Connecting Microexplorer Camera Monitor To Microdrain System; Microdrain System Ball Guides; Installing Ball Guides - RIDGID microDrain SeeSnake Mode D'emploi

and threading it two or three turns into the nut, you
can pull the nut out.
3. Without taking the nut off the screw, insert the nut into
the hole on the opposite side of the cradle from which
the screw was removed. Firmly seat the nut into the
friction-fit at the bottom of the hole.
4. Unthread the screw. Repeat for each of the remaining
three nuts.
5. Position the cord-wrap arm and cradle on the rear of
the case, facing in the opposite direction. Make sure
the cord-wrap horns point outward.
6. Start each screw into its nut by hand. Tighten the
screws with the screwdriver.
7. Replace the display unit in the cradle.
Use a similar process for installing the display cradle.
Connecting microEXPLORER Camera
Monitor to microDrain System
Align the microEXPLORER Camera Connector Plug with
the plug on the microEXPLORER Camera and slide
straight in, seating it squarely. The curved face of the
connector plug on the system cable faces upward, sliding
under the forward edge of the microEXPLORER Camera
monitor when fully seated ( See Figure 10).
NOTICE Do not twist the connector plug to prevent
damage to the plug.
Figure 10 – Connecting the microEXPLORER Camera
Monitor

microDrain System Ball Guides

Ball guides are designed to help center the camera in
pipes of various sizes, and keep the camera clear of bot-
tom sludge in the pipe. By bringing the camera head
closer to the center of the pipe they improve picture qual-
ity, allowing the camera to see equally in all directions and
help keep the camera lens clear during inspections (Figure
12) .
Ball guides should be used when possible, because they
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reduce wear and tear on the camera system. If you run
into difficulty moving the camera head through a particu-
lar pipe, the centering guides can be easily removed.
The placement of the guides can be adjusted along the
length of the camera head to best suit the job. For ex-
ample, you may find that placing two centering guides
near the front end of the camera may bias the camera
head upward. This could be beneficial if you need to see
the top of the pipe during your inspection. Ball guides can
also help negotiate some passages, such as those
shown on page 11.

Installing Ball Guides

The ball guides supplied with the microDrain System are
designed to slip easily onto the camera spring and lock
into place. The ball guide has two red sliding locks and two
blue latches.
1. Slide the red slide locks away from the blue latches on
both sides of the guide (Figure 11) .
Latch Tab In (Closed)
LOCKED/LATCHED
Figure 11 – Ball Guide Installation
2. Press the small tabs on the blue latches so they
click outward (away from each other).
3. Slide the ball guide into desired position over the
camera head.
4. Press down on the shoulders of the blue latches so
the latches are pressed in toward each other, and en-
gage into the spring.
5. Slide the two red sliding locks back over their re-
spective blue latches so they cannot pop out in use.
Figure 12 – Ball Guide In Use
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Latch Tab Out (Open)
Blue Latches
Red Slide Lock
UNLOCKED/UNLATCHED
Ball Guide
Spring
Tab
Shoulder
Camera
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