Mini?Cam CAM028 Original Instruction

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Mini‐CamProteus

OriginalInstructionManual

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ThisdocumentisapplicabletotheProteus™system.

Astandardsystemandavailableoptionsarecoveredbythisdocument.Dependingonyour

systemconfigurationyoumaylacksomeofthefeaturesmentionedinthisdocument.

Disclaimer

Hardwareandsoftwarementionedinthisdocumentaresubjecttocontinuousdevelopment

andimprovement.Consequently,theremaybeminordifferencebetweentheinformation

inthedocumentandtheperformanceordesignoftheproduct.Specifications,dimensions

andotherstatementsinthisdocumentaresubjecttochangewithoutpriornotice.

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Mini‐CamLtdanditssuppliersshallnotbeliableforanydamagesrelatedtothissoftwareor

hardware,orforanyotherdamageswhatsoevercausedbytheuseoforinabilitytouseany

Mini‐Camproduct.ThisisapplicableevenifMini‐Camhasbeenadvisedofthedamagerisk.

Underanycircumstances,Mini‐Cam’sentireliabilityshallbelimitedtoreplacesuch

defectivesoftwareorhardwarethatwasoriginallypurchasedfromMini‐Cam.

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Mini‐CamLtd,Unit4YewTreeWay,Golborne,Warrington,Cheshire,WA33JD.

Phone:+441942270524–Fax:+441942273735

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TableofContents

TextConventions....................................................................................................................................6

Danger,CautionandNote..................................................................................................................6

BoldFont.............................................................................................................................................7

Lists.....................................................................................................................................................7

MenuSelections..................................................................................................................................7

Productdescription.................................................................................................................................8

ECDeclarationofConformity.................................................................................................................9

SystemOverview..................................................................................................................................10

Warnings,safetymeasures&care.......................................................................................................11

Beforefirstuse..................................................................................................................................13

Safetymeasures................................................................................................................................15

Maintenance.....................................................................................................................................16

Cleaning.........................................................................................................................................17

Generalcleaningwork..................................................................................................................17

Removalandfittingofthecablereeldirttray..............................................................................18

Checkingplugandsocketconnections.........................................................................................19

ConnectingthePROTEUS™system.......................................................................................................20

Fittingandremovalofcrawlerwheels.............................................................................................20

Connectioncablingbetweencontrolunitandcablereel.................................................................21

Connectioncablingbetweencablereelandcrawler........................................................................22

Connectionofcameratocrawler.....................................................................................................24

Connectionofauxiliarymoduletocrawler.......................................................................................25

PressurisingthePROTEUS™system..................................................................................................26

Checklistforadjustinginternalpressureofmodules..................................................................26

Pressurisingthecrawler................................................................................................................27

Pressurisingthecamera................................................................................................................28

Testingthesystem............................................................................................................................29

Loweringthecrawlerintothemanhole...........................................................................................30

CrawlerCRP150.....................................................................................................................................31

Connectionsanddescriptions...........................................................................................................32

Informationandcare.......................................................................................................................33

Pressurisation................................................................................................................................33

Cleaning.........................................................................................................................................33

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Crawlerwheels..............................................................................................................................33

Maintenance.................................................................................................................................33

Technicaldetails............................................................................................................................33

CameramoduleCAM028......................................................................................................................34

Connectionsanddescriptions...........................................................................................................35

Informationandcare.......................................................................................................................36

Pressurisation................................................................................................................................36

Cleaning.........................................................................................................................................36

Maintenance.................................................................................................................................36

Technicaldetails............................................................................................................................36

CameramoduleCAM027......................................................................................................................37

Connectionsanddescriptions...........................................................................................................38

Informationandcare.......................................................................................................................39

Pressurisation................................................................................................................................39

Cleaning.........................................................................................................................................39

Maintenance.................................................................................................................................39

Technicaldetails............................................................................................................................39

AuxiliarymoduleALB300......................................................................................................................40

Connectionsanddescriptions...........................................................................................................41

Informationandcare.......................................................................................................................42

Pressurisation................................................................................................................................42

Cleaning.........................................................................................................................................42

Maintenance.................................................................................................................................42

Technicaldetails............................................................................................................................42

CablereelRMP150................................................................................................................................43

