Firefighting Means To Be Used; Glossary - Corghi ProLine 640 Manual De Uso

FIREFIGHTING
MEANS TO BE
USED
For the choice of the most suitable extin-
guisher, see the following table.
Dry materials
Water
Foam
Powder
CO
2
Flammable liquids
Water
Foam
Powder
CO
2
Electrical equipment
Water
Foam
Dry chemical
CO
2
YES* Usable in the absence of more appropriate
means or for small fires.
WARNING
The indications given in this table are of
a general nature and should be used as a
general guide. All the applications of each
type of extinguisher must be obtained
from the relevant manufacturer.
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YES
YES
YES*
YES*
NO
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
YES
YES

GLOSSARY

Below is a brief description of some techni-
cal terms used in this manual.
SELF-CALIBRATION
This procedure calculates suitable correc-
tion coefficients starting from known oper-
ating conditions. It improves the machine
accuracy by correcting to a certain extent
the calculation errors that may result from
the alteration of the machine's features
over the course of time.
CALIBRATION
See SELF-CALIBRATION.
CENTRING
Procedure for positioning the wheel on
the wheel balancer shaft to ensure that
the shaft axis corresponds to the wheel
rotation axis.
BALANCING CYCLE
Sequence of operations to be performed
by the user and the machine from the
beginning of the spin until the wheel is
braked to a stop after calculating the un-
balance values.
CONE
Conical element with a central hole which,
when inserted on the wheel balancer shaft,
is used to centre the wheels having central
holes with a diameter ranging between
maximum and minimum values.
DYNAMIC BALANCING
Procedure for unbalance compensation by
applying two weights, one on each of the
two wheel sides.
STATIC BALANCING
Procedure for correcting only the static ele-
ment of the unbalance, by applying only
one weight, usually at the centre of the
rim well. Accuracy increases as the width
of the wheel decreases.
FLANGE (of the wheel balancer)
Circular crown-shaped disk against which
the disk of the wheel mounted on the
wheel balancer rests. Also used for keep-
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