Lukas LC 99 - 4 Functional Description; Description

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4. Functional description
You can obtain accessories and replacement parts for the rescue equipment from your
authorisedLUKASdealer.
LUKAScuttersarealsosuitableforunderwateruse.
ATTENTION!
Inthiscase,youmuststrictlyobserveanyleaksinordertoavoidthreatstothe
environment.
WARNING / CAUTION!
All objects to be worked on are to be secured using stable supports or
substructures.
WARNING / CAUTION / ATTENTION!
Thefollowingmaynotbecut/squeezed:
- livecables
- prestressed and hardenedpartssuchasspringsandspringsteels,
  steeringcolumnsandrollers
 - tubes/hosesundergasorliquidpressure,
 - compoundmaterials(steel/concrete),
 - explosivebodiessuchasairbagcartridges.
NEVER operate the rescue equipment at a higher operating pressure than
thatstatedinthechapter“Technicaldata”.Ahighersettingmaycauseproperty
damageand/orinjuries.
LUKASrescueequipmentmayonly beusedin areasatrisk ofexplosionifan
explosionhasbeenpreventedbyappropriatemeasures.Youmustalsotakeinto
accountthefactthatsparksmaybecreated,forexamplebycuttinganobject.
When working in explosive areas, all applicable legal, national
and international regulations, standards and safety rules for
avoiding explosions must be observed without restriction.
4.1 Description
Thedevicehasbeendesignedinsuchawaythatahydraulicallyoperatedpistonclosesthe
bladesmountedoppositeeachothersothattheycancutthroughobjects.
The“open”movementisperformedbyspringforcewhenthehydraulicpressureisremoved.