Hood Support System - vectus ALNOR Balometer Jr. Manuel Du Propriétaire

4. Hood Support System

Locate the four hood support rods which are packed behind the
instrument base in the carrying case. Insert one rod in each corner of the
base by pressing the round end of the rod into the square hole at the
inside base corner until the lip on the top of the round section is stopped
by the base. See Figure 4.
If the 16" x 16" hood is to be used, arrange the support rods so that the
tip of each rod is pointing away from the center of the base. See Figure 4.
If the 2' x 2' hood is to be used, the support rod must be extended to full
length. This is accomplished by pushing the retainer toward the base of
the support rod so that the end of the solid square extension is released
from the inside of the U-shaped section of the support rod assembly, and
is free to pivot on the hinge near the top of the U-shaped section. After
all the rods in all four corners are extended, they should be arranged so
that the open section of the U-channel is facing toward the center of the
base, and the tip of each rod is pointing away from the center of the base.
See Figure 4.
Once the support rods are properly located, the hood can be raised and
the end of the support rods inserted into the corners of the hood frame.
Proper tautness is achieved by the spring mechanism in the base of the
support rods.
Figure 4: Installation of
hood support system
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