Connectionsanddescriptions...........................................................................................................44

Informationandcare.......................................................................................................................45

Cleaning.........................................................................................................................................45

Maintenance.................................................................................................................................45

Technicaldetails............................................................................................................................45

ControlunitCCU208.............................................................................................................................46

CCU208overview..............................................................................................................................47

ON/OFFbutton.............................................................................................................................48

ALLSTOPbutton...........................................................................................................................48

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PowerONsequence......................................................................................................................48

PowerOFFsequence....................................................................................................................49

Crawlerfunctionkeys...................................................................................................................49

Surveyfunctionkeys.....................................................................................................................50

Mediafunctionkeys......................................................................................................................50

Camerafunctionkeys...................................................................................................................51

Snapshotkey.................................................................................................................................51

Recordingandplaybackkeys........................................................................................................51

QWERTYkeys................................................................................................................................51

Connectionsanddescriptions...........................................................................................................52

Frontview.....................................................................................................................................52

Rearview.......................................................................................................................................53

Informationandcare.......................................................................................................................54

Cleaning.........................................................................................................................................54

Maintenance.................................................................................................................................54

Technicaldetails............................................................................................................................54

ExternalPowerSupplyUnitPSP24.......................................................................................................55

PSUSpecifications.............................................................................................................................55

WEEEStatement...................................................................................................................................56

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TextConventions

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Danger,CautionandNote

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Inthisusermanualthefollowingsymbolsareused:

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Danger

DANGER!Dangermeansapotentiallydangeroussituationthat

cancausedeathorseverebodilyinjury.Theiconidentifiesthe

typeofrisk.

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Caution

CAUTION!Cautionmeansthatthesystemorequipmentcanbe

damagedordatalost.Theiconidentifiesthetypeofrisk.

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Note

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NOTE!Notesareusedtoconveythroughoutthismanual

importantinformationorguidanceforsystemuse.

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BoldFont

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Boldfontisusedforimportantwords(Forexample:Thismustnotbedoneinreverseorder).

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Lists

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Listsaremarkedasfollows:

• Item1

• Item2

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Proceduresthatmustbeperformedinaspecificorderappearinnumberedlistslikethis:

1. Performthisstepfirst.

2. Performthisstepsecond.

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MenuSelections

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Whendescribingcontrolunitoperation,sequentialmenuselectionsaredescribedinthefollowing

format:

Setup>Camera>EnableBackeyeCamera>OK

ThisexampledescribespressingtheSetupkeyandselectingtheCameraandBackeyeoptions,and

finallypressingtheOKkey.

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Productdescription

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TheinspectionsystemPROTEUS™isamodularsystemdesignedfor,butnotlimitedto,inspecting

pipelinesystems.Usingavarietyofcolourcameras,optionalmodulesandaccessories,the

PROTEUS™platformofferseverythingneededforprofessionalpipelineinspection.

Thecomprehensivelistofmodulesandaccessoriesallowinspectionofpipesequaltoandgreater

than150mmdiameter.Differentwheelsetsallowthecrawlertobecentredinpipesizesfrom

150mmto600mm.TheAuxiliaryLightwithBackeyecameraprovidesadditionalforwardillumination

andacolourrearviewcamerawithilluminationtoaidmanoeuvringthecrawlerinreverse.The

systemusesacontrolunitwithtwinjoysticks,QWERTYkeyboard,andreportingsoftwaredeveloped

in‐housebyMini‐Cam.

BuiltusinghighqualitymaterialsandstateofthearttechnologythePROTEUS™systemisarobust

andpowerfultoolforuseinharshenvironments.

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ECDeclarationofConformity

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CEDeclaration

WeMini‐CamLtd.Unit4YewTreeWay,StonecrossPark,Golborne,Warrington,WA33JDhereby

declarethattheproductPROTEUS™towhichthisdeclarationrefersisincompliancewiththe

followingstandardsorstandardizingdocuments:

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EN61000‐6‐2:2005Genericstandards–Immunityforindustrialenvironments

EN61000‐6‐4:2007Genericstandards–Emissionforindustrialenvironments

EN61010‐1:2010Safetyrequirementsforelectricalequipmentformeasurement,control,and

laboratoryuse.

