R&M Materials Handling ELECTRIC CHAIN HOISTS LoadMate Chain Hoist LM 16-20-25 - Manual (Page 31)

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6.8 Installing the Load Chain
Figure 13. Chain Installation Figure 13-A. Chain Orientation
1-FALL CHAIN INSTALLATION
1. Obtain an electric wire approximately 20 inches (50 cm) in length.
2. Insert the wire into the chain guide and push it through to the other side of the guide.
3. Hook the chain onto the end of the electric wire on the chain container side.
4. Pull on the wire to bring the chain into contact with the chain wheel. Refer to Figure 13-A for chain
orientation.
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CAUTION: Make sure the chain weld on chain link faces out from chain wheel
pocket on hoist load sprocket. See Figure 13 (drawing 1/2).
5. Run hoist “DOWN” in slow speed to feed chain through chain sprocket and out other side.
6. Attach load block assembly on end of load chain. Attach fall stop at least 6.0 inches (150 mm) from the
end of the chain (on the chain container side). Refer to Figure 14 for details.
7. Make sure that load chain is not twisted or deformed.
8. Attach chain container.