Connecting Two Compressed Air Cylinders - MSA AirMaXX alpha Serie Manual Del Usuario

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3.2.

Connecting two Compressed Air Cylinders

Fig. 5 SCBA apparatus with twin compressed air cylinders
(1) Place breathing apparatus down in a horizontal position with the back face
uppermost (see Fig. 1).
(2) Hinge cylinder separator (2) into a vertical position until it catches.
(3) If there is no T-piece connected to the pressure reducer (12), check gaskets
on pressure reducer and T-piece and screw in T-piece loosely.
(4) Open tension clamp on cylinder retaining strap eliminating any tension by
pulling the separator and extend the strap (see Fig. 8).
(5) Push one compressed air cylinder through the cylinder retaining strap so
that the cylinder valve points to the T-piece, and lies on one of the outer
supports.
(6) Loosely screw the cylinder valve onto the T-piece.
(7) Push a second compressed air cylinder through the cylinder retaining strap
so that the cylinder valve points to the T-piece, and lies on the other outer
support.
(8) Loosely screw the second cylinder valve onto the T-piece.
With right-angled T-piece, align the compressed air cylinders by hinging
the pressure reducer and pulling the cylinders together (see Instruction
Manual for T-pieces).
(9) Tighten all three high pressure connection handwheels.
(10) Briefly open cylinder valves and check for escaping air, retighten if
necessary
(11) Tighten cylinder retaining strap on loose end.
(12) Hinge tension clamp down until it catches.
(13) Fasten end of the cylinder retaining strap onto Velcro strip.
(14) Check tight position of compressed air cylinders, retighten if necessary.
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USING THE COMPRESSED AIR BREATHING APPARATUS
AirMaXX SL
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