Specifications

Drop test
To be carried out by trained service personnel.
A drop test with full load shall be carried out for each new
installation and then at least twice a year – or in accordance with
local safety regulations.
DANGER!
Brake malfunction hazard
No one is allowed in the hoist during a drop test.
Will cause severe bodily injury or death.
If the safety device begins to trip, or if noise occurs in the safety
device during operation, the hoist must be taken out of service
immediately and the local ALIMAK representative be notified for
action.
Drop test instruction
1. Test run the hoist in upward and downward direction to
ensure that the brakes have sufficient brake torque.
2. Set the ”Normal/Inspection” switch in the electric cabinet
in the hoist car into the ”Inspection” position.
3. Connect the ALIMAK drop test cable to the terminal block
marked ”Drop test” in the electric cabinet in the car.
4. Attach the cable to the car adjacent to the electric cabinet
and lower the push-button box to the bottom landing via
the roof trap door. At the same time, check that the cable is
suspended in such a way that it cannot be crushed or be
obstructed when the drop test is carried out.
5. Load the car with prescribed load. Switch on the main
ON/OFF switch and run the car from the ground level up
minimum 6 meters (20 ft.) or 4 pcs. mast sections, by
means of the ”Up” button on the push-button box on the
testing cable.
6. Press the button on the drop test push-button box marked
with an arrow symbol and maintain it in the depressed
position. This releases the motor brake(s) and the hoist car
will drop until it reaches the tripping speed and the safety
device is actuated.
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Remote drop test equipment at ground
landing connected on terminal inside
the car electrical panel