Operating Principles - SKYLOTEC LORY PRO Instructions D'utilisation

Operating principles

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
relaesed. LORY used as a descender can be attached to a harness
in accordance with EN 813, EN 361 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 released 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, ANSI/
ASSE Z359.1 or 18 kN) and the structure which they are fixed
on, their correct (higher) positioning to arrest a fall and prevent
the 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
unblocks the rope and allows for a controlled descent. 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
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