SKYLOTEC LORY Instrucciones De Uso página 15

1. Attaching the rope
To attach the descender device on the rope, press the opening
button and simultaneously slide the housing sides apart. The
working end of the rope exits the device close to the axle around
which the housing sides rotate (see housing drawing). Guide the
rope around the cam so that the free end of the rope exits the
device between both cam elements. Then push the housing sides
back together. The device is only closed properly once the opening
button blocks the top housing side and is fully reccased. LORY used
as a descender can be attached to a harness in accordance with
EN 361 + EN 358, EN 813 or EN 12277 (Figure 4/A – the operator
slides with the descender along the rope) or it can be fastened to an
anchor (Figure 4/B – the rope slides through the fixed descender).
Warning: The locking mechanism will not work if the rope is not
inserted correctly.
2. Operating principles
3. Functional test
• Check that the housing sides cannot slide apart and whether the
opening button is releases fully (the device is closed correctly).
• Check that the rope is inserted correctly (see housing drawing).
• Before each use, check the function of the device by loading the
device with your weight whilst being secured with other means.
• Assess the safety of the entire safety system on which you are
relying: Adequate resistance of the anchors (EN 795) and the
structure which they are fixed on, their correct (higher) positioning
to arrest a fall and preventthe pendulum effect, correct positioning
of the rope (e.g. protecting sharp edges or exposed areas from
rubbing, preventing ill running of the descender, redundancy etc.)
and a stopper knot at the free end of the rope. Any overload or
dynamic loading of the descender may damage the rope.
4. Descent and short ascents
When loading the system, hold the free end of the rope with
one hand and activate the lever with the other (Figure 4/A). This
releases the rope and an uncontrolled descent is prevented. The
maximum permitted speed during a descent is 2 m/s. When the
lever is pushed down into the end position, the second function (anti
panic) of the descender is activated and any descent is stopped
immediately. To continue the descent, turn the lever to the closed
position (Figure 2) and restart the process. When descending from
a fixed position, use a separate braking carabiner (Figure 4/B). The
descender is designed in such a way that additional securing of
the device against unintentional descents is not required. For short
ascents, attach a manual rope clamp or another device for blocking
the rope on the standing part of the rope above the descender.
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