EHSRMSD EssentialHealthandSafetyRequirementsofMachinerySafetyDirective

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Thefollowingarethestipulatedoperatingandenvironmentalconditionsforsaidcompliance:

Residential,business,commercial,small‐companyandlightindustrialenvironments.

Thisdeclarationisbasedontestreport(s)oftherelevantEMCtestinglaboratory.

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SystemOverview

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TheinspectionsystemPROTEUS™consistsofthefollowingmaincomponents:

• ControlUnit(1)

• CableReel(2)

• Crawler(3)

• Camera(4)

Atypicalconfigurationisshowninthisillustration:

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NOTTOSCALE

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34

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Warnings,safetymeasures&care

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Pleasereadthesafetymeasurescloselyandobservethem.Theypreserveyourownsafety,the

safetyofco‐workersaswellasthepreventionofdamagetothePROTEUS™inspectionsystemand

itscomponents.

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CAUTION!

TheoperatorofthePROTEUS™inspectionsystemmustbetrainedbyeither

Mini‐Camoroneofitsauthorisedrepresentativesbeforeusingthesystem.

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CAUTION!

Despiteallofthesafetyfunctionsbuiltintothesystem,theoperatorisnot

exoneratedinanywayfromhis/herdutyofcare.Thustheuseraloneis

responsibleforanydamagecausedasaresultofmisuse.

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CAUTION!

Iftheequipmentisusedinamannernotspecifiedbythemanufacturer,the

protectionprovidedbytheequipmentmaybeimpaired.

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DANGER!

Riskofdeadlyinjuriesfromelectricalcurrent!

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ThemainsplugandorIECconnectorofthePSUisthesupplyisolationdevice

andmustbeeasilyaccessible.

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DANGER!

Riskofdeadlyinjuriesfromelectricalcurrent!

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• Thepowersupplyforthecrawlerisnominally120voltsDCwhichcanbe

consideredhazardous,howeverthissupplycannotbeswitchedon

unlessthecontrolunitisconnectedtothecablereelandthecableis

connectedtothecrawler.Consequentlythissupplyisnotaccessable

andassoonasanyconnectionisexposedthepowersupplywillbe

automaticallyshutoff.

• Thishazardousvoltagemaybeexposedifthecontrolunit,cablereelor

crawlerisopenedwhilethesystemisoperational.Thereforethe

modulesofthesystemshouldonlybeopenedbyaMini‐CamService

Centre.

• Therearenouserserviceablecomponentswithinanymoduleinthe

system.

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DANGER!

Riskofdeadlyinjuriesfromelectricalcurrent!

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Onlyuseanappropriatelyratedandapprovedcordsetinaccordancewiththe

regulationofthecountryinwhichthissystemisused.

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DANGER!

Riskofdeadlyinjuriesfromelectricalcurrent!

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Althoughthecablereelandcrawlercouldbeusedinwetenvironmentsthe

externalPSUisforindooruseonly(asmarkedonitslabel)andmustnotbe

usedinwetareas.

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DANGER!

Riskofdeadlyinjuriesfromelectricalcurrent!

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OnlythepowersupplysuppliedaspartofthePROTEUS™systemcanbeused

andshouldNOTbereplacedbyanyother.

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Beforefirstuse

Pleasenoticethefollowingsourcesofriskforseriousordeadlyinjuries:

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CAUTION!

Riskofdeadlyinjuriesfromelectricalcurrent!

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• Ensurethatnofluidscanenterthecontrolpanelorpenetratethe

housingofthecablereel.Incasethishappens,immediatelydisconnect

thepowersupplyandinformtheappropriatelytrainedstafforMini‐

CamServiceCentre.

• Ensurethattheelectricalconnectioncablesareintactandthatthey

cannotbebentorcrushed.Ifyoufindcabledamage,immediately

disconnectthepowersupplyandinformtheappropriatelytrainedstaff

orMini‐CamServiceCentre.

• Workontheelectronics,whicharenotcoveredinthisdocument,shall

onlybecarriedoutbytrainedspecialiststafforaMini‐CamService

Centre.

• Maintenanceandrepairwork,whichisnotcoveredinthisdocument,

shallonlybecarriedoutbytrainedspecialiststaffataMini‐CamService

Centre.



