United Parachute Technologies Vector 3 - Trimming Cutaway Cables to Match Housing Length

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TRIMMING CUTAWAY CABLES TO MATCH HOUSING LENGTH
There are many different length cutaway cable housings on many different rigs. To
accommodatethesedifferences,cutawayhandlesaremanufacturedwithoverlengthcables.
So thatboth risersleave at thesame timeduring a cutaway, thesecables must becut to
matchthehousingsoftherigonwhichthe
handleistobeinstalled.
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 Feedthecutawaycablesallthewaythroughbothhousings,andsecurethehandle
inplace.Donothookuptherisers,andmakesurethelonghousingisnotstretched
out.
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 Measure the cable stickingout of eachhousing from the end of thehousing. Cut
eachcableasfollows:
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Eachcableendmustbefinishedbyexposingittoa(lighter)flameforafewseconds, and
thenformingthesoftenedplasticcoatingtoabluntpointusingyourfingers.Thefinished
pointshouldcompletelycovertheinnersteelcablesothatnosharpedgesareexposed.Be
carefulnottooverheatthe
nylonasyoucouldburnyourfingers! Itisalwaysagoodideatoconsultariggerifyouhaveanydoubtabouthowto
safelyaccomplishthisprocedure.
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SAFETYTIP:
Ifyouarejumpingahigh‐performance
ramaircanopy,youshouldconsider
installingUPTcutawaycablehousings
onyourrisers.Doingsowillallowyou
tocutawaymoreeasilyifyou
experiencelinetwistswhicharesevere
enoughtotwistdownintoyourrisers
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Type Right(shortside) Left(longside)
RSL‐Sport
7½” 5½”
Non‐RSL‐Sport
Heatonlythetipwitha
lighteruntilitjustbegins
tomushroom.
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Quicklyandfirmlygrasp
thecablejustbelowthe
heatedend.
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Inonesmoothandfluentmotion,quicklyandrepeatedly
pullthefirmlygrippedcablecompletelyoutrotatingit
90°eachtime.Reheatingupto3times
maybenecessary.
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Rotateand
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NOTE
Instructionsonly
applytocutaway
cablesthathave
beenorderedas
replacementparts.
Newrigscome
withcorrectly
trimmedcables.
WARNING
If an RSL is being used, trim the  cable on the side which the RSL is
attachedat7½ inches (±½inch)or 191mm(±12mm)andcutthe
othercableat5½inches(±½inch)or140mm(±12mm).Thisisdone
to
ensurethattherisertowhichtheRSLisattachedwillalwaysleave
last. Make sure there is 2 inches (± ¼ inches) or 50 mm (± 6 mm)
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thecables.