United Parachute Technologies Vector 3 - Second-Hand Vectors; Components; Replacement Parts for the Vector 3

VECTOR3MANUAL
MAN‐004REV7.277/20/2017
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SECOND-HAND VECTORS
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Ifyouobtainedyoursecond‐handVector3privately,makesureitisairworthybeforeusingit.Werecommendthat
youhavetherigthoroughlyinspectedbyyourlocalriggerbeforeyoupurchaseitoruseit.However,ifyouprefer,the
UnitedParachuteTechnologieswillinspectyoursecond‐hand
Vectorfora nominalservicefee.
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UnitedParachuteTechnologiesdoesnotrecommendpurchasingreplacementpartsfromasourceotherthanaUnited
ParachuteTechnologiesdealer.IfreplacementpartsareobtainedfromasourceotherthanaUnitedParachute
Technologiesdealer,makesurethattheymatchthepartstheyarereplacing.
Forexample:Ifyouweretoreplacea
reserveripcordwithanincorrectlysizedreserveripcord(i.e.non‐matching),youcouldcauseyourrigtoopen
prematurely.ConsultariggerwheneveryoureplaceanycomponentofyourVector3.
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COMPONENTS
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THEVECTOR3COMESCOMPLETEWITHTHESECOMPONENTS:
 HarnessandContainer
 Hand‐deploymainpilotchute
 Maindeploymentbag
 Mainclosingloop
 Vector3balloonreservepilotchute
 Reservefreebagandbridle
 Reserveripcord
 Reserveclosingloop
 Mainrisersand
steeringtoggles
 3‐Ringreleasehandle(cutawayhandle)
 TheVector3Owner’sManualonCD
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Onceyouaresureyouhavethesecomponents,checkthatthecontaineris
sizedproperlyforyourmain andreservecanopies.RefertotheTSOlabelon
thepocketofthereservepacking
datacardtodeterminethesizeofthe
containers.RefertotheVector3compatibilitycharttodeterminewhat
canopieswillfitinyourVector3.Thischartisinthebackofthismanual.
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REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE VECTOR 3
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OnlyUnitedParachuteTechnologies(UPT)replacementpartsshouldbeused.ReplacementcomponentsfortheVector
3arereadilyavailablefromthisUPT.RefertoAPPENDIXCforpartslist.
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NOTE
TheTSOlabelislocatedetheron
thebacksideoftheright
shoulderpadorbehindthe
spacerfoampaddingatthe
bottomofthebackpadnextto
theBOCpouch.