CAUTION!

Riskofseriousinjuriesbyfallingcrawler!



Whenpreparingthesystemforoperationpayattentiontothecrawlerposition,

thatitisnottooclosetothemanhole.Whentestingthedrivingfunction,the

crawlermightfallintothemanhole.Anypersoninthemanholemaysuffer

seriousinjuries.



CAUTION!

Hazardofinfectionandcontaminationoffreshwater!



Neveralternatetheuseoftheinspectionsystemforinspectionsinwastewater

andfreshwater!Evenathoroughcleaningofthesystemwillnotensure

sufficientprotectionagainstcontamination.Forinspectionsinwastewaterand

freshwateruseaseparateinspectionsystemforeach.Bacteriacanleadtoan

infection.Allindividualsemployedfortheworkmustbeadvisedofthehazards

andmustbeinstructedintherequiredsafetymeasures.



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

CAUTION!

Explosionhazard!



Donotusetheinspectionsysteminpipelineswhichmighthavecontained

explosivesubstances,suchasgasorsolvents.Ifthiskindofapplicationshould

berequired,contactMini‐CamLtdtoobtaininformationonsystemcomponents

destinedforthispurpose.



CAUTION!

Suffocationhazard!



Beforeandwhileloweringthecrawlerintothepipesystemitisnecessaryto

performasafetytestwithacertifiedgasdetector.





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

Safetymeasures



ThestaffassignedtotasksinvolvingthePROTEUS™inspectionsystemmusthavereadand

understoodthisusermanualcompletelybeforethestartofthework.Thisappliesequallytothe

staffwhoonlyworkontheinspectionsysteminfrequently,e.g.formaintenance,repairor

retrofittingwork.



NOTE!



Theoperatorofthisinspectionsystemisobligedtoensureasafeand

hazard‐freeoperation.Thismaybeachievedbythefollowingmeasures:

• Makingtheusermanualavailableonthesiteoftheuseofthe

inspectionsystematalltimes.

• Checklistsformaintenanceandcare.

• Regularreviewsofthesafetyandhazardconditions



NOTE!

Safetyofpersons!



Thestaffforoperation,maintenanceandupgradingmusthavespecialist

expertiseorbeinstructedbycompetentindividuals.Competentindividuals

musthaveadequateknowledgeofthePROTEUS™inspectionsystembased

ontechnicaltrainingandexperience.Theymustbefamiliarwiththe

relevantworksafetyregulationsandaccidentpreventionrulestoanextent

thattheyarecapableofjudgingtheinspectionsystem’soperationalsafety.



Theymust:

• Observetheoperatingmanualfortheworkplace.

• Observetherelevantworksafetyregulationsandaccident

preventionrules.

• Seekinstructionforthehandlingofhazardoussubstances.

• Adheretothesafetyinformationdescribedinthisusermanual.

• Theoperatormustwearsafetyequipmentthatisappropriateto

thesurveybeingperformed(suchasgoggles,gloves,safetyshoes,

etc).



NOTE!

Avoidphysicaldamage!



TheoperatorofthePROTEUS™inspectionsystemisresponsibleforthe

followingaspects:

• Onlyusetheinspectionsystemforworkthatisappropriatetothe

specifications

• Observetheoperationalrequirementsforthisinspectionsystemas

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

describedinthisusermanual.

• Keepthesystemclean.Observetheindividualcleaninginstructions

forthispurpose.

Maintenance



ToensurethemaximumservicelifeofthePROTEUS™systemtheindividualmodulesandaccessories

belongingtothesystemhavetobeindependentlymaintainedandkeptclean.Movingparts,in

particular,canhaveimprovedoperationallifebyfrequentprofessionalcleaningafterinspections.

Also,therisktotheoperatorofinfectioncanbesignificantlyreducedbyusingacleanedsystem.

Takenoticeofthefollowingcommentsongeneralmaintenance:

• Keeptheentiresystemcleanandcleanthesystemdirectlyaftereachinspection.

• Thoroughlywashdownthepartsofthesystemthathavecomeintocontactwithmoisture

andthendrythemwithacleananddrycloth.

• Keepallelectricalconnectionsandcontactsfreeofdirt,greaseandmoistureatalltimes.

