGHTLY,
INDICATING THAT THE MOTOR IS TRYING TO RUN. ALSO, YOU PROBABLY WOULD HAVE HEARD THE BALL NUT HITTING THE
METAL STOP AT THE END OF THE SCREW.
PRIOR TO INSTALLING YOUR LIFT, PLEASE FOLLOW THIS CHECKLIST TO CONFIRM PROPER OPERATION.
3. LISTEN FOR UNUSUAL NOISES DURING LIFT OPERATION. SQUEAKING MAY INDICATE THAT THE LIFT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN
GREASED. BOTH THE THRUST BEARING AND THE BALL NUT MUST BE GREASED BEFORE USING THE LIFT. PLEASE SEE
OWNER’S MANUAL FOR DETAILS.
4. IF YOU HAVE A WIRELESS REMOTE, IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO TEST IT AT THIS TIME. THERE IS NO NEED TO GO ALL THE
WAY TO THE LIMIT SWITCHES, SINCE THOSE WERE TESTED IN THE PREVIOUS STEPS. ALSO, CHECK THE INSIDE (AMBER) LIGHT
AND THE MAST LIGHT IF YOU HAVE ONE. THE LIGHTS COME ONE WHEN THEIR BUTTONS ARE PRESSED AND GO OFF WITH
A SECOND PRESS OR AFTER ABOUT 7 MINUTES OF NO LIGHT BUTTON ACTIVITY.