• Neverbendthecableofthesystemandavoidknots.

• Cleanthecablewitharagwhenretracting.

• RegularlygreaseallexposedO‐ringsusingO‐ringlubricantasrequiredinthemaintenance

instruction.

• Useonlysuitabledisplaycleanersforcleaningthedisplayasrequiredinthemaintenance

instruction.

• Useonlycleananddustfreeclothsforcleaningthedisplay.

• Usewaterforcleaningwithouttheadditionofcleaningagentsorsolvents.

Fordetailedmaintenanceinstructionsforindividualmodulesandaccessoriespleasereadthe

commentsinthedescriptionforeachmodule.Thespecificmaintenanceworkstepswillalsobe

explained.



NOTE!



Theoperatorofthesystemisresponsiblefortheproperdisposal!See

informationonpage56onthereturnofequipmentattheendoftheuseful

life.





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

Cleaning



TominimisedowntimeandsubsequentrepairsitisnecessarytokeepyourPROTEUS™systemclean.

Pleasefollowtheinstructionsbelowtohelpavoiddisruption.



CAUTION!

Riskoffatalinjuriescausedbyelectricalcurrent!



Ensurethatnofluidscanenterthecontrolpanelorpenetratethehousingofthe

cablereel.Incasethishappens,immediatelydisconnectthepowersupplyand

informtheMini‐CamServiceCentre.



CAUTION!

Riskoffatalinjuriescausedbyelectricalcurrent!



Forallcleaningandmaintenanceworkdisconnectthesystemfromthepower

supply.



Generalcleaningwork



CAUTION!

High‐pressurecleanersmustnotbeused.Itcancauseconsiderabledamageto

thecrawler,cameraandothersystemcomponents.



Cleaningagentsorsolventsmustnotbeused.Thesecandamagethesealsand

othermaterialsonthesystem.



Onlycleanwatershouldbeused.



• Cleanthecrawlerandcamerawithwaterafterthefirstinspection.Onlyafterthisshouldyou

loosenelectricalconnections.

• Immediatelyfittheprotectivecapsafterremovingelectricalconnections.

• Keepallelectricalconnectionsclean.

• CheckO‐ringsfordamageandreplaceifnecessaryandgreaseregularlywithO‐ringlubricant.

• Cleanthecablereelandcontrolunitwithadampcloth.

• Onlycleanthecameraandlightlenseswithaspecificlenscleaningclothtoprevent

scratches.

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

Removalandfittingofthecablereeldirttray



Afteruse,dirtandwaterwillhavecollectedinthecablereel.Atrayisbuiltintothebottomofthe

cablereeltocollectthis,whichcanberemovedforcleaning.



1. Pulloutthetray.

2. Removedirt,wateranddebris.

3. Pushthetraybackintoposition.



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

Checkingplugandsocketconnections



Toensurereliableoperationitisimportantthattheelectricalconnectionsarenotdamagedandkept

cleananddry.Itisimportanttocheckbeforeandaftereachuseoftheinspectionsystem.

• Checkthecontactsonthecamerabackplate.

• Checkthecontactsonthecrawlercameraconnector(withcare).

• Checkthecontactsonthecrawlercableconnector.

• Checkthecontactsonthecablereelconnector.

• Checkthecontactsonthecontrolunit.

• Checkthecontactsontheauxiliarymodule.

Cleanthepinsandconnectorsfromdirtandmoistureusinganelectroniccontactcleaneraerosol.



NOTE!

• Disconnectthepowersupplyfromthesystem.

• ChecktheO‐ringsfordamageandreplaceifnecessary.

• GreasetheO‐ringsifnecessaryusingO‐ringlubricant.





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

ConnectingthePROTEUS™system



Fittingandremovalofcrawlerwheels



1. Ensurethequickreleasewheelretainerisalignedwiththeaxle(1).

2. Slidewheel(2)ontothecrawleraxle(3).



1. Turnthewheelretainerboltclockwisetolockthewheelontotheaxle.



NOTE!

Toremovethewheelturntheretainersboltanticlockwise,ensurethatthe

retainerisalignedwiththewheelaxle,andslidethewheeloffthecrawler

axle.



1